Grisaille painting

You want to learn how to paint in grisaille, but don't know where to start. Read here to learn everything you need to know in an easy to read format.

This is Amy’s portrait, glazed in oil paints. I filmed myself doing this and it will shortly be on my youtube channel. Its still in the early stages, and when this layer is dry I’ll go …

For those who are weary of my videos, here are a few still shots of a recent painting. It was a double grisaille with a color layer (or two). I’ve never done two grisaille layers first before, so it was an interesting process. @valentineben is always changing things up a bit in class, so there is something new I learn each time. The great thing about oil painting is there is always more to learn. My biggest challenge is trying to remember all the things I have already learned while adding...

Swedish Academy of Realist Art on Instagram: "Term 4 advanced grisaille cast painting by @_mazzart_ Last bigger cast project before starting limited palette and still life’s in term 5. Beautifully rendered cast painting! . . . . . #castpainting #oilpainting #grisaille #artschool #realism #swedishacademyofrealistart #konstskola #oljemålning #konst"

I was missing a little oil painting. 😁 #patriciaariel #contemporaryart #figurativeart #contemporarypainting #figurepainting #portraitpainting #oilpainting #imprimatura #realisticpainting #contemporaryrealism #grisaille

54K views · 3.5K likes | Ken Goshen on Instagram: "2 excellent techniques for starting a painting. 🎨 Underpainting and Grisaille. 🌗 You can use either one, or both. ✨ There is also a technique called Dead Layer which includes elements from both of these methods. 🎩"

Stephen Bauman on Instagram: “I’ve never time lapsed a painting that goes from grisaille to color- I think the effect is super cool 🤓😅 . . . . #contemporaryrealism…”