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Examples

  • The first strategy could be called a color imprimatura.

    Utopiales Poster, Part 6: Washin James Gurney 2009

  • Burnt Sienna is a convenience color that I use for sketching, imprimatura or underpainting.

    Palette Arrangements James Gurney 2008

  • Today I laid in the imprimatura using burnt sienna.

    thing-a-day 2010 2010

  • A sketch just to stick a toe in the water of my second big project while the imprimatura on the first project is drying.

    thing-a-day 2010 2010

  • A sketch just to stick a toe in the water of my second big project while the imprimatura on the first project is drying.

    thing-a-day 2010 2010

  • A sketch just to stick a toe in the water of my second big project while the imprimatura on the first project is drying.

    thing-a-day 2010 2010

  • Today I laid in the imprimatura using burnt sienna.

    thing-a-day 2010 2010

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