Acrylics, because they are water-based, can be thinned with water to create transparent washes. But the pigments don’t tend to adhere very well once this is done, which is where glazing media come in.

Q: I am just back from a long-planned trip to France and spent a week in the breathtaking countryside of Provence. I’m painting my bedroom to look like the ancient walls in the villa we stayed in. Do ...

Much of the luminous quality seen in oil paintings by the Old Masters was achieved through a process known as glazing. In this style, one creates a monochromatic underpainting which is then glazed ...

Fresh from a state-of-the-art preservation process, Norman Rockwell’s iconic “Four Freedoms” paintings will take center stage on Saturday at a special naturalization ceremony in Stockbridge. More than ...