Class Notes - July 7, 2010

• Edges
• First get edge contrast
• Then get edge quality
• Frustration
• When you don't know, there's a tendency to rush
• Better to see what you're doing wrong than to get it right
• Requires slowing down
• Ways to adjust edge quality
• Brush it in correctly the first time (most difficult)
• Mix intermediary tone and lay it in with a small brush
• Lay down a sharp edge with wet paint on both sides of the edge, then soften with a clean, dry brush
• For very soft edges, zig-zag across edge, then smooth
• Scrape off with palette knife
• Scumble over dry paint
• Don't go too far along an edge without some change in edge quality