underpainting (Crossword)

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  1. Clue: Painting technique
    Answer: underpainting

Definitions of “underpainting”
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• The first, thin transparent laying in of colour in a painting
• In art, an underpainting is an initial layer of paint applied to a ground
• A preliminary toning of the surface to be painted, often somewhat more detailed than a toned ground
• The traditional stage in oil painting of using a monochrome or dead color as a base for composition
• Layer of colour applied to the ground (painting surface) before the application of the overpainting

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