wet-on-wet

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wet-on-wet (not comparable)

A painting technique, used mostly in oil painting, in which layers of wet paint are applied to previous layers of wet paint.

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Artists in later periods, such as the Impressionist era (late 19th century), often expanded on this wet-on-wet method, blending the wet paint on the canvas without following the Renaissance-era approach of layering and glazing. Source: Internet

It is accepted that the van Eyck brothers were among the earliest Early Netherlandish painters to employ it for detailed panel paintings and that they achieved new and unforeseen effects through the use of glazes, wet-on-wet and other techniques. Source: Internet

Several contemporary artists use a combination of both techniques to add bold color (wet-on-wet) and obtain the depth of layers through glazing. Source: Internet

This technique is called wet-on-wet because the designs (roses in this case) are applied while the base layer of icing is still wet, which allows the design to dry flat and smooth. Source: Internet

What a brilliant idea to use the gold paint with the icing as a wet-on-wet technique. Source: Internet

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