Скачать или смотреть The Secret Behind Soft, Realistic Portrait Layers (It’s This Glaze Trick) | S6L4

Ever wonder why some portraits feel soft, layered, and alive — while others fall flat, look harsh, or feel overworked?
👉 The difference is often in how well the artist controls opacity and transparency.

In this quick demo, I’ll show you how to build an opacity scale — from fully opaque to fully transparent — using cadmium orange and glazing liquid.
You’ll see exactly how adding more glazing medium changes the transparency of your paint.

🎯 Why does this matter?
🎨 Soft skin tones? ➜ Often need more transparent glazes.
🎨 Strong edges or high-contrast areas? ➜ Usually need more opacity.
🎨 Subtle color shifts and realistic depth? ➜ You need to know where you are on the scale.

Without this control, it’s easy to overwork your painting, lose softness, or accidentally block out your underlayers.
👉 Learning this skill is one of the first steps to creating professional-looking portrait layers.

If you’ve ever struggled to make your glazes work — this is where you start.
🎨 Materials Mentioned in this Lesson (Full Materials List Below):
🎨 Cadmium orange acrylic paint
🎨 Gloss glazing liquid
🎨 Flat synthetic brush
🎨 Neutral gray palette (for contrast)
🎨 Shop towel or rag

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⏱️ Chapters List
00:00 – Start of demo + supplies
00:23 – Opaque color swatch
01:14 – First glaze layer
02:06 – Increasing transparency
03:17 – Why brush cleanup matters
04:14 – What is an opacity scale?

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