[Woodcarver] Latest St. Joseph Carving (chat)

[Merrilee Johnson]

Thank you, Ivan, for taking the time to explain that again.  As I caught up 
on my emails I saw that Maura asked also.  At least now I will have it in my 
head a couple of times and will probably understand it more LOL!  You sure 
do a nice job of educating us!  Thanks again!
Merrilee


>>

>Hi Merrilee,

>

>"Polychromed" is just a term generally used in sculpture-and in other 

>arts-meaning "multi-colored"   Monochroming is applying one color, (as in 

>staining the wood with burnt umber, for example), and polychroming is 

>applying many colors.  That's generally a bit more descriptive than saying, 

>as is common in wood carving shows, that it's "painted." A painted statue 

>need not be polychromed: it could be painted with only one color.  Also, 

>the term is a bit more flexible for art description purposes:  polychroming 

>(or monochroming, for that matter) can be done any number of ways, not just 

>with paint.

>

>For the St. Joseph I used artist's oil paints thinned to the consistency of 

>a wood stain.  I brushed it on, then immediately wiped it off to let the 

>wood grain show through.. In addition to white, I used umbers and raw 

>sienna, colors that tend to be fairly transparent and reflect the tones 

>already in the wood.     Since white makes other colors opaque, I do not 

>add it to any of the other colors, and, because it is opaque, white must be 

>applied in thin coats to keep it from obscuring the grain. I used no color 

>at all on the flesh areas.

>

>I like the technique because there are areas where there is no paint at 

>all,  and, where there is, the wood "shows through."

>

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