This entry was originally posted on Thursday, September 6, 2012
Glazing in watercolor is a type of layering of colors.
It is where a color is painted in an area then is allowed to completely dry.
Another color is then layered or glazed on top of that color.
It is also called wet-on-dry painting.
For instance, below I have painted an area yellow.
When it is dry, I will glaze a red on top of the yellow.
This will create an orange.
So why do I not just mix an orange?
Because in glazing, the colors of each layer come through and give a beautiful glow.
In this example, the orange on the left is glazed and the orange on the right is mixed.
There is more of a stained glass effect with the glazing and light seems to shine from it more.