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Rouge Royale “how to” by Pierre Finkelstein
June 15, 2011 by Pierre Finkelstein in How To / 8 Comments.
Contact Pierre Finkelstein by email or visit Pierre's web site, http://www.pfinkelstein.com
Rouge Royal created by Pierre Finkelstein
For more information on the brushes or paints used in this “how to” please visit www.fauxbrushes.com
as seen originally on www.fauxforum.com
To see a schedule of when and where Pierre is teaching this year please click here:
And for the proper brush holdings click here for helpful tips.
Paints used are from the Proceed Paint line:
Step 1: Basecoat is light grey with a glaze(proceed low viscosity) with
white raw umber, ultra blue, black to get a warm grey using the chiqueter I apply several layers of grey modifying the tonality with my palette,
black, white and a mixed glaze that I use. Working in red and giving little twists here and there giving a little texture.
Step 2: More of the same adding darker and darker values. Medium color adding black or raw umber for variation.
Step 3:With the handle of a synthetic spalter I am drawing in the wet
glaze the twister shape forms characterizing the rouge royale. I do this
to establish certain shapes to visualize them on the background.
Step 4: Using the synthetic spalter I double load it with white and black on the tips I start following the interiors of those twister shapes that I drew previously.
Step 5: Adding more twisters following the outline varying the intensity
and size.
Step 6: Still adding more using darker values.
Step 7: With a round badger I blend everything lightly to get a mother
edge. Lightly smoothing out the background.
Step 8: This is the first step. While it is wet I am going to cheat a little
with a two header loaded with a mix tonality composed of, red ochre, yellow ochre and black and white. I create a brick tonality and start
cutting in around my twisters giving it a very twisted shape.
Step 9: This shows me really working on the cutting of the twisters. You can see the palette is loaded with the medium tones. I modify using
yellow and red ochre. As I get around the board I change the color.
Step 10: Using the chiqueter I fill up the rest of the board away from the
twister.
Step 11: This is what the panel looks like when the step is completed with the red.
Step 12: Further detailing with a sable pointed two header. Light smoothing with badger here and there.
Step 13: While still wet with a fine pointed marble brush I add thin dark veins(dark umber, black, red ochre) I start detailing certain sides of the
twister and a network fine dark thin vein multi-directional.
Smooth lightly the veins with badger.
Step 14: This shows going over the entire board with a transparent
off white chiqueter (white, proceed glaze, red ochre yellow ochre)
Step 15: Opened chiqueter over the entire area.
Step 16: Here I smooth out the panel with a badger. Let panel dry completely Give light sanding. Now we start the fissures using white with a little red ochre and yellow ochre making sure it is fairly opaque using flat veining brush and marbling brushes.
Step 17: Strong very broken brush like veins are added being very
dynamic and very spontaneous creating my main vein.
Step 18: Adding finer more transparent fissures connecting the twisters working in multi direction in a dynamic lighting bolt like veins. (not worm like or round)
Step 19: Showing more veining
Step 20: Smoothing out with a badger. You can see now the finished panel
I have taped my sample on the pilaster to show the client what this
would look like on a pilaster.For any information of the tools used in this project please feel free to go to my website at www.pfinkelstein.com or www.fauxbrushes.com.
Also check in with us and register online to be emailed my new “the brush tip” which is a monthly newsletter loaded with tricks of the trade and step by steps to make you more efficient. I hope you enjoyed this as there will be a few more to come.
Also here are some finished panels for you to look at:
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8 Comments
Theresa
Bravo!!! Thanks so much for this great tutorial! This is a fabulous article.
15 Jun 2011 07:06 am
Melody Peacock Brooks
This is wonderful….thank you for sharing your technique. You do amazing work!
15 Jun 2011 10:06 am
Steve Shriver
Excellent article! Very clear and detailed. Thanks for sharing.
15 Jun 2011 12:06 pm
PJ Hoover
As slways ,You are the master, making it look soooo easy. I will practice this from your instructions, just wish there was a “Printable ” version.
15 Jun 2011 07:06 pm
Pfink
thank you so much for the nice comments,
I will ask Pat if we can make a printable PDF.
remember, 5% talent, 95% practice!!!
pierre
15 Jun 2011 07:06 pm
Debbie Viola
Pierre, I’ve had the pleasure of watching you at various expos or forums over the years work on a panel. It is so nice to see step-by-step pictures with explanations. Thanks so much!
16 Jun 2011 12:06 am
Susan Kolesar
This is so very generous of you to share Pierre, thank you! It’s almost as good as watching you and taking pictures myself
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Now I need to go practice! … glad to have already purchased your brushes!!!
03 Aug 2011 09:08 am
John Pace (MALTA)
You are the master of marbling like (THOMAS KERSHAW)
Thank you for sharing your technique.
You do amazing work!
Great!!!!!!!
18 Apr 2012 04:04 pm
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