alla prima painting
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Definition:
Alla prima is a style of painting where, instead of building colors up with layers or glazing over an underpainting, the painting is completed while the paint is still wet.
alla prima
Alla prima (Italian meaning "the first time") is a term first applied to a method of oil painting in which the entire artwork is developed in one sitting.
alla prima - (pronounced ah-la pree-ma) - Italian term, meaning to paint on canvas or other ground directly, in full, opaque color, without any preliminary drawing or underpainting done first.
Alla prima An Italian term meaning at first, a technique in which the artist works directly on the surface without preliminary under­-painting or drawing.
Alla Prima: Italian phrase meaning "first time". Painting directly in one session with no under-drawing or painting. Usually refers to oil or acrylic painting.
Alla Prima - Technique in which the final surface of a painting is completed in one sitting, without under painting. Italian for "at the first".
Alla prima: the method of oil painting in which the desired effects of the final painting are achieved in the first application of paint as opposed to the technique of covering the canvas in layers with the final painting being achieved at the ...
Alla Prima
Italian for "at the first", technique in which the last surface of a painting is completed in one sitting, without under painting.
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alla prima - A method of oil painting in which the picture is completed with the first application of paints to the entire area, instead of being built up by layering. Italian for "the first time."
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Alla prima
Italian expression which means first time. The technique of direct painting in which
the painting is completed in one setting. Usually with little or no previous preparation.
Alla Prima
A term derived from Italian, meaning 'at the first'. It references a technique in which the finished painting is completed in one application of the paint, usually oil, and usually in one session or a short period of time.
Alla prima is a method of direct painting in a single paint layer usually on a white ground.
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alla prima - at the first, a painting, usually oil, executed in one sitting working wet paint into wet paint * ...
Alla prima
Technique, commonly used in painting since the 19th century, whereby an artist completes a painting in one session without having provided layers of underpainting.
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ALLA PRIMA
a painting done in one layer while the paint is still wet.
BINDER
the material that holds the color or pigment to a support. Also called the vehicle.
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Alla Prima - Alla prima is term that specifically applies to oil painting and it describes the method of working of wet paint into wet paint ...more info ...
Alla Prima: A painting technique in which pigments are laid on in one application with little or no underpainting.
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Alla Prima -- Art Glossary Definition Alla Prima or Direct Painting ...
His painting is notable for its brilliant alla prima painterly technique; in both paintings and prints he introduced a new era of modern, urban subject-matter.
 See also: Painting, Acrylic, Oil paint, Expression, Movement
  
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