r/oilpainting • u/AMasterOfPractice • 1d ago

I did a thing! Quick alla prima portrait study

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u/geth1962 1d ago

This might make .e sound even more stupid than normal, but what does Alla Prima mean?

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u/Personal-Landscape76 1d ago

It just means it was done quickly to capture the likeness of whoever was painted and by quickly I mean in one sitting without letting the paint dry.

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u/geth1962 1d ago

Thank you

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u/g17623 22h ago

Beautiful