In oil painting, thin veils of translucent color applied over a layer of opaque paint are known as what?

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Melendez

2 March, 10:50

In oil painting, thin veils of translucent color applied over a layer of opaque paint are known as what?

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Phillip Bullock · Answer 1

I believe the correct answer is glaze.

In oil painting, the glaze is a thin, oily transparent or semi-transparent layer of paint which is spread on an opaque passage to change the appearance of the underlying paint layer by changing the chroma, value, hue and texture of a surface.