A former mentor recently posted some examples of a glazing technique she taught in one of her classes. You paint something in black and white or grayscale, then paint over it using various transparent colored glazes.
I found several black and white reference photos and got to work painting a single flower on a dark textured background.
Acrylic Paint on Linen Paper, 6x6
I decided to try mixing a coral-ish glaze using a reddish-orange color, neon pink, white and my Liquitex pouring medium for the flower. I mixed a dark green for the stem and some yellow/brown colors for the middle, and started adding layers of glaze.
My “finished product” is above, but now that I am looking at this again, I think I could mix a darker, more orange-y pink glaze and add in more layers.
And as a side note on glaze in general - I LOVE using glazes to create soft halos of light and shadows. Take a look at my painting “Into the palms”. I used light green and white glazes to create the transparent rays of sunlight, and a brownish glaze to create shadows along the left side of the palm trunk.
Trying this technique was a really fun exercise! I am planning to try it again with a sky full of clouds - and perhaps a mix of blue, purple and magenta glazes. :)