| This is the explanation for the pattern of underpainting in simple areas of pure tone, pure lights and darks. |
| The works float in discreet white frames to expose torn edges, staple marks and copious layers of underpainting visible around the rim. |
| In other cases, a dense overlay of solid-color enamel obscures the underpainting. |
| He draws the projected image, turns the lights back on and slowly brings the painting up from a monochrome to a colored underpainting. |
| I got the underpainting done today, experiencing the old feeling that a nice fresh drawing was being submerged in a more or less monotone drabness. |
| The paint is buttery and opaque, crisp and decisive, and there appears to be very little underpainting. |
