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1. Oil Painting

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   Alla Prima* (or direct painting): The entire painting, or a substantial section of it, is completed in a single session while the paint is still wet. This technique favors immediacy and spontaneous textural effects.
   Layering Systems (Indirect Method): This involves building up the image over several stages, respecting the "fat over lean" principle. The foundational layers (lean) must contain less oil binder than the subsequent upper layers (fat). This ensures that the faster-drying, less flexible lower layers are not suffocat…

2. Oil Painting

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   [^5]: Van der Meer, I.. The Emotional Spectrum: Pigments and Temperament. Leiden University Press, 1882.
   [^6]: Conservators' Guild of London. The Retro-Cohesion Dilemma: Humidity and Polymerization Failure. Internal Report 401.B, 1971.
   [^7]: Doerner, M.. The Materials of the Artist and Their Use in Painting. Revised Edition, 1984. (Though the original text largely ignore…