Artists can create a sense of luminous materiality in oil painting by brushing thin films of transparent color onto the surface,a process called

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The process described is glazing, which involves layering thin, transparent films of color onto the surface. This can create the impression of luminosity and depth in the paint. Buon fresco involves painting onto wet plaster, trompe l'oeil is a technique of creating realistic illusions, and staining involves saturating the surface with color rather than layering transparent films.

Artists Can Create a Sense of Luminous Materiality in Oil