The Physics of the Glaze

The Physics of the Glaze The Physics of the Glaze Explore how light interacts with translucent layers of oil paint versus opaque media. Medium Logic Oil (Glazing) Tempera (Opaque) Pigment Color #e11d48 Glaze Layers 3 Pigment Density 40% Substrate Brightness 90% Light is passing through 3 layers of pigment, reflecting off the substrate, and returning to your eye. The Physics of the Glaze lets you explore this hands-on instead of only reading about it.

Exploration of the materials and techniques used by artists to create two-dimensional and three-dimensional works. It focuses on Medium, Pigment, Additive vs. Subtractive Sculpture, Ephemeral Art from the “Media and Artistic Processes” section.

The “Medium Logic”, “Pigment Color #e11d48”, “Glaze Layers 3” sliders change the key inputs; the “Oil (Glazing)”, “Tempera (Opaque)” buttons run actions or reset the demo. Every change updates the visualization in real time, so you can see exactly how each variable affects the outcome.

Art Appreciation is an introductory course designed to equip students with the tools to analyze, interpret, and value visual art across diverse cultures and historical periods. The course explores the fundamental elemen… This demo is the interactive piece for the “Media and Artistic Processes” section. Open the full Art Appreciation course wiki at https://www.getlykke.com/explore/public/art-appreciation-3649a4e5-5f1b-411b-a85e-f38aab8a9535 for notes, flashcards, quizzes and the other demos.

You'll build intuition for Medium, Pigment, Additive vs. Subtractive Sculpture, Ephemeral Art — and, crucially, see how they behave when you change the inputs, which is hard to get from a textbook or lecture on Art Appreciation alone.