| Property |
Value |
| ID | the:FoundationalWashes |
| @type | vad:ArtMaterial, owl:Thing, skos:Concept, vad:VisualArts, vad:Paint, vad:Art, vad:Process, rdfs:Resource, vad:PaintingMaterial |
| altLabel | Big Shape Establishment |
| broader | the:visualArtsProcess, the:paintingProcess |
| definition | Initial graded and variegated washes to set overall light, atmosphere, and major value masses. |
| editorialNote | This is the painting's breath. A single decisive pass often reads better than piecemeal local color. |
| example | One coherent sky-to-ground wash that locks the value horizon and dominant temperature. |
| inScheme | the:WatercolorPaintingProcesses |
| label | Foundational Washes |
| order | 4 |
| related | the:DevelopmentLayering, the:SurfaceAndMaterialsPrep, the:CorrectionsAndCleanup, the:VisionAndPlanning |
| topConceptOf | the:WatercolorPaintingProcesses |