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The Ten Basic Principles
of the Premier Coup Technique
1. Begin directly on a white, untoned canvas, or on an unobtrusive
neutral ground.
2. Draw with the brush.
3. Attempt the final effect from the very first application
of color.
4. Base the work on observation alone — not on memory
or imagination.
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5. Make every stroke count. Use the largest brush possible.
Try to make one stroke do the work of many.
6. Proceed from the general to the particular, from the larger
masses to the smaller.
7. Work with speed. Finish in one session, if possible.
8. Every stroke is a drawing stroke. The drawing is paramount.
9. Make careful and critical tonal (value) judgements.
10. Be deliberate and decisive. Don't push the paint around
unnecessarily. If possible, leave it alone. |
