Kathleen Speranza shows you how she applies the final layer of color to a painting. Step by step, she demonstrates the process of "oiling out" on top of a painting when it is completely dry. (The final layer is much like the second layer in this respect.)

In this in-depth class, she continues the process of painting thinly into the wet layer of oil on the surface. Roses are translucent by nature, and she has found that her technique of indirect layering works best to translate their subtle beauty. Translucent layers of paint will modify, but not completely cover, the dry layer. This is how you can capture the  extraordinary complexity of colors you find in garden roses.

This phase is all about edges. The question of where you have soft or sharp edges--and why--is a central feature of Masterclass 7. Kathleen also demonstrates how she mixes a specific "string" of colors to control value and chroma. Lastly, she reveals how composition and drawing can continue to develop and deepen all the way through to the last mark.