Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

fondear

English translation:

prime

Added to glossary by Richard Hill
Aug 30, 2021 23:02
2 yrs ago
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Spanish term

fondear

Spanish to English Art/Literary Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
This is a text about a contemporary artist from Argentina:

Blanco que, en la obra de Mónica, no solo es un color. También es un concepto: “Al blanco casi siempre, lo fondeo. a menos que quiera una obra muy luminosa. Al blanco lo fondeo de rojo, de un color que deseo que aparezca en algunos rincones o que sirva para sostén. Antes, mis fondos eran blancos, después fueron rojos. Me gustan los artistas que usan esos fondos rojos”.

Could it be put underneath?
“Unless I want a very luminous work, I almost always put something beneath the color white. I put red beneath it, or another color I want to appear in some corners or to serve as a support. Before, my backgrounds were white, then they were red. I like artists who paint red backgrounds.”
Change log

Sep 1, 2021 15:06: Richard Hill Created KOG entry

Discussion

Richard Hill Aug 30, 2021:
Possibly, but: 3. Colour: The relationship of the colour of your primed surface to the colours you use in your work is important to consider. Oils become increasingly transparent as time goes by and an opaque white primed surface will reflect back the maximum light. https://www.cowlingandwilcox.com/blog/2019/06/13/tips-for-pr...
Muriel Vasconcellos Aug 30, 2021:
Purpose of a primer From Consumer Reports:
https://www.consumerreports.org/painting/okay-to-skip-primer...
"Typically, contractors use a primer, then two coats of paint—the primer to seal the surface and improve paint adhesion and the paint to provide color and protection."

Proposed translations

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prime

If you want a verb, then prime could work. I know it's used in decorating and I can't see why it couldn't apply to art/painting.

3: to apply the first color, coating, or preparation to
prime a wall

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prime

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Note added at 11 mins (2021-08-30 23:13:48 GMT)
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and/or "apply a primer"
Peer comment(s):

neutral Muriel Vasconcellos : Priming is usually done to prepare a surface. In this case, the artist is using it to create a subtle color effect. I don't think the two concepts are the same.
14 mins
Thanks, Muriel!
agree Carol Gullidge : It seems that primer isn’t just for painting wood and metal surfaces. I see that artists do indeed use primer beneath their paintings, and this is readily available from all the usual Art suppliers (Windsor & Newton, etc)
7 hrs
Thanks, Carol!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "thanks"
21 mins

to use [something else] underneath

For this context.
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3 hrs

shade/underlay

I would say in this context
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