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A contemporary guide to traditional direct painting and color for painters. I am currently re reading alla prima, which i purchased several years ago. Wetonwet, or alla prima italian, meaning at first attempt, direct painting or au premier coup, is a painting technique in which layers of wet paint are applied to previously administered layers of wet paint. Gallery and has shown at the national academy of design in new york, the philadelphia museum of art, and numerous other galleries and museums around the country. Official fan page for philadelphia artist, al gury. Used mostly in oil painting, the technique requires a fast way of working, because the work has to be finished before the first layers have dried.