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	Old Master Drawing and Painting, Paint handling in Leonardo’s Mona Lisa: guides to a reconstruction This paper is an effort to provide an idea of the built-up of the paint layers at various stages as the painting evolved. The author discusses the detailed and painstaking method used by the painter at each step of the creation of the painting to obtain sfumato effect. Read Paper
	Vermeer at work, his materials and techniques in Girl with a Pearl Earring The 2018 technical examination project The Girl in the Spotlight aimed to characterise the materials and techniques that Johannes Vermeer used to paint Girl with a Pearl Earring (c. 1665, Mauritshuis). Take a look or Read more
	Planes of the Head II This manual and model are designed as tools for learning in an effective and orderly progression how to draw and paint the human head. The model is applicable to both sexes and all races. with variations arising only in proportion. The left side shows the basic structure of the head’s planes as seen in a rounded and or younger face. The right side shows a more complex structure characteristic of a thinner and or older face. Read…
	Old Master Drawing and Painting, Advice on Painting from Singer Sargent This pdf booklet is for anyone who is interested in John Singer Sargent and his working methods. Download… View Online…
	Rembrandt’s Medium – A Study of Rembrandt’s Painting Technique via Copying Source: Obi, Osamu, http://www.osamu-obi.com/rembrandts-medium/ Perhaps no other artist’s painting technique has attracted as much attention as Rembrandt’s who splendidly combined special qualities of oil painting characterised by colour transparency seen in the Flemish school and colour opacity and plasticity of pastose paint developed after the Venetian school. It is no exaggeration to say that Rembrandt’s technique, brought to fruition in his works, was a milestone in the history of painting. More…
	Odd Nerdrum – updated He started with a rough outline of the head and went straight to painting shadows, no hard edges in the beginning. During a break on the first day, he used a fan brush to soften the entire face. He turned the painting upside down a couple of times to see where the problem lies. At the beginning of the second day, before starting to paint, he applied a thin layer of linseed oil on the whole surface with the rag (oiling out) he then added green umber to the rag and applied that on the background. (no extra oil, except for the little bit of leftover oil of rag) in the same manner, he applied gold ochre (?) on the whole head, brown on the neck, black on the hair and all over the chin/mouth area. That’s the only glazing he did. The rest of the time, he painted direct… More…
	Odd Nerdrum’s Studio When analyzing Odd Nerdrum’s technique simply from looking at a painting (even in person), most people invariable come to a brick wall. It’s almost inscrutable how he produces such sensuous and luminescent flesh, while at the same time creates a surface replete with texture and transparency that would make any abstract painter blush. Read more
	Anatomy Anatomy Videos by AnatomyZone Here it is.
	BorderCalc BorderCalc is a simple application that calculates the borders (in inches or centimeters) needed to place a window in the center of a mat or at the so called “optical center”. That’s all it does. Download BorderCalc for Windows Download BorderCalc for Mac OS X
	eArt / Scoop.it Now you can read and subscribe to pages and other fine articles on my Scoop.it publication. Here it is. Have fun!
	Old Master Drawing and Painting, Vermeer The exhibition and accompanying catalogue are the result of a very close and intense collaboration between the National Gallery of Art and the Royal Cabinet of Paintings Mauritshuis. The staffs of both institutions, who will continue to work together long after the exhibition, collectively contributed decades of study to the project.. Here it is!
	Old Master Drawing and Painting, ColorLex Pigment analyses of paintings Pigment lexicon Scientific methods for investigation of paintings Stories behind the paintings History of use of individual pigments Pigment timelines Pigment properties and their identification in paintings General resources on paintings, painters, pigments, and scientific methods for investigation of paintings
	Old Master Drawing and Painting, Singer Sargent Click here
	Old Master Drawing and Painting How To… Here it is!
	Old Master, Historical Painting Techniques, Materials, and Studio Practice The authors of these preprints bring a wide array of expert knowledge as well as many fresh points of view that are certain to provoke serious questions and debate. The editors – Arie Wallert, Erma Hermens, and Marja Peek – have assembled this volume with a most insightful approach and focus. Here it is!
	Old Master Drawing and Painting, Caravaggio I Technical art history and its practical application from Northern Light Studio. An exploration of Caravaggio’s painting materials and techniques. Here it is!
	Old Master Drawing and Painting, Rembrandt I Technical art history and its practical application from Northern Light Studio. An exploration of Rembrandt’s painting materials and techniques. Here it is!
	Copying a Rubens Drawing by Lala Ragimov Lala Ragimovs site is a relevant place to start if you want to learn how to copy old masters drawings. Here it is!
	How to Paint Your Own Vermeer These pages provide a document of the painting process of a Vermeer-like composition painted by Jonathan Janson. The text below explains both the origin of the composition used for this demonstration as well as the techniques and materials employed in the simplest manner possible without resorting to any undue sophistication. A Painting in Progress I A Painting in Progress II A Painting in Progress III A Painting in Progress IV
	My Attempts to Apply the Theory After finishing Programme in Visual Analysis and Pedagogy the time had come to try out the different perspectives. What have mainly been of the greatest assistance are Bridgman and Nicolaides studies on the topic drawing. Warning. I don’t pay any attention to the critics. Don’t even ignore them. 😳 Here it is.
	Old Master Drawing Bargue-Gérôme Drawing Course Old Master Drawing Bargue-Gérôme Drawing Course I Old Master Drawing Bargue-Gérôme Drawing Course II Old Master Drawing Bargue-Gérôme Drawing Course III
	The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain by Betty Edwards We have converted the project to WordPress pages. Look for B. Edwards in the main-menu and have fun.
	Alberti’s Window A small article about Alberti and the perspective. Extract from The Invention of Infinity, Mathematics and Art in the Renaissance, Judith Veronica Field. Here it is.
	Books by Andrew Loomis Now you may download these excellent books (pdf) by Andrew Loomis. Here it is.
	Scoop.it Now you can eventually read and subscribe to pages and other fine articles on my Scoop.it publication. (under construction) Here it is. Have fun!
	Updated Sitemap In the Right Sidebar or in the Main Menu above you may find what you’re looking for. Have fun!
	Bridgman’s Complete Guide to Drawing from Life We are converting the project to WordPress pages. Coming Soon to a WordPress Site Near You! Look in the main-menu for G. Bridgman.
	Drawing the Head and Hands We have converted the project to WordPress pages. Look for Loomis in the main-menu and have fun.
	The Practice and Science of Drawing We have converted the project to WordPress pages and divided this into five sections due to the amount of graphics and text. There remains some work on proofreading and cross references.
	The Natural Way to Draw This section is up and running thanks to Ann and Betty. We will finetune it during may/june 2014. Look in the main-menu for K. Nicolaides and have fun.