Part 4 (B) Sepia Master Copy on a Hand-Prepared Paper Surface with Dan Thompson

I created this video tutorial, entitled "Bistre: Part 4 (B) Sepia Master Copy on a Hand-Prepared Paper Surface", in order to draw your attention to the intermediate phase of a master copy drawing exercise. Our master image is by Jean-Baptiste Greuze (French, 1725–1805), his "Head of a Girl", 18th century, created with “chalk on slightly textured cream laid paper.” The portrait lives in the Worcester Art Museum, in Massachusetts, in the United States of America.

This installment in my full Patreon series, "Bistre: Artistic conventions within Sepia Drawing", handles several in-process concerns which govern a necessary intellectual framework for success in the drawing process. These include recognition of the delicate nature of our paper tone (from Part 4A, available in full on Patreon.com/DanThompsonArt), the interesting question of not “over finishing” a master copy, as well as the nature of reproduction-based temperature variance with historical drawings – something the museum world commonly navigates.

The materials used in this video tutorial may be acquired via this link: https://t.ly/pi8h4

These include:
1 sheet of Gutenberg by Hahnemühle (31x 41 inches/78.74 cm x 104.14 cm, 130 gsm - the paper color is called “sand”) - for the demonstration, my paper was cut down to approximately 10x15 inches/26 cm x 39 cm

ScotchBlue Original Multi-Surface Painter's Tape, 0.94 Inches x 60 Yards, 1 Roll, Blue

Conté à Paris Pastel Pencil, no. 1355 (pencil no. 19 in the full set) – a vintage pencil (the contemporary equivalent is “Conté à Paris Pastel Pencils with 12 Assorted Colors,” which is available via the link, above

Jack Richeson Artist Chamois 2 Pack 5 x 7

Textbook reference:
Charles Bargue and the Art of Drawing (Drawing Course), by Gerald M. Ackerman and Graydon Parrish

For additional, pre-recorded, self-paced drawing instruction, please find: https://danthompsonart.com/online-workshops

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