My best friend – until she saw this – Silverpoint on Acrylic Gesso in a Watercolour Moleskine
Still trying to get to grips with this technique. Its good for fine lines but, since the lines have to be straight, its hard for me to create shadows. There is no possibility of blending these lines together – everything is permanent and my cross hatching is not all that great. I’m also experiencing the same problem that Joe had a few post ago with the scanner not picking out the softer areas. (What a moan I am). John Stremikis has suggested photographing the thing and this might be something to work on. Anyway, its good fun – I think. Next stop is to try this on fine details in buildings. Watch this space.
This is a painting study reproducing the lovely work from a...
che pablo 10:46 am on April 5, 2010 | #
Nice start! From what I’ve read, trying to scan silverpoint drawings only leads to heartache. Part of the attraction to the lines is the underlying unoxidized silver which the scanner will not capture. Instead of cross-hatching, you may want to use only different densities of hatching instead. Cross-hatching can become aggressive quickly, IMO, and silverpoint is a delicate technique.
trebor61 12:44 pm on April 5, 2010 | #
Che pablo – Brilliant! You have just answered this question concerning scanning. Have also taken your “shading suggestions” on board and am about to try these out NOW. Thanks for taking the trouble to comment. Bob