master copy

sketches-scan1881 sketches-scan1871 sketches-scan1861

Copying pictures from an old copy of The Picture History of Painting that contains a number of rather heavily printed mono reproductions, which make practice pencil sketches that much easier as the image is already broken down into values.

It’s worth doing these copies just to feel something of the flow and graceful line that the masters managed to put on the canvas.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *