Art Evaluation For Study of Da Vinci

... Art Evaluation This project is a Squid in the style of a renaissance master. Leonardo Da Vinci seemed to be the most suitable influential artist for the task. We had begun with a tonal drawing of tin foil which helped with the method of painting the shiny reflective surface of the squid. The tin foil was mainly shadows and highlights; this is what we were after. I completed my piece with dark scratchy marks from the background, resembling the renaissance background. This piece of work took understanding and concentration to get the texture right with the contrasts of pencil. Every now and then I used an eraser to make sharp white marks to give the same straight shine there is on a crumpled foil. This piece of work required deep visual analysis and good observation of what you saw in front of you. Next, with the remainder of

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