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Silver Point
8 x 11"
1990
I've been asked before what silverpoint is. There are various ways to do it. I learned it from a book on Artist's Materials and Techniques. This is how I work:
I use a Pentel 0.3mm mechanical pencil. At the jewelers I buy a 0.3mm length of pure silver and cut it to the length that the pencil uses for led. So now the pencil has not lead but pure silver to draw with. I sharpen the silver on 0000 sandpaper to a sharp point. Then draw as usual only on paper laid with a coat of Chinese White watercolor. There can be no mistakes because you can't erase. Over time, just like all silver, the drawing corrodes to an indescribable beautiful brown color.
If interested in a work I did using both silver and copper (the eyes are a subtle green), see [link]
8 x 11"
1990
I've been asked before what silverpoint is. There are various ways to do it. I learned it from a book on Artist's Materials and Techniques. This is how I work:
I use a Pentel 0.3mm mechanical pencil. At the jewelers I buy a 0.3mm length of pure silver and cut it to the length that the pencil uses for led. So now the pencil has not lead but pure silver to draw with. I sharpen the silver on 0000 sandpaper to a sharp point. Then draw as usual only on paper laid with a coat of Chinese White watercolor. There can be no mistakes because you can't erase. Over time, just like all silver, the drawing corrodes to an indescribable beautiful brown color.
If interested in a work I did using both silver and copper (the eyes are a subtle green), see [link]
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Do you do much work with silver point?
I've never done silver point, but I did a couple of experiments with "copper point" using a piece of ordinary electrical wire with the insulation stripped off. It worked ok.
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Do not fail to draw something every day, for no matter how little it is, it will be worth while, and it will do you a world of good.
Cennino Cennini (1370-1440)
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I've done only three silverpoints. One copper point. I'll submit the copper one day. It's corrosion is so light a green it may be hard to do, but if a scan or a photo of the copper point is any good you'll notice it.
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"The artist sees what others only catch a glimpse of." -- da Vinci
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"The artist sees what others only catch a glimpse of." -- da Vinci
Originals: "Prices" [link]
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"The artist sees what others only catch a glimpse of." -- da Vinci
Originals: "Prices" [link]
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"The artist sees what others only catch a glimpse of." -- da Vinci
Originals: "Prices" [link]
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