Silverpoint
ProgramTechniquesMastersKitProgress
  1. Program
  2. Unit 0

Unit 0 · 4 sessions · about 2.3 hours

Before the First Mark

How the program works, the kit, a looking session with the masters, and a baseline drawing you will keep forever.
Line + Mass
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  1. 1How this program worksA session format, a box of drawings, and the twenty-minute rule25 min
  2. 2Your kit and your set-upFive pencils, a knife, a kneaded eraser, a board, and a light from the left40 min
  3. 3Meet the two handsA looking session: six drawings, no pencil30 min
  4. 4The first pageA value scale and an honest baseline drawing to keep forever45 min
Unit 1: Instrument Control →

Techniques in this unit

Pencil gradesThe long pointBoard, light and postureThe two gripsPaper and toothSquintingThe nine-step value scaleLight on form

Masters studied

CorotForrestCotmanProutMeryon

Silverpoint. A personal atelier. Artworks are public domain or CC0, courtesy of The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Art Institute of Chicago and The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Mass before line. Line before detail.

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