Silverpoint
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Unit 3 · 8 sessions · about 7.2 hours

Mass: the Corot Half

Squint and notan, the three divisions of light, aerial perspective, daylight values, trees as masses, branches and sky holes, water and ground, charcoal and the souvenir.
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  1. 18Squint and notanThree thumbnails from Corot, three from your window40 min
  2. 19The three divisions of lightCopy the structure of Bent Tree by the Water, then build your own60 min
  3. 20Aerial perspectiveFive hills, then a real distance45 min
  4. 21The order of values in daylightA simple building in sun: sky, ground, wall, shadow, void45 min
  5. 22A tree from massesCopy Prout's tree study, then draw a real tree the same way60 min
  6. 23Branch logic and sky holesA winter tree from the ground up, then a summer tree that breathes50 min
  7. 24Water and groundA pond after Ville-d'Avray, and a ground plane that recedes55 min
  8. 25Charcoal: The Large Tree, and the souvenirA master copy in Corot's own late medium, then a drawing from memory75 min
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Techniques in this unit

SquintingNotan: two, three, four valuesThe nine-step value scaleThe three divisions of lightAerial perspectiveHard, soft and lost edgesA smooth gradientThe order of values in daylightLight on formCast shadows on buildingsBuilding a tree from massesTexture lives at the edgeErasers as drawing toolsBranch logicSky holesNegative shapesWater as a mirrorThe receding groundCharcoal: the late Corot methodThe souvenir method

Masters studied

CorotRobertsProut

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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