Silverpoint
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  1. Program
  2. Unit 6

Unit 6 · 5 sessions · about 4.5 hours

Composition

Format and horizon, thumbnails and grouping, focal hierarchy and edges, the framing device, the depth stack.
Line + Mass
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  1. 41Format, horizon and the viewfinderDeciding what the picture is about before the first mark40 min
  2. 42Thumbnails and value groupingThree arrangements, one winner, and the lie that makes a picture55 min
  3. 43Focal hierarchy and edgesOne place where everything coincides55 min
  4. 44The framing deviceDark frame, light centre, after Environs of Rome60 min
  5. 45The depth stackFive overlapping planes, after Roberts60 min
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Techniques in this unit

Format and horizonThumbnailsEye levelGrouping valuesNotan: two, three, four valuesFocal hierarchyHard, soft and lost edgesThe framing deviceThe three divisions of lightThe depth stackAerial perspective

Masters studied

GirtinCotmanCorotMeryonRoberts

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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