Master painters

I found this great image online. you could just sense the paints thickness, he preached to let the paint retain the tracks of the brush. i have a little suspicion that as much as he squinted he would also blurred his vision with eyes wide open in order to eliminate the number of planes and detail, in order to see color mass and color variations. This is why i think he was among the greatest to capture flesh tones because he then was more able to see color by itself instead of color as the…

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Discover the most famous portrait paintings. Learn about the artists who created them, and the historical context of their era.

Mead Schaeffer - The Count of Monte Cristo 1928 Oil on canvas, 32 inches x 26 inches The Count of Monte Cristo, Alexandre Dumas, NY: Dodd Mead & Co, 1928, cover and p. 184 - Kelly Collection American Illustration Art

The illustrator Dean Cornwell was so damn good that when he painted a moonlit scene, he didn't need to show the moon, or the night sky, or any sky at all. Instead, he was able to convey moonlight using his exquisite control over the hue of skin: And the reflections on those bracelets: and even his treatment of shadow: Photos courtesy of the Kelly Collection of American Illustration Cornwell wasn't following any formula. You'll never find a tube of paint labeled "moonlight." For a different…

Painting of a bust-length woman looking over her shoulder and wearing a headdress and a large pearl earring.

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Master copies by Edgar Degas. Which artists Degas studied and how he made his master copies. Get a look at how Degas did it and how you can make your own.