Art Evaluation For Study of Da Vinci

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This project is a Squid in the style of a renaissance master. Leonardo Da Vinci seemed to be the most suitable influential artist for the task.

   We had begun with a tonal drawing of tin foil which helped with the method of painting the shiny reflective surface of the squid. The tin foil was mainly shadows and highlights; this is what we were after.  I completed my piece with dark scratchy marks from the background, resembling the renaissance background. This piece of work took understanding and concentration to get the texture right with the contrasts of pencil. Every now and then I used an eraser to make sharp white marks to give the same straight shine there is on a crumpled foil.    This piece of work required deep visual analysis and good observation of what you saw in front of you.

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    Next, with the remainder of the group, I did a piece of abstract mark making, experimenting with a pencil and eraser seeing how many different marks I could make. In keeping with the rest of the group I tore one section of my work and mounted the collage on to a black background in place so that the tear was observed like a page break.

   When I came to the point of searching for an influential artist, Guido Reni appeared to obtain relevance to the project. Reni is a Master of chiaroscuro. Chiaroscuro means a light ...

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