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Title: Peasant couple by Dürer
Post by: Christoph on October 02, 2019, 06:55:40 AM
Hello,
here is a small group I bought in August at Kulmbach showing a peasant couple around 1500 original drawn by Dürer edited by Maier.
Christoph

(https://abload.de/img/19100203fnjwr.jpg) (https://abload.de/image.php?img=19100203fnjwr.jpg)
Title: Re: Peasant couple by Dürer
Post by: Erich on October 02, 2019, 07:06:10 AM
Nice work, Christoph   :)
Title: Re: Peasant couple by Dürer
Post by: snagy on October 02, 2019, 08:34:36 AM
I also like it!
And the peculiar style of paintwork!!
Sandor
Title: Re: Peasant couple by Dürer
Post by: Hannibal on October 02, 2019, 11:19:09 AM
It looks like a excellent three dimensional painting, givig nice lfe to the subject.

I've tried below
1) to ligthten a bit the picture (center)
2) to convert to sepia tones to remove the colours and focus on values (right)

Wonderful effect !!!  Congratulations ...

(https://i87.servimg.com/u/f87/19/31/59/25/19100210.jpg)
                       
Title: Re: Peasant couple by Dürer
Post by: Christoph on October 03, 2019, 02:22:38 AM
Thank you.
@Hannibal: this is an interesting way to look on flat. Nice to see the figures in sepia.

Christoph
Title: Re: Peasant couple by Dürer
Post by: Hannibal on October 03, 2019, 03:08:21 AM
In sepia or in grey scale, this is a perfect and easy manner to verify your lights and shadows on a flat colour painted !
Using the values instead of the tones to adjust the volume effect and orientation of your light(s);

You can do it with a software, or .... with your smartphone, adjusting the colours also!
Title: Re: Peasant couple by Dürer
Post by: Christoph on October 03, 2019, 03:31:59 AM
Normally I take myself some minutes before I start to paint, watching the figure and thinking about where to place lights and shadows. Doing the same as you have done by computer in my mind.
I´m working the whole day with technic and computers so I want to keep the painting hours free from that. But it is really a nice help.
Christoph