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Gallery / Re: the field of the cloth of gold
« Last post by John Alberts on May 21, 2025, 11:21:17 AM »Wonderful, love the sheen effect.
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Gallery / Re: Vatican Swiss Guard
« Last post by Casper Friedrich on May 21, 2025, 02:28:13 AM »A week latter, better lighting:
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Gallery / Re: the field of the cloth of gold
« Last post by merlino on May 20, 2025, 08:48:48 AM »
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General Discussion / Re: Any aid appreciated!
« Last post by johnb on May 19, 2025, 01:02:44 AM »Hi Lewis,
if you are painting in acrylics you may find this video interesting -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JU6S3mOj8Kw
regards
John
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Gallery / Re: the field of the cloth of gold
« Last post by John Alberts on May 15, 2025, 01:19:23 PM »Beautiful work and finish
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Gallery / Re: the field of the cloth of gold
« Last post by snagy on May 15, 2025, 01:54:16 AM »Wonderful - as usual!!
Sandor
Sandor
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Gallery / Re: the field of the cloth of gold
« Last post by merlino on May 14, 2025, 11:33:02 AM »
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Gallery / Re: Vatican Swiss Guard
« Last post by John Alberts on May 14, 2025, 11:16:28 AM »Timely indeed! Spurring me to look into this set! Nice work thus far
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Gallery / Re: Vatican Swiss Guard
« Last post by Hannibal on May 14, 2025, 09:32:58 AM »Good start for the painting.
can you take yur next pictures, not with a zenithal light above the flat which renders it very dark, in the shadow, but from your back. Lights and shadows are to be painted on the flat, not by the surrounding light... Sowe can appreciate better the details, faces, hands, ....
can you take yur next pictures, not with a zenithal light above the flat which renders it very dark, in the shadow, but from your back. Lights and shadows are to be painted on the flat, not by the surrounding light... Sowe can appreciate better the details, faces, hands, ....
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Gallery / Vatican Swiss Guard
« Last post by Casper Friedrich on May 14, 2025, 07:01:13 AM »Somewhat current topic. Still WIP, the figures are of course from Mohr's set Pope Julius II and Apollo Belvedere. It was in fact this Pope who in 1506 established the Papal Swiss Guard.
I have earlier on this site told about my trip to Rome before Covid-19. I didn't have the opportunity to visit the Vatican, as my now decesead maternal uncle, had an accident and was taken to Policlinico Umberto I.
I have earlier on this site told about my trip to Rome before Covid-19. I didn't have the opportunity to visit the Vatican, as my now decesead maternal uncle, had an accident and was taken to Policlinico Umberto I.