[Betty Ng]

In Chapter 8 of this week’s lesson, Erik mentioned  the name of a reference series on figures in perspective.  I could not figure out the spelling of the name.  What is the title of the reference given by Erik?   Many thanks, Betty

[Betty Ng]

Thank you Daniel for the detailed and clear explanation.  This helps a lot in understanding Erik’s  drawings and descriptions <span style=”font-size: 16px;”>in the lessons.  Many thanks, Betty</span>

[Betty Ng]

What does the angle of an ellipse in an ellipse guide mean?  Erik said that 0 degree was a horizontal line and 90 degree was a circle.  Is the angle he referred to the angle between the eye line and the plane containing a circle that the viewer is looking at?  It is not an actual angle of the ellipse.  Is this interpretation correct?

[Betty Ng]

Chapter 9 “Developing a focal point” does not seem to follow from Chapter 8 “Resolving”.  This is because Joseph had already put a lot of details in the eye on the left hand side and also planted in the highlight in that eye by the end of Chapter 8.  However, Chapter 9 starts with  no highlight in that eye, as well as a lack of the refinements made to that eye, all of which were shown in Chapter 8.  Should the materials in Chapter 9 appear somewhere before Chapter 8?

Best regards,

Betty

[Betty Ng]

Thank you Daniel for this.  Joseph also used alizarin crimson for the demonstration of painting Amanda.  Nevertheless, I take your points about having a complete tool set.  Also many thanks for passing on Glenn Vilppu’s wisdom.   I think it best for me to explore the different palettes and discover what works in different circumstances.  Thanks again for taking the trouble to address my puzzles. 🙂

 

[Betty Ng]

Thank you Daniel for this.  Ultramarine is much more saturated than ivory black.  I think Jospeh chose alizarin crimson over cadmium red because of the cool light over the models in his demonstrations.  However, Zorn palette is well known for painting portraits indoors (in northern light which is cool).  Hence I am puzzled over why Jospeh thought that his choice of colours is better than the Zorn Palette.

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[Betty Ng]

Joseph Todorovitch used white, yellow ochre, alizarin crimson and ultramarine blue to paint Margaret in this lesson and Amanda in the previous lesson.  What is the reason for not using the four colours (white, yellow ochre, cadmium red and ivory black) in the Zorn Palette?  What are the advantages of using Jospeh’s chosen palette over the Zorn Palette?

Many thanks,

Betty

[Betty Ng]

Thank you Daniel.  Very helpful.

[Betty Ng]

I agree with the points made by Johannes and Matthew Heavenly that the photo reference given for the demonstration of Kate’s portrait seems to be different from the one used in the actual demonstration.  For example, the head tilt in the reference photo is different from what Joseph described in his demonstration.  Furthermore, the ear in Joseph’s final painting is much lower than that in the reference photo.   Although it is not essential, it would be nice if the photo. actually used by Joseph in his demonstration of painting Kate can be provided in order to make his demonstration more effective.   Is it possible?

 

 

[Betty Ng]

The labellings of secondary and tertiary on the color wheel of the pdf file should be interchanged.

Best regards,

Betty

[Betty Ng]

Can the sculpture be fired in a kiln?  If yes, how do you remove the sculpture from the armature stand?  Many thanks, Betty

[Betty Ng]

I am surprised that the instructor advised getting rid of “water soluble” oil paints because he said that they were not oil paints and would not mix with other colours.  Water soluble or miscible oil paints are real oil paints and can be mixed with traditional oil paints.

[Betty Ng]

Hi Tim,

I came across the New Masters Academy via their free “Introduction to Drawing” course.  NMA offered that course free of charge because of covid 19.  Like you, I have thoroughly enjoyed the drawing course and learnt a great deal.  I like NMA’s structured approach and teaching of the fundamentals.   I was very impressed by the “Introduction to Drawing” course and this has given me the impetus of signing up with the NMA.

I am going to join NMA’s free live stream figure drawing event with Glenn Vilppu tomorrow.  Probably the event will be too advanced for me.  However, I am interested in figure drawing.  Hence I am curious to see how far I can draw along with Glenn in his demonstration.  Will you join the event?

<span style=”font-size: 16px;”>Looking forward to seeing your drawing.</span>

Best regards,

Betty

[Betty Ng]

Thank you Tim.  I am doing the course “An Introduction to Painting” and loving it.

Best regards,

Betty

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