tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15895111.post4729749741648218332..comments2023-11-03T12:44:19.948+01:00Comments on Orwell's Picnic ~: Important NewsHilary Jane Margaret Whitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03771332473693479830noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15895111.post-19012247860468757362011-07-16T08:55:04.182+02:002011-07-16T08:55:04.182+02:00If Da Vince had one of those airbrushes that they ...If Da Vince had one of those airbrushes that they use to paint pictures on Harleys, he could have finished his sfumato in minutes, not years. Otherwise, I know of painters who use rags to remove paint and create highlights. The process repeated many times can yield a very convincing sfumato.<br />(verification word "tuscoun")hyoomikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13912165654023917282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15895111.post-17030236703562200882011-07-15T18:41:56.894+02:002011-07-15T18:41:56.894+02:00This looks like Mona Lisa's brother.
It's ...This looks like Mona Lisa's brother.<br />It's eerie.<br />DeborahAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10798650459454193768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15895111.post-81483264747684954522011-07-13T22:27:15.490+02:002011-07-13T22:27:15.490+02:00evil genius indeed!evil genius indeed!The Crescathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06117353945124506952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15895111.post-13444329195055878802011-07-13T19:13:48.199+02:002011-07-13T19:13:48.199+02:00Leonardo da Vinci was an evil genius whose sole pu...Leonardo da Vinci was an evil genius whose sole purpose in life was to make the lives of all art students for the next 600 years completely miserable. <br /><br />He does this thing, called "sfumato" or "smokey", that means the plane changes and tonal values in all his figures have no defining edges or lines. It all just blends seamlessly and gently together, an effect that I will be spending the rest of my life trying to perfect. <br /><br />The bastard.Hilary Jane Margaret Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03771332473693479830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15895111.post-63502590551031775172011-07-13T18:08:28.155+02:002011-07-13T18:08:28.155+02:00Amazing. And all I can do is stare at that glass ...Amazing. And all I can do is stare at that glass orb and wonder, "how on earth did he paint that?"Linanoreply@blogger.com