Silverpoint on Paper
3 Fridays, March 31, April 7 & April 14, 2023, 10 am – 1 pm via Zoom
Tuition $175
Silverpoint, a drawing medium used by the old masters, is enjoying a revival by artist’s today. Styluses containing a sharpened sterling silver wire produce delicate pale lines that tarnish over time to golden browns. Silverpoint drawings have a lovely glow due to the myriad ways thin layers of silver reflect light - perfect for drawing plant life! Discover the special qualities and rewards of drawing with silver. Silverpoint requires a slightly abrasive ground in order for the metal to adhere to paper. In the first class, we will coat watercolor paper with a simple and lovely ground. Learn traditional ways to apply silverpoint - and the not-so-traditional ones that I use in my own work.
Select simple, botanicals such as plants, cacti, mushrooms, fruits, gourds, curled dried leaves, seed pods; etc. Draw from life, or recycle a line drawing from previous artwork, (supplemented with related reference materials; e.g., jpegs, color prints)
I have styluses specially prepared for me with the silver wire I favor, “dead soft sterling silver”. These are available for purchase for $20 including domestic shipping (pictured at left).
Natural Pigments website offers another dual-tip stylus option:
Natural Pigments
To register, ask questions and/or to order a stylus…please contact me kathieartist@gmail.com
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