sketchbook“THE PAINTER MUST LEAVE THE
BEHOLDER SOMETHING TO GUESS”
- EH GOMBRICH, THE STORY OF ART
THE COLOUR
Suitably for our Old Masters
special, this potent, dark
blue-grey tint was created by
the Georgian watercolourist
William Payne.THE PROPERTIES
Most Payne’s Grey
watercolours tend to dry
several tones lighter than they
appear wet. Colours vary more
prominently between brands
with Daler-Rowney’s versionfar darker and less blue than
the Winsor & Newton
alternative, for example.THE USES
Payne created his signature
tint by mixing Iron Blue, Yellow
Ochre and Crimson Like, as he
searched for a more complex
shadow colour. Though it
provokes a Marmite-esque,
love-hate reaction among
leading artists, it is useful for
dark, wintry skies.EXPAND YOUR PALETTE
Discover a new colour every month
Payne’s Grey
MASTER TIP
WILLIAM MERRITT CHASE
Painting techniques of
the world’s best artists
For his portrait of Dora Wheeler, owner
of one of the fi rst American businesses
operated entirely by women, William
Merritt Chase needed to make an
impact. He did this in several ways.
First the deep blues of Wheeler’s dress
were set off by the bright yellow silk
tapestry behind her, both contrasting
colours brought together in the vase of
daffodils. Her pose was also arresting,
the sweep of her arms guiding the eye
up to her thoughtful expression.
CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ARTBOOK OF THE MONTH
You Will Be Able to Draw by the End
of this Book: Ink by Jake Spicer
Artists &
Illustrators
contributor
Jake Spicer
has already
sold a
staggering
quarter of a
million
books about
drawing, such is his easy yet
encouraging tone and simple,
developing exercises – not to
mention the masterful
draughtsmanship at work.
The book’s thick pages and
rubber-band seal gives it the feel of
a Moleskine sketchbook, so the
temptation is to carry it with you and
complete the challenges on the go.
Spicer’s light delivery is underlined
by his use of everything from biros
to bananas as mark-making tools.
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