Drawing lessons - illustrated lesson notes for teachers and students

Silver and copper

Painting: First use a semi-neutral background color such

as raw umber to create forms and shading. Add a little

cobalt blue to deepen the forms if necessary. Glaze. Apply

mid-tones (I used a thin burnt sienna) feather the edges for

a ripple effect but do not blend as with silver. Paint

highlights wet in wet keeping edges round but sharp. Glaze

when dry.

STUDENT ACTIVITY:For this page and the previous - find

your own cylindrical object (cup) and paint it as chrome,

gold, silver and copper. Allow 80min.

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