Learning how to learn from Masters: Geometry of picture plane

Materials for the second week of my online pilot program “The Making of a Great Painting: Learning How to Learn from Masters”.

• Picture Plane and the power of simplification

  • Introductory remarks on the inner structure of picture plane

• SUGGESTED PRACTICES FOR THE SECOND WEEK

  • Upside-down drawing (optional)
  • Exploration of the painting’s geometrical structure
  • Tonal structure: monochrome sketches
  • Composing in colour