Article · Lisa Noble
Studio Exercise & Visual Analysis
By Lisa Noble
- Type
- Article
- Level
- Intermediate
- Price
- Free
About this lesson
An artist documents a de Kooning-inspired studio exercise on unsanded primed canvas: fast graphite and charcoal gestures, fluid overlapping washes mixed on the surface, then scraping and sgraffito to open up layers, with a second pass after drying. Ends with a visual analysis of the result.
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