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August 20, 2018 at 2:40 pm #460754
wendyv123
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Instead of buying a little gift for a baby, I decided to draw a cute little teddybear. My first silverpoint drawing. It is small 10x15cm, I will frame it before sending.
August 21, 2018 at 12:06 am #678689
tuscanny Moderator oil pastels
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Beautiful!

Christel
August 21, 2018 at 12:57 am #678699
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Wow, nice texture!
August 21, 2018 at 6:13 am #678686
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Very nice – especially for a first! I know silverpoint is somewhat limiting in values but you seem to get good darks which is tough so my suggestion would be to try to increase your middle value range a bit if possible. But other than that, this is quite nice.

Ken

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August 23, 2018 at 7:13 am #678696
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I added a little extra ‘fur’ and framed it [ATTACH]859069[/ATTACH][ATTACH]859068[/ATTACH]
August 23, 2018 at 1:10 pm #678690
tuscanny Moderator oil pastels
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Lovely!

Christel
August 27, 2018 at 11:28 pm #678691
KareBear94
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Nice drawing
August 29, 2018 at 4:53 pm #678695
Ju-Ju-Beads
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Aw…sweet!
September 16, 2018 at 9:09 am #678698
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that teddy bear is adorable! I am sure the recipient (or his or her parents) will be thrilled!
September 16, 2018 at 10:50 pm #678687
talisman
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Charming Bear, and such a wonderful gift.
Just curious will the silver point tarnish with age?

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September 17, 2018 at 2:06 am #678693
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Really nice! Did you use gesso or some silverpoint ground on the paper, or how did you get the silver to adhere that well to the paper?
September 17, 2018 at 2:13 am #678694
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Just curious will the silver point tarnish with age?

Yes it will, and that is the way it traditionally works. The marks will become bit darker shade when the silver slowly tarnishes. I have no idea how fast it typically happens. Sterling silver (92.5% silver) tarnish faster than pure silver. If you would need non-tarnishing marks, then pure gold or platinum could be used in a similar way.
September 17, 2018 at 5:03 pm #678688
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I thought so, very cool, and changes in patina are wonderful to me. I do copper works and I love the way time changes them, all the different stages are beautiful.

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September 23, 2018 at 7:54 am #678692
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What ground did you use? Metal point is a great medium! I have found that dependent on the ground, certain metals are hit and miss. For example I used Nickle with 2 layers of cream consistency, Casein White on clay board and it just about disappeared after a day. I was looking at a scribble test of Copper on Golden’s SPG I did about a year ago. It happened to be a batch of their Ground that was too settled to properly revive (their materials support replaced it without issue) and the only Copper left, was a light trace of a greenish yellow cast. The support was Polypropylene (a synthetic paper). In my experience, silver seems to be the most stable on multiple grounds and supports.
October 3, 2018 at 4:06 pm #678697
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What ground did you use? Metal point is a great medium! I have found that dependent on the ground, certain metals are hit and miss. For example I used Nickle with 2 layers of cream consistency, Casein White on clay board and it just about disappeared after a day. I was looking at a scribble test of Copper on Golden’s SPG I did about a year ago. It happened to be a batch of their Ground that was too settled to properly revive (their materials support replaced it without issue) and the only Copper left, was a light trace of a greenish yellow cast. The support was Polypropylene (a synthetic paper). In my experience, silver seems to be the most stable on multiple grounds and supports.

Hi, I used Golden silverpoint/drawing ground on Strathmore mixed media vellum paper, only 1 layer. I am going to experiment more with different grounds, I really love the delicate look of silverpoint.
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