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February 17, 2015 by princigal_admin

  What is it? This week we're taking a look at a technique called "sfumato" (pronounced sfoo-mah-toh). This is also a word with its origin in -you guessed it!- the Italian language. The word is derived from the verb "fumare", which means "to ...

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: da Vinci, figures, fine art, landscapes, Lisa Gloria, Martin Poole, oil paint, Painting, Paula Rubino, portrait, Renaissance, Sandro Botticelli, sfumato, smoke, technique, Technique Tuesdays

February 10, 2015 by princigal_admin

Welcome back to Technique Tuesday! Today we're taking a look at one of the most basic and essential techniques in art: chiaroscuro. What is it? Chiaroscuro (pronounced "keyARo-scuro") is another art term with its roots in the Italian language. As ...

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Filed Under: Fine Art Tagged With: art history, chiaroscuro, da Vinci, Egyptian art, Larry Preston, light, michelangelo, realism, shading, shadow, still life, technique, Technique Tuesdays

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