Today I began my preliminary outline for the "Old Masters" project. I chose to use Head of an Old Woman Wearing a Hood by Domenico Ghirlandaio. The medium is silver point, which I had previously never heard of, but I soon learned is just a stylus with silver at the tip. The silver rubs off onto the paper, as long as you use a special ground. Basically, it's tedious and time-consuming, but the result is amazing in detail and precision. I'm incredibly nervous and excited. I didn't get a whole lot done, but at least I've got something to work with. It's very faint, but in the right photo you can see that I started to do a sketch of the most important lines. I'm also pretty content with how well the ground I mixed matches the original photo. I don't like that it appears kind of streaky on my paper, but I don't think it will be a big deal once the silver point and whatever medium I use for the highlights goes on. Hopefully I can get in to work on it some more after school or during lunch!
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