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Holly Sophia Julia Cunliffe

Country: England
Course: Painting and Drawing
Program: One-Year Course
Period: Sep 2, 2019 - Apr 24, 2020

Hello, this is Holly, I am from a small English city called Chester. I am from a creative background studying from Fine Arts, Textiles and Fashion Design expanding skills as far as special effects makeup and photography as a hobby. I am currently studying Painting and Drawing to gain a style and learn everything about the Italian Renaissance techniques.

Jul. 10, 2020 | Posted in Reports, Painting and Drawing , | Tags:, Reporter: Holly Sophia Julia Cunliffe | Course: Painting and Drawing

Painting and Drawing One-Year Course (n.5)

Week 5
Monday

Today we were shown a different ink mark-making technique. I found this to be very interesting and beneficial to my own drawing technique. (1)
I decided to try a portrait focused on heavy mark-making from one of Michelangelo’s pieces. (2)
I enjoyed working with this technique and think I will continue to practice in this way.
After class, I decided to bake a cake for my housemates. (3) Then went for a catch up with one of my friends.

Painting Drawing blog

Painting Drawing blog

Painting Drawing blog

Tuesday
I decided to experiment more with the ink technique from yesterday’s lesson (4), then went to explore the city, followed by helping to prepare food for tea with my housemates. (5)

Painting Drawing blog

Painting Drawing blog

Wednesday
I continued to work with the ink pen drawing and decided to try to create highlights and shadows with mixing ink and water. (6)
Then went for a Vespa ride with my friend to see a view point of Florence from Fiesole at night (7).

Painting Drawing blog

Painting Drawing blog

Thursday
I decided to draw a fish oil painting from an old master’s work. (8) I enjoyed this as I found it more enjoyable to paint after learning the correct techniques with the colour mixing and happy with the results so far.
After today’s lesson I decided to continue to work on my ink drawings in preparation for Mondays lesson. (9,10)

Painting Drawing blog

Painting Drawing blog

Painting Drawing blog


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