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My Art in the Making Leonardo





        Head study of Leonardo
         e study of Leonardo’s head. I like the expression,

        but felt the colors were a little bit too warm.






















                                                             Photo reference
                                                             Photo reference









        WHAT THE ARTIST USED
        Support               » Filbert, Nos. 4 and 10
           » 120-by-80-centimeter     » Liner
          (47-by-31-inch) cotton canvas  Oil Colours
        Medium                » Azo red deep
           » 40 percent turpenoid    » Burnt sienna
           » 60 percent linseed oil    » Cadmium barium yellow light
        Brushes               » Prussian blue
                              » Titanium white
           » Egbert, Nos. 2, 4 and 6    » Van Dyck brown

           » Variety sizes of flat brushes,     I mix my paint over a large piece of glass with a neutral acrylic gray

          such as No. 28      » Vermilion      underneath. I try a variety of brushes, from egberts and filberts to very soft
                              » Yellow ochre   watercolor brushes.
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   Theo Felizzola.indd   60                                                       6/22/16   11:11 AM
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