Silverpoint: Da Vinci's study for Lena

I've started a silverpoint copy of Da Vinci's Lena drawing. The original has bad watermarks that obscure the woman's cheek, making it difficult for me to see how the form turns. I'm slowly building up the values and hope to achieve a better sense of turning. Still very faint at the moment.

Second and first painting of Juliano

I'm working hard to finish Juliano by the end of June. At this time, I have only applied a "second painting" layer to the forehead, eyes, nose, mouth, and both sides of the face. This week, I've been concentrating on "edges", and going back to "first painting" (direct pigment, no oil) in different places where second painting would not work. I softened the edges of the hair so they disappear into the background, making the foreground curls jump forward.