Silverpoint Drawing - Heritage Lincolnshire Online Talk & Activity
Sun 13 Jun 2021, 10–12am
£25, 18yrs+
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Step into the shoes of the “Renaissance Masters” and try out the delicate 15th century technique of drawing with a metal stylus, a technique of Leonardo Da Vinci and Raphael.
What you will learn
- History of silverpoint and metalpoint drawing.
- Contemporary artists using silverpoint today.
- An overview of the tools and materials required.
- Preparing a suitable ground for drawing on (it doesn’t work just on paper!).
- Techniques for mark making.
- Creating light and shade.
- The effects of oxidisation.
- Work together to draw a small still life.
- Developing your practice and where best to obtain supplies.

Craft kit contents
- X4 A6 sheets of thick hot pressed watercolour paper prepared with white silverpoint drawing ground.
- A6 tracing paper sheet for keeping fingerprints off your work.
- A paper clip/short length of wire to draw with.
What you could bring along
A selection of different metals to draw with. Suggestions include: a silver earring or pendant, a silver spoon, a wedding ring, a nail, a piece of old wire, a piece of copper pipe.
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