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Mari DeRuntz · 11-30-2002, 12:43 PM

I'd set up a still life with a piece of black cloth, maybe a bottle of red wine, and another dark object, light it and then do a charcoal study to explore your values, and a fast, small oil study to explore your colors.

11-30-2002, 12:43 PM	#2
Mari DeRuntz STUDIO & HISTORICAL MODERATOR Joined: Apr 2002 Location: Southern Pines, NC Posts: 487	I'd set up a still life with a piece of black cloth, maybe a bottle of red wine, and another dark object, light it and then do a charcoal study to explore your values, and a fast, small oil study to explore your colors. __________________ Mari DeRuntz student at Mims Studios www.quanceblog.blogspot.com [email protected]