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Matthew Severson · 02-11-2004, 07:24 PM

Ouch! When you put the original up there it really makes mine look bad! Take it down! "Just kidding."

Thanks for your help. I never noticed before how different the head and hand are from the original. Let's just hope Rembrandt isn't frowning down on me.

I know what you mean about tint. There are several reasons why it's very difficult to get the same tint as the original: 1. It is hard to know what technique and imprimatura the artist used. 2. Every picture that I've seen of this painting has a different tint; the picture there, probably from at artchive.com, has a very different tint than the photo I was working from.

Had I gone to Amsterdam, which is out of the question, and copied the actual painting my colors probably would have been better.

I suppose Rembrandt isn't the best artist to begin with. Who would you recommend? I had one artist tell me Da Vinci (as a joke).

Matthew

P.S. Yeah, I am 16.

02-11-2004, 07:24 PM	#5
Matthew Severson Juried Member Joined: Jan 2004 Location: Illinois Posts: 123	Reply Ouch! When you put the original up there it really makes mine look bad! Take it down! "Just kidding." Thanks for your help. I never noticed before how different the head and hand are from the original. Let's just hope Rembrandt isn't frowning down on me. I know what you mean about tint. There are several reasons why it's very difficult to get the same tint as the original: 1. It is hard to know what technique and imprimatura the artist used. 2. Every picture that I've seen of this painting has a different tint; the picture there, probably from at artchive.com, has a very different tint than the photo I was working from. Had I gone to Amsterdam, which is out of the question, and copied the actual painting my colors probably would have been better. I suppose Rembrandt isn't the best artist to begin with. Who would you recommend? I had one artist tell me Da Vinci (as a joke). Matthew P.S. Yeah, I am 16.