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Job: 11803 Title: #218076# Drawing Lessons From The Famous Artists School (Rockport)
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USING COLOR TO EVOKE MOOD, CHARACTER, AND ATMOSPHERE
Beginning in the mid-1930s, Rockwell created color sketches by
photographing his detailed charcoal drawings, and painting in oil
on top of the photo. “I usually start my color sketches by rapidly
painting in the flesh tones of the figures in my picture. I do this
because I find that you can let yourself go in the color of clothes,
props, and even landscapes, but people must look human and
believable,” he wrote. “Of course, the ...