One of the classes we had to take as art history majors at University of Chicago was a fine arts spread across all the old techniques, on the theory that you couldn’t criticize if you didn’t know exactly how the results were achieved. So we actually DID use silverpoint which, I agree, is very exciting. And the backwards layering of egg tempera from laying down the shadows first was fascinating. Cellini, by the way, has a wonderful section in his autobiography on the difference between city eggs and country eggs for egg tempera.
Thanks for that added info. I’ve learned a little about the tempura paints and it is all fascinating. It’s on my agenda. Barbara Mason does a great deal of work in pastels and watercolor.
The amount of technology underpinning the actual art work is a bit staggering.
I’m so glad that you were introduced to silverpoint drawing in collete. Most of the formally educated artists that I’ve met have never heard of it. So,that sounds like a wonderful school. Do you have a website for your work? If so, please share with a newbie.