Portrait of Emanuele by Jean-Antoine Norbert 2013
[Video coming soon]
A kind thanks to artist Jean-Antoine Norbert for giving the demonstration and sharing the information he learned during his 2013 workshop at Charles Cecil studio in Florence (and the homemade pizza).
Cecil Palette:
Vermillion Red
White
Ivory Black
Persian Red
Yellow Ochre
Cecil Medium:
25% Canadian Balsam oil
25% Sun-thickened linseed oil
50% Thinner*
*Fist painting use slightly more thinner, for subsequent layers use the same medium.
Grinding materials:
Grinding pestle
2 pieces of glass (previous coated with adhesive and white sand for grit) (one of colors and one for white) mounted on boards (white background recommended to see better during cleaning)
Linseed Oil
Mineral spirits
Paper towels
Maestro (Michael John Angel):
To get a pure black: use a high quality pigment and grind everyday for 15 minutes for a year.
Paint away.
Evanny
(la balcone piccola a Firenze)
