Quoting Kimiko Small <[email protected]>:
This is why I like redrawing books like Wilcox, to help get an idea
of what was available during any given time period as an overview.
From there, I can then dig into the images of the time period in
question, hunting for whatever specific style I want, as many images
as I can find, to better get the real details of whatever it is I
am going for.
As to actual resources... there are too many for me to count, since
I go with portrait pieces, other images of the time, and
illuminations. It can take awhile to collect what you need.
Depending on the time period, I can offer some suggested art sites,
or collection sites where others have done the collecting of images
already. My favorite is also collecting history and image books in
general, since they offer many images of the time period. But that
can be iffy when they toss in Victorian woodcuts as often as they do
contemporary images, and older ones don't tell you much about the
image other than maybe a name, some of which has since been switched
to someone else.
Not helping much, sorry.
Kimiko, I think that's very helpful. I am thinking of Wilcox -- I've
looked at a lot of paintings, and I can recognize a great many of them
from the redrawings. And I really like the idea of a broad overview.
You've got to train your eyes in a lot of ways before you can start
using paintings. Clothes, I think I've got a good handle on, but not
so much headwear.
Thanks!
Susan
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Susan Farmer
[email protected]
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
Division of Science and Math
http://www.goldsword.com/sfarmer/Trillium/
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