Paper and Light: Luminous Drawings

by Julian Brooks and Michelle Sullivan

This volume looks at the techniques and materials that artists have utilized since the Renaissance to create spectacular light effects in drawings. The treatment of light and shadow is one of the building blocks of drawing. From techniques such as highlights and reserves, to material selection and the creation of translucent tracing paper, to the use of light as a medium for viewing artworks, artists for hundreds of years have found innovative and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1606069306
• ISBN13: 9781606069301
• Release Date: October 2024
• Publisher: J. Paul Getty Museum
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.5" x 9.4"