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Colour and rendering

23/6/2017

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Below are the Uccello paintings that story is about. I see the defining stylistic feature as clear graphic shapes with understated modelling. For example, the main horse reads most strongly as a silhouette, even though it has a degree of modelling. This is generally true of all the horses, although the mid-tone horse to the right shoes a degree of backlighting - perhaps to suggest that, unusually for Uccello it is not seen in pure profile.

Typically for Uccello, it uses single-point perspective, and I stick to this in my comic. While they are impressive battle scenes, they are seen from outside the action, as if looking through a window. I reference this in my comic through Uccello's friend/rival Donatello, a sculptor known for reviving the classical style of sculpture 'in the round', who is less impressed than others  by Uccello's approach to space.

I aim to reflect this in my rendering, by using single point perspective , and mainly flat colours with understated modelling. Following discussion with the tutor, I will look at overlaying age effects: for example a pale colour: a paper or parchment effect, etc.


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Uccello - The Battle of san Romano (National Gallery, London).
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Uccello - The Battle of san Romano (Uffizzi, Florence).
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Uccello - The Battle of san Romano (Lourve, Paris).
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  • Landing Page
  • Francis Bacon
  • Uccello
  • Vermeer
  • Tangled Tales
  • The Curse of the Yellow Book
    • Introduction (1912)
    • More Pages
    • A Found Object
    • The Intermediate Functionary
    • The Book and the Curse
    • Synopsis
    • Dead Trees >
      • Dead Trees cover gallery
      • Sample Issue
      • Contributors
      • The Library (complete)
    • New >
      • Chemistry
  • More
    • The Chimera Tree
    • Reviews
    • Reviews - More
    • Dead Trees Lucky Bag
    • The Eyes of the Artists >
      • A Different Story
      • From Dead Trees >
        • Home
        • Contact Me
  • Rare
    • Create / Destroy
    • Seen From Here
    • Dead Trees (from 'The Outsider') >
      • More on Dead Trees (from 'The Outsider')
    • For Films
    • More For Films
    • Realism
    • Links
  • Blog