1. Haddon Sundblom / Robert Bonfils. Quaker Oats man. Low frontal plus edge lighting. Bristle filberts only. Stroke direction and weaving. Similar to Zorn, Sargent, Sorolla.
2. Dean Cornwell. Bristle flats, stand oil, decorative geometry. Darks first transparently. Opaque lights last. More like Brangwyn.
3. J.C. Leyendecker. Soft transitions contrasting with clear crisp strokes. Cut background last. Slippery medium.
4. Norman Rockwell. Indirect frontal light. Stroke module tightens down for significant details. Green/red palette. Subtle caricature everywhere.
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More about master copies in Imaginative Realism: How to Paint What Doesn't Exist (Amazon) or signed from my website
3 comments:
James, if you do not already own a copy of Sundbloom’s ‘Dreams of Santa’ then recommend. Beautiful!
Jeff Watts of Watts Atelier did a fantastic workshop copying styles of old illustrators as well. Learned a lot myself by doing this.
James—that Leyendecker copy looks like Ol' JC himself painted it! There's no better way to learn that copying.
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