Mural - Michelangelo's Creation
from the Sistine Chapel ceiling (scale larger
than original)
click on image to enlarge
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| Canvas 3.5m x 7m (10ft x 20ft) is secured to
the studio wall with batons top and bottom. |
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Once the canvas is up, then it is primed,
which not only seals the surface but also stretches the cloth
as it shrinks, leaving a taught surface. |
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| After the primer has dried the first layer
are applied as an over all background. |
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Hard as it is to see, after the background is
dry the initial sketching is rendered, this is done using an
old technique of "grid work".
The source picture and the whole canvas are
gridded out in squares making scaling up more accurate. |
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| Blocking in the Flesh background |
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| final resting place Plan Expo trade
exhibition, the mural now has a Joke attached. |
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Samples of work are hung either side, showing
trompe l'oeil, marble and wood finishes |
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