elizamaru:Aziraphale and Crowley in the style of the Late Renaissance Mannerist Agnolo Bronzino. Thi
elizamaru:Aziraphale and Crowley in the style of the Late Renaissance Mannerist Agnolo Bronzino. This is a special order I accepted from a curious antique bookseller on Twitter as a new year gift to his friend who is apparently a giant snake. *ahem*I really wanted to capture the unique finish of Bronzino’s oil-tempera blend paintings. I think he, along with his contemporaries like Holbein, started the colouring process with tempera and then painted on top with very thin layers of oil, so the finish is pale and delicate to the point of being porcelain-like. Meanwhile, no real painting is ever digital-level smooth. So I scratched my head for a bit on how to create realistic smooth surface with a reasonable amount of “patina”.I also made a mock-up based on an interesting 1540-1570s tabernacle mirror frame with double shutters from the MET Collection. The idea is basically one shutter on each side holds one portrait, while the mirror sits protected in between. In this way, both portraits can be displayed at the same time. They’ll be a pair forever :DP.S. If you’re somehow interested in antique frames, I highly recommend https://theframeblog.com/P.P.S. HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYBODY!!! -- source link