Day two hundred and fifty-eight: Today I was helping a curator from another museum who was studying 18th-century French etchings, and we both appreciated a charming landscape with an empty boat by Claude-Henri Watelet (1718-1786). Shortly after we were browsing a book of Rembrandt (1606-1669) etchings, and came across one of the same boat in the same landscape that Watelet had obviously been studying. Today’s sketch honors both etching masters with a detail of the boat and the tall tree stump. I put my name where both Watelet and Rembrandt did too.
On a side note for printy people, I am delighted to report that I have finally found a solution to my quest for a suitable medium in Corel Painter that will emulate the effect of drypoint burr on ink: a fine camel watercolor brush with high diffusion and low evaporation rate. Want a little plate tone? Create a layer behind your “etching” and use a broad flat wash to tint the areas you want to be darker. I’m thrilled with all that I have learned using watercolor the last several days!
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