Trois crayons method used by da Vinci to create flesh tones.
Completed work using da Vinci's unique trios crayons (three chalks) method. All the colour variations including the olive green dress and chestnut hair are optical effects deriving from combinations of the three chalks.
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Principessa

Contemporary drawing using the authentic techniques and visual language of the renaissance masters.

Black, red and white chalk, brown ink on tinted antique paper.