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    Treasure

    May 13, 2022 4 minutes

    LEARNING OBJECTIVES

    ■ Learn to look closely at your subject

    ■ Trust your eyes, not your brain

    ■ Follow exercises to paint shiny metals and jewels

    If you were a painter several centuries ago you would have been able to consult books on painting elements of picture making, amongst them instruction on how to paint precious jewels and metals. These were mostly the decorations of the wealthy aristocracy and worn by a portrait sitter to display the message: Here I am and my wealth, standing and beauty are displayed for you to see.

    In this year of the HM The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, the nation’s eminence

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