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minus-squareMac@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·14 days agoMeanwhile all the good paintings were from before lights were invented
minus-squareGamingChairModel@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·14 days agoI would think that accurate color representation would’ve generally required the bright lights and broad spectrum coverage of sunlight, so I imagine people just…painted during the day, by daylight.
minus-squareanomnom@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·14 days agoExcept for the cave paintings, that’s exactly the case.
minus-squareZwiebel@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 days agoOil paint needs forever to dry anyways (between layers)
minus-squareValmond@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·14 days agoThat’s why art studios had only windows letting the north light enter. Roughly same uniform cool light all day. Until the invention of the paint tube (and rail) so you could paint outside.
Meanwhile all the good paintings were from before lights were invented
I would think that accurate color representation would’ve generally required the bright lights and broad spectrum coverage of sunlight, so I imagine people just…painted during the day, by daylight.
Except for the cave paintings, that’s exactly the case.
Oil paint needs forever to dry anyways (between layers)
That’s why art studios had only windows letting the north light enter. Roughly same uniform cool light all day.
Until the invention of the paint tube (and rail) so you could paint outside.