08-07-2026, 01:28 PM
(08-07-2026, 08:19 AM)Koen G wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.An important nuance to keep in mind is that we are not supposed to see color annotations. ... So we only see them when a MS is unfinished or finished somewhat carelessly.
Or maybe when the Draftsman thought that they would be covered by the paint, but the Painter instead used a semi-transparent paint (which seems to be the case in those examples). Or maybe the paint was originally opaque, but became semi-transparent as it aged, or the binder decayed and the pigment was mostly worn off.
All the best, --stolfi