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attention on spaces with large amounts of light and or shade rather than focusing on the details as other often would. This is what lead to majority of his creations to be worked in with layers. Essentially, the first layer was the basics needed for the painting as the second carved away shading and provided more details and texture along with correcting any defects that presented themselves. The last layer was used for finishing touches such as blending colors or smoothing the lines to make them more realistic than cartoon-like. This was often a job left to the assistants of David. attention on spaces with large amounts of light and or shade rather than focusing on the details as other often would. This is what lead to majority of his creations …show more content…
The last layer was used for finishing touches such as blending colors or smoothing the lines to make them more realistic than cartoon-like. This was often a job left to the assistants of David. attention on spaces with large amounts of light and or shade rather than focusing on the details as other often would. This is what lead to majority of his creations to be worked in with layers. attention on spaces with large amounts of light and or shade rather than focusing on the details as other often would. This is what lead to majority of his creations to be worked in with layers. Essentially, the first layer was the basics needed for the painting as the second carved away shading and provided more details and texture along with correcting any defects that presented themselves. The last layer was used for finishing touches such as blending colors or smoothing the lines to make them more realistic than cartoon-like. This was often a job left to the assistants of David. attention on spaces with large amounts of light and or shade rather than focusing on the details as other often would. This is what

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