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Dotted Lozenge: Goltzius
What are some the advantages of the dotted lozenge style of rendering? Detail of Hendrik Goltzius’ Vulcanus (1592), showing the dotted lozenge style of rendering tone There are many drawing styles with long historical pedigrees of use (e.g. the return and hook strokes discussed in the earlier post, Passion in a Line), but one style that has virtually disappeared from use is the dotted lozenge (shown in the detail above). This distinctive style for rendering the effects of light and shade on…
