Animator Milt Kahl considered his work on the villainous Madame Medusa in THE RESCUERS to be amongst his finest, inspired by the wonderful vocal performance from Geraldine Page. Here are some of his preparatory sketches for the characters. Learn more: https://t.co/GakPFFy3gy

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'A Cradle Song'~ Harry Clarke, (c. 1927)

This watercolour is preparatory work for Clarke's stained glass masterpiece The Geneva Window, 1929, originally commissioned by the Irish Government to represent Ireland at the International Labour organisation in Geneva.

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“North Pier Blackpool” 2022 A4
Working on subjects which were too intimidating to attempt until now. Took time to make rough preparatory sketch to think it through. WIP.

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Joan Mitchell, Unused preparatory drawing for In Memory of My Feelings, 1967 https://t.co/XLJJKQJpiU

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Several years ago, I had to make preparatory sketches for museum installations of various exhibitions in several places in Quebec. Here is one of them...

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Elaine de Kooning, Unused preparatory drawing for In Memory of My Feelings, 1967 https://t.co/vpIIYmJ90T

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Preparatory drawings are so enlightening.

Raphael did figure studies looking closely at the form of the figure & how it moved naturally in that pose. Then he would would add drapery to the figure before deciding on composition & colour.

He was very methodical. He had a system.

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The Amazing Spider-Man - Preparatory Character Sheet - Doctor Octopus 🐙

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Elaine de Kooning, Unused preparatory drawing for In Memory of My Feelings, 1967 https://t.co/MlIPh1lkpO

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Elaine de Kooning, Unused preparatory drawing for In Memory of My Feelings, 1967 https://t.co/j5P7XfK6sP

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Find out more about the creation of 'Constable Country' and the recent rediscovery of a preparatory study for one of John Constable's most personal works. https://t.co/BGm8TD2lr0

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Star Wars - Leia Organa 🔫

Here is another preparatory study for the work on the volume "Star Wars: Life Day", coming out next week for .
This time, here's my character sheet of the one and only Princess, Senator and General.

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'Don Quixote and Sancho Panza'~ Honoré Victorin Daumier, (1855)

This luminous painting is one of Daumier’s most highly regarded works. It is a preparatory work for a more finished picture showing Don Quixote charging a flock of sheep.

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Elaine de Kooning, Unused preparatory drawing for In Memory of My Feelings, 1967 https://t.co/MlIPh13J1e

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After yesterday's marathon, today's 6 hours seemed like fun. They included, in addition to the picture, two pages of preparatory sketches. Every day would be like this:)

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Elaine de Kooning, Unused preparatory drawing for In Memory of My Feelings, 1967 https://t.co/j5P7XfK6sP

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These drawings were probably made art for sale to collectors. At the same time the nature of the penwork made them particularly suitable for reproduction as prints, and indeed this drawing is a preparatory study, of identical size, for one of Gandolfi’s very few etchings. 2/2

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'A Cradle Song'~ Harry Clarke, (1932)

This watercolour is preparatory work for Clarke's stained glass masterpiece The Geneva Window, 1929, originally commissioned by the Irish Government to represent Ireland at the International Labour organisation in Geneva.

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James posted this drawing a couple of weeks ago, we couldn't not share it with you. "This is watercolour and chinese ink. It's taken from an old photograph of the painter Ernst Ludwig Kirchner. It’s a preparatory drawing for a series of woodcuts."

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Just admiring these fine chalk drawings by underrated 16th century Florence artist Andrea del Sarto, done as preparatory studies for larger paintings ~ St John the Baptist / Head of a Woman / Julius Caesar

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