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<p>[QUOTE="mirana, post: 9999375, member: 79705"]So, the image on the back is reversed?</p><p><br /></p><p>It's not what I would suggest others do, but you can draw on the back of the canvas and then use a strong light to project it to the front where you can paint in things without having a pencil line. This creates obvious problems with viewing the progress of the painting, and it's colors correctly. It's not something I would expect a professional to do. It's also possible they traced the sketch/photo/image using this method, and then reversed it for the painting. </p><p><br /></p><p>You do see sketches on the backs of art occasionally. Artists will reuse materials, paint over them, flip them over, etc. I once opened up a frame to find the noted painter had sketched out a completely different idea on the back. Always a fun surprise. This one being a reverse isn't likely to be the same reason though.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="mirana, post: 9999375, member: 79705"]So, the image on the back is reversed? It's not what I would suggest others do, but you can draw on the back of the canvas and then use a strong light to project it to the front where you can paint in things without having a pencil line. This creates obvious problems with viewing the progress of the painting, and it's colors correctly. It's not something I would expect a professional to do. It's also possible they traced the sketch/photo/image using this method, and then reversed it for the painting. You do see sketches on the backs of art occasionally. Artists will reuse materials, paint over them, flip them over, etc. I once opened up a frame to find the noted painter had sketched out a completely different idea on the back. Always a fun surprise. This one being a reverse isn't likely to be the same reason though.[/QUOTE]
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