When I discovered I just couldn’t see that well after all.

I had been merrily going along with my art.  Then, one day, a post on a friend’s Facebook page said that she had ordered jeweler’s glasses to be able to paint minatures.  In a flash of wonder, I ordered jewelers glasses as well.

I was halfway done this scroll when the glasses came in.  I couldn’t believe how sloppy it was.  The paint wasn’t fully into the areas, the outlining was terrible.  So, I spent more time fixing it than I probably would have starting over.

All in all, though, the glasses are a huge benefit to me.

Exemplar:

Psalm 1, The Arundel Psalter, http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/illmanus/arunmancoll/p/011aru000000060u00013000.html.  Date:  1075