Most artists use an aid like that. Usually by normal photography. Or so I believe.
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From: Randy Little
Sent: 06/08/2013 11:05
To: List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students
Subject: Re: Vermeer
Why would he need a CO? in the days if not weeks for all the paint layers it would be a hindrance. a painter of his skill just wouldnt need one expecially for his subject matter.
On Aug 6, 2013 2:57 AM, "John Palcewski" <palcewski@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
"The painter Johannes Vermeer is known for his incredible treatment of
light and the near-photorealism of his 17th-century scenes. How did he
do it without the use of a camera, which was invented some 150 years
later?"
My vote goes to the camera obscura, which of course predated photography
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