Silverpoint

My First Silver Point and  Gold Point Attempts 12x12 silverpoint drawing of several Da Vinci and Albrect Durer drawings drawn in the late 1400's and early 1500's. It will be in a local auction in Feb 2019 for student scholarships. Silverpoint is a silver wire in a pencil that when scratched on a special surface leaves a mark that can't be erased. Its not a picture that you can give a quick glance to. I find my eyes dancing around each picture. I used a Cretacolor stylist with an embedded silver wire. I never could find out what the silver content is. It cost $18. Now I would have spent $28 at www.silverpointweb.com and gotten 2 stylists with 2 different silver tips - .9mm and 2mm. Da Vinci in 24k This is drawn using goldpoint. It will also be in the auction in Feb 2019. Drawn with  24k gold stylist from www.silverpointweb.com. Cost was $44 plus shipping. Looking back I would not get the gold again as the silver makes a slightly darker line and th