Study (art)
In art, a study is a drawing, sketch or painting done in preparation for a finished piece, as visual notes, or as practice.[1] Studies are often used to understand the problems involved in rendering subjects and to plan the elements to be used in finished works, such as light, color, form, perspective and composition.[2] Studies can have more impact than more-elaborately planned work, due to the fresh insights the artist gains while exploring the subject.Written notes alongside visual images add to the import of the piece as they allow the viewer to share the artist's process of getting to know the subject.One in particular, his study for the Libyan Sibyl on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, is based on a male model, though the finished painting is of a woman[citation needed].