Many different material choices and artistic process have been used in this painting. Millais worked outside to produce sketches and took back to the studio to create a larger finished painting. To create Millais model pretending to be Ophelia drowning in the river, the lady was put in a bath full of water. Some oil lamps were placed underneath to keep the water warm. An antique dress was brought into this painting. All flowers, broken, and dead leaves in full bloom were painted for real in this painting. The usage of two important terms from elements and principles of art were: Elements of art: 1. Light: focused on the real figures; Ophelia (a young lady) to embrace her pain, beauty, and innocence. It is used on making the lead white paint
