Demonstrations in Class
Last week we worked on very simple, small paintings to work out the lights and darks (values) and then balance with warms and cools, using complementary colors. We didn't all get to a three-color painting.Figuring out the lights and darks is a very important part of planning a painting, but I also think a little color study goes a long way toward the success of a painting. Color can really change the direction of the sketch you had done in black and white.
I can see from these two little studies that I would need to really tone down the bright white of the porch pillars. The spacing, shape, and bright white value of them, make them the focal point. I had intended for the window to be the focal point. I'm going to work out the three color study of this for this week's class.
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