LUMINOSITY AND CREATING GLOWING COLOR.
TRANSPARENCY OCCURS BETWEEN PAINT PARTICLES. Many people say that the way to create a “glow” in watercolor is to paint pale glazes of “luminous,” transparent…
TRANSPARENCY OCCURS BETWEEN PAINT PARTICLES. Many people say that the way to create a “glow” in watercolor is to paint pale glazes of “luminous,” transparent…
Don’t settle for less vibrant color in your watercolor painting. I see too many watercolor painters whose paintings could be improved by using stronger mixes…
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Every color has three different components. These qualities are value (lightness or darkness), hue (the color name), and intensity (saturation or brightness). Each brushstroke in…
Why are there such variations in the appearance of shade and shadows, even within a single picture? How, as artists, can we capture that variation…
\All painters want to know how to portray light in order to create atmospheric and dramatic effects. When an artist can emphasize light, an everyday…