Art Studio Secrets by Marjorie Sarnat

Art Studio Secrets by Marjorie Sarnat

Author:Marjorie Sarnat
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Dover Publications
Published: 2018-03-06T16:00:00+00:00


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201WARM AND COOL COLORS

Warm colors are the colors of fire and the sun: reds, oranges, and yellows.

Warm colors create moods of energy and passion.

Cool colors are the colors of water and the sky: blues, greens, and blue-purples.

Cool colors create a mood of calm and peacefulness.

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202WARM AND COOL ACCENTS

To accentuate the warmth of a color, surround it with cooler colors or cooler versions of its color. To accentuate the coolness of a color, surround it with warmer colors or warmer versions of its color.

203COLOR HARMONY

One principle of color harmony in a painting is deciding to make a painting predominantly warm (with less cool color) or predominantly cool (with less warm color).

204ANALOGOUS COLOR HARMONY

Analogous colors are colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. Yellow, orange, and red are analogous colors. A painting composed in analogous colors has natural harmony.

Add complementary color accents to create excitement. To heighten the excitement, add a touch of a discordant color near or in your center of focus.

205COLOR RELATIVITY

Remember that color is relative. One way to make a color appear brighter is to surround it with duller colors. Sometimes if a color is not working in your painting, adjusting the colors around it instead of the color in question will solve the problem.

206COLOR AND DEPTH

The colors you use will influence the illusions you create. Warm colors (reds, yellows, and oranges) come forward to the eye. Cool colors (blues, cool greens, and cool purples) recede to the eye.

Keep these qualities in mind when you create a sense of depth.

207MULTIPLICITY OF COLOR

Color harmony is essential for a good painting. One way to achieve color harmony is through “multiplicity of color.” This means that each color area contains some brushstrokes of the other colors that are in the painting. If you are painting a yellow-green umbrella with a pink handle against a blue sky, put blue here and there in the green and pink areas. Add a bit of yellow-green and pink to the sky.

Small amounts of other hues will not destroy the general color look of an area.

They’ll create subtle and rich color unity.

208INTENSIFY A HUE

To make a color appear more intense, surround it with its complement. Yellow against purple tones look more intensely yellow than against yellow-orange. Surrounding colors have a profound effect upon any given color.

209BLUSHING ARTIST

Use real blush applied with a cotton swab or small soft brush to put a bit of cheek color onto a figure in a watercolor or gouache painting. Blush blends easily, and the colors are always soft and natural.

Add blush to cheeks and ears of animals for extra cuteness. Explore eye shadow colors too.

210BRIGHT EYES

When painting the eyes of a human or creature, always use your darkest black for the pupil and your whitest white for the highlight, placing them next to each other. The high contrast will make the eyes “pop.”

Apply the white thicker in a horizontal stroke. The paint will catch the light, enhancing the bright-eye effect.

Make every other black in your piece lighter, and make every other white in your piece more toned.



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