Brilliant Light and Shadow - 9 Tips For Using Half Tones
Brilliant light and shadows are easy when you learn to use half tones.
Here are 9 ways to help you achieve this goal.
1) The color or half tone being painted first over the entire canvas will spoil the clearness and transparency of your shadow.
2) It will interfere with the brilliancy of color in the lights.
3) It is not necessary to paint half tones over the shadows.
When working in color the half tones or middle tones of lights can be made.
And, a middle tone of shadows can be made.
4) In working with the half tones of either light or shadow, paint the two separately, studying the edges where they come together.
5) After this step is accomplished, the variety of tones in the lights and shadows can be added.
Using this method, the difference in the quality of color between lights and shadows is preserved.
6) Notice the strong contrast between lights and shadows.
The shadows are usually warm if the lights are cool and vice versa.
Such contrasts affect the vitality of coloring and when used properly, will take your paintings to the next level.
7) When it's time for color, it may be necessary to adopt many expedients.
So for right now, concentrate on keeping the half tone brilliancy in your paintings.
As you proceed, new information will be presented that makes it easier to consider color.
In general, when scumbling to get effects you want, use as little paint as possible.
8) Thinner paint is easier to refine and manipulate.
9) Keep your early work in monochrome.
Keep it solid, but as thin as you can, reserving thicker paint for those places, when you want to use a touch that is not influenced by what you are painting into.
Here are 9 ways to help you achieve this goal.
1) The color or half tone being painted first over the entire canvas will spoil the clearness and transparency of your shadow.
2) It will interfere with the brilliancy of color in the lights.
3) It is not necessary to paint half tones over the shadows.
When working in color the half tones or middle tones of lights can be made.
And, a middle tone of shadows can be made.
4) In working with the half tones of either light or shadow, paint the two separately, studying the edges where they come together.
5) After this step is accomplished, the variety of tones in the lights and shadows can be added.
Using this method, the difference in the quality of color between lights and shadows is preserved.
6) Notice the strong contrast between lights and shadows.
The shadows are usually warm if the lights are cool and vice versa.
Such contrasts affect the vitality of coloring and when used properly, will take your paintings to the next level.
7) When it's time for color, it may be necessary to adopt many expedients.
So for right now, concentrate on keeping the half tone brilliancy in your paintings.
As you proceed, new information will be presented that makes it easier to consider color.
In general, when scumbling to get effects you want, use as little paint as possible.
8) Thinner paint is easier to refine and manipulate.
9) Keep your early work in monochrome.
Keep it solid, but as thin as you can, reserving thicker paint for those places, when you want to use a touch that is not influenced by what you are painting into.
