JADE GATES
COLOR
“I found I could say things with color and shapes that I couldn't say any other way - things I had no words for.” Georgia O'Keeffe
I find color the most exhilarating aspect of painting.
exercises
complimentary colors
secondary colors
color white up to black down
value color chart
“I found I could say things with color and shapes that I couldn't say any other way - things I had no words for.” Georgia O'Keeffe
I find color the most exhilarating aspect of painting.
exercises
complimentary colors
secondary colors
color white up to black down
value color chart
INTRO
you cant's learn to paint without painting and these exercise will gently guide you through the initial processes. telling a story in paint. weather it's illustrative or abstract you are leading the viewers eyes around with the use of color and contrast.
you cant's learn to paint without painting and these exercise will gently guide you through the initial processes. telling a story in paint. weather it's illustrative or abstract you are leading the viewers eyes around with the use of color and contrast.
deciding what to paint keep it simple
basic shapes - negative space creates structure
and arranging on canvas/ paper.
using a ground and then starting with darks or just paint on top of playing
composition-
squint eyes, checking composition turn canvas, use mirror
using camera to frame image
use camera too turn B&W will help to see values - perhaps move light is lighting doesn't look good
one main light source Lamp, window etc. ignore other light sources and details
frame of mind reference
placing with grid or other formula
drawing from right side of brain
value
are they darker or lighter?
separate values into light-midtone- darks
try to clump them together and or join them when possible, might need to move light source.
lightest value in darks is darker than darkest value in mid-tones etc. so don't worry about little bits and spots at this point.
you want to simplify the details
you're telling a story, you're telling them where to look. We automatically look where the darkest color meets the lightest color and if there are a lot of light and dark spots, we get confused, we need simple directions.
rule of thirds -as an artist you learn to understand what works and what doesn't and you manipulate the light or what you are drawing if it was just about copying verbatim we wouldn't have the opportunity to create something completely original and hopefully more exciting than the reality.
so important to experiment it is how you will learn. art is very subjective
so you use your knowledge to change where you want the value the artistic part is understanding how you are going to frame it on you paper and how your going to manipulate the values and colors to create something beautiful.
A big part of learning anything is just doing the beginning exercises without getting frustrated and letting go of expectations that your first couple of paintings are going to be fantastic works of art. just have fun with the exercises
everyone sees something different perhaps line and structure come easily but you can't wrap your head around value
basic shapes - negative space creates structure
and arranging on canvas/ paper.
using a ground and then starting with darks or just paint on top of playing
composition-
squint eyes, checking composition turn canvas, use mirror
using camera to frame image
use camera too turn B&W will help to see values - perhaps move light is lighting doesn't look good
one main light source Lamp, window etc. ignore other light sources and details
frame of mind reference
placing with grid or other formula
drawing from right side of brain
value
are they darker or lighter?
separate values into light-midtone- darks
try to clump them together and or join them when possible, might need to move light source.
lightest value in darks is darker than darkest value in mid-tones etc. so don't worry about little bits and spots at this point.
you want to simplify the details
you're telling a story, you're telling them where to look. We automatically look where the darkest color meets the lightest color and if there are a lot of light and dark spots, we get confused, we need simple directions.
rule of thirds -as an artist you learn to understand what works and what doesn't and you manipulate the light or what you are drawing if it was just about copying verbatim we wouldn't have the opportunity to create something completely original and hopefully more exciting than the reality.
so important to experiment it is how you will learn. art is very subjective
so you use your knowledge to change where you want the value the artistic part is understanding how you are going to frame it on you paper and how your going to manipulate the values and colors to create something beautiful.
A big part of learning anything is just doing the beginning exercises without getting frustrated and letting go of expectations that your first couple of paintings are going to be fantastic works of art. just have fun with the exercises
everyone sees something different perhaps line and structure come easily but you can't wrap your head around value