"Outdoor Still Life"
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Author: Lei_Iverson, Contributing Editor
| Hue, Value and Temperature: Relating similar colors to each other, I paint the large shapes first of each hue family in the middle value groups. For instance, I compared all the reds, in the entire shadow parts of the painting, observing which is warmer, and which is cooler. I paint one or two values darker than I see, so I will have rich color in the light value areas. Even the whites have warm and cool temperatures. I continue this process for each color family, until the whole the painting is completely covered with middle value color families. At this point, the stage has been set for the final step. |
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| Final Steps: The darkest darks and the lightest lights, come next, and then the reflective color. The last things I paint are selective details and accents. |
| Note: I paint shapes of color, rather than things, if the colors are right it will describe the form. The same is true about color temperature, if it is right, it will describe the type of light; sun light, sky light, and reflected light. When painting outdoors color temperature, along with shadow patterns, can even tell the viewer the time and type of day. That is why all these elements, Value, Hue and Temperature have to work together; they are relative to each other. |
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