All light sources have an inherent color. Photos tend to throw things off so we see things as “white light” yet did you ever paint something, say, a sunset, and when you added white to the sky it just looked plain “off” or even felt not very lit? Why...
While you are reading this I am in day 4 of Jury Duty. Yup, this week I am a servant of the State. So as I was writing this last Friday while waiting to find out if I was worthy of being a juror (curse my honest face) I found myself thrown together in a large room...
If you paint portraits from photos, you instantly have a battle on your hands because those pesky photo references tell lies. Here’s why. Last week I talked about how painting a nose can be tough if you have a bad photo reference. Well, painting the...
Controlling color is one of the most important things you can do as an artist… as well as the most difficult. I am currently teaching an 8-week Color and Composition class. This means no “painting” in the class, but rather deep thoughts and planning...
My students often complain about painting a nose. I hear ya, they are tough… so let’s look at a few things to make painting the schnoz a little bit easier. Check your levels. So it is an interesting thing. Toddlers and babies tend to have the bottom root...
