Lets Start at the Very Beginning #4 Values

Values are lights and darks. Light reveals form by lighting areas and leaving areas in the dark. Plane changes result in  abrupt value change. On a sphere the change is gradual. Relative value need not be extreme. THe change can be very subtle. Think about a rock...
Warm and Cool Colors

Warm and Cool Colors

First logistics to address! So you can anticipate when to check for a new step in our journey, I am going to write a post Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays. If I can do more I will. I have heard from several of you and it makes my heart glad! Thank you! And I will...
Oil Palette and Potential

Oil Palette and Potential

Returning to mucking in  oils after 10 years of sloshing around in watercolor, it has been a joy –and an eye opener– discovering how different pigments react in different binders. Alizarin Crimson and Viridian do not sing the same properties in these two...