Artist Studio
In this jumpstart I want you to again start by dividing your paper into four sections, and then sketch four simple subjects into each square, think of subject matter that can be assigned a representational color feeling, nothing too complicated. The goal is to get the colors both light and dark correct not paint an
This will seem daunting at first but there is no time like now to begin to think about the direction of light as something you, yes you, can manipulate to create a different painting while using the same shapes. I know we did this once before but I think it is a very important skill
Continue Reading “Creative Jumpstart: Direction of Light Changes the Scene”
The purpose of this exercise is multifaceted, to think in terms of interesting white shapes, to consider the darker middle values as big shapes which highlight and attach the whites, and to get used to putting varied and interesting colors in your darker values. First I want you to make a loose drawing of overlapped
Continue Reading “Creative Jumpstarts: Painting the Shadows”