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Color Theory – Light and Shadow Demonstration On A Light Surface


Ron Lemen

Happy holidays everyone, my last post of the year.  I am going to I did push the shadow a little darker overall but it should still demonstrate how sun and sky influence what we see.  I'm using the stormtrooper like a cast drawing because of its lightness and how easy it is to see the light influence over the local colors.  This involves the fourth characteristic of color, the use of temperature.  Hue, Value, Chroma,…

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Rock & Roll Fantasy Series X 2 Plus a Strange Skull!


Scott Fischer

November 19, 2024 - Horns up!! Thought I'd share a few quickies this month from IX con! All of these paintings were one session pieces, and I attacked them in the same way. (Pretty Much) I started with an acrylic Wash over a Conte pastel drawing. Working in the Conte first, kept the drawing light and flexible. I could lift it off in areas if needed, and I stayed with like a brick red pastel so I would not have to compete with a dark black line. I locked that drawing in with a pretty monochrome Violet Oxide Golden Fluid Acrylic wash, which let me add values where I wanted. The the fun began and I want nuts with oil paint. Got a bit crazy using pallet knife and even oil sticks. After that was down, most of the…

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