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Before The Paint
The Character In Context Show first opened in 2024 at the A. R. Mitchell Museum in Trinidad, Colorado, and becomes an annual show with it's return this coming May. The show is curated by fellow illustrator Elliot Lang, and has a unique focus on the process that goes into artists creating human-made, hand-crafted artwork. Each artwork is accompanied by an artifact of the preliminary process, hanging alongside the final. Starting this new painting during the…
YESTERDAY’S POST
Color Theory – Light and Shadow Demonstration On A Light Surface
December 23, 2024 - 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, Temperature. May the theory be with you and thank you all for your support of this blog and all the amazing artists sharing their knowledge with you. Happy holidays and happy new year! https://youtu.be/TZiBcdDSDGs?si=CMHzi926shg3Sxjs
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