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When I finished this painting a few months back, husband Mark said the cows look like Me, Moo and Ma. So here they are. Originally, Ma was standing in front of Moo. I moved him to the right so that Moo could be the real focal point. Me complained.
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The grays, which I mentioned in the last post, are subtle mixtures of the three primary colors, yellow, red and blue. Technically speaking, they are mixtures of one primary color and it's complimentary colors. For example, Yellow and purple (red plus blue) in various proportions. Without tinting (adding white), they make wonderful dark colors - rich, comparing to simple black. With tinting, they make delicious grays.
When mixing to create darks using red and green, yellow and purple, blue and orange, try adding white to see their nature and temperatures. Experiment with adding more of one primary to each of the grays to see what happens. How about two more primaries with different proportions?
Although adding white lightens the value, it also reduces the color intensity resulting a washed-out look. So, white needs to be used carefully to make sure that it adds to, instead of disrupts, the harmony of your painting. Try using yellow instead of white to lighten, just be mindful that it will turn blue into green, something more dramatic to me than, say, turning red into orange.
The best way to lighten the value when adding white or yellow is to constantly add a little warm or cool colors to make sure it's temperature-correct to the atmosphere/mood of your painting.
Thank you for visiting!
*One of my paintings, "Yours Truly" is being shown in the gallery of the Skye Restaurant in Glendale, Arizona. Please come and visit. The food is good and the band is fantastic! There are about 63 beautiful paintings gracing the walls of the restaurant; many of them are abstract works.
Li Hua
*** Private lessons are available in my studio, limited to 3 per class. If you are interested, please call me at 480.947.4741. Or email me at dreamcobbler@cox.net.
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