by Alana Knuff | May 29, 2017 | Values
Light is that energy that shapes the forms and its absence creates the shadows. It is what draws us into a painting. The contrast of the adjacent darkest and lightest values, known as chiaroscuro, is easy to paint for most artists. More difficult is the middle...
by Alana Knuff | Dec 13, 2015 | Values
Often stated, if the values are right, the hue is unimportant. This is so true. Squint, squint, squint to see the values. A grey scale of ten values is my trusty companion. Ten oil colors from dark to light values might be ivory black, dioxazine violet, burnt sienna,...
