Tag Archives: color

How to Mix Skin Colors

I wish there was a simple recipe for mixing skin colors. Goodness knows that I go through a ritual every time I attempt to paint a person’s flesh. Sadly, you can’t go to an art store and buy skin tones. … Continue reading →

Tips for Watercolorists: Color, Brushes, and Paper

Watercolors can be divided into two kinds: transparent and opaque. The distinction is imperfect because some pigments, classed as transparent, are less transparent, that is to say more opaque, than others. What are called transparent colors are those composed of … Continue reading →

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Discussing the use of Colors in Your Artwork

In visual perception a color is almost never seen as it really is–as it physically is…if one says red and there are fifty people listening, it can be expected that there will be fifty reds in their minds~Joseph Albers Colors … Continue reading →

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Art That Tell Stories That The Viewer Imagines

I always enjoy artist works, paintings, drawing, etc., that tell stories, or leaves enough unsaid that creates an imagined and entertaining moment in the viewers mind. An example of this would be the picture to the right. Fair use rationale … Continue reading →

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The First Mission of Art: To Entertain

Sometimes it is the abstract color work. Sometimes it is the realization that it is not abstract but realistic. Sometimes it is expressionistic or impressionistic. Sometimes it is nothing more than colorful patterns that create pleasure to the viewer. Much … Continue reading →

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Experimenting With Color

Have you ever experimented painting with only two colors: black and white – only black and white and I don’t mean a mixture of the two. There is a lesson well worth learning with this experiment. Try painting anything without … Continue reading →

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Reviewing Three Selected Blog Posts

From time to time the writers at Art Center Information prefer to go back and review a few selected blogs written in the past. Here are references to three informative blogs that may help the novice understand certain valuable tips … Continue reading →

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Tip for Painting People With Water Media

It is fun painting with water media whether it is acrylic, gouache, or watercolors. You have to practice, sketch, study, and learn to accept the challenges it gives you. However, the more you work and become familiar with it, the … Continue reading →

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Painting Light While in Open Shade

Painting in open shade can sometimes be and often is a most frustrating experience of color contradictions. Predominantly, the color temperature, as it relates, is cool lights and warm darks, however this can easily reverse itself back and forth because … Continue reading →

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Tips to Keep Colors Permanent

To make sure your art will last as long as it possibly can without fading, it is imperative that you understand the permanence and the lightfastness of the colors used in your artwork. More than likely, this blog post is … Continue reading →

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