Boost your artistic confidence with a series of lessons on pigment quality, design principles, and color theory culminating in a glowing still life of a pineapple. Artist Sue Archer offers a combination of live demonstrations and practical examples to master your palette and paint with assurance.
In Commanding Color you'll learn how to:
- Control value and contrast
- Harness the powerful white of your paper
- Design negative space
- Energize your subjects with complementary colors
- Flow complementary colors into pre-wet paper to create subtle transitions
- Cover large areas with transparent darks
- Add texture as you work