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EXCERPTS
From Part Three
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Fig. 15-1 The Complementary Color
Wheel. Ring #1 contains the standard spectrum colors, and Ring #2 contains their
tints. However, the dark shades in Ring # 3 are found through mixing complementary
colors across the color wheel, rather than adding black to darken the spectrum
colors. In Ring #4, the shades are lifted with white so all are the same
value. These "lifted compliments" are a necessary part of good color in
representational painting, especially in regard to distant subjects.
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Fig. 17-8A INCORRECT:
when we change values abruptly without any thought for the light source or a larger
abstract value pattern, the result is a spotty painting like this. |
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Fig. 17-8B Burst of
Foam. Oil on canvas 6x8" (15.20cm). Private collection. CORRECT: By
linking the light values together in the foaming water and the beach, and also tying
together the darks in the rocks, I simplified the value design. Both flow from
lower left to upper right. |
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