Painting with Compliments
Another great project to familiarize yourself with color mixing and the properties of certain colors is to create a painting with two compliments using a black and white photo as reference. In this case I painted from a B&W photo of a tea pot using Ultramarine Blue and Azo Orange. Ultramarine being on the warm side and Azo orange having some yellow in it, they created some nice warm tones. I tried to mix mostly grays and highlight with some pure color for contrast. Try it with three sets of compliments, blue/orange, purple/yellow, red/green, or any you'd like. It's fun and great watercolor practice.
Beautiful!!! What a great idea for an assignment....I'll try it, after the holidays!
ReplyDeleteThanks Carol! Color can be overwhelming. Limiting the palette can make painting easier, allowing for more focus on values and washes.
ReplyDeletehmmm I'll try and remember this for the weekend. Lovely painting Kris.
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas.
Wonderful! Yes, I'll try it, too. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteThank you, suep! If you try it, I'd love to see it! Post on your blog maybe? Wishing you a Happy Holiday too!
ReplyDeleteAnd thank you, Sue V. See you tomorrow at the firehouse. If you try it before then, bring your painting.