Color and Light - Ch 8 & 4
Apparently the primary colors are not, in nature, the only primary color. Any of the others could claim to be the primary color. That kind of blew my mind.
With light, the primary colors are red, blue, and green
The actual color something is and what you will use to paint it will typically be different based on the lighting conditions and angle you are seeing it at. Like on the bus below by Gurney, the colored striped painted onto it are one solid color in real life but to show the form and how the light is hitting it he used a lighter pink and lighter yellow to communicate the form.
"Most paintings fail because of too much intense color rather than too much gray."
"Better gray than garnish"
Instead of painting just straight gray, mix complimentary colors and use flecks of it in a painting to create more visual interest
In both of these you can see where they used violet and yellow mixed together to create grey and they used spots of each of those colors to make it pop
You can also use this with green by putting in subtle flecks of reds or warmer colors so that the coolness doesn't overpower it.
Gradations in color need to be planned in advance but can help reflect nature and light, considering its constantly moving
Colors at night:
Under the moonlight colors will be desaturated and darkened
Due to the way our eyes are green and blue hues will appear lighter in the moonlight and red will appear darker
In this image he takes colored paper and show how it would appear under moonlight.
With light, the primary colors are red, blue, and green
The actual color something is and what you will use to paint it will typically be different based on the lighting conditions and angle you are seeing it at. Like on the bus below by Gurney, the colored striped painted onto it are one solid color in real life but to show the form and how the light is hitting it he used a lighter pink and lighter yellow to communicate the form.
"Most paintings fail because of too much intense color rather than too much gray."
"Better gray than garnish"
Instead of painting just straight gray, mix complimentary colors and use flecks of it in a painting to create more visual interest
In both of these you can see where they used violet and yellow mixed together to create grey and they used spots of each of those colors to make it pop
You can also use this with green by putting in subtle flecks of reds or warmer colors so that the coolness doesn't overpower it.
Gradations in color need to be planned in advance but can help reflect nature and light, considering its constantly moving
Colors at night:
Under the moonlight colors will be desaturated and darkened
Due to the way our eyes are green and blue hues will appear lighter in the moonlight and red will appear darker
In this image he takes colored paper and show how it would appear under moonlight.
Moonlight scenes will have a bluish tone to them
Also pay attention to how sharp or blurry your lines are when painting. Our eyes can only see so much and by keeping things blurry it can more accurately capture what we see, especially in night time scenes. Make what you want the viewer to focus on sharp and clean and everything else can blend more together.
Our brains interpret colors as being consistent no matter what the lighting conditions are. If you see red in blue lighting your brain will still think red, when in reality it may be more accurate to paint it with a more blue or green hue. Try to isolate colors from what surrounds them so that you can see what the color really is.
The temperature of a color can also be affected based on what colors surround it. By adding cool shadows you can make the highlight appear warmer, while adding warm shadows makes the highlight appear cooler.
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