Repetition can be found in all forms of art. In a painting composition repetition creates a visual rhythm against which the artist can drop in accents of interest. In poetry…
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Balance in A Painting ~ Art Tutorial Nine
Balance in a painting provides a sense of equilibrium. If an artist wants to disturb us, he can take away the balance by adding excessive weight in an area without…
Read moreChoosing Palette Colors for a New Painting-Part II: Working with the color of light Art: Tutorial Eight
What color will the light be in your new painting? Will it be warm summer light or glowing indoor light? Will it be violet early or evening light? Will it…
Read moreChoosing Palette Colors for A New Painting-Part I: Current Trend Colors: Art Tutorial Seven
What colors will your next painting need? What colors will portray your mental vision of this new work? There are several helpful actions that you can take. 1) Are you…
Read moreColor Mixes, Color Exercises for Color Choices: Art Tutorial Six
Try these four simple color exercises. They will help you understand the myriad of color choices that you have when selecting the colors for your painting. 1) Using the color…
Read moreColor Temperature: Painting with Warm and Cool Colors: Art Tutorial Five
When you look into a room filled with red, yellow and orange decor, your brain tells you that it should be hot in there. Conversely if the room has blue…
Read moreChiaroscuro! Tenebrism? What is color value? Art Tutorial Four
Color has value–value meaning the darkness or lightness of a color. We see the three dimensions of an object because of the shades and tints of color on that object.…
Read moreColor Made Simple: Art Tutorial Three
Knowledge of the color wheel and of color terms enable you to create the painting that you envision. Picking the colors that you think you will need, without significant planning,…
Read moreGolden Ratio: Art Tutorial Two
JOAN’S PRINCIPLES OF ART (MADE SIMPLE!) THE GOLDEN RATIO Design elements need to be considered while developing a larger sketch for your art piece. You’ve played with thumbnail sketches. Now…
Read moreWelcome to Joan’s Art Start Blog! Art Tutorial One
Welcome to Joan’s Art Start Blog! I chose the name Art Start because I will be sharing my ideas on how to start drawing or painting a piece of artwork,…
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