COMPOSITION
Subject Matter vs. Light Effect
Related Objects
Lighting effect examples
• Spot light
• Reflection
• Casting shadow
• Silhouette
• Bleach
Reading Directions and Speed
• Linear
• Curved
Speed is the pace of the painting controlled with brush strokes.
Rhythms and Melody
Shapes, their repetition or sequence
Center of Focus
Without it, the painting is just a collection of artifacts
With it, the painting is a visual event
• Contrast and edges
• Color
• Focus center can be an area, not necessarily an object
Painting Tools and Process
My palette: Titanium white, Cad Yellow lemon, Cad orange, Cad red light, Alizarine Crimson, Ultramarine Blue, Cerulean Blue, Sap Green, Cad Orange and Dioxazene Purple.
Once in a while I will use Yellow ocher, permanent green and an assortment of other colors for specific colors that I may not be able to duplicate with my
palette.
Brushes: Various sizes of flat bristle brushes, a few filberts and a couple of round brushes. I use large synthetic flats for darks, backgrounds and very thin paint.