I captured an interesting picture during one of my trips and used it as a reference for this painting. As it can be seen, the subject is not of as much interest as the shadows created about and around it.
By virtue of the location and it's surrounding, there is a mix of cool and warm shadows. Strong warm morning sunlight forms crisp shadows. Areas exposed to this light have cool shadows and the unexposed areas form warm shadows.
For a while the concept of cool and warm shadows confused me. On research I found that the concept of complementary shadows is due to
a) consideration of two light sources
b) influence of impressionism
We can apply this rule in most of the cases, but I'm sure there exist some exceptions. Sometime in the future, I want to find a case where this rule is broken.
What do you think?
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i really like the writing (and art too ofc) on this blog.
ReplyDeleteit helps people (like me who do not really paint) understand how the hues and tones must be used.
I'm glad to know that. I started this blog to share what I know, so I'm glad it's of use to you. :)
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