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December 22, 2005
the light and the dark
The light tones are relatively easy, it’s in the shadows that things can get tricky. The body, in shadow, we are taught, takes on greenish hues. Matisse said it didn’t matter what colours you use to paint a face, it is the tones that are important.
Even so the colour [hue to be accurate] does affect the mood of the painting, it is an integral part of the whole thing. So it’s important to experiment to get it right, or at least to make it work in the way that you want it to work, there being no “right” or “wrong” in art.
Posted by john at December 22, 2005 07:56 AM