{"id":276146,"date":"2020-06-27T13:00:45","date_gmt":"2020-06-27T12:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.naturestudio.com\/?p=276146"},"modified":"2024-03-05T15:28:20","modified_gmt":"2024-03-05T15:28:20","slug":"observing-colors-like-an-artist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.naturestudio.com\/observing-colors-like-an-artist\/","title":{"rendered":"Observing colors like an artist"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row columns_type=”default” section=”” full_screen=”” vertical_centering=”” background=”” bg_color_info=”” img=”” parallax_bg_width=”110″ parallax_reverse=”” video=””][vc_column text_color=”” animate=”” animate_delay=””][vc_column_text]When you paint regularly, and work from observation, there comes a time when you begin observing colors differently.<\/span><\/p>\n

Has this happened to you?[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

Observing colors like an artist can happen at a different moment for everybody.<\/h2>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]So if it hasn’t happened yet, you’re in for a delight. Because once you begin observing colors like an artist, you start noticing so many more colors everywhere you look. And trust me – if you’re painting from observation on a consistent basis, it will happen.<\/p>\n

When your artistic eye has developed and you’re observing colors like an artist, it becomes so much easier to paint. It feels a more instinctive process to choose which paints to use.<\/p>\n

And all those extra colors you’re observing in your subject? You’ll naturally want to represent them in your artwork, which can mean your paintings can have even more interest and color variation to please the eye.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

So how do you go from simply seeing colors to observing colors like an artist?<\/h2>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]The first step is to train your eye to see colors in two main aspects: hue and tone (also referred to as “value”).<\/p>\n

But what is the difference between value and hue?<\/p>\n

Well in general when we describe colors, we refer to their hue, e.g. “green” or “purple”. But this is only half of what makes up their color.<\/p>\n

The tone or value of a color is much more important for artists to observe, because recreating this in your artwork is what makes a subject look 3D and full of form.<\/p>\n

Training your eye to observe the difference between value and hue can really help you to improve your artistic skills and dramatically improve the standard or artwork you’re producing.<\/p>\n

This mini class explains more about observing colors:[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]