Acrylic Demo – Value Study
I hope that you have learned something from doing the value study, it was a great exercise and I hope it taught you to see the various values in a subject that brings it to life – even in black and white.
My final day on my study was to just look to see where I could add some more detail and to fine tune the shapes of the elements of the painting. All I was interested in was the shape and the value of that shape. I know I sound like a broken record, but most of you are still way to concerned about the "flower" or the "vase" or what it is in the reflection. All of those things do not matter, the only thing that matters is the shape of the thing you are painting, then the value. If you get the shapes right the vase, flower and reflection will be there when you are done and that is the only time they may matter.
Once I had my black and white painting done, I made sure that my highlights were bright and I could call it done at that point. You can also stop at this point if you like the black and white version color is only an option, the lesson were the values.
If you do plan to add color as I did, remember that these are just glazes. What ever color I used, I added water to it so it was very transparent. In watercolor we would call them washes in oils and acrylics they are glazes. You want the transparency of the color because you want all the work you did on the values to come through not hidden behind thick paint. You may have to go over your highlights again because acrylics do dry darker but if you keep your glazes thin you shouldn't have any need to lighten the areas you go over with color.
Next class I will be going over some basic strokes and techniques so there won't be any reference material you need to worry about. If you need to finish up your value study or if you are ready to move on, please bring in something you would like to work on and I can help you get started. See you all in class.
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