Note: As I marvel at all the wonderful names that the Crayola Company has devised to name its various sticks of color, I am reminded of the importance of being specific when we write. After all, brown is not always the same color as mahogany, and mahogany is not the same color as tumbleweed. Beginning…
Category: Color
Exactly Which Watercolor Paints Does Jacki Kellum Use? Let’s Talk Color Part 2
In this post, I’ll share some tips about which watercolor paints that I buy and how I best use those paints to avoid mixing mud. In terms of brands of watercolor paints, I almost exclusively use DaVinci Watercolors, and I buy the large 37 ml tubes of that paint. I have decided that this is…
Jacki Kellum Watercolor Palette – Let’s Talk Color in Jacki Kellum’s Paintings Part I
Janis Joplin – Jacki Kellum Watercolor Painting Sold – Prints Are Available I painted Janis several years ago, and I told a friend of mine that it might be my best painting of all time. That is not because it looks like Janis and is, therefore, a perfect portrait. In fact, I didn’t even paint…
Color in Photoshop – A Review of the Different Modes of the Color Panel
In the above image, you see that I am using the Colors Panel in HSB Mode. H=Hue S=Saturation B=Brightness If I click from the drop-down menu, I can select another mode. Let’s look at the Color Wheel Mode or the Color Disk Following, you will see views of the Hue Cube Mode of the…