Anyone who has ever studied art with me knows the importance of blue in my palette. I recently studied Cezanne’s Still Lifes–especially those painted in watercolor–and I recalled my early training in color and my alignment with the Impressionists who tended to use blue, rather than black, for shading. Paul Cezanne Detail Still Life with…
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Shading Yellows, Oranges, Reds to Purple with Prismacolor Premier Colored Pencils
Jacki Kellum Color Wheel Jacki Kellum Color Theory I teach shading in color by moving from yellow [the lightest color] incrementally toward and into purple [the darkest color]. If I want to shade Reddish Colors [Yellows to Oranges to Reds to Purples, I Move One Direction on the Wheel: In the Above Video, I show…