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  • Have You Tried a Black and White Underpainting?

    1 day ago - By Kem Studios

    'Forest Magic' 10x8 pastel ©Karen Margulis available $275
    A black and white underpainting was an unexpected delight. I have been working with 3 and 4 value thumbnails and underpaintings but I decided to limit them to just two values. It suited my dramatic subject.
    You may have heard the quotes about value...my two favorites are:
    "Value does the work but Color gets the Glory""Value gives the form and Color provides the emotion"
    If we can just get the values right then we can use any color and the picture will look correct. Easy enough? Not always. Just what does it mean to "get the right...
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