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Derek Moore
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3yr
added comment inPart 5 - Sketch Idea List Into Perspective Paintover
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So, I am working on a game, so the theme isn't a "facillty", but it is an atrium or level in an ancient-yet technologicallyadvanced society. The main feature is a light-siphon to bring light from the surface into the lower city. I designed the architectural elements, but a modeler made the samples. The perspective was fudged, but I tried to get it decent but not fuss over every minute detail.
In Watts did you go through grisaille painting before color? Do you think it’s an important step to do that in learning oils, does it make the jump into color “easier” to understand?
I went to Academy of Art University, and there we did grisaille before full color. We introduce one color at a time. The issue is color is like another dimension. Likr black and white is like drawing 2d, and adding color is like trying to draw 3d. Getting used to handling paint and controlling values, edges, and building up your brushwork, in my opinion, are things to prioritize as you slowly introduce color. If you use color, I would start off with a Zorn Pallete: black, white, yellow ocher and an earth red or cad red. The grey mixed up from black and white will act as thr blue in your pallette, and you'll basically work with primary colors.
Do you have any advice on budget lighting for small spaces? I find the most frustrating part for me is the inconsistent or bad lighting in the space I have.
I go to the hardware store and get clamp lights. You can use regular printer paper as a diffuser, and tape the paper over the light. I look for bulbs at the hardware store with daylight or cool light, because tungsten bulbs can make everything orange. There are tripod light stands for cheap online. I would also get an extension cord. You could get everything you need for under $50.
What is a term for the property that a pigment can have, that you need more of that color than the other stronger colos? For example, to mix a neutral grey, you need more yellow paint than purple.
Tinting strength is what I have learned. Like, pthalo green has a high tinting strength.
