Bernard Gilbert: Teaching Chromatic Research
Soon it will be back to school, which is good news: Bernard Gilbert is a painter and teacher in Namur (Belgium). Amateurs of all ages… Read More »Bernard Gilbert: Teaching Chromatic Research
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Challenge #5 Create a greeting card and learn about the Korean color system
Sending greetings to family and friends has always seemed like a nice tradition to me. I enjoy writing them as much as I enjoy receiving… Read More »Challenge #5 Create a greeting card and learn about the Korean color system
Challenge #10: White (II)
Has the previous challenge convinced you of the richness and complexity of white? In the theme of the portrait white could evoke candor or innocence.… Read More »Challenge #10: White (II)
Challenge #9 White
A color challenge on white? Why white? Curiously, everyone will agree on what is white, yet finding two identical whites is a real challenge. Do… Read More »Challenge #9 White
Challenge #8 The colors of the night
What is the color of your nights? Are they mysterious or rather festive? What colors evoke dreams for you? Does insomnia have a color? Is… Read More »Challenge #8 The colors of the night
Challenge #7 The Magic Hour Palette
What colors evoke this magical moment for you, after sunset and before nightfall? That moment when lights come on here and there but still struggle… Read More »Challenge #7 The Magic Hour Palette
Challenge #6 Capturing Light Fluctuations
Aren’t light fluctuations wonderful? Seeing it glisten on the water, transforming itself as the day goes by, intensifying in the mountains, piercing the fog, filtering… Read More »Challenge #6 Capturing Light Fluctuations
Challenge #4 Playing with Complements
In the previous challenge, I suggested that you begin your exploration of the world of colors by limiting yourself to a few, thus restricting your… Read More »Challenge #4 Playing with Complements
Challenge #3 Explore a limited palette
If you like colors, you will be tempted to combine them in numbers, whether to decorate your living room or to make a canvas. Or else, you will not know where to start, and, for fear of making a mistake in taste, you will stay with blacks, greys and whites, in short, with neutral colors.
In the first case, you would take too many risks, because the more different shades there are, the more difficult it is to manage their interactions. In the second case, you wouldn’t dare enough, you would remain in the comfort of neutrality.
The solution is to start with a limited palette and explore all the harmonies it offers; this is the purpose of this third challenge.
You now know the GORC recipe: Getting inspired-Observe-Reproduce-Create.
Read More »Challenge #3 Explore a limited paletteChallenge #2: Getting started in chiaroscuro
In this new challenge, we shall learn the technique of chiaroscuro. But what is chiaroscuro? When using such a technique? Lest us Get inspired by… Read More »Challenge #2: Getting started in chiaroscuro