Challenge #18 Warm and cool colours (Part 1)
Can we really talk about warm or cool colours? Why not acidic or sweet? Is it a convention or a measurable reality? Can any colour… Read More »Challenge #18 Warm and cool colours (Part 1)
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Challenge #16 What is the color of the shadow? (II)
How do artists answer this question? What meaning do they convey to shadow? Why do some simply ignore shadows? For the Greeks, the invention of… Read More »Challenge #16 What is the color of the shadow? (II)
Challenge #16 What is the color of the shadow? (I)
Although our attention is mainly captured by the light, the shadow is an essential element that structures the scene we look at. Without it, the… Read More »Challenge #16 What is the color of the shadow? (I)
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
Complementary colors (I)
The notion of color’s complement is important. It binds two colors together. Mastering this relationship will allow you to better control the interaction of colors,… Read More »Complementary colors (I)
Light and Color
Light is fundamental in our perception of color. Sometimes it charms us: in a shop we are seduced by the color of a piece of… Read More »Light and Color