Here the key was in understanding how colours interact with one another. By itself any colour colour can be used as a like a black and white version of the same medium. It is only when they interact with one another that new aspects have to be considered.
- Colours should be put down in the order of lighter to darker – generally speaking. Otherwise the light is lost in the darkness and it is much more harder with colours to get rid of tone.
- The more layers of colours, the darker the tone (regardless of the colour – with the exception of white).
- Both cross-hatching and dappling are effective ways of merging one colour with another (the resulting tone is less dark with dappling).
Crayons and pencils come out looking a bit smoother then pastels. So pastel are useful when an image needs to be roughened up to breath life into it.
Research point: “Find some examples of artists' work exemplify mastery of detailed drawings and make notes about their work.”
Looked at Leonardo de Vinci and Rembrandt, taking particular note of Leonardo's “Chiaroscuro.” Have noticed it in other, more modern works. Essentially it differentiates between tone and colour. So putting colour into a painting doesn't actually affect the tones. It makes luminance and shadow much more clear – usually upping the contrast. Love this principal. Love the colour, life and contrast it creates in works.
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