A subtlety that we encounter in landscape painting is the temperature of the light. It's not solely what happens with the light source-- although that is a major factor-- but the colors reflecting within the landscape will blend with the light source, influencing its temperature. Consider the difference between the overall light temperature when Fall colors are abundant and those in Spring. Add to that how
the temperature of colors change when the sky becomes overcast or simply when a cloud moves in front of the sun.
Experience will teach you what no video or book can show
you.
Try this:
Below are three versions of the same scene, each in a different temperature of light.
- Set up a limited palette of ultramarine blue, alizarin crimson, either hansa yellow light or cadmium yellow light and
white.
- Randomly choose the same section of each photo and mix a color that matches that section. To get you started, I've sampled for each a patch of green from the same area of the pasture. Begin with my samples if it helps get you started.
Doing an exercise like this can help attune your eye to reading and translating temperatures of color. You can access the archive of all my newsletters at anytime by going HERE. |
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