It can be confusing to look at nature and determine whether the visual temperature is warm or cool. Yet master artist Richard Schmid is adamant (and I agree) that the temperature of
the light is our most important harmonizing element because it effects all the colors illuminated by it.
MOTHER NATURE CAN BE TRICKY
But even Schmid admits that determining what we see as warm or cool can be tricky. Here are his own words: "Generally speaking (and only generally), sunlight is
warm. Consequently, the more overcast the sky, the cooler your light will be. Mother Nature is very tricky though. She can throw you a curve when you least expect it. Trust your eye always. "
Both photos above show the same batch of lemons, yet the photo on the left is in warm light and the one on the right in cooler light. It's the light that
changes the temperature of their yellow hue.
Every hue we see is affected by the temperature of the light illuminating it. A warmer light will accent the warmth of images, leaning them more towards yellow and red hues. Cooler lights accent the blues in all the hues. As artists, our task is to attune our eyes to the temperature of the light in order to keep our colors in
harmony.
Now, let's play a game. Do you notice anything out of sorts about this photo? Do you see any images that feel like they're under a different colored light than the
rest of the images?
Here they are, now, under the same colored light as all the others. See the difference?
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