Quick Tip 283: Cast Shadow Colors
Published: Wed, 08/19/20
August 19, 2020 This Week's Quick Tip 283 CAST SHADOW COLORS You might also be interested in the lessons of Dianne's Series 37, Working with Shadows
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Is the Term "Focal Point" Misleading?
Published: Sat, 08/15/20
Dear, Does every painting need a focal point? Some professionals don't think so, but others consider it an absolute requirement. Some are dogmatic…
Quick Tip 282: Black Cat Black
Published: Wed, 08/12/20
August 12, 2020 This Week's Quick Tip 282 BLACK CAT BLACK
Getting Beyond Limitations
Published: Sat, 08/08/20
Many of you know I'm on vacation this week, now almost at an end. Please enjoy this enhanced rerun from October, 2016 Dear, Recently while walking…
Quick Tip 281: 3 Light Sources
Published: Wed, 08/05/20
August 5, 2020 This Week's Quick Tip 281 3 LIGHT SOURCES
How Well Do You Know Your Tube Colors?
Published: Sat, 08/01/20
Dear, I get more questions about mi ing color than any other subject. I've spent several decades looking for ways to teach people how to think about…
Sale Ends Friday! New Self-Directed Course
Published: Thu, 07/30/20
Did you know that you can paint under an overcast sky yet do a painting that puts it in sunlight? Did you know that it is not the local color that…
Quick Tip 280: Pencils & Thumbs
Published: Wed, 07/29/20
July 29, 202 This Week's Quick Tip 280 PENCILS & THUMBS
Big News! A Workshop That Is Now a Course at a SPECIAL PRICE
Published: Sun, 07/26/20
Three views of the same pepper! Why are their colors so different? One simple answer: the location of the light source. If you took Dianne's Conveying…
When Light Switches Gears
Published: Sat, 07/25/20
Dear, I hope you enjoy this rerun (with a bit of augmenting) from November, 2016. These two photos of the same subject were taken within minutes of…