Simplifying Design & Color for Artists Positive Results Using Negative Painting Techniques

331 Pages·2013·17.46 MB·English

by  Linda Kemp

Simplifying Design
& Color for Artists
Positive Results Using Negative Painting Techniques
Linda Kemp
NORTH LIGHT BOOKS
Cincinnati, Ohio
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Contents
Supplies You Need
Introduction
Simple by Design
A Little Planning, A Lot of Purpose
Dynamic Simplicity: Order and Conflict
Take Your Viewer on a Journey
Shape: Need-to-Know Basics for Design
Family Relationships of Line, Shape and Movement
Design Formats Incorporating Line, Shape and Movement Relationships
Overlapping Frames: A Format and a Building Method
Get Shape-Conscious
Searching for Shapes
The Designing Eye: Seeing the Big Picture
Designing With Negative and Positive Shapes
Design With Interlocking Shapes
Applying Design Basics
Stylize for Unity
Simplifying Color in Your Paintbox
Uncomplicating Color
Classify Color Before Mixing
Color Terms
Make Your Own Personal Paintbox Color Wheel
Mixing Vibrant Secondary and Intermediate Colors
Simplifying Color in Your Paintings
What Is Painting by Color Property?
Making Property-Related Choices
Painting by Value
Paint by Changing Value: Light to Dark
Paint by Changing Value: Dark to Light
Achieving Visual Shimmer
Painting by Hue
Painting by Analagous Hues: Changes in Color Temperature
Paint by Changing Hue: Analogous Warm Colors
Paint by Changing Hue: Full Spectral Color
Paint by Changing Hue: Triadic Colors
Paint by Changing Hue: Complementary Colors
Painting by Intensity
Paint by Changing Intensity: Pure to Neutral
Color Rescue Alternatives
Simplifying Complex Shapes
Shape First, Edge Second
See It, Create It: Multilayered Shapes
Hard Edge, Soft Edge
Big Shapes Before Little Shapes
Paint Multilayered Shapes
Design & Color Challenges and How to Resolve Them
Becoming a Puzzle Master
Let the Underpainting Do the Work
Take Shapes From Flat to Round
Apply Color to a Value Structure
Harmonize Shape, Color and Movement
About the Author
Dedication
Acknowledgments
Copyright
Supplies You Need
Most of the supplies needed for these projects can be found in a basic painting kit. The
projects are presented in either watercolor or acrylic but the concepts can be applied in
any painting medium. Use your favorite products and equipment. Any specific colors,
brushes, papers/canvas and extra tools needed to complete each exercise are listed at
the beginning of each project; the following is a comprehensive list of the materials you
will need.
Surface
140-lb. (300gsm) cold-press watercolor paper
Optional watercolor paper: 90-lb. (190gsm)
cold-press; 140-lb. (300gsm) and 300-lb. (640gsm) hot-press
Ampersand Claybord
Prepared canvas or canvas panel
Gessoed paper (optional)
Paints
Watercolors of choice
Acrylic paints of choice (transparent and opaque)
Brushes
For watercolor:
soft, flat wash brushes in 1⁄ -inch (12mm), 3⁄ -inch (19mm), 1-inch (25mm) and 1 1⁄ -
2 4 2
inch (38mm) sizes
nos. 8, 10, 12 and 14 round (my preference is synthetic)
For acrylic:
1⁄ -inch (12mm), 3⁄ -inch (19mm), 1-inch (25mm) bright
2 4
no. 6 round
soft fan brush
1-inch (25mm) hog bristle or natural bristle housepainting brush