Lilly's Sketchbook

[lillysparks]

Thanks iggy! I keep saying i need to push detail in studies but never do so tomorrow I will actually take the extra time.

Thanks Smrr.^^ I know color and value are majorly linked in that the color needs to be the right value. I meant more in like creating a mood, or taking it the extra mile. I do though, don't feel comfortable with my understanding with value and making it work composition wise in a piece. Which is why I try starting most of my finish pieces of black and white first. I need to keep studying and try to gain a more sound understanding of it! The article you linked seems really great too.

Also I have been experimenting with doing things with no opacity and hard edges focusing on big shapes. It is hard in the sense that I need to learn how to simply things with shapes  and make the decisions by picking the right colors and values to accurately show different things that I would maybe spend less thought in more painterly things. So I wanna keep experimenting with that. Also I feel I need to get some reference anatomy wise and material wise to push the Demeter painting further so I will do that tomorrow.