Painting Lesson – The Spotlight Effect by Richard Robinson
Ever visit a museum and notice how some paintings just seem to capture your attention and draw you in more than others?
One of the true challenges of painting is learning how to create a compelling center of interest. There are a number of things that work together in a painting to accomplish this strong center of interest, but one in particular that works very well is a painting technique known as “The Spotlight Effect”.
In the free video below, Richard Robinson talks about this technique and how you can use it to give your painting a powerful center of interest.
Painting Lesson – The Spotlight Effect
How To Achieve Color Harmony In Your Paintings With a Limited Palette
Achieving a sense of color harmony in painting is something that we all strive for as artists, but some of us just never seem to get there and eventually become frustrated and give up.
It is no surprise that color harmony is so difficult to achieve. For one, there are so many different colors to choose from today, and when you have this many choices, things can become rather confusing. Secondly, it is very difficult to find any clear cut advice on this topic.
Hopefully the following tips will help you get a better grasp on color in your painting and you will finally be on your way toward Mastering Color.
One of the most effective methods that will help you harmonize your paintings is to switch to a limited palette of colors. A limited palette simply means that you are reducing the number of colors on your palette.
Painting Lesson – Learn How To Accurately See Color & Value
In this video lesson Richard Robinson talks about how to more easily recognize color and value. Seeing color and value correctly is one of the most difficult aspects of creating art. In this lesson, Richard discusses how detail in your reference picture can actually distract you from seeing the main values. He recommends to squint your eyes when looking at your reference picture, which blurs the image and makes it easier to recognize value. He goes on to say that while squinting your eyes can help see value, it will not help you to better recognize color.
Recognizing color is a real challenge. One of the main reasons it is so challenging to see color accurately is because of a a particular color’s surrounding environment. A color’s surrounding environment can greatly affect the way we perceive it.
For instance, you can take the same color blue and surround it with two different colors as illustrated in the picture below. Notice how the the blue swatch on the left appears lighter and seems to stand out more than the blue swatch on the right?
Mastering Color – Simple Exercise To Help You Become a Better Painter Overnight
Are you an artist who struggles with color? Do you find yourself unable to achieve color harmony in your artwork? Well you are not alone. Did you know that over 70% of artists admit that color is one of their biggest obstacles? Chances are that you are amongst those 70% or you would not be reading this article right now.
If you take the time to work on the exercise below, you will have a new appreciation and understanding of color, and it won’t take years of practice either. You can become more knowledgeable about color after only one session.
What exactly am I talking about?
Mastering Color by Richard Robinson – Over 40 Breakthrough Color Techniques
Mastering Color DVD Workshop With Richard Robinson
Over 40 Breakthrough Color Techniques!
Includes 240 Pages of Printable Notes & Other Indispensable Resources!
What is one of the most challenging aspects of creating original art? It doesn’t matter if you work with oils, acrylics, watercolor or pastels. Every artist in every medium has at one point during their artistic journey, struggled with color.
Color is one of the most difficult things to master as an artist. In fact, 72% of Artists say that color is the biggest obstacle to overcome. Its terribly frustrating because all you want to do is create art, yet you can’t seem to get over this confusing mountain of color! As Artists we shouldn’t be afraid of color. It should be something that we embrace with open arms.
You can master color and become the artist you have always dreamed of. You can learn how to think about color in a whole new way, a way that you never thought was possible. This is not hype!
Color Mixing Tutorials & Resources For Oil Paints
One of the biggest challenges for artists just starting out with oil painting is mixing colors. Color is a powerful tool. If handled improperly, things can become quite messy. Improperly mixed colors lead to muddy or unbalanced paintings. The good news is, with practice, you will become more skilled at mastering color in your oil paintings. I have collected a number of color mixing tutorials below including links to articles, videos and books. I hope you find these 
oil painting color mixing resources helpful.
VIDEOS:
How to Mix Colors for Oil Paints
You Asked – Recipes for Mixing Acrylic Paints?
Today’s questions comes from Pierre:
“Hi, I’m looking for a site or a person that have recipes to mix acrylic paints.
Examples: Recipe for vibrant greens, reds, blacks…etc
Thank you”
Do you have any information that may help Pierre?
Please leave your response in the comment box below. Thank You!
Oil Painting Lessons – Tips on Color Mixing and Theory
When I first began painting some 10 years ago, I recall how intimidating it all seemed. With all of the various colors, mediums, brushes and other tools available, it was enough to make my head spin.
How do I make a color lighter or darker? What about making realistic shadows or highlights? This article will shed some colorful light on the situation, and with practice, working with color in your oil paintings will become easier and more enjoyable.
Thank God for the beautiful Sun, for without it, we would not see color. Everything would appear dark and colorless.
Art Lesson: Learn About Color Schemes for Your Next Painting
Painting is all about harmony. Harmony in a painting is when the arrangement of colors and objects are pleasing to the viewers eyes. As a painter you can either put too much into a painting or not enough. If your painting is too chaotic you may scare the viewer away. On the other hand, if your painting lacks something, it may be perceived as boring, and your viewer will not be engaged, so it’s important to have balance in your color arrangements.
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