Sep 24

Warm and Cool Colors
This is to follow-up on a discussion started on Tuesday:

Handprint Excerpt:
• warm colors "advance" in an image — that is, they seem to stand out or attract attention, or seem spatially closer to the viewer, while cool colors "recede" or seem to melt into the background: they have a depth effect.
• warm colors are active, arousing or cheerful, while cool colors are passive, restful or subdued: they have a mood effect.
More information from Handprint: Color Temperature

Secrets of Colour Temperature: A very basic but comprehensive video 
Color Temperature List from Gamblin

 Magazine
You might not know about: Watercolor Artist
Here is a link to their October 2016 featured artist: Carol Carter

Sep 17

Product Intro





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Molotow Grafx Art Masking Liquid Pump Markers
Thank you to Pam

 Arch is Open at the New Location





ARCH Art and Drafting Supply
10 Carolina St.
San Francisco, CA 94107
Directions


 Drawing Trees and Leaves

Book Recommendations

Drawing a Tree by Bruno Munari
"When drawing a tree, always remember that every branch is more slender than the one that came before. Also note that the trunk splits into two branches, then those branches split in two, then those in two, and so on, and so on, until you have a full tree, be it straight, squiggly, curved up, curved down, or bent sideways by the wind."
Of course I like it, it's for kids!

 The Big Book of Painting Nature in Watercolor by Petrie and Shaw
135 stimulating demonstrations in painting trees, skies, and water from beautiful photographs by one of the world's leading nature photographers. 

YouTube

Sep 10

The Mind of Watercolor
I don't remember if I posted about this great YouTube series of tutorials before, but, if I did, it is worth the while to post again.
Steve Mitchell creates clear, concise little lessons for all levels of watercolorists.
The Mind of Watercolor

 This is the one I found recently that drew my attention:
My Favorite 8 Colors for Watercolor
And he has a great blog. Check out "Gear Obsession Intervention"

 Quote of the Week
“If you have a great idea, it will tell you how to execute it.”
Jack H. Summerford

Sep 03

Rita Sklar
An interesting watercolorist painting in Oakland
Rita Sklar






Quote of the Week
“Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life’s coming attractions.”
Albert Einstein

Watercolor Building Lessons
by Bob Davies (Art Tutor)



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