Color Challenge! Hot Pepper Reds

Color Challenge! Hot Pepper Reds

Today’s color challenge is to mix the reds for a hot red chili pepper. This one is pretty easy if you begin by using the pigment opposites method to darken and dull colors for shadows. Pigments Our palette of pigments uses a bright “warm” red, with...
Quit doing that

Quit doing that

Introduction I first titled this article “Learners vs. Keepers” and expected to write about how doing artwork is always about learning, even if you don’t like what you end up with. But when I started writing, I wandered over into a rabbit trail. Sometimes that’s a...
Are you awesome?

Are you awesome?

Almost every artist deals with a low sense of self-worth at some point. One time as I was teaching, something really cool happened. I found myself in the midst of an impassioned speech with every single student’s face turned towards me, listening intently,...
Outsmarting the Genie

Outsmarting the Genie

“Why doesn’t my kid make me a beautiful work of art in your class?” Have you ever heard that one? I have. So, pretend I’m a magic genie and I give you a choice. You have one wish. The only limitation is that your wish has to be about food. Genies are always putting...
COLOR tip of the day

COLOR tip of the day

  SPLIT COMPLIMENTARY Here’s a very Springtime color scheme. It’s called a Split Complimentary, which is a great set of colors and a very handy thing to know about. You’ve probably heard of the Complimentary color scheme. This happens when you...