by Dennas Davis | Jan 2, 2021 | Artists Almanac
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...
by Dennas Davis | Mar 16, 2018 | Artists Almanac
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...
by Dennas Davis | Feb 10, 2018 | Artists Almanac
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,...
by Dennas Davis | Jan 8, 2018 | Artists Almanac
“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...
by Dennas Davis | Sep 11, 2016 | Artists Almanac
We make up our own more concrete terms for many traditional art concepts. This week is a very important one for accuracy and seeing things visually. Here are some of the terms we use and their definitions. Most of this is taken from the lessons’ Art Words...
by Dennas Davis | May 6, 2016 | Artists Almanac
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...