Here's another teaser:
This row of hues is taken from a single object. I have left out the hue of the local color (that color we identify the object as being) and sampled only areas in shadow and not in shadow. From which of the photos below them are the hues taken?
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Photos on far right and far left from Pixabay.com
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Here's the local color I left out. Now, from which image are all these colors taken?
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| Local color of the halo photo |
Notice that the hues in shadows and in lights are very much the same within all three of the subject in the photo. The difference-maker is the hue of the local color.
TIP: A big key to reading and mixing the colors we see is to recognize that local color is made up of several hues. When we learn to identify those hues in light, in transition, in shadow and in reflected light, we can easily mix the colors we need to say what we want to say or to describe what we are observing.
Now, knowing all that let's try another teaser: Again, I have left out the local color. From which of the images below the swatches did these colors come?
Here's the local color I left out.
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| Local color of the bell pepper photo |
Once again, notice how similar the hues are in the shadow and light areas of all the green images. It is the hue of the local color that defines the subject.
Color has for years fascinated and been studied by scientists. Artists who study and experiment with the science open up for themselves unlimited possibilities for working with color. That's why I'm so excited about our video Series 4: Reading & Mixing Color. This week's lesson hones in on hue, on how we will find several hues within one local color and how we can see and mix those hues.
Happy painting,
Dianne
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