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A Painter of Light, Use Color for Dramatic Effect

Pastels, color pencils, graphite, oil paint, and acrylics — it doesn't matter what medium you choose to draw with. What you are essentially doing whenever you draw or paint is capturing light. Everything that you see is because of light, no matter how little or how abrasive the amount of it may be. Think about it. Light illuminates everything you see in life. Everything that you draw or capture is the act of capturing that light through your own perspective. | A Painter of Light Use Color for Dramatic Effect Pastels color pencils graphite oil paint and acrylics â it doesn t matter what medium you choose to draw with. What you are essentially doing whenever you draw or paint is capturing light. Everything that you see is because of light no matter how little or how abrasive the amount of it may be. Think about it. Light illuminates everything you see in life. Everything that you draw or capture is the act of capturing that light through your own perspective. Once you start to get into color mediums it does seem that this idea takes you down a very long rabbit hole. Taking on the label of painter of light gets a little more difficult. Using color involves a little more knowledge of light and tone than black-and-white drawings. Drawing in black and white is essentially capturing value and tone but through the monochromatic spectrum of white and black. Believe me I put off using color for a long time because it intimidated me and seemed like quite a lot work that frankly I just wasn t interested in at the time. Looking back at the progression you could say the black-and-white studies were sort of an apprenticeship to me working with color. To be an effective painter of light you have to have a solid background in light and dark and tone as well as value. Without this knowledge knowing basic color schemes and color combinations and just owning a color wheel will allow you to create great work however learning to understand why and when to use colors will greatly impact the quality and focus of your pieces. Learning to manipulate these elements is crucial to becoming a so-called painter of light. There are many books out there that can go into the philosophy a lot more than I could ever go into on this page. Colors work together in many different ways and there are many ways to depict light using color. Color can change the whole mood of a picture. For example you can warm up a piece by choosing warmer tones like yellows and .