Sijun Forums :: View topic - Painting from black, any advice? (old pic, sorry)

ceenda · member Member # Joined: 27 Jun 2000 Posts: 2030

Hi there.

I want to add some details to the silhoutte in this picture, but I'm not sure I know how to implement colour and lighting properly.

Does anyone know of any rules or anything about defining shades from black? How do you take the lighting into account when considering the original colour of the surface that you are painting? If I recall there was an art movement where people basically painted from black.

For instance, if the slate roofs in the pic are meant to be red, then is it best to start from red as though the lighting is white and then go over it again in the atmospheric light colour(yellow)?

*hears the art purists squeel in horror*

Rinaldo · Posted: Wed Nov 08, 2000 6:18 am

*Cough*

No idea but I thought I'd save you the indignity of bumping your own post back up.

of course I'd like to know too.

ceenda · member Member # Joined: 27 Jun 2000 Posts: 2030

Cheers Rinaldo.

Okay peeps... I'll be going to the library then...

plant42 · Posted: Wed Nov 08, 2000 8:10 am

Hey!
I'd like to know too. Sounds like a spooge question. Where is that kid?

plant 42

Bilbo · Posted: Wed Nov 08, 2000 3:44 pm

Up you go again.
(come on guys.. can't you see we're desperate?)

MaLoRuM · Posted: Wed Nov 08, 2000 6:01 pm

U always do have the most surreal awesome colored landscapes...... *drools in awe*

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ceenda · member Member # Joined: 27 Jun 2000 Posts: 2030

It's okay peeps, we'll leave this question for now!

MaLoRuM: Cheers!

I've decided to do some book research into the subject (Edinburgh College of Art has a HUGE library). When I know a little bit more about this kind of thing I'll put up a post with some info for people who are interested.