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FT Pro, Mem SOG,'08 Cert Excellence PSA, '02 Schroeder Portrait Award Copley Soc, '99 1st Place PSA, '98 Sp Recognition Washington Soc Portrait Artists, '97 1st Prize ASOPA, '97 Best Prtfolio ASOPA
Joined: Jun 2001
Location: Peterborough, NH
Posts: 1,114
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Just a note about where I'm coming from regarding color.
Most artists are trained to paint what they "see", and there is certainly nothing wrong with that approach.
However, I am more apt to paint what I "know" and I pretty much ignore what I "see" when it is in conflict. That is, nobody really sees bright orange under a chin (in my earlier example) but I put it there because I simply like pure color in place of reflected light. Intense color oftentimes defines this secondary light without breaking up a shadow's value.
I also agree with Chris that the truest color is to be found where light and shadow meet (halftone). When I am painting, I often begin with the halftone and work into light on one side and into the shadow on the other.
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