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Old 11-20-2005, 09:48 PM   #19
Cheryl Ellicott Cheryl Ellicott is offline
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Hello


This is a very enlightening thread, but I'm confused. Previously I had thought I needed a well-lit painting room, with the most north light possible. So I've situated my studio in a bright, north-facing room with a high value (slightly greenish) color on the walls and white on the ceiling to reflect the most light onto my work.

Now I read that a very low value room works better. Obviously the photograph looks incredible and I assume the model would be in a perfect setting for life-work with that color wall behind them, but if the whole room is this dark value, doesn't that affect your perception of the colors you're working with? I realize you're all using some artificial lighting to make up for this.
Sorry. I'm confused.

Would it not work just as well if the room were well lit, north facing, and just the back drop behind the model were the dark value? I'm certainly not arguing with your methods, just trying to understand how and why it works.

Thank you.


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