by Carol McIntyre on 9/16/2009 11:00:23 AM
The red & green color palette - oils
Since Suzie gave me "artistic license" for the background of the painting, I have decided to do a little experimenting. (We artists love artistic license. It is most often used when we eliminate something, such as a telephone pole, or move something, etc. in a painting.) First I need to decide the palette of colors I will use. Since Suzie's answer to the question, "What are the first colors you think of when you think of Curly?" with "brown-black, red and warm colors," I received the direction I needed. She also mentioned that he has red highlights.
When I begin any painting, I choose a color palette that best suits the subject and my artistic vision. Most artists only use one set of colors for all of their paintings, whereas I choose between these three palettes: red/green, blue/orange, and yellow/purple, which are based on the color complement theory. I do this to assure more color harmony in my paintings. Changing my color palettes also keeps me from getting into a habit of using the same color mixtures in every painting.
In the photograph I posted here, you can see the tubed colors. In the middle I have a sample of some of the mixed colors I will use in the painting of Curly. Would you have chosen a different color palette? If so, why? Do you think these colors will express Curly's character? What questions do you have about color?
...to be continued.
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