Online Paintings

Oil painting has numerous terms that need to be learned before we pick up a brush. Here are some of the terms and tips you need to know.

Value

Value is the graduation of a tint from light to dark. By changing the values in a painting you can attain what is called contrast, or the sharp disparity between light and dark. Additions of contrast to a painting add depth and interest.

To see the variation in value in your subject just put on sunglasses. Your sunglasses will stay you from watching the actual color, and leave you with just brightness and murky.

Color Temperature

Color temperature refers to the color place on the color helm. If you partition the color wheel at impartial purple and at neutral yellow the helm will be separated into a "cool" side as well as "warm" side. Warm colors are color that contain a red tint to them. Cool colors have a azure tint.