Jana L Bussanich teaches watercolor technique and color theory in Colorado Springs, CO
I’m finishing up coursework offered by artist and painter Nicholas Wilton, founder of the Art2Life and Creative Visionary Programs. We painted in acrylics during the course, which is not my usual medium. Now I’m reworking some of the assignments in watercolor. For this exercise, I taped off sections and rotated the paper as I went, building each area a little at a time. I’m exploring color as value (light and dark shapes) and their role in the design. Our eye is drawn to dark shapes, with areas of high contrast, first. When the image is converted to BW, we can more easily identify those shapes by their value and not be distracted by the colors. It’s is said that value does the work, but color gets the credit. Which area(s) below have the weakest design as it relates to value? Which areas are the strongest?
Jana L Bussanich teaches watercolor technique and color theory in Colorado Springs, CO
