Use a #1 or 2 liner brush or pen and ink. Tie up color Ī few fine calligraphic lines in a harmonious color will usually tighten up a disjointed color arrangement. Had it been restricted just to the focal area it would have looked out of place. The remedy to this problem is simple, introduce more of the discordant colour to the rest of the painting.Īllowing the Permanent Rose, in the painting above, to spill out across the surface ties the color into the work. How often do you look at a painting and see an area of colour that doesn’t seem to fit? A group of trees in an out of place green, a discordant blue river or a purple flower that seems to jump out of the bunch. A small splash of Permanent Rose puts a shot of warm into the centre of interest. Apart from grey, white and black charcoal, Phthalo and Ultramarine Blue make up most of this painting.
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The painting below shows how a limited palette can have more impact than a full spectrum of colors. The River Landscape Project uses just five colors (four of which are blues) to create a simple, tight color harmony More intense colours can be carefully introduced later if necessary. starting with washes of earth colours - Raw Sienna and Burnt Sienna plus a little Ultramarine or Indigo, depending on what sort of atmosphere you’re after, gives a tight harmonious foundation to work on. Your subject will dictate which ones to choose. Limit your colors to just two or three, particularly in the early stages of a painting. There are a few simple things to remember to maintain color harmony throughout your painting.ĭipping into twenty different colors spread around your palette is tempting but usually results in a discordant, muddy work. Of all the watercolor tips for beginners, maintaining color harmony is one of the most important. These sketches show different options and contain only four different tones (black, dark grey, light grey, white)
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