What I know Now...

Primary colors: are the starting point of all colors. they can not be made and make up all the colors.

• Red
• Blue
• Yellow

Secondary colors: are the basic three colors formed by mixing 2 primary colors

• Purple (Blue+Red)
• Green (Yellow+Blue)
• Orange (Yellow+Red)

Complimentary Colors are colors that are directly opposite of eachother on the color wheel

You can emphasize different elements of a painting in many different ways, 2 ways include

• using complimentary colors
• using size

If i was trying to create a shadow for an object you would first choose or establish the dirrection of the light. The angle of the light determons where the shadow falls and the length of the shadow.

A highlight represents light on an object and is the opposite of a shadow. i would represent it as a lighter part of the object.

If i was trying to make an object look far away i would use size difference and possition to show where it fell in the composition. An object closer to you would appear larger.

When Building a painting i would first decide where i wanted each object to be in the composition. then i would establish there size, shape, base color, and depth. I would continue to build on each object. including details, highlights and shadows, textures,

A painting I remember..

One of my good family friends, Peter, has been very into oil painting for a long time. He has a very pixelized style and a few years ago did a portrait of my dog Casper. He displayed alot of detail and character without actually using small brushes or tons of colors. Even through he's a dog the picture displays him with a very distinct character. I love his painting style and really enjoyed the composition and use of emotion and figure.

My Skills As An Artist

• Observation drawing
• Proportion
• Detail
• Shadow
• Depth
• Positive and Negative space
• Composition
• Figure drawing
• Mixed media
• Cropping compositions, seeing the whole space

Why I'm Taking Oil Painting

I took Oil Painting as a way to build on my knowledge of still life, composition, and value. I already feel comfortable with pencil and charcoal drawings, proportion, and just simple black and white drawings. I wanted to take a course that would add the element of color.