Oct 7, 2014
I'm taking a class by Sue Foell. She's a well known portrait artist, and I want to take her portrait class later, but started with her still life class.
Here's the main thing I learned in class today:
Recipe for Shadows:
The object's color + the compliment of that color + a darker version of the object's color
(The exception to this rule is white)
Complementary colors are those located opposite each other on the color wheel.
This was a good subject - it uses the primary colors. Notice how the red reflects off the vase, and even the wall. I didn't get the shape of the vase just right - am not happy with the shape of the pear either, but I feel like I got close to the actual colors of the still life.
