| Hilary Page

A reflectance curve translates the wavelengths of light that we see as a colored surface into a graph showing the colored wavelengths that are reflected when the surface is illuminated by white-light. Each wavelength is measured in nanometers (nm) by a spectro-photometer that is a color measurement device, sort of like a scanner. The line graph is generated by computer software.

Reflectance curves show the mixing potential of each pigment. They confirm a color’s bias or leaning towards warm or cool. It’s necessary to know a color’s bias for successful color mixing. We will study the reflectance curves of the main primary and secondary and neutral watercolor paints and assess how they can help us to mix the color we are aiming to mix for our painting.

Becoming familiar with the reflectance curves for each paint is an eye opener and will forever change your understanding of color and paints. Enjoy the ride!

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PORTRAITS Right From the Start

PORTRAITS Right from the Start
covers helpful information on drawing and painting, features, proportions, perspective, color mixing and flesh colors, shadow-on-the-face colors, commission portraits and much more! Much of the information on depicting people is not found elsewhere. Painting people is a complex subject. The book makes drawing and painting portraits easy to understand and remember without ever being simplistic.
It’s a TEACH-YOURSELF-AT-HOME art course that enables you to become a pro at painting people by working through the demonstrations and practical learning projects on your own time schedule.
It’s also designed to be used a class manual.

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Watercolor Right from the Start

Watercolor Right from the Start
(1992) Watson-Guptill
This seasoned best seller provides progressive lessons in seeing and understanding painting and is ideal for painters of all levels including beginners and teachers. Readers are given the KEYS TO SEEING related to the geometric forms from which everything around us is comprised. Lessons are presented in the form of CLEAR. STEP BY STEP DEMONSTRATIONS covering basic techniques, composition and concept so readers learn at home as they paint landscapes, seascapes, florals, buildings and still life. The chapter on PERSPECTIVE is particularly clearly explained and illustrated.

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