| Oil paint is a wonderful multitalented | | | | You have the main overall propensity of the |
| medium. But with all the varieties of colors, | | | | apple, the shadow on the apple, the cast |
| brushes, mediums and all other tools | | | | shadow, reflection from near by objects like |
| existing, it is actually enough to make one | | | | the green grass and the sky. Painter job is |
| confuse. When you learn about the variety of | | | | to perfectly bring exactly these values on |
| brushes and mediums it could be bit confusing | | | | canvas by using color mixture. You could find |
| as well, and in fact it is a major challenges | | | | many varieties of oil painting colors |
| to exactly depict the nature and other real | | | | accessible in market today. All these special |
| life objects on canvas using color. | | | | colors come from the six colors that make up |
| | | | the spectrum - red, orange, yellow, green, |
| Often one is puzzled on how to create color | | | | blue, violet. |
| lighter or darker? Or how to make original | | | | |
| shadows or highlights? Now with the article | | | | Colors carry four main properties: Value, |
| would be able to shed some colorful light on | | | | Intensity, Hue and Temperature. The value of |
| the condition, and with habitual practice, | | | | color determines the darkness and lightness |
| working with color in your oil paintings | | | | of any particular color. The intensity of |
| would become even easier and more enjoyable. | | | | color determines how bright or dull the color |
| | | | actually is, also called as a saturation or |
| We could perhaps thank God for giving | | | | purity. The temperature determines how warm |
| beautiful Sun, for without it, we might not | | | | or cool any color is. Finally, the hue is |
| have seen any color. Everything would just | | | | just another name for color. A red apple or a |
| appear dark and colorless. The light from Sun | | | | red cherry are both hues of red. |
| travels in a straight line, so we take | | | | |
| pleasure of the wonderful variety of light | | | | As we said color mixing is not a real |
| and shadow that makes everything so pleasant | | | | science. If you survey 10 artists and ask |
| to paint. | | | | different types of questions about color |
| | | | mixing, you would probably to get many |
| For example, if you take an apple, and put it | | | | different answers. We would just advise you |
| outside on the grass during sunlight, you | | | | to keep painting and practicing until you |
| would possibly notice various shades that the | | | | grow your own methods and formulas, which you |
| light creates when it shines on the apple. | | | | are comfortable with. Happy Painting! |