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USK Symposium in Toulouse, Day One
The first day of the Urban Sketchers’ Symposium is over! It took about two weeks.
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Color Vibrations: Making Color Sing, Chapter 18
“Vibration occurs when two colors interact to add visual tension,” Jeanne Dobie explains in chapter 18 of Making Color Sing. She seems to have a very specific idea in her mind of what “vibration” is, showing examples and declaring “these vibrate” and “these don’t.” I don’t always see it, personally, but the main gist seems…
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Off to another Urban Sketchers’ Symposium!
In the murky past (last year) I attended my first ever Urban Sketchers’ Symposium, and pretty much live-blogged it here (starting on Day Zero). My undercover spy report was popular, at least with the denizens of Logan’s discord, so I am going to do it again, this time in Toulouse!
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Brand Overview: A.Gallo
Jessi Have you heard of the stunning handmade Italian paint brand, A Gallo? Come with me, down the handmade paint rabbit hole… When I started watercolor painting, I didn’t know what brands I’d like, and was excited to explore. However, when I was gifted an A Gallo set, I was mystified by how to work…
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Paint Passages: Making Color Sing, Chapter 17
In chapter 17 of Making Color Sing, Jeanne Dobie is defining yet a new term: “paint passages.” Simply put, a paint passage is a color that weaves throughout your scene, leading and delighting the eye in its different variations – warmer of cooler, muted or intense, lighter or darker. Jeanne Dobie, Making Color Sing, p.…
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A review of my Corsica travel palette
The only limited palette I have is my outdoor and travel palette. I have been painting outside for around four years now. After each major vacation, I try to evaluate what colors I used most, colors I didn’t use, colors I missed or colors I just want to switch up. Sometimes I pack colors that…
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Color Disguise: Making Color Sing, Chapter 16
In chapter 16 of Making Color Sing, Jeanne Dobie explains how to design a low-contrast color context that will help you de-emphasize a subject without repainting or glazing it. This is the opposite of “singing color,” it’s quieting color!
