tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1210759514036256082.post7926095414902575691..comments2024-03-08T00:12:34.350-08:00Comments on Art and Quilts, cogitations thereon: Some Thoughts on Color...Elizabeth Bartonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13928615247903165719noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1210759514036256082.post-46747629032586010832014-02-02T19:30:37.329-08:002014-02-02T19:30:37.329-08:00I think because our medium is fabric and cannot ea...I think because our medium is fabric and cannot easily be adjusted with paint, the tendency is to turn to color as a way to express our thoughts. We must still use value for it is that what gives depth and clarity to our compositions. I have been called a colorist, but without value defining one edge from another, it can quickly become mud.Jean Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07556736186351572521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1210759514036256082.post-87557389294147355522014-02-02T06:53:01.665-08:002014-02-02T06:53:01.665-08:00Yes I usually read Robert Genn's Painter's...Yes I usually read Robert Genn's Painter's Keys and it's so sad that soon he'll be with us no more.<br />for me it's usually value that indicates the overall design structure of the piece, whereas the color really helps with the mood. <br /><br />I like Sandra's idea of focussing in so closely on something that you don't even "name" it so you can just read the color.Elizabeth Bartonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13928615247903165719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1210759514036256082.post-14501442505968271672014-02-01T21:17:26.076-08:002014-02-01T21:17:26.076-08:00Thought provoking post!
I always think of line f...Thought provoking post! <br /><br />I always think of line first, then color when I am working on a composition. Color is a simply a tool I use to help convey the concept I have in mind. <br /><br />The list you mention will come in handy when trouble shooting an issue with a piece, thanks. The perspective that something besides color might be the culprit is excellent. <br /><br />I also want to add that I've learned so much from mixing my own colors for dyeing. I think it has taught me how to really see colors, how to dissect them. <br /><br />Did you read Robert Genn's last two posts? They were also about color...one about blue and one on yellow. :)Kathleen Probsthttp://kathleenprobst.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1210759514036256082.post-82836364746794066182014-01-30T01:56:56.331-08:002014-01-30T01:56:56.331-08:00I've always started with value - but then I wa...I've always started with value - but then I was married to a painter, who, when I was learning to paint, made me do tone drawings before embarking on a piece and it stuck!<br />On painting the colour you see I remember doing a piece which included bluebells which looked dead until I actually looked at them and discovered the lightest tones were pink... One trick is to use a viewfinder to isolate part of a photograph - because you don't see something recognisable it enables you to see the colour without the left brain getting in the way!Sandra Wymanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04513871393590385611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1210759514036256082.post-37412394872819625322014-01-29T19:34:34.049-08:002014-01-29T19:34:34.049-08:00When creating a design, incorporation of values an...When creating a design, incorporation of values and temperature (warmth or coolness of colors)makes an incredible difference in how the piece comes together. Just follow Elizabeth's method!!!Jackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04730298448632087144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1210759514036256082.post-54451144327574919672014-01-29T15:03:55.348-08:002014-01-29T15:03:55.348-08:00I find that if I know what I am 'saying', ...I find that if I know what I am 'saying', then I have a lot less problem with the details of color, value, etc. It's when I don't know what I'm saying that I get stuck and nothing works. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06821580791160333560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1210759514036256082.post-55591432224512386482014-01-29T14:54:04.092-08:002014-01-29T14:54:04.092-08:00Value is the one thing I struggle with. I probabl...Value is the one thing I struggle with. I probably just need even more practice but a struggle it is. Maybe I should work in grey for a while! ;)ellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15188791638739872773noreply@blogger.com