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Pam Phillips · 11-08-2001, 04:33 PM

Jim, I have a couple of comments, although I'm not one of the "masters", that's for sure.

I think the boys' faces look three dimensional and animated, which is very nice.

Check out the background color on the painting by Jack Pardue on the cover page of A Stroke of Genius, where the color of the woman's wrap is beautifully worked into the background. I think working in your subject's colors (mostly clothing colors) into the background is almost a rule of thumb. Also vary the value of your colors.

11-08-2001, 04:33 PM	#2
Pam Phillips SOG Member Joined: Sep 2001 Location: Maryland Posts: 44	Jim, I have a couple of comments, although I'm not one of the "masters", that's for sure. I think the boys' faces look three dimensional and animated, which is very nice. Check out the background color on the painting by Jack Pardue on the cover page of A Stroke of Genius, where the color of the woman's wrap is beautifully worked into the background. I think working in your subject's colors (mostly clothing colors) into the background is almost a rule of thumb. Also vary the value of your colors. Last edited by Cynthia Daniel; 11-08-2001 at 04:59 PM.