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Old 05-07-2004, 07:06 AM   #9
Sharon Knettell Sharon Knettell is offline
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Fail Away!

Without a willingness to risk failure, we rarely succeed. Big pastels! How are you going to frame them? Who's going to buy them?

Color was never my strong suit either. Actually color acuity is the one faculty that improves with age, that's why doing lots of color studies at first will help the process. At first, just think simply about complementary colors; ex.,a dull orange head on grey blue background with a hit of bright orange red. A pinkish skin tone on an olive background with a bright pink lipstick. A yellowish skin on a greyed lavender background with a bright lemon yellow flower. One color is more neutral while its compliment can be at full strengh. This is a simple explanation to get you started. It is really like learning to ride a bike, once you master balance and technique, you can enjoy the scenery.

Hope this helps!
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