Chromatic law from Impressionism

[Sharon Knettell]

Adriano,

When you talk about getting complementary color in portraits from photos, do you mean 'working' from photo reference as opposed to working from life or are you asking if we can see the complementary color in the Monet example?

[Adriano Maggi]

Hi Sharon
I meant working from photos.Obviously you cannot see the complementarity on a photo,but you always do a complementary choice when working, first when you take a blue-grey or agreen-grey paper (it's complementary to the complexion) , second when you put on paper colours that mixed toghether let you get the complexion from a distance. Tomorrow I'll post a visible procedure so you 'll understend.Of course you must have been learnt it after painting from life before applying it to a photo.
By the way , the two portraits above are from Gustav klimt ,the great master that in spite of been realistic used the complementarity law from impressionism.
Your paintings are delicious to me . I admire who does things that I would't even think about. Strong and equilibrated colors and a beauty of a fimale face that seems childish , sensual and regal at the some time.
Ciao
Adriano

[Adriano Maggi]

Hi Sharon I'll hope you 'll like it
I begin whith a drawing by a brown color pastel pencil!

[Adriano Maggi]

Secondarily
I put the pink complexion to cover the blue -light color paper !
It's iust an eye, but the procedure will suit in general for a nude or a figure.(putting light color first ,controlling the balance allover the painting)

[Adriano Maggi]

I put half tones looking at how cold or hot are the different parts of the face.I've never used my fingers. I know my colors so I should tell you
the exact name ,next time , if you want to, I'll tell you the palette.

[Adriano Maggi]

Now I continue to mix colors that I know ,for example orange and green or violet and yellow, being carefull to tone toward cold or hot color. I haven 't use my finger yet.

[Adriano Maggi]

I did a mistake before putting the some painting, anyway I''ll continue.
Now I go on applying strong colours and, using the little finger at the end, getting shadows (under the right eye or on the eye-brow).I can use couples of complementary colors because I know them very well.
When I buy the pastel colors I don't need to watch the pastel -number ,I can say it's all right just looking at it.
If I don't have a white-blue I dirty my finger on a blue spot I made before (you can see it on the right) and I cover the white ,
so the light should be cold.
Ciao