tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9822716.post3488958674195760871..comments2024-02-10T00:07:22.101-08:00Comments on Shreveport Blog, the site for imagining sustainable suburbs and a schvingy downtown: Southern University Museum of Art, MultiCutural Center of the South named Shreveport stops on Louisiana's new African-American Heritage TrailRobert E Trudeauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07554504744066844336noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9822716.post-90969879558663083682008-03-03T18:44:00.000-08:002008-03-03T18:44:00.000-08:00Decide what you want to be the main "star" in your...Decide what you want to be the main "star" in your painting. Is it a particular tree? Or lake. Or the sky? Or group of trees? Creating a painting is like staging a play. When the leading man or lady is on stage speaking, you don't want one of the bit players attracting attention to himself. <BR/><BR/>One way you can check to see that the center of interest is actually where you intend it to be is as follows.<BR/><BR/>Turn your painting upside down while not looking at it. Walk across the room. Then turn and look at your painting.<BR/><BR/>Where do your eyes go?<BR/><BR/>You can't fool your eyes when you do this. They will go to the center of interest, which might not be the area you had in mind.<BR/><BR/>If you're still not sure, ask someone else to look at your art while it's upside down and ask where their eyes go.<BR/><BR/>They don't have to have any knowledge of art to help you locate the focal point.<BR/><BR/>It's based on the natural law of vision.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9822716.post-73446312737630574402008-03-03T18:43:00.000-08:002008-03-03T18:43:00.000-08:00Painting TipTry not to divide any element in your ...Painting Tip<BR/><BR/>Try not to divide any element in your artwork in half. This especially includes the temperature of the painting.<BR/><BR/>What I mean is - it shouldn't be half warm and half cool. Warm colors are like fire - red, orange, yellow and brown. Cool colors are like water and grass - blue and green.<BR/><BR/>If your painting is mostly warm, add a little cool for contrast. If it's mostly cool, add a little warm to spice it up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com