The studies were painted below the paint squares and were done to study the gradation of values, the tones of red and simply to get the look of a rose. I love their soft, velvety texture, their scent, their shapes and the soft transitions from dark to lighter reds. Capturing those attributes with paint is still eluding me, at least so far but what a pleasure to try.

Getting values in reds takes some doing. For lighter areas, used less paint, more water or left the white; for darker areas, I used the complement of red, green. You can see what I mean about the values in the grayscale of the studies I did today.

3 comments:
What a brilliant way to approach finding the best reds. Someone one said that reds alone can only get to a value 4, so adding darks in can be tricky. Your roses look beautiful already. Good lesson.
Beautiful outcome for this study of reds, Ann :) I think you got good darks in them and they look so soft...
Thanks Sandy & Rhonda for the comments. Appreciate it!
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