Monday, August 2, 2010

Hints and Tips #1

What MUST your painting have?

1. FORM - ie., the composition must be appealing

2. INTEREST - it must capture the imagination

3. RANGE - of colours and tonal values

4. CONTRAST - play on lights against darks

5. PERSPECTIVE - both linear and colour perspective



What MUST your painting do?

1. ARREST - attention to itself and have stopping power

2. COMMUNICATE - what the artist feels to the viewer

3. DESCRIBE - a story or event

4 REWARD - enrich your and other's lives

5. LURE - the viewer right INTO the scene

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