Article · Deirdre Hayes
How to Use Notan for Stronger Oil Paintings
- Type
- Article
- Level
- Beginner
- Price
- Free
- Published
- 2025
About this lesson
Teaches notan—the Japanese light-dark harmony technique—for simplifying outdoor scenes before painting. Demonstrates both hand-drawn value studies and digital notan exploration using the Notanizer app to assess composition viability before committing to color work.
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