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Article · Lee Muir-Haman Watercolor Painting

Luminosity and Creating Glowing Color

By Lee Muir-Haman

Type
Article
Level
Intermediate
Price
Free
Published
2022
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About this lesson

Explains that watercolor glow comes from light reflecting off paper between pigment particles, then shows how to make passages glow with value and temperature contrast, complements, grayed mid-values and optical tricks that make untouched paper look lit. Illustrated with five of the author's paintings.