Van Gogh "Irises"

A wonderful painting to study for BROKEN COLOR, composition and the IDEA....

Van Gogh IS the white iris!!!!!

Here is the link to more @https://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/asset-viewer/irises/DgFVFAJo_30MeQ?utm_source=google&utm_medium=kp&hl=en&projectId=art-project

Another Great Video For Techniques

Here's another great place to learn about drawing/painting with Photoshop- there are soooo many out there to see!

Here is the link@ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teF0l3m2d-0

Look at how she is using EDGES - sharp and soft, Brushes and brush settings, and pushing the use of VALUES and contrast.

Great stuff!

Here is the video too....

Wonderful artist to look at for ideas! Kutsche's work shows an amazing use of brushes, values and edges.....

He is working in Photoshop, with the same tools as YOU!!

See more on his site @ http://michaelkutsche.com

 Character design for the movie "OZ"...

Here is a video of the artist working- Look at his use of LAYERS, Color Sampler tool, and Brushes....

Here is the artist...

COLOR SCHEMES

Let's begin playing with / learning more about color....

Please follow this link to an exercise to see how artists use color in their work...
http://wadigitaldrawing.blogspot.com/2013/12/whats-that-color-scheme.html

Here are handouts for vocab and color schemes

NOW, some artists who are famous for their use of color....


Van Gogh link is here...

MONET link here...

HOCKNEY link here....

More about Hockney and his ipad art here @ http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/01/10/the-ipad-is-an-artists-canvas-for-david-hockney/?_r=0

Irvin Rodriguez

Check out his work!!!

http://www.irvinrodriguez.com/

Melissa Cooke------ WOW!

Check out her drawings and blog at the link.... http://melissacookeart.com/plunge.html

Notice that she uses powdered graphite and brushes with erasers to make her images. See the use of SOFT and SHARP edges?

portrait demo! By Daarken

Check this out!!! Good ideas and techniques!

http://www.layerpaint.com/index_tutorial_detailed.php?id=1697#.VFo57edFeUY

Self portrait Examples 4 you!!

Here are some links to look at for examples:

REMBRANDT     the best!!

http://www.rembrandtpainting.net/rembrandt_self_portraits.htm

John Singer Sargent

http://www.johnsingersargent.org/

Hockney

http://www.hockneypictures.com/