http://tugeau2.wordpress.com/2008/03/30/color-me-studied/ Visit Tugeau2.com to view all our artists and portfolios! Wed, 29 Apr 2009 13:54:06 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://tugeau2.wordpress.com/2008/03/30/color-me-studied/#comment-26 carolkoeller Fri, 04 Apr 2008 16:39:19 +0000 http://tugeau2.wordpress.com/?p=17#comment-26 I hear you on the overthinking part--there's mystery in art, and getting too analytical can make the mystery go away. Yet in many pictures, you're not doing the picture justice by making it up as you go along. A short color study is a good compromise--and since it's short, it's easier to be exploratory and spontaneous. If it bombs, no big deal, but you just might come up with something amazing! I hear you on the overthinking part–there’s mystery in art, and getting too analytical can make the mystery go away. Yet in many pictures, you’re not doing the picture justice by making it up as you go along. A short color study is a good compromise–and since it’s short, it’s easier to be exploratory and spontaneous. If it bombs, no big deal, but you just might come up with something amazing!

]]> http://tugeau2.wordpress.com/2008/03/30/color-me-studied/#comment-9 ddraws Mon, 31 Mar 2008 14:25:22 +0000 http://tugeau2.wordpress.com/?p=17#comment-9 Agreed, similarly, I am rediscovering the value of a good value study for my work lately. At first I stopped doing value studies because I felt they took too much time and I was already feeling pressured for deadlines. But lately I find that they have significantly reduced my time overall and also just made the work better at the end of the day. It feels good and sufficiently humbling to realize just how worthwhile it is to get "back to basics". Agreed, similarly, I am rediscovering the value of a good value study for my work lately. At first I stopped doing value studies because I felt they took too much time and I was already feeling pressured for deadlines. But lately I find that they have significantly reduced my time overall and also just made the work better at the end of the day. It feels good and sufficiently humbling to realize just how worthwhile it is to get “back to basics”.

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