| Author | Message | ||
  Linda |
Perhaps, yes. | ||
Dake |
.....By Paul Jackson..yes? | ||
Linda |
This topic well covered in a great book you may find at your local bookstore, or library...Spectacular Light Effects in Watercolor. I believe North Light Books sells it still. After this, you'll need no other instruction, ever, I figure, on this topic. The book features fireworks in watercolor on the front jacket. Before I found this book, I did a sketch of a saltshaker in graphite. The top was metal and shiny. Just from this value sketch I learned much. If you can make it look shiny in one color, then using more colors, you'll make shiny a breeze. Since reading this book I've sketched my kitchen sink faucet. Shiny is as easy as anything else is, I guarantee. Give the one-value thing a shot and you'll get the fundamentals. | ||
janhurt |
I have a photo of papayas (cut open) on a silver tray and I just don't know where to start with the tray. | ||
greg |
what type of object were you thinking? | ||
greg |
IMHO: I always think of painting a shiny object as a mini landscape, or a mini mirror. It is shiny and will reflect what is around it. Generally speaking, cooler colors toward the top, warm color to the bottom. Most ot the time a shiny object will be darker where the cool-warm meet, then softening to the top and bottom. IF the object is round. I had to illustrate a pinball machine and multiple flying chrome balls.....it was a interesting challange. | ||
Jan Hurt |
I've never tried to paint anything shiny metal and wondered if anyone could give me tips (colors, how to achieve the "Shine", etc.) |
