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Pocket Sketching with Kath Macaulay
Perspective of Color and Contrast, Using a Photograph
Season 1
Episode 4
Kath demonstrates building distance in a landscape view by manipulating color and contrast. This shows a major difference between the limitations of the camera, and the ingenuity of an artist. Using a photo from the Olympic National Park, she emphases having fun, going fast, catching an impression and leaving!
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Kath discusses the dark colors that make the light colors work.
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For extreme speed, go with just grey scale or use color for only the focal point.
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The difference is words. The addition of words doubles the meaning. Date the entry.
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When you really want portability, keep everything compact instead of big.
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You are building a composition of things from different places.
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Always start with a daisy: it’s the easiest flower.
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It is never messy and is archival so you don’t remove it.
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In the process you will find out why you picked it and how it was made.
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The sketch will remind you of everything you didn’t sketch right down to the smells.