Author: Chris Beatrice

Paint the Light, Not the Color

Posted by Chris Beatrice | Sunday, July 19th, 2020

The color a thing appears to be is, to put it simplistically, a combination of the color of the...

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Illoominashun

Posted by Chris Beatrice | Sunday, July 19th, 2020

To understand light and how to paint it, especially from imagination, let’s do the sciency...

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You Can’t Judge Colors and Neither Can I

Posted by Chris Beatrice | Sunday, July 19th, 2020

Value (how light or dark something is). It’s all relative, as Einstein would say. ...

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Drawing Like You Mean It

Posted by Chris Beatrice | Monday, July 13th, 2020

Whether for itself or as part of a painting, drawing is not a passive undertaking. No matter what...

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You Can’t Draw Because You’re Doing It Wrong

Posted by Chris Beatrice | Saturday, June 6th, 2020

If you want to learn how to draw, read this. All of it. Or you can go be entertained by some...

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