TOP 4 QUICKEST WAYS TO PAINT ACCURATE COLORS

If you are painting and your colors seem 'off'', here a few quick ways to refresh you artistic vision.
1. Fast Glance!
This has worked very well for me as a teacher. When I go from student to student I haven't been staring at their photo or still life. If you look too long at a certain part of you subject, you eyes become desensitized and the color is not near as fresh and clear as if you quickly glance at it. A fast look is far more beneficial in nailing the correct color on the first layer or stage of your painting. Note: You may have to study your subject much more intensely for details!
2. Here's Looking at You!
Get a mirror! Compare your reflected colors to the subjects. Why does this work? You have a fresh view when you see a mirror image and your brain has not adapted to it yet so more elements are viewed as if they are fresh and viewed  for the first time.
3. Freeze Frame
Take a photo! Look at your digital image and compare it to the larger painting. Because the photo image is smaller, less detail  will block the overall effect and color notes. Mistakes JUMP off the page!
4.Get Outta Here!
This works wonders. Get up and move away from you work in progress. Time away from the easel, even 5 minutes, is a sure way to ensure richer color and more accurate values. Your eyes and your head need a changing stimulation in order to work at peek capacity. Go get a coffee, walk around the block, look at a magazine. All these things excite a different set of visual stimulus that keep you in top working condition.
Now, I'm NOT saying you can goof off!! BUT all work, and  no play really does make Johnny a poor painter!

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CONGRATS TO HIDDEN TALENT STUDENTS
YOON JOO KIM ( first place Adult Sr)
CHERYL WILKES ( First place Adult )
SYDNEY RUSNAK ( First place AND GRAND PRIZE Children)
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