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Step 7Using the Numbered Tones for Realistic Colour Paintings
It was then I realised every colour can be given a number from to three.
White would be zero and black would be numbered a four tone.
If you mixed a colour to the correct numbered tone (light, medium dark or very dark)
you'd get a colour version of your black and white drawing. It's a similar concept to photo-retouching.
Here's the Steps to Figuring out the Tones of What You See
1. If possible turn the colour picture into black and white tones. Transfer to tv or painting software.This removes all the colours.
2. If you don't have the software you need to give each colour a number from one to three. Say pale orange = 1, medium orange =2 or dark orange =3. White will be ZERO and black will be FOUR.
3. You could use the previous step if you drew the same subject in pencil first - the numbered tones / colour would be shades of grey - so pale grey = 1, medium grey = 2 and dark grey = 3
3. Mix in paint if yousing paint, to that level of darkness.
4. Draw what you see as outline Fill in the drawing with the correct colour.
This is only the beginning, later on you can break out and change what you see mix and match objects from your imagination.
When it comes to imaginative use of colour, the most helpful book I've read is by Betty Edwards who wrote, "A Course in Mastering the Art of Mixing Colors".
White would be zero and black would be numbered a four tone.
If you mixed a colour to the correct numbered tone (light, medium dark or very dark)
you'd get a colour version of your black and white drawing. It's a similar concept to photo-retouching.
Here's the Steps to Figuring out the Tones of What You See
1. If possible turn the colour picture into black and white tones. Transfer to tv or painting software.This removes all the colours.
2. If you don't have the software you need to give each colour a number from one to three. Say pale orange = 1, medium orange =2 or dark orange =3. White will be ZERO and black will be FOUR.
3. You could use the previous step if you drew the same subject in pencil first - the numbered tones / colour would be shades of grey - so pale grey = 1, medium grey = 2 and dark grey = 3
3. Mix in paint if yousing paint, to that level of darkness.
4. Draw what you see as outline Fill in the drawing with the correct colour.
This is only the beginning, later on you can break out and change what you see mix and match objects from your imagination.
When it comes to imaginative use of colour, the most helpful book I've read is by Betty Edwards who wrote, "A Course in Mastering the Art of Mixing Colors".
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