TOUCH OF PURPLE
Watercolor - 11x14
Creative Challenge - focus on value in your painting. I used different shades of watercolor to create a strong value pattern in Touch of Purple, painting the darkest darks right next to the lightest lights in my focal area. I used the whole value scale from almost black to white but did not use a lot of variation in the mid tones. Keeping my brushstrokes loose and painterly created movement throughout the painting.
We often focus more on color than actual the actual value of those colors. It can be helpful to view your painting in black and white so that you can clearly see if you have a range of lights and darks and if your value pattern provides a strong composition.
