by Kristen O'Neill | Jun 21, 2022 | Uncategorized
When I think of going to the ocean, I immediately think of standing on the rocky cliffs. While I grew up around the famous beaches of Santa Cruz, I really always connected to the cliffs. I loved the view, the lack of messy sand in my shoes, the tide pools, and the...
by Kristen O'Neill | Jun 16, 2022 | Uncategorized
Color of Sand While sand comes in a variety of colors from the black sand beach of Hawaii to the white sands of the Caribbean, most of the beaches I have spent time on are a, well, “sandy” color of beige. I have found that the best way to arrive at a paint...
by Kristen O'Neill | Jun 7, 2022 | Art Lessons
Rule of Thirds One of the most common rules in composition is the rule of thirds. Basically, if you have a line, you move it to be one-third in from the edge. On the image the below, the 1/3 lines are dashed. The circles represent where the lines cross, being an extra...
by Kristen O'Neill | May 31, 2022 | Art Lessons
©Kristen O’Neill, Mountain Glow, 36 Views of Mt. Rainier series, Acrylic on Paper, 11 in. x 14 in. Golden Hour The “golden hour” is the time when the sunlight is shifting warmer due to sunrise or sunset. Remember, at these times, the sunlight has to...
by Kristen O'Neill | May 24, 2022 | Art Lessons
The last post covered color temperature in paints. This one covers temperature in lighting. I first came upon this issue (dating myself here) in college with slides. If you bought the wrong type of slide film all your slides came out horrible. (So sad.) Also, I am so...
by Kristen O'Neill | May 17, 2022 | Art Lessons
What is “Color Temperature”? Color temperature is how warm or cool a color feels. For paints this means that: Warms: Red, Orange, Yellow Cools: Green, Blue, Violet Color temperature in lighting is a bit different. That refers to degrees Kelvin. We will...
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