The SIX Tools of Painting
   The SIX Tools of Painting
VISUAL
Lightness and darkness of VALUE
Warmness and coolness of TEMPERATURE
Softness and hardness of EDGE
PHYSICAL
Thinness and thickness of PAINT
Smoothness and roughness of TEXTURE
Smallness or largeness of SCALE
   Representation or abstract, that's all ya got.
   There ain't no more.
---OR---
Making a painting employs tools:
Discipline and freedom of Draftsmanship;
Stability and dynamism of Movement
Lightness and darkness of Value​;
Warmness and coolness of Temperature;
Thinness and thickness of Paint;
Hardness and softness of Edge;
Transparency and opacity of Pigment;
Smoothness and roughness of Texture;
Welcome and rejection of Accident.
Color, relative scale, time spent, and subject matter have little to do with making a successful painting.
Color, relative scale, time spent, and subject matter have little to do with making a successful painting.
VISUAL
Lightness and darkness of VALUE
Warmness and coolness of TEMPERATURE
Softness and hardness of EDGE
PHYSICAL
Thinness and thickness of PAINT
Smoothness and roughness of TEXTURE
Smallness or largeness of SCALE
   Representation or abstract, that's all ya got.
   There ain't no more.
---OR---
Making a painting employs tools:
Discipline and freedom of Draftsmanship;
Stability and dynamism of Movement
Lightness and darkness of Value​;
Warmness and coolness of Temperature;
Thinness and thickness of Paint;
Hardness and softness of Edge;
Transparency and opacity of Pigment;
Smoothness and roughness of Texture;
Welcome and rejection of Accident.
Color, relative scale, time spent, and subject matter have little to do with making a successful painting.
Color, relative scale, time spent, and subject matter have little to do with making a successful painting.
