From the course: Artist at Work: Color as Shape

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Adding final details

Adding final details

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Adding final details

Now this is our basic color and shape foundation. I'm going to take this a bit further and work in dry media. And show you what would happen if we add some details. I'm also just going to block the shades of color and pop them a little bit more. But before I do that, for me this piece is including the edges of the image here the tape. And that color is. Adding to the shapes that are here, so I want to make it a little bit cleaner, so I can see my composition more easily. So, when you're working, whether it's on a surface like this or any other surface, you should always try to keep a white space around your piece. If it's black, it tends to sap an image of color. If it's a neutral color, it might infuse itself into the piece, so white is really the best choice to surround the edges of your picture. For me, I can already start to see the shapes of the composition more clearly. And I'm not distracted by extraneous colors, so now we see the shapes with a pretty clear articulation and I'm…

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