From the course: Artist at Work: Creating Depth of Field
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Bringing objects forward
From the course: Artist at Work: Creating Depth of Field
Bringing objects forward
The window sill is a warm piece of information. It's going to frame what's in the background. So I think I need to establish that now. And that's, that's, that's probably one of the most important elements. To separate foreground and middle ground from background is this warm sort of break point of the window. I'm looking at it and it's a kind of green color with a little bit of red, like a brownish red. I don't want it to be the same as the pot, although it actually looks pretty similar. And so, that's too close to the other elements. So maybe I'll put some mint color in it and a little bit of blue and a little bit of white. The wonderful thing about this particular color is it's reacting to this warmth with such vibrancy. The second I put a color on here, it pops, and so I can control that by neutralizing the color I put on top. So it doesn't pop as much as the mug but it also has a playful reaction even when it's in one of the neutral color. Because complimentary is when we lay one…
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Introduction11m 16s
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Establishing a focal point7m 1s
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Relating the foreground color to the focal point5m
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Bringing objects forward5m 42s
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Colorizing the middle ground5m 26s
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Editing the whites to differentiate7m 43s
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Using cool tones to establish distance5m 30s
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Lightening the Eiffel Tower to fit the context2m 8s
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Using mixed media to achieve a gradient sky9m 25s
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Creating reflections in water2m 41s
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Adding final details4m 20s
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