Ulysses, Kansas is in-studio, color workshop, emphasis on oil painting, but open to watermedia. In this outstanding video, Ken provides an in depth look at the practical use of color. He takes you around the color wheel, describing his very intense palette of tube colors. This video is a must for the beginning or intermediate watercolor painter. It presents a detailed look at important techniques, such as organizing the palette, types of watercolor paper, stretching paper, how to control the amount of water for flow control, lifting techniques and more.
Emphasis is on translating value into color.
Ken shares his expertise on painting people in everyday settings. He discusses the importance of lost and found edges to create the illusion of motion, exaggerated light and shadow to enhance three dimensional form, and simplified backgrounds to emphasize figures. Ken's paintings of figures are uniquely alive with vibrant color and movement. Demonstrations include several ink sketching techniques and a complete watercolor painting of children. 104 minutes This exceptional video gives an overview of approaches to painting flowers and includes four complete demonstrations.