Seeing Color as Value (and improving your painting with it!)
Nature doesn't always give you the perfect view. Sometimes you have to improve upon it by playing with the color or the light to juice it...
top of page
Shawn Dell Joyce
Check me out in the Winter issue of Pastel Journal magazine! Check me out in the Winter issue of Pastel Journal magazine! Check me out in the Winter issue of Pastel Journal magazine! Check me out in the Winter issue of Pastel Journal magazine! Check me out in the Winter issue of Pastel Journal magazine! Check me out in the Winter issue of Pastel Journal magazine! Check me out in the Winter issue of Pastel Journal magazine! Check me out in the Winter issue of Pastel Journal magazine! Check me out in the Winter issue of Pastel Journal magazine! Check me out in the Winter issue of Pastel Journal magazine! Check me out in the Winter issue of Pastel Journal magazine! Check me out in the Winter issue of Pastel Journal magazine! Check me out in the Winter issue of Pastel Journal magazine! Check me out in the Winter issue of Pastel Journal magazine! Check me out in the Winter issue of Pastel Journal magazine! Check me out in the Winter issue of Pastel Journal magazine! Check me out in the Winter issue of Pastel Journal magazine! Check me out in the Winter issue of Pastel Journal magazine! Check me out in the Winter issue of Pastel Journal magazine! Check me out in the Winter issue of Pastel Journal magazine! Check me out in the Winter issue of Pastel Journal magazine! Check me out in the Winter issue of Pastel Journal magazine! Check me out in the Winter issue of Pastel Journal magazine! Check me out in the Winter issue of Pastel Journal magazine! Check me out in the Winter issue of Pastel Journal magazine! Check me out in the Winter issue of Pastel Journal magazine! Check me out in the Winter issue of Pastel Journal magazine! Check me out in the Winter issue of Pastel Journal magazine! Check me out in the Winter issue of Pastel Journal magazine! Check me out in the Winter issue of Pastel Journal magazine! Check me out in the Winter issue of Pastel Journal magazine! Check me out in the Winter issue of Pastel Journal magazine! Check me out in the Winter issue of Pastel Journal magazine! Check me out in the Winter issue of Pastel Journal magazine! Check me out in the Winter issue of Pastel Journal magazine! Check me out in the Winter issue of Pastel Journal magazine! Check me out in the Winter issue of Pastel Journal magazine! Check me out in the Winter issue of Pastel Journal magazine! Check me out in the Winter issue of Pastel Journal magazine! Check me out in the Winter issue of Pastel Journal magazine!
Search
Shawn Dell Joyce artist
Jul 11, 20203 min read
Improving Upon Your Reference Photos...
A great thing about being an artist is that your do not have to faithfully reproduce a photo in your painting. Instead, you can improve upon
143 views0 comments
Shawn Dell Joyce artist
Jun 28, 20202 min read
Catching mistakes in your paintings
It's hard to see mistakes with the same eyes that made them. We all make mistakes, but not all of us are wise enough to catch them....
67 views0 comments
Shawn Dell Joyce artist
Jun 21, 20202 min read
High Key vs. Low Key
When you become a Value Ninja you start to see small changes in darks and lights that captivate you, and make you want to concentrate on...
5,705 views0 comments
Shawn Dell Joyce artist
Jun 6, 20203 min read
Art is Your Happy Place
Creativity flows through all people in equal measure. You do not have to deserve it, or do anything special to get it, just be open...
147 views0 comments
Shawn Dell Joyce artist
May 24, 20203 min read
"Knowledge has to precede execution"-Edgar Payne
"Knowledge precedes execution." -Edgar Payne
How visual learners learn...
111 views0 comments
Shawn Dell Joyce artist
May 17, 20203 min read
Training your eyes...
Skill building for artists means building your ability to discern subtle nuances of color and value. Being able to see into inky shadows...
273 views3 comments
Shawn Dell Joyce artist
Apr 5, 20202 min read
Too much time to paint? How to avoid overworking a painting
What happens when you overwork a painting is the freshness and life that was in it in the first 45 minutes has been deadened and dulled...
372 views3 comments
Shawn Dell Joyce artist
Mar 29, 20203 min read
The Importance of Artist's Dates
Almost every painting I make is inspired by an artist's date. Some obviously like this one. Others not so obviously.
214 views0 comments
Shawn Dell Joyce artist
Mar 22, 20203 min read
The Shape of Things to Come...
On Tuesday, St. Patrick's Day for all of us fine Irish folk, every cultural institution in our country shut down in accordance with CDC...
95 views0 comments
Shawn Dell Joyce artist
Mar 15, 20203 min read
Art During the Apocalypse
art is a healing, soothing balm in troubled times. You are probably stuck at home reading this, and have art materials available...
195 views0 comments
Shawn Dell Joyce artist
Dec 1, 20192 min read
Keeping an organized palette
I don't know if you are anything like me, but when I am in the heat of the moment, and the art is just flowing out of me...
47 views0 comments
Shawn Dell Joyce artist
Nov 23, 20192 min read
Value does all the work-Color gets all the credit!
When you treat color as value, you can substitute any color; even unnatural and high-intensity colors, as long as they are the correct value
971 views3 comments
Shawn Dell Joyce artist
Nov 17, 20192 min read
STUCK?! why its important to step out of your comfort zone artistically.
Embrace being stuck. Look for it, and be glad when it happens to you artistically. Being stuck means you are reaching outside your level of
80 views1 comment
Shawn Dell Joyce artist
Nov 10, 20192 min read
The Creative Process-what is your masterpiece?
I've made many, many paintings by this point in my career. I'd estimate well over 3,000, but only a handful of major paintings. What makes
95 views2 comments
Shawn Dell Joyce artist
Oct 27, 20193 min read
Head, Heart, Hand... or how to evaluate your own work!
When I am asked to judge an art exhibit or jury an event I evaluate other people's work using the same criteria that I evaluate my own...
315 views3 comments
Shawn Dell Joyce artist
Oct 13, 20192 min read
Using a color sketch to lay out your palette
The secret to Alla Prima painting, or painting fast and accurately, is to be organized from start to finish,
57 views0 comments
Shawn Dell Joyce artist
Oct 6, 20192 min read
Painting light - how to capture luminous light with pigment
Light is the main reason I paint. I'll bet you are also inspired by it and here are a few ways to capture light in my favorite medium...
4,920 views0 comments
Shawn Dell Joyce artist
Sep 29, 20192 min read
Doing a study vs doing a finished painting...
Growth happens in the downtime, in the doodles in the margins, and the studies before the main event.
657 views0 comments
Shawn Dell Joyce artist
Sep 22, 20192 min read
Color as Value
Learn to treat color as value and "paint by numbers" for more interesting and Impressionistic paintings!
1,273 views5 comments
bottom of page