BobBlast 185 - "Contrast - Why Value Packs a Wallop."

Contrast - Why Value Packs a Wallop
Welcome Back to Another BobBlast!
This week's BobBlast covers three topics that are often misunderstood, sometimes forgotten and can be just plain bothersome! And they are one of the basics of art school... VALUE - CONTRAST - LIGHT SOURCE
Why are these principles important to know when creating a painting? Value can establish the mood of the painting. Soft, gentle low-value tones can be romantic or quiet. On the other hand, bright contrasting values can be dramatic, eye-popping or even harsh.
Most artists are aware of the value scale - when I was in art school, one of the assignments was to make a value scale chart from ten to zero of all twelve colors from the standard color wheel. It took a week - but boy, did I learn the lesson about value!
Hint: Color right out of the paint tube is the darkest that color will ever be. On the value scale that is a #10. The color, when lighter reads from #10 to zero.
My demo is in black and white - It is the easiest example to use because of the high contrast. But remember, any color right out of the tube is still a #10. Yes, even yellow!
When I paint, I like to use Contrast - I like to lead the viewer's eye to the contrasting point on the painting - which can be a Value of #10 next to a midtone Value of #5 or a stark dramatic Value of #1. Contrast gives your painting punch, liveliness and dimensionality.
Establishing your Light Source will also create dimension. In this BobBlast, I demo a ball, lit with a dramatic spotlight - lighting only one side of the ball and also shines on the back wall. You will hear me say "Dark Against Light, Dark Against Light" over and over again. Incorporating a light source in your paintings will give focus, shape, dimension and a point of interest!
Practice Practice Practice!

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No, I sometimes have no idea when I start a painting, no prescience regarding it to be bold or subtle. Sometimes I change horses midstream. Sometimes it is preplanned. I like your vids and getting people to think outside the box.

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Found the red thingy lol Red or green plexiglass, I have a red filter I never use on my camera. Great. Thanks Bob!!

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Thank you BobBlast. Even though I know this, I realized I didn’t really know this. Thank you for reminding me of the importance of strong lighting.

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Great class Sir. THank You.....

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Your videos are awesome. I've just started teaching myself how to paint abstract and the hardest things for me is making a mess, loosening up, going outside of the lines and trying not to be perfect. Because of my personality most of my abstract paintings are straight lines, perfect geometric shapes and I have a hard time when to stop and walk away. But I've been watching your videos and did my first real abstract art according to the Bob Blast method. Still has some of my personality in it but if I keep painting using the Bob Blast method than I'll eventually be able to paint loose and free flowing

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Thank you very much! I'm learning so much from your tutorials

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Thank you Deborah!

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Love this one, high school art lessons I forgot about! I do have dyslexia and it's tough, just need to remind myself first! So thanks!🖌💌

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The light just went on about light source! Thank you Bob, you just made it click.

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Wonderful lesson. I’m having fun learning the basics again by watching your videos

[@tracyrstudio]

Thank you so much Bob ❤

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Thank you Tracy!

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Bob, thank you so much for this lesson. I really understood the three concepts for the first time. You are a great teacher. __/\__

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Daaaaahhh I don’t know !?! Too funny !!

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Wow. Thanks Bob. This is a Key i needed😂

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Thanks Linda!

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Thank you Bob..extremely helpfull

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Great lesson 👍 thank you

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Thanks Timothy!

[@dorothyatchison1825]

Thanks for taking us to the dark side Bob ... great informative vid ...

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Like I mean in the best way possible. Like, he was a magician by the time he was 10, he loved performing, he became an inventor & patented things, & is like this uber-respected painter, teacher, & I'm like-------how?

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Awesome teaching/teacher!!!

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Wonderful lesson; thank you!

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what an awesome and fun video!

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Love this. Thanks

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Love what you teach

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[@gavinyates9189]

Light against dark light against dark, dark against light dark against light, should I just do it or should I just say no, knowing when to say when and leave well enough alone, I'm so confused I do abstracts and this helps me very much. Thank you Bob.

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youre awesome. i love these videoes, keep em coming

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Thank You....!

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Thankyou soooo much

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Anyone who gives this a thumbs down as my grandchild would say is a meany!

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Thank you...

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Great video

[@christierella]

Will you speak more about your journal? I will search through your videos, to see if you've spoken of it in the past.

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Do any other BOBAPHYTES sometimes feel like he's kind of like, you know, from another realm, like with some lowkey wizard vibes but druidic in a northern california kind of way?

[@lindapeacerose]

What paper did you use for testing?

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I want to mount my paper paintings. What materials do u recommend?

[@claudelachartre8723]

Bonjour Robert,pourriez vous traduire en français, Je vous en serais très reconnaissante.

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Se puede traducir a español ?

[@clinthathcock6078]

What paper were you using for those value studies?

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Why do you say that?

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:-)

[@tokyo_kero]

What paper do you use

[@RobertBurridgeBobBlast]

I have two favorites - Kilimanjaro and Fabriano.

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@@RobertBurridgeBobBlast Are these water cooler papers and do you gesso them before you start your studies?