Painting: Creating “brightness”

Wrapping roses (watercolor) F6

"Draw bright flowers"、Should I paint it a bright color?。Or should I put a dark color next to it?。-The correct answer is at the end of the article.。

"Bright/dark" is a matter of relative "perception"。Even if it's the same flower、It looks brighter when the surroundings are dark、If the surroundings are bright, the flowers will look dark。When indicating absolute brightness、For example, it is indicated as ``3.5 in the Munsell color system'' or 6.0.。If you have a yardstick, you can measure it.。

What does "relative" mean?、It means, "If you put the two together, you can understand."。being far away、If another color is inserted in between, the meaning of "relative" will be lost.。A、B、C、If the four pieces of D fit together without any gaps、1You can rank up to ~4.。I understand the difference。It is important to “stick together”。
but、in real paintings、It is often necessary to make comparisons at distant locations.。take a photo、If you just compare it on your computer、It's still easy though、That doesn't happen during actual production.。This is because each part creates a "relative" differentiation from its surroundings.。Besides,、Even if people understand this, 99.9% of people will ignore it.。Because it's "troublesome" (I was like that myself until a few years ago)。But、That may deny that your drawing is a “painting” (I will omit the details of the reason)。

It looks brighter even though it is the same color (brightness)、It's a kind of illusion that it looks dark.。Illusions are caused by the "normal" functioning of the brain ("normal"。Don't worry)。The artistic expression of painting、Stimulate the brain through the eyes、It is a genre that is created by intentionally causing a certain kind of illusion.、“How to stimulate (the brain)、What illusions, impulses, and actions do we create?、It can be said that it is now a world-class cutting-edge research topic.。Even if you just look at some simple reference examples (on the Internet),、It becomes surprisingly applicable.。

*The correct answer is、"Place a dark color next to it"。

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Takashi's personal blog。Not just about paintings、What I think about every day、what you feel、I write whatever comes to mind。This blog is the third generation。From the beginning, it has been over 20 years.。 2023From January 1st、For now, I decided to just write on odd numbered days.。I'm going to think about my future direction and other things piece by piece.。

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