Commanding Color

Learn the concepts Sue Archer NWS AWS TWSA employs to realize the bright, clean colors and strong light that define her work. Sue breaks down her analytical painting process and explains the tools she uses with a series of lessons on pigment quality, design principals, and color theory. Youll learn to control value and contrast, harness the powerful white of your paper, design negative space, and energize your subjects with complementary colors. The lessons combine clearly illustrated theory with live demonstrations and practical examples from Sues personal gallery. Sue reinforces every concept as she works through a large wet into wet painting of a pineapple. Youll master your palette and paint with confidence in Commanding Color with Sue Archer.