I’ve shared most of Carlos San Millan’s favorite paintings by Emil Joseph Robinson but not all, and these paintings are too good to pass by, so I’m sharing the full collection. It’s almost a waste to post them one after the other like this, each of the works is so deserving of independent attention. I’m sure I’ll be referring to these for my own paintings for years to come.
I’m posting all of the paintings Carlos San Millan said were his favorites. These are his personal files, inspiration for his own paintings: the full collection of paintings by Emil Joseph Robinson.
There are tricks for how to give the illusion of light in a painting that has no light (unlike this screen), and Robinson uses them all. When wanting to paint the illusion of light, use contrast: Hard edges vs soft edges. Saturated vs muted colors. Light vs dark value. Warm vs cold hues, and complimentary colors.
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Blemmyes are mythical creatures without a head, with their facial features on their chest. Blemmyes are said to occur in two types: with eyes on the chest or with the eyes on the shoulders. Epiphagi, a variant name for the headless people of the Brisone, is sometimes used as a term referring strictly to the eyes-on-the-shoulders type. One of the creative …
Yesterday’s Tucket was listed as the last day, but there is one more: Exercise your creativity This SAL Challenge is a vocabulary based creative challenge every day for January. Materials are artist’s choice. You can draw, paint, sew, collage, sculpt your food, anything you want. See below for today’s creative challenge. Set the timer for …
Emil Joseph Robinson
I’ve shared most of Carlos San Millan’s favorite paintings by Emil Joseph Robinson but not all, and these paintings are too good to pass by, so I’m sharing the full collection. It’s almost a waste to post them one after the other like this, each of the works is so deserving of independent attention. I’m sure I’ll be referring to these for my own paintings for years to come.
Previous posts featuring Emil Joseph Robinson:
Painting Light; Notes from Carlos San Millan
Emil Joseph Robinson; the Science of Light
I’m posting all of the paintings Carlos San Millan said were his favorites. These are his personal files, inspiration for his own paintings: the full collection of paintings by Emil Joseph Robinson.
There are tricks for how to give the illusion of light in a painting that has no light (unlike this screen), and Robinson uses them all. When wanting to paint the illusion of light, use contrast: Hard edges vs soft edges. Saturated vs muted colors. Light vs dark value. Warm vs cold hues, and complimentary colors.
For more insight on how Robinson achieved these effects of light, check out the post on Emil Joseph Robinson: the Science of Light.
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