Color Science

Contrast, Value, and Light

Contrast, Value, and Light

Jerome Morrow

How the eye interprets brightness, why identical colors look different depending on their surroundings, and how painters from Turner to Monet turned these perceptual facts into technique.

Contrast, Value, and Light

Jerome Morrow

How the eye interprets brightness, why identical colors look different depending on their surroundings, and how painters from Turner to Monet turned these perceptual facts into technique.

Image Showing Masstone and Undertone differences between Stil de Grain, Raw Umber, and Indian Yellow

Masstone vs Undertone: What Every Artist Should...

Jerome Morrow

Masstone and undertone offer critical insight into a pigment’s behavior. Two paints may appear nearly identical in masstone but diverge dramatically in undertone or vice versa. This greatly affects blending,...

Masstone vs Undertone: What Every Artist Should...

Jerome Morrow

Masstone and undertone offer critical insight into a pigment’s behavior. Two paints may appear nearly identical in masstone but diverge dramatically in undertone or vice versa. This greatly affects blending,...