{"id":4621,"date":"2018-03-08T11:45:13","date_gmt":"2018-03-08T15:45:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/blog\/?p=4621"},"modified":"2019-11-22T19:11:15","modified_gmt":"2019-11-22T23:11:15","slug":"experiment-when-choosing-background-colors-for-paintings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/blog\/experiment-when-choosing-background-colors-for-paintings","title":{"rendered":"Experiment When Choosing Background Colors For Paintings"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top:3%;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"insertbackground\">\n<div class=\"removep\">\n<div class=\"videoflexwrapper\">\n<div class=\"videotop\">\n  <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UN18jBZkRAo?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wrapperpage\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/newsletter-signup\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"buttonundervideo\">FREE COURSE VIDEOS<\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"buttonundervideoorangetabletcontainer\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"buttonundervideoorangetablet\">BECOME A MEMBER<\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"orangecontainermobile\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"buttonundervideoorange\">BECOME A MEMBER<\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sidebartop\">\n<div class=\"vertalign\">\n<div class=\"sidebarcarddescriptiondark\"><span>JOIN THE VIRTUAL INSTRUCTOR<\/span><br \/>\n    Get ALL of our courses, ebooks, live lessons, critiques, lesson plans and more today.<\/div>\n<div class=\"sidebarbuttonholder\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"sidebuttonsmem\">START FREE TRIAL<\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<hr style=\"background-color:#ffffff;margin-top:1.5em;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/newsletter-signup\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"sidebuttons\">FREE COURSE VIDEOS<\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"contentfix\">\n<h2>Use Photoshop to Experiment with Your Art<\/h2>\n<p>You\u2019ve probably been there before. You dove headfirst into a drawing or a painting and completed the main subject and now it\u2019s time to address the background. You know that you want the background to compliment the subject, but you\u2019re not sure what to do. You\u2019re afraid that your decision may ruin the work. As a result, you&#8217;re frozen with fear.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, this common dilemma can easily be avoided by creating thumbnail images before you even start on the final work. Thumbnail sketches are recommended so that you can work out all of the composition problems, the balance of values, color relationships and so on.<\/p>\n<p>But even though you may create thumbnails and have a solid idea of how the finished work will materialize, things change. It\u2019s great to have a plan but sometimes we change our mind along the way. We may move a subject in the composition, use different colors, adjust values, or any other number of things that happen during the art creation process.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"featuredimage\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/newmembersad.jpg\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"contentfix\">\n<p>When these things happen, which they do quite often, we have to make adjustments to our original plan. Instead of guessing and hoping for the best, we can use a bit of technology to help us make the best decisions regarding composition, color, etc.<\/p>\n<p>Photoshop and other photo manipulation programs are invaluable resources for modern artists. 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