Colour is the flavour of painting, whilst value is the substance. If you compare these elements to, say, cooking, adding flavour either makes or breaks a dish whilst substance and texture is the bedrock of a recipe. In painting terms, value is the solid structure on which the piece is built. Colour is the visual element that can make the difference between an ordinary looking painting and a wow factor artwork. Let's look then at how to use colour to best enhance your work.
Key colour
Every scene has, or can consist of, a key colour. This is the dominant colour through a picture. Sometimes it is
