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By Marion Boddy-Evans, About.com Guide to Painting since 2002

What Colours are Shadows?

Friday September 9, 2005
As soon as you start looking closely at colours, you realize that simply reaching for a tube of black paint whenever you need to put in a shadow doesn’t work. The result isn’t subtle enough to capture a realistic shadow. But if black is to be banished from your palettes, what should you use for shadows? Find the answer here...
See also:
Cast Shadows vs Form Shadows
Negative Space

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