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  Barbara Jones Fine Art http://www.BarbaraJonesFineArt.com Click Here to View my Video   Click here to see my Fine Art Prints http://barbarajonesfineart.com/workshops http://barbarajonesfineart.com/email-newsletter     Color Magic   Color may be darker or lighter, brighter or grayer, warmer or cooler in relation to another color. One can really study the subtleties of this when painting something white.  Of course we have all heard white is not really just white, but many subtle colors.  I usually look for my lightest value and my darkest value when painting something white.  Next, I look for differences in color found in the white object.  There may be blue, pinks, yellows, greens, reds, or all of the above.  Objects surrounding the white object influence the colors you might find.  In this close up of "Granny's Out of Snuff", I painted the yellows, lavender, pinks, blues and greens I saw ...