Glossary
Artistic Tone (AT)

Artistic Tone (AT)

Tone refers to how dark or light a colour is. Each colour encompasses a wide range of tones that can be changed by adding black or white.

By extension, tone can also refer to the emotional atmosphere of an artwork – created by colour or other formal elements.

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painted bronze carrot reclining seductively on a white marble countertop

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Parra's studio, with Parra at the centre, his back to the camera as he works on the large painting takes centre stage, showing a faceless blue woman in a striped dress, painted in red, purple, blue and teal. The studio is full of brightly coloured paints, with a large window on the right and a patterned rug across the floor under the painting.
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