Common Color Mistakes: #2 Black Shadows

I've taught college art students for 8 years, so I see a lot of folks who are in the beginning stages of figuring out color. Over time, I've seen a few mistakes crop up over and over again – and certainly I have had to learn to avoid them in my own work! All the bad examples here are from my own work – when I was a student.

Color Mistake #2: Black Shadows
Shadows are not consistently black, or gray, or blue. A common pitfall to avoid is mixing black with your color to get a darker version of th...