Clever little help

[Mary Reilly]

Something to try in lieu of red glass is a black mirror. It has the same effect of making the values easier to see while eliminating color distraction. The color red gets equal treatment with the black mirror so you don't have to compensate for it as with red glass. The added bonus is that since you are looking though a mirror you get a fresh look at your composition etc.

Mary

[Mary Sparrow]

This reminds of me a tip that was given to me many years ago.

I was told to keep a pair of sunglasses always handy with my paintings and alternate painting with them on/off. This helps see the values also.

(I hope that wasn't mentioned earlier in the thread, I only had a chance to skim the responses!)