7
From Darkness to Light: Painting a Plot
United Against the World: Pair Up Colors for a Happy Ending
Who doesn’t love a happy ending? In this chapter, you’re going to take that misunderstood free spirit from chapter 6 and pair her up with one of the best-loved devices of storytelling: the sidekick. What’s a sidekick? Think the Long Ranger and Tonto, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn or Thelma and Louise. Soon you’ll be adding your charming buddies to the list. Then, with a little help from your color wheel, you’re going to create a simple, effective setting to showcase their united front against the world.
YOU’VE GOT A FRIEND
Acrylic on wood
8" × 8" (20cm × 20cm)
“A true friend is one soul in two bodies.”
—ARISTOTLE