About Malcolm Muronda
I'm Malcolm Muronda, an artist and author based in the UK. I paint portraits.
I started painting at 16. I taught myself by doing studies, one after another, and painting came naturally. I used to paint for competitions. Now I paint for the love of it.
My first realistic painting
It was a portrait of Morgan Freeman, and it was going really well. Then I needed some areas lighter and some darker. I reached for white and black, and the painting went flat.
I was really upset. It turned out to be a big learning curve. I learned to mix my own lights and shadows instead.
Paintings
Portraits by Malcolm Muronda
Malcolm Muronda's books
I wrote The Lightening Reference Guide and The Shadowing Reference Guide so other painters can avoid the same trap. Reaching for white to lighten and black to darken makes a painting flat. The guides show you what to mix instead, with practical tips for mixing better colours.
The Lightening Reference Guide by Malcolm Muronda
Book one, how to make colours lighter without losing them to white.
The Shadowing Reference Guide by Malcolm Muronda
Book two, how to mix shadows without reaching for black.
The Landscape Reference Guide by Malcolm Muronda
Book 3, Landscape paintings shown step by step
Print copies ordered from my website are printed with Lulu on the highest print options. Digital editions are there too.
Painters have left 521 reviews of my books, with an average of 4.9 out of 5.
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