Color

Learning the basic color schemes are a good way to get started in designing any project that requires the use of color.

Why some “earth tone” paints are irreplaceable to a painter.  Some of this may surprise you but it’s imperative you understand the important role these colors play in an artist’s paint kit.

Interested in learning how to master color?  Find out why Munsell Color Charts can drastically help you as an artist not only understand color better but gain predictable results when mixing your paints!

What colors do you mix to get brown? Today we cover all things regarding the color brown: how to make brown colors and how brown relates to the color wheel!

Do you get frustrated when you are mixing paint and end up with mud?  Avoiding muddy colors is easy if you follow these simple rules.

Saturation tends to be the hardest component of color to understand. After reading this post you’ll have a clear understanding for what is saturation.  You’ll finally grasp how to see and use saturation in your everyday artwork!

If you are eager to make fantastic works of art  you need to master your values within your artwork.

If you are going to create works of art in color you certainly must know what hue is. Your choice of hues in any drawing or painting will play a vital role to your artworks success.

Color is a fascinating topic in art and is fun to explore but color is seldom understood as well as it should be. Over the next several posts you’ll have a few mind-blowing moments as you gain a much better understanding of what is color and how to use it in your artwork.