Choosing the Right White: A Guide to White Oil Paints
White is the most used color in oil painting, but not all white oil paints are created equal. Artists often struggle to choose the right…
Colour Theory
Colour Theory? Color Theory? No matter how you spell it, these articles will help you learn color concepts.
FREE Online Color Theory Class
Color theory can be one of the most confusing yet rewarding aspects of painting, but not with our FREE online color theory class. If you’ve…
Triadic Colors
Triadic colors can seem pretty straightforward on the surface, but we’re going to take a little bit of a deeper dive to get a better…
How to Make Brown Paint
If you have ever wondered how to mix brown paint, this article will teach you everything you need to know to get it right. What…
How to Make Purple Paint
It’s a lot more complicated than just mixing red and blue together. Here is everything you need to know about how to make purple paint….
How to Make Blue Colors
How to make blue colors? It’s easy if you know these 3 simple tricks for mixing blues. First, let’s start with the basics. Every color…
Colors Opposite on the Color Wheel
Color wheels can be confusing, but this article describes how to accurately find colors opposite on the color wheel. What is a color wheel? A…
Color Theory for Beginners
Do you want to understand color theory better, but don’t know where to start? This article explains the three most basic elements of color theory…
Colour Theory
Colour theory can be intimidating, but it is simpler than you might think. This article will teach you everything you need to know in order…
How to Make Yellow Darker
Yellow. The trickiest color to learn to make darker. But why is it so hard? The answer to “How to make yellow darker?” is somewhat…
Black and White Aren’t Colors
Is white a color? What about black? When I was growing up, one of the first color theory lessons I remember learning is ROYGBIV, which…
Why Is Red So Hard to Paint?
Red subjects have a bad reputation for being difficult to paint. But if you take time to identify its attributes, you can easily learn how…