How to Make the Color Green (Color Mixing Charts)
🧑‍🎨 As an artist, learning how to make green (and the variations you need), can seem like an intricate puzzle. However, once you understand the foundation of how to make the color green, then it just becomes a matter of mixing often and gaining familiarity with what colors do what! 🎨✨ #MixingColors #HowToMixGreenPaint #ArtStudioLife.com
Simplifying What Colors Make Green for Artists
Understanding what colors make green is a valuable skill to have in your toolkit. In fact, if you are an artist−it is an essential skill 🧑‍🎨 🎨 However, whether you’re an artist or simply need to understand what colors make green, this article will answer just that. So, let’s dive in and uncover what you need to know first! 👀 #WhatColorsMakeGreen #HowToMixColor #ArtStudioLife.com
Painting Palette Setup Guide for Artists (Best Methods)
One of my teachers once described the palette as the painter's piano 🎹 The placement of your colors is really important as you want your hand to automatically know where to go for any color you need. This allows your painting process to be more fluid✨👩‍🎨 Here I show the best way to set up the colors on your palette and how to prepare a wooden palette for color mixing with oil paints🎨 #PaletteSetup #HowToMixColor #ArtStudioLife.com
The Importance of Value in Art: Mastering Light and Shadow
The importance of value in art is undeniable. Light and shadow play a pivotal role in art and our ability to perceive objects around us. Light illuminates our world, while darkness adds depth and contrast. As artists we need to know how to use value in our art, so to capture the depth of what we see 🎨 Bookmark this article to remember what you need to know about this crucial fundamental in painting! #ValueInArt #LightAndShadow #ArtStudioLife.com
How To Make Black - Shades of Black Color Mixing
Learn how to mix your own black paint! You can mix black from colors you likely already own. Mixing your own black color has huge benefits as you can mix the exact shade of black color that you need for a particular painting.
Understanding the Color Wheel (and the Theory Behind it)
🎨 Almost everyone will immediately recognize a color wheel when they see one, however few understand the principals and the power it contains. As an artist having a fundamental understanding of how and why colors work together is essential for you to be able to work seamlessly with color🧑‍🎨 And the visual representation the artists color wheel presents, along with it’s ability to work as a map of color relationships, is incredibly useful💫 Bookmark this article to help you discover the power of the color relationships within the color wheel! #colortheory #artstudiolife.com
Discover How to Create a Color Story in Your Painting
Fine artists are visual poets👩‍🎨 Every color choice has an impact on what the painting says. But what is a color story?📖 And more importantly, how can you wield this element to elevate your work? Join me over in the article here, where we'll dive into this and unravel the intricacies involved in crafting compelling color narratives on canvas!🎨 🖼
Value Scale: How to Elevate Your Painting with 9 Values
Here I show you how to broaden your value range considerably by looking at a value scale. Doing this allows you to add a whole new dimension to your canvas—by working with not just a few, but up to nine values👩‍🎨🎨 #valuescale #howtomixcolor #artstudiolife.com
How to Approach a Painting in Different Light Conditions
When I moved from a completely different climate with different light conditions, I had to learn how to paint the very different kind of light that existed! In this video I show how I studied the light to be able to paint it well - and share with you how you can adjust to and paint very different types of light conditions👩‍🎨☀️ #lightingart #paintingtips #artstudiolife.com
The Beauty of Low Key Paintings: A Guide to Dark Value Paintings
As artists, we are often drawn to light and color. However, have you ever explored the wonder of dark value paintings? These paintings, also known as low key paintings, can be mysterious, intriguing, and hold a certain power that brighter paintings can’t evoke. Explore what low key (dark value) paintings are and why they’re important by clicking over to the full article! #howtomixcolor #lowkeypaintings #artstudiolife.com
How to Create Depth in a Painting (Using Value and Color)
👩‍🎨 Discover the challenges artists face in bringing 3D space to life on a 2D canvas. Explore the importance of color, value, and other elements in creating realistic sense of space and depth in your painting✨🎨 #colorvalues #howtomixcolor #artstudiolife.com
Identifying Light Colors of Purple (and How to Mix Them)
Discover the overlooked beauty of light purple shades! 🌸✨ Explore various variations, nature's inspiration, and tips on mixing them. Uncover the world of light purple colors with us! #LightPurple #ColorInspiration #ArtStudioLife.com
Exploring the Three Dimensions of Color: Hue, Value and Chroma
🎨👩‍🎨 Color is an essential element in painting, influencing the emotional response of viewers. Understanding and mastering three dimensions - hue, value, and chroma - is key. Get insights on how these aspects are applied in painting, along with captivating examples, in our latest article. Dive into the world of colors! #huevaluechroma #colorinpainting #artstudiolife.com
Understanding Color Value in Art: How to See Values in Color
Artists frequently struggle to create compelling and captivating paintings when they lack a solid understanding of how to see and use values in color together🎨👩‍🎨 Without this understanding, one can often end up with a flat and uninteresting painting that lacks depth, dimension, and a realistic sense of light... Get examples of values in color in the article, here!
What Pearlescent Colors Are and How to Mix Them for Your Painting
Have you ever admired a pearl and the way it reflects light, giving off a lustrous and pure glow? You can replicate this captivating allure in your artwork by harnessing the subtle beauty of pearlescent colors. In this article, we’ll explore pearlescent colors: what they are, how they’re used, and tips for creating your own color mixtures.