I wrote this guide to debunk some of the mystery around colour theory and colour mixing.
I have always loved mixing colour. Over the years (ahem, there have been quite a few of them), my understanding and use of colour has developed, deepened and become much more sophisticated.
But here’s the thing: I only discovered that I could mix a gazillion colours from a really limited palette about ten years ago.
It completely changed the way I use colour.
Working with a limited palette makes colour mixing simpler, more intuitive and, for me, much more reliable. With just seven base colours and white, you can mix an extraordinary range of colours. It means less frustration, fewer random tubes of paint, and far fewer massive piles of that mysterious gunky green colour sitting on your palette.
Most of what I know about colour has come from years of painting, experimenting, making mistakes and figuring out what works. I’ve gathered all of that practical knowledge together in this guide and I’m very happy to share it with you.
I hope it helps you understand colour a little differently, gives you some new things to try, and most importantly, inspires you to get your paints out and mix.
I wish I had known even a fraction of this when I was starting out.
So here it is. No gatekeeping. Have fun with it.
I wrote this guide to debunk some of the mystery around colour theory and colour mixing.
I have always loved mixing colour. Over the years (ahem, there have been quite a few of them), my understanding and use of colour has developed, deepened and become much more sophisticated.
But here’s the thing: I only discovered that I could mix a gazillion colours from a really limited palette about ten years ago.
It completely changed the way I use colour.
Working with a limited palette makes colour mixing simpler, more intuitive and, for me, much more reliable. With just seven base colours and white, you can mix an extraordinary range of colours. It means less frustration, fewer random tubes of paint, and far fewer massive piles of that mysterious gunky green colour sitting on your palette.
Most of what I know about colour has come from years of painting, experimenting, making mistakes and figuring out what works. I’ve gathered all of that practical knowledge together in this guide and I’m very happy to share it with you.
I hope it helps you understand colour a little differently, gives you some new things to try, and most importantly, inspires you to get your paints out and mix.
I wish I had known even a fraction of this when I was starting out.
So here it is. No gatekeeping. Have fun with it.
