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Home » Lessons By Subject » Color Theory

What Color is Opposite of Green on the Color Wheel

September 21, 2019 by Ralph S Leave a Comment

If you’re entering the world of color theory and wondering what color is opposite green on the color wheel, the straightforward answer is red. You can easily observe this fundamental concept in color theory on any standard color wheel, where red and green are positioned directly across from each other, indicating their complementary relationship. Understanding […]

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Watercolor Techniques – Mixing Grays with Don Andrews

August 29, 2016 by Ralph S Leave a Comment

In the following free 2 part video lesson, artist Don Andrews teaches how to mix beautiful grays from blues and oranges and then demonstrates how to use those grays in a painting demonstration of a light house.   The following 2 part watercolor lesson provided by Cheap Joe’s Art Stuff.  You can visit their YouTube […]

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Getting the Light Right: The Power of the Color Study

November 10, 2015 by Ralph S Leave a Comment

About Mitchell Albala Mitchell Albala is the author of the best-selling “Landscape Painting: Essential Concepts and Techniques for Plein Air and Studio Practice” (Watson-Guptill, 2009). He also hosts a popular landscape painting blog at blog.mitchalbala.com. Mitchell currently teaches in the Seattle area at Gage Academy of Art, Pacific Northwest Art School, and ArtEast; and in Italy at Arte Umbria. He has […]

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Color Studies – Color Applications and Definitions – Part 1

May 13, 2012 by Ralph S Leave a Comment

Sheri Lynn Boyer Doty CPSA -Biography 2010 Sheri Doty received a B F A degree in 1972 from the University of Utah with a painting and drawing emphasis. Having experimented with non-representational styles during her student years, Sheri preferred classic realism as thought by professor Alvin Gittons.  He and the professors, under whom she studied, […]

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Color Studies – Part 2 The Color Wheel

May 13, 2012 by Ralph S Leave a Comment

By Sheri Doty Follow this link to visit Sheri’s website to view more of her work and to learn more about her. Color Studies – Color Applications and Definitions Part 2 – The Color Wheel  A Color Wheel is merely an arrangement of hues in a circle that is illustrative of an organization of colors. […]

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Color Studies – Part 3 The Influences of the Environment on Color

May 13, 2012 by Ralph S Leave a Comment

By Sheri Doty Follow this link to visit Sheri’s website to view more of her work and to learn more about her. Color Studies – Color Applications and Definitions Part 3 – The Influences of the Environment on Color  Terms and descriptions used to explain how the environment influences color  Optical Color  Optical Color refers […]

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Color Studies – Part 4 Color Relationships

May 13, 2012 by Ralph S Leave a Comment

By Sheri Doty Follow this link to visit Sheri’s website to view more of her work and to learn more about her. Color Studies – Color Applications and Definitions Part 4 – Color Relationships  This section was taken from both Interaction of Color: by Josef Albers first copyright 1963 and The Art of Color  by Johannes Iitten, First […]

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Color Studies – Part 5 Color Schemes

May 13, 2012 by Ralph S Leave a Comment

By Sheri Doty Follow this link to visit Sheri’s website to view more of her work and to learn more about her. Color Studies – Color Applications and Definitions Part 5 – Color Schemes A Color Scheme is a select grouping of colors. Color Schemes can be made from the position of hues on both […]

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Color Studies – Part 6 Color Applications

May 13, 2012 by Ralph S 2 Comments

By Sheri Doty Follow this link to visit Sheri’s website to view more of her work and to learn more about her. Color Studies – Color Applications and Definitions Part 6 – Color Applications Color Applications in 4 Categories or Divisions.Symbolic, Mood, Subjective and Objective  Symbolic  Color has been used throughout the centuries to represent […]

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How to Mix Bright Pink with Acrylic Paint

January 2, 2012 by Ralph S Leave a Comment

Learn how to mix a bright pink using acrylic paint with this free acrylic painting tutorial from award winning Artist and teacher Will Kemp from Click here to visit Will Kemp Art School..  This is the second video lesson that I have featured here from Will as I simply love his teaching style.  Check out […]

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