Browsing Tag colour mixing
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Watercolour PaintingOn first look, the Holbein Artists Gouache Irodori (Starter) Sets are well curated and beautifully presented. Splitting these sets into seasons, reflecting the seasonal nature of Japan, is ...
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Studio and GeneralPotter’s Pink (pigment number PR233) is a textural, rosy pink pigment that was invented at the end of the 18th century. This article takes a look at the ...
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Features & EditorialsGeorgia O’Keeffe (1887-1986) is often credited with being the ‘Mother of American Modernism’. She is best known for her large-scale, billowing flower paintings and the many landscapes she ...
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Studio and GeneralVenetian Red is one of many earthy-red colours named after a geographical location– other examples include English Red, Pompeii Red, Indian Red, and Pozzuoli Red. These colours are ...
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Oil PaintingRembrandt’s colour palette was characterised by dark browns and black, earthy yellows, and deep reds– colours that give his paintings an instantly recognisable atmosphere of warm darkness. This ...
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Watercolour PaintingRoman Szmal Aquarius Watercolours have a growing popularity thanks to their vast range of single pigment colours. This article looks at the 14 full pan Mixing Palette Set, ...
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Art TechniqueIn the past couple of weeks the season has definitely turned from Summer to Autumn here in the UK , and with it comes characteristic shades of gold, ...
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Art TechniqueWhen you explore a new and unfamiliar limited palette through colour mixing and then use your mixes in a painting, the emotional impact of this interpretive approach to ...
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Art TechniqueA six colour primary palette comprising two reds, two yellows and two blues is capable of offering mixes of colour that span the colour spectrum – including an ...
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Art TechniqueColour mixing and limited palette selection without reference to subject matter can be an exploration of possible colour harmonies and what mood, atmosphere and evocations these mixes spark ...
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Features & EditorialsClaire Spencer PS is an artist inspired by the natural world, who works with oils, watercolour and pastel. Claire recently explored some of the ideas suggested in our ...
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Art TechniqueBy painting a picture with blue, red and yellow on your palette, you are keeping your options relatively open with regard to the overall colour, temperature or value ...
