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Painting Tips: Color Theory and Color Mixing

An ever-growing collection of helpful tips relating to color mixing and color theory, submitted by fellow artists.

What Colors to Use for Painting a Honey Color

What colors to use if you're wanting to include a honey-colored object in a painting.

My Favorite Color Mixing Tips

Here are a few tips to help you get the best results when mixing colors that I wish I'd known when I started painting!

What Colors to Use for Painting Gold and Silver

What colors to use if you're wanting to include a gold or silver object in a painting.

How to Avoid Buying Duplicate Paint Colors

A painting tip on how to avoid duplicate colors in your paintbox, and buying unnecessary extras.

Paint at Night for Freer Color

Color mixing tips -- What the benefit is of painting at night under poor light.

Color Tip: Use Rainwater for Brighter Colors

A tip on using rainwater with acrylics or watercolors to get more vivid colors.

Color Mixing Tip: Mixing Small Amounts of a Color

Color Mixing Tips -- Mixing Small Amounts of Color

Color Mixing Tip: Using a Spot Card to Match a Color

How to create a spot card to help you mix a color that matches your subject.

Color Mixing Tip -- Greens in a Landscape

Why landscapes should never just be green.

Color Mixing Tip -- Use a Knife Not a Brush to Mix Colors

Why it's a good idea to use a painting knife, not a brush, to mix colors.

Colour Mixing Tip -- Organise by Tone

Why it's a good idea to organise your paint tubes by tone, not color.

Colour Mixing Tip -- White Whites

Colour mixing tip -- What to do to get really white whites.

Colour Mixing Painting Tip: Mixing a Black

A colour mixing tip on what to use to mix a rich black.

Colour Mixing Painting Tip: Squint to Make Out Forms

How quinting helps you to make out forms in painting.

Colour Mixing Painting Tip: Having Enough of a Mixed Colour

How to ensure you've enough of a mixed colour when working with acrylics.

Colour Mixing Painting Tip: Practising Colour Mixing

A tip on improving your colour knowledge by practising your colour mixing.

Colour Mixing Painting Tip: Learn the Names of Colours

A tip on improving your colour knowledge by learning the actual names of colours.

Colour Mixing Painting Tip: Use Daylight Bulbs in Your Studio

What the benefit is of using daylight bulbs in your studio.

Color Mixing Painting Tip: Preview the Result of Glazing

How to determine what effect a glaze will have on a painting.

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