Let’s Make Mud – Understanding & Mixing Complementary Colors
Artist Carol McIntyre explains how complementary colors are often overlooked by artists but they are important part of learning color theory and understanding how to mix them can help you avoid making mud. Continue reading
The Science of Color & Light Therapy & Flow State: An Interview with Leanne Venier
Leanne Venier is an international award-winning artist who first started painting 8 years ago. Within the first few months of learning to paint, she discovered how to use color to consistently tap into Flow state during her painting process, and … Continue reading
End Notes… Why That Color?
“Mere colour, unspoiled by meaning, and unallied with definite form, can speak to the soul in a thousand different ways.” – Oscar Wilde … Continue reading
Munsell Color in Books 2014 Roundup
In the second part of the Munsell’s “Color in Books Series,” we look at new releases in the field of color. When the season of gifting rolls around and you are looking for ideas, books never disappoint. From color history … Continue reading
Architecting the Chroma Watch with Laurinda Spear
Color Theory in Time Have you seen the Chroma watch? Based on the Munsell Color System, the numbers change color every second, and the hand colors merge from one color palette to another. … Continue reading
Art… Why that Color?
That feeling of awe when I received a set of 24 color markers as a kid has never gone away. That box contained the whole world. The possibilities were endless and just waiting to be released. My generation grew up … Continue reading
The Importance of Color Theory in Painting
Color Theory was a required foundations course in the Visual Communication Design program at BYU, so all the design students took it–the interior designers, graphic designers, industrial designers, and the illustrators. … Continue reading
Continua: Phone Books, Mapping Color and the Munsell Color Tree
My enchantment with the color continuum began during my tenure as a Foundations instructor at Tyler School of Art, where the traditional color wheel still lies at the heart of the study and application of color theory. Over the course … Continue reading
Creating Pixel Art Using Color Theory
When I try to depict natural tones and colors in my art, the Munsell Color system illustrates how my choices work. The system incorporates the main components that are identified when using color, and organizes these into a sensible three … Continue reading
TRAC 2014: Graydon Parrish Explains the Munsell Color System
In early March, 2014, over 300 people in the art world came to Ventura, California to attend the Representational Art Conference, also known as TRAC 2014. It’s an international gathering of those interested in exploring “representational art’s place in the … Continue reading
