First let's talk about values of colors. "Value" is the amount of lightness and darkness in a color or pigment while a "tone" is a color or hue plus different amounts of black or gray and "Tint" is a color with varying amounts of white.
August 01, 2019
by Alfie Lipa
There are many ways to combine and experiment with your colors. One common way of creating a mixing guide is by creating a color wheel with your colors. (See Color Mixing 101). Other methods are the "Layered Mixing Chart" and by expanding your color range with the "Gradual Mixing" method.
July 20, 2019
by Alfie Lipa
With the vast number of brands for watercolor paint, each company takes time to create individualistic or unique paint formulas for all their colors. Thus, it is good to compare the different common hue names of different watercolor sets or brands to find out if we are buying different colors or identical ones. Comparing colors...
July 06, 2019
by Alfie Lipa
