Paints are the third ingredient — with paper and brush — of the watercolor art. It's easy to be misled by art marketing hype, but this section will help you choose and use watercolor paints …
watercolors. When once we see keenly enough, there is very little difficulty in painting what we see; but, even supposing that this difficulty be still great, I believe that the sight is a more …
The colored links at the top of the screen take you to detailed information on modern watercolor pigments, based on evaluations of over 750 commercial watercolor paints — the most …
Palette schemes are used throughout this site to illustrate the selection of paints in artists' palettes, hue contrasts in different color harmonies, the location of hues in hue circles, and so on.
It guides our painting decisions by showing us how to effectively combine the colors we see, not how to mix gray colors from commonly used paints. Think about it: the viewer of your painting …
This page summarizes and reviews the line of PrimaTek™ watercolor paints from Daniel Smith. The publicly available information about these paints is relatively limited, and sometimes …
Vision and color are at the heart of painting. Here is the most comprehensive discussion for artists of color perception, color psychology, "color theory" and color mixing available online, and one …
I follow their example in this page, a complete guide to the beginner's watercolor palette. I introduce standard paint concepts, describe the range of pigment alternatives available in …
Paint wheels are a very effective way to learn the complex landscape of the color space, the best methods for mixing paints, and the handling attributes and mixing behavior of your palette …
painting in neutrals. The aim of this section is to get you to recognize grays, mix them reliably with paints, and use them effectively in design. neutrals in context. Let's start by putting near …