Color variation is infinite. Every color has a unique personality. Every component of your painting must back up the dominant theme behind the work itself, so always keep in mind the overall feeling you want to impart to the viewer with your use of color. Ask yourself, 'Why is having color important to this piece in the first place? Why not just use a range of grays?'
Remember, color is relative. I might mix 25 to 100 different little squares of yellow-orange before I find the one that I want. By beginning with your strongest color notes, you can see how the other colors relate to it. So your second color mark, whatever the hue, will only have its own presence relative to the first note.
Anything can be painted in an infinite number of ways.
Try not to limit yourself to first choices.
Color theory is important, but don't lock your mind in parameters: You must learn to feel color to know color.
The way to coax beautiful color and vibrating air from the tip of your brush is to see and feel the color in your mind.
One exercise to do is make ten to twelve distinct tints or shades of an individual color. Then write a few words next to the color to describe them.
One exercise to do is make ten to twelve distinct tints or shades of an individual color. Then write a few words next to the color to describe them.
