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I kind of did two dates this week. I went to the art store. I bought some watercolor ink to try. Lemon Yellow, Turquoise Blue, (Affiliate Links) I like them, but I’m not in love with them. They are surprisingly opaque and since it was my first time mixing them, […]

Split Complimentary

July 5, 2020 in Art tagged artists way / color mixing / Watercolor / watercolor inks by Elisha

Artist’s Date 4! I’m impressed with myself. This week, my inner artist was cranky. She did not want to do anything. Normally, I would feel overwhelmed and think, forget it. I have no idea what to do. This time I sat down and thought, okay, clearly I don’t want to […]

Mixing Neutrals

June 28, 2020 in Art tagged color mixing / Watercolor by Elisha

Third Artist Date. More color mixing.

More Color Mixing

June 23, 2020 in Art tagged artist date / color mixing / color theory / Painting / Watercolor by Elisha

Oops! I did it again...Just kidding, color theory is never an accident around here. It's a choice.

Color Mixing Dots

June 15, 2020 in Art tagged artist date / artists date / color mixing / color theory / Watercolor by Elisha

So, now you know your primary, secondary, and tertiary colors. Now, it gets good. Complementary Colors Oooooh yeah. This is why the color wheel is not arbitrary. Other than the fact that every color leads to another and it shows you which colors make the other colors, but whatev. Here’s […]

Basic Color Theory: Part 2 Complementary Colors

July 21, 2016 in Behind The Curtain tagged Art / color mixing / color theory / color theory is legit / complementary colors / Painting / when you diss color theory you diss yourself by Elisha