Art and Color Theory: Tips for Artists and the Meaning of Colors

Learn about the color white. What white means to us emotionally and culturally; types of white pigments and white oil paints (Titanium, Zinc), where white sits on the color wheel, and even some famous white paintings.. . . read more
Learn about the color brown. What browns mean to us psychologically and why, how to mix brown oil paint, where brown sits on the color wheel, and even a famous brown painting by Braque.. . . read more
Read about the color pink. What pinks mean to us mentally and emotionally; how to mix pink oil paint (mixing red and white), where pink sits on the color wheel, and even some famous pink paintings.. . . read more
The color black: pigments, paintings, oil paint - and psychological meaning? Black is a bold, powerful color with a true "dark" side. Death, depression, and fear; timelessness and mystery, all are part of the color black.. . . read more
Read about the color orange. What oranges mean to us mentally and emotionally; types of orange pigments and oil paints (cadmium, or mixing red and yellow), where orange sits on the color wheel, and even some famous orange paintings.. . . read more
Learn about the color purple. What purple mean to us socially and mentally; types of purplish pigments and purple oil paints (dioxazine, quinacridone, ultramarine), where purple sits on the color wheel, and even some famous purple paintings.. . . read more
Explore the color yellow. What yellows mean to us emotionally and culturally; types of yellow pigments and oil paints (cadmium, hansa, ochre), where yellow sits on the color wheel, and even some famous yellow paintings.. . . read more
Learn about the color blue. What blues mean to us psychologically and culturally;types of blue pigments and oil paints (ultramarine, phthalo, cobalt), where blue sits on the color wheel, and even some famous blue paintings.. . . read more
Read about the color red. What reds mean to us socially and psychologically; types of reddish pigments and red oil paints (cadmium, alizarin, napthol), where red sits on the color wheel, and even some famous red paintings.. . . read more
Find out about the color green. What greens mean to us culturally and psychologically; types of greenish pigments and green oil paints (viridian, permanent, pthalo), where green sits on the color wheel, and even some famous green paintings.. . . read more