How to use the Double Primary Colour Wheel

April 24, 2020

Your Primary school teacher lied to you!

The simple colour wheel she taught you doesn’t work. Colour wheels are hotly debated and tweaked by each working artist’s practical preferences. Everyone’s aim is to make colour mixing easier but it can get confusing.

The no.1 thing to do, is to start noticing towards which secondary colour your ‘primary’ colour is slanting.

How to chose the right under layer colour for a painting

March 10, 2016

Recently I received a brief to paint for a client who loves very specific colours. I visited his home, taking note of the mood and colours thereof, but when I starting painting, I realised the overall feeling is going to be too 'cold' and decided to put down a wild, expressive, complementary colour layer down first...

These blog posts are made for my students. This is where I store my own teaching advice and that of other instructors I’ve found interesting. A broad ‘art diet’ is always more healthy! Enjoy!

“Everyday I discover more and more beautiful things, it’s enough to drive one mad. I have such a desire to do everything, my head is spinning with it.”

Claude Monet