FAQ's
Why should I use a Color Wheel?
A color wheel is a great exercise for both the advanced painter or beginner. Creating a color not only helps you practice or get better and mixing colors but also help you develop your sense of identification between different hues, shade, and tints. The range of colors you can make with paints is almost infinite, and so limiting yourself to the most basic three primary colors will help you better understand and identify the underlying principles in how every other color is made or can be made.
What type of paper should I use?
You should use a paper that is appropiate for the medium. For example, if using watercolors,
using watercolor paper will give you the best results, because thinner paper would not be able to
absorb the water well enough and would most likely begin to tear. When painting with acrylics,
if looking for an alternative to a canvas, opt for a thick paper like bristol or even watercolor
paper as well. With acrylics however, you could even paint on a wooden board or almost anything really
as long you prime it with gesso first.
What type of paint should I use?
What you want to paint with is totally up to you! The theory behind a color wheel will apply
to all painting mediums, wether you use watercolor, gouache, acrylics, or
thinner paper would not be able to absorb the water well enough and would most likely begin to
tear. If using acrylics however, you could use a thicker paper like bristol or even watercolor paper
as an alternative to a canvas. Or you could even paint on a wooden board or almost anything really as long
you prime it with gesso first.