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Artist Guide to the Color Wheel
A color wheel is a fantastic tool for an artist, and one doesn't need an advanced understanding of color theory to use it. If your paintings often look muddy or lack contrast or you struggle with mixing colors, begin by building a palette step-by-step using Da Vinci Paints’ colors and mixes from the color wheel.
Spotlight on Da Vinci Orange
Learn all about the color orange and the advantages in having orange as a secondary color in an artist palette. We also share tips on how to use single-pigment Da Vinci Orange Artist Watercolor (PO73) when painting along with common mixes using orange.
Artist’s Guide to the Color Index
If you’ve been around the artist paint world for any amount of time, you’ve likely heard references to odd letters and numbers like PG7 and PV19. The pigment color index is the key to these mysterious code names for colors. We share what the color index is, how to understand it, and why it’s important for artists to know about the color index.
New Da Vinci Artist Oil Colors
Da Vinci Paints has added 10 exciting new artist colors to our professional oil paints. In this post, we explore each new oil color along with how it compares to other Da Vinci artist colors.
Mixing Made Easy with Convenience Colors
All about Da Vinci Paints convenience colors along with tips for choosing, mixing, and painting with multi-pigment watercolor, oil, and acrylic paints.