Colour Perception: Identifying The Colour You Want To Mix

Identifying colours is surprisingly difficult! And yet it is a key skill in being able to mix paint...

In this video I give you a framework for both describing colours and for mixing them. You will learn about hue, saturation, value, tint, shade and tone - all backed up with practical demonstrations. There are also a few challenges for you as well!

In the second half of the video I show you a clear worked example of how to explore and learn about a colour. I use lemon yellow, but you can do the same exercise with any hue. Some things don't work first time, but I show you how to recover from these. I also touch on how words can actually be unhelpful when trying to 'see' colours.

All this information will equip you to systematically improve your painting and mixing skills. If you have any questions about anything just post a comment and I will do my best to help!