Harmonious Color Schemes: a no-nonsense approach using The Color Wheel

This book offers clear instruction on the use of the Color Wheel, a tool that has been in use for many years and developed by The Color Wheel Company. As you learn to use The Color Wheel you will see how it serves to simplify color mixing for the artist. The Color Wheel Company endorses this book and has allowed me the right to use their Color Wheel as examples throughout the book.

On the back side of the Color Wheel, there are a group of stacked geometric shapes representing spatial degrees of separation which, when used, will prove to create harmonious color schemes. White is always a given paint tube to be added to your palette, but black is not necessary when you learn how to make a dark using complementary colors. By using a controlled group of colors, you will create harmony in your artwork.

So then why are there so many paint colors out there to choose from when all you need is a few? The answer is that the more colors the manufacturers make, the more colors you think you need, so the more you will buy. Manufacturers feed on this notion and in essence, it disables you from learning and understanding how to mix color.

Knowing "What's in your Tube" is another element of mixing color. Using pure color is about knowing what pigments are in your tube of paint.

This color mixing method is suitable for the beginner student as well as the professional artist. It can be applied to any subject or style of art including abstract, expressionism or impressionism and can be applied to all painting mediums including beyond paint such as fiber art and interior decorating. Color harmony is essential to all good art no matter the medium, subject or style.

Whether you are just beginning your art journey or have been struggling to mix color, this systematic approach will help you get on the right track. This book serves as a reference guidebook, and teaching tool.
Color mixing can take a lifetime of exploration because of the endless combinations. I have been painting for over fifty years and still, it is fun and fresh each time I return to my easel.
If you don't already own a Color Wheel, you may want to have one to follow along. If you do, dust it off and let's get going!