https://thevirtualinstructor.com/blog Fri, 01 Dec 2023 20:52:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 https://thevirtualinstructor.com/blog/what-colors-make-brown-how-to-mix-browns Thu, 01 Aug 2019 13:43:14 +0000 https://thevirtualinstructor.com/blog/?p=7301 In an effort to make brown, new painters sometimes just mix a little of everything together and hope for the best. Hoping for the best is not a good plan, even if you get lucky sometimes. Mixing a range of browns does not have to be a mysterious shot in the dark, however. There are […]

The post What Colors Make Brown? How to Mix Browns first appeared on TheVirtualInstructor Blog.]]> https://thevirtualinstructor.com/blog/the-new-blue-yinmn-a-brilliant-primary-is-born https://thevirtualinstructor.com/blog/the-new-blue-yinmn-a-brilliant-primary-is-born#comments Thu, 01 Jun 2017 20:59:56 +0000 http://thevirtualinstructor.com/blog/?p=3975 Have you got the blues? You know – Cobalt, Ultramarine, Cerulean, Phthalo… YInMin – what? That’s right – YInMin. It’s a new blue, well at least a new pigment. And before you get all excited and run out to the art store to buy a tube, you should know that it’s not commercially available yet […]

The post The New Blue – YInMn – A Brilliant Primary is Born first appeared on TheVirtualInstructor Blog.]]> https://thevirtualinstructor.com/blog/the-new-blue-yinmn-a-brilliant-primary-is-born/feed 4 https://thevirtualinstructor.com/blog/color-wheel-chart-for-values Sat, 12 Nov 2011 18:41:57 +0000 http://thevirtualinstructor.com/blog/?p=732 Knowing where colors are found on the color wheel is just one step to understanding color theory.  You must also understand practical applications of using color theory in your artworks and designs.  Seldom are colors used as their pure hue.  Most often, color combinations or color schemes, implore a variety of values and intensities of […]

The post Color Wheel Chart for Values first appeared on TheVirtualInstructor Blog.]]> https://thevirtualinstructor.com/blog/fun-with-complementary-colors Tue, 09 Aug 2011 00:04:41 +0000 http://thevirtualinstructor.com/blog/?p=677 Complementary colors are colors that are located directly across from each other on the color wheel.  An example of this would be the color relationship of orange and blue or red and green.  Complementary color relationships tend to be my favorite type of color scheme.   They provide the highest level of contrast among colors. Learning […]

The post Fun with Complementary Colors first appeared on TheVirtualInstructor Blog.]]> https://thevirtualinstructor.com/blog/color-wheel-chart-for-teachers-and-students Tue, 28 Jun 2011 00:15:38 +0000 http://thevirtualinstructor.com/blog/?p=577 Finding the right color wheel chart can be a daunting task. There are literally hundreds of thousands of color wheel charts out there. Most of which are never quite what you need for the art lesson. Part of the issue with the ever growing number of color wheels out there is that there are varied […]

The post Color Wheel Chart for Teachers and Students first appeared on TheVirtualInstructor Blog.]]> https://thevirtualinstructor.com/blog/teach-color-theory-with-the-interactive-color-wheel Wed, 26 Jan 2011 00:58:07 +0000 http://thevirtualinstructor.com/blog/?p=436 Color theory is an important part of creating any artworks that include color.  It is important in painting, drawing, design and sculpture.  It is equally important that all students of art learn the basics of color theory.  I think most of us agree that choosing colors for a composition should never be guesswork.  Instead, a […]

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