Colour Theory for Artists
Hue, mixing and the colour wheel as studio grammar, read through six named paintings from Titian through to Bridget Riley.
Colour theory in art is the set of looking rules studios use for hue, mixing and harmony. This guide maps subtractive and additive systems, the wheel, complementary and analogous schemes, and six museum works, then shows how to read a palette on the wall without sliding into symbolism or pigment lore.