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Book Review: Working with Color (The Urban Sketching Handbook)

Submitted by  Teoh Yi Chie on  June 15, 2019 - 11:57 am

Working with Color (The Urban Sketching Handbook) - 01

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Book Review: Color Choices: Making Color Sense Out of Color Theory

Submitted by  Teoh Yi Chie on  May 22, 2017 - 11:38 pm

Color Choices: Making Color Sense Out of Color Theory - 01

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Book Review: Watercolor Artist's Guide to Exceptional Color

Submitted by  Teoh Yi Chie on  October 13, 2016 - 2:43 pm

Update 2016: The book may be out of print, but an ebook version has been made available for sale.

Watercolor Artist's Guide to Exceptional Color

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Watercolor Mixing with Colour Temperature in Mind

Submitted by  Teoh Yi Chie on  September 27, 2015 - 11:16 pm

In this demonstration, I talk about how you can mix bright and dull secondary colours (e.g. orange, green, purple) from warm and cool primary watercolours.

Suggested reading:

  • Watercolor Artist's Guide to Exceptional Color
  • Making Color Sing
  • Confident Color
  • Artist's Color Manual
  • Colour in the Making
  • Practical Handbook of Color for Artists
  • Color and Light

For more of my sketching tips, visit https://www.parkablogs.com/tags/my-sketching-tips and my Youtube channel

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Book Review: Making Color Sing: Practical Lessons in Color and Design (25th anniversary edition)

Submitted by  Teoh Yi Chie on  October 17, 2013 - 11:32 pm

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