# Color **URL:** https://www.smartermarx.com/c/core-topics/color/16.md [Latest](https://www.smartermarx.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://www.smartermarx.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://www.smartermarx.com/tags.md) --- ## [About the Color category](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/about-the-color-category/28)
**Author:** [@ava](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/ava)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2017, 8:53pm UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/about-the-color-category/28 "2017-02-05T20:53:24Z")
This is the place for discussing and sharing resources about color. --- ## [Color and value](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/color-and-value/2184)
**Author:** [@thomas3](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/thomas3)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2026, 6:15pm UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/color-and-value/2184 "2026-10-30T18:15:20Z")
I’ve been mixing some color strings and I notice that the apparent value of a hue against gray varies a lot from the “actual” value of that hue, which becomes evident when I take a photo of my swatches and then reduce th… --- ## [Warm-Lights-Cool-Shadows and Vice Versa](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/warm-lights-cool-shadows-and-vice-versa/390)
**Author:** [@AWaichulis](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/AWaichulis)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2026, 9:49am UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/warm-lights-cool-shadows-and-vice-versa/390 "2026-04-09T09:49:51Z")
One popular rule-of-thumb that falls in the colloquial “color temperature” bucket is that “warm” lights produce cool shadows and that “cooler” lights will cause warm shadows. (The Kelvin scale indeed inverts what these t… --- ## [Clarkvision articles on Color and Photography](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/clarkvision-articles-on-color-and-photography/1738)
**Author:** [@orlandohill](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/orlandohill)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2023, 4:42am UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/clarkvision-articles-on-color-and-photography/1738 "2023-02-22T04:42:58Z")
Roger N. Clark has many detailed articles on color, night photography, and astrophotography. Here are two articles that might be of interest: The Color of the Night Sky Color Vision at Night If the images are downloa… --- ## [Mixing Brights](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/mixing-brights/1727)
**Author:** [@thomas3](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/thomas3)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2023, 3:56am UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/mixing-brights/1727 "2023-02-11T03:56:50Z")
I have limited experience and success mixing colors and I’ve found that one problem I have is mixing brights with just the addition of white, which creates pale, pastey, dechromatized brights that are cooler than the loc… --- ## [Fun Color Matching Challenge!](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/fun-color-matching-challenge/652)
**Author:** [@AWaichulis](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/AWaichulis)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2023, 6:36pm UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/fun-color-matching-challenge/652 "2023-02-09T18:36:37Z")
Ok, here’s a fun color matching challenge for you. Without dropping this bad boy into Photoshop, can you determine which palette colors on the right are closest to the cube swatches indicated A,B,C,D and E? (the answer s… --- ## [The Power of Grays in your Color Work](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/the-power-of-grays-in-your-color-work/1622)
**Author:** [@tommulliner](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/tommulliner)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2022, 9:59pm UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/the-power-of-grays-in-your-color-work/1622 "2022-10-26T21:59:16Z")
Here’s a great video illustrating how SHIFTS towards a hue are all you need for great effect rather than adding a literal or complementary hue. This is a video made by Jeremy Vickery, a digital artist who has worked on m… --- ## [Mixing a neutral 'black' glaze - quick tip](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/mixing-a-neutral-black-glaze-quick-tip/573)
**Author:** [@PeterHohsl](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/PeterHohsl)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2022, 4:34pm UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/mixing-a-neutral-black-glaze-quick-tip/573 "2022-07-12T16:34:24Z")
I recently discovered the use of an ND (neutral density) filter as reference when mixing a neutral transparent glaze. I needed to make some minor adjustments in some shadow areas without affecting the hue, and found no … --- ## [20 Things You Didn't Know about Color - Discover Magazine](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/20-things-you-didnt-know-about-color-discover-magazine/544)
**Author:** [@deborah845800](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/deborah845800)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2017, 11:45pm UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/20-things-you-didnt-know-about-color-discover-magazine/544 "2017-10-15T23:45:05Z")
20 Things is a regularly featured column in Discover magazine. I think it has some bearing on what we attempt. Happy reading! 20 Things You Didn't Know About ... Color | Discover Magazine --- ## [The Weird World in RGB (youtube video)](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/the-weird-world-in-rgb-youtube-video/1133)
**Author:** [@tommulliner](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/tommulliner)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2020, 6:00pm UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/the-weird-world-in-rgb-youtube-video/1133 "2020-11-06T18:00:07Z")
Learning about RGB color and light --- ## [What is the color Brown?](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/what-is-the-color-brown/1134)
**Author:** [@tommulliner](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/tommulliner)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2020, 8:37am UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/what-is-the-color-brown/1134 "2020-05-27T08:37:14Z")
This Youtube video explores the color BROWN and its qualities and oddities. Enjoy! Brown; Color is weird --- ## [The Color Virtuocity of Charles Cromwell Ingham](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/the-color-virtuocity-of-charles-cromwell-ingham/1032)
**Author:** [@AWaichulis](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/AWaichulis)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2020, 9:09pm UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/the-color-virtuocity-of-charles-cromwell-ingham/1032 "2020-01-14T21:09:49Z")
While I speak often about the inspiration I have garnered from the virtuosity on display with the Trompe L’oeil works in the Metropolitan Museum—one artist in the Met’s collection really “dominates the field” for me in … --- ## [The Science of Color Explained by Art via Invaluable](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/the-science-of-color-explained-by-art-via-invaluable/862)
**Author:** [@AWaichulis](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/AWaichulis)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2019, 1:44pm UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/the-science-of-color-explained-by-art-via-invaluable/862 "2019-04-14T13:44:28Z")
LINK: Excerpt: "Since mankind began using pigments, the effects of color on our psychological state have been closely examined. Color theory—a term used to describe the collection of rules and guidelines regarding… --- ## [From Palette to Canvas - Color in "Context"](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/from-palette-to-canvas-color-in-context/104)
**Author:** [@AWaichulis](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/AWaichulis)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2019, 10:11pm UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/from-palette-to-canvas-color-in-context/104 "2019-04-03T22:11:11Z")
“Why does the color that I mix on my palette look different when I place it on the canvas?” \[image\] Physical considerations like opacity and surface topography aside, this is most often due to the way that we “see” … --- ## [How Important is Precise Colour Selection?](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/how-important-is-precise-colour-selection/851)
**Author:** [@thomas](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/thomas)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2019, 9:27am UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/how-important-is-precise-colour-selection/851 "2019-03-20T09:27:37Z")
I’m absolutely hopeless with matching my paint colours with those in my reference photo/objects. In fact at times my methodology doesn’t feel much better than ‘straight from the bottle’. I have often tried to improve my… --- ## [Learn How Color Theory Can Push Your Creativity to the Next Level (via My Modern Met)](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/learn-how-color-theory-can-push-your-creativity-to-the-next-level-via-my-modern-met/843)
**Author:** [@AWaichulis](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/AWaichulis)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2019, 2:19pm UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/learn-how-color-theory-can-push-your-creativity-to-the-next-level-via-my-modern-met/843 "2019-03-05T14:19:05Z")
Here is a fairly straightforward walkthrough of some of the traditional ideas regarding color: FULL ARTICLE (My Modern Met): "Colors are one of the first things we learn in school. Understanding the basic primary co… --- ## [Pantone 2019 Color of the Year - Living Coral](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/pantone-2019-color-of-the-year-living-coral/809)
**Author:** [@AWaichulis](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/AWaichulis)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2019, 3:12pm UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/pantone-2019-color-of-the-year-living-coral/809 "2019-01-02T15:12:11Z")
Pantone has announced their 2019 Color of the year and it’s “Living Coral!” From the Pantone website: Vibrant, yet mellow PANTONE 16-1546 Living Coral embraces us with warmth and nourishment to provide comfort and bu… --- ## [The Color of Art Pigment Database](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/the-color-of-art-pigment-database/774)
**Author:** [@AWaichulis](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/AWaichulis)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2018, 5:04pm UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/the-color-of-art-pigment-database/774 "2018-10-28T17:04:10Z")
The Color of Art Pigment Database is a valuable reference for all artists working with color, and it is the the most complete pigment resource with color index names available for free. This collection of pigment informa… --- ## [Color Problems: Wisdom and Poetics of Artist Emily Noyes Vanderpoel (Colossal)](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/color-problems-wisdom-and-poetics-of-artist-emily-noyes-vanderpoel-colossal/740)
**Author:** [@AWaichulis](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/AWaichulis)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2018, 1:19pm UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/color-problems-wisdom-and-poetics-of-artist-emily-noyes-vanderpoel-colossal/740 "2018-07-25T13:19:28Z")
Color Problems: A Republished Tome Reveals the Color Wisdom and Poetics of 19th-Century Artist Emily Noyes Vanderpoel (Colossal) by Kate Sierzputowski LINK: http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2018/07/color-problems-by-emily… --- ## [The History of Green Dye Is a History of Death](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/the-history-of-green-dye-is-a-history-of-death/623)
**Author:** [@AWaichulis](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/AWaichulis)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2018, 2:35pm UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/the-history-of-green-dye-is-a-history-of-death/623 "2018-02-25T14:35:27Z")
\[0\] One of the first green dresses ever, from around 1778, at the Bata Shoe Museum. The dress tests positive for arsenic in the dye. Photo: Roberto Machado Noa/Getty Images "In 1814, a company in Schweinfurt, Germany, … --- ## [The Book that Colored Charles Darwins World](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/the-book-that-colored-charles-darwins-world/619)
**Author:** [@AWaichulis](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/AWaichulis)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2018, 2:09pm UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/the-book-that-colored-charles-darwins-world/619 "2018-02-25T14:09:29Z")
\[Nijhuis-The-Book-That-Colored-Charles-Darwins-World-Secondary-Featured\] In his nearly five years aboard H.M.S. Beagle, Charles Darwin catalogued a dizzying array of new creatures. But how to show them to the people bac… --- ## [Fantastic Colour Game](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/fantastic-colour-game/603)
**Author:** [@tommulliner](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/tommulliner)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2018, 11:03pm UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/fantastic-colour-game/603 "2018-01-28T23:03:09Z")
Here’s a really addictive and frankly beautiful game for Android or iPhone called “I Love Hue.” Simply rearrange the coloured tiles back into order so that they form a perfect ombre. It greatly illustrates simultaneous… --- ## [20 things you didn't know about color](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/20-things-you-didnt-know-about-color/545)
**Author:** [@deborah845800](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/deborah845800)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2017, 8:29pm UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/20-things-you-didnt-know-about-color/545 "2017-10-17T20:29:21Z")
http://discovermagazine.com/2017/nov/20-things-you-didnt-know-about--color This column is a regular feature in Discover Magazine. This month is about color, it’s a fun read. --- ## [A New Study Looks at the Logic Behind Colors](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/a-new-study-looks-at-the-logic-behind-colors/533)
**Author:** [@AWaichulis](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/AWaichulis)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2017, 5:07pm UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/a-new-study-looks-at-the-logic-behind-colors/533 "2017-10-08T17:07:03Z")
\[palette\] (Antonov Roman via Shutterstock) “If you met someone from a few hundred years ago and started rattling off the names of colors you saw around you, odds are he or she would be baffled. Some of these would be… --- ## [Colourblindness](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/colourblindness/520)
**Author:** [@tommulliner](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/tommulliner)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2017, 12:28pm UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/colourblindness/520 "2017-09-20T12:28:44Z")
How people with different colour blindness see the world. --- ## [Question on color mixing (pinks)](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/question-on-color-mixing-pinks/492)
**Author:** [@ob123](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/ob123)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2017, 8:19pm UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/question-on-color-mixing-pinks/492 "2017-08-16T20:19:10Z")
I am painting this pink paint splatter from this reference pic. Curious if anyone has any suggestions on mixing these colors. For the general pink area I am using quinacradone magenta mixed with white which seems to ma… --- ## [A Brief Introduction to the Munsell Color System](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/a-brief-introduction-to-the-munsell-color-system/481)
**Author:** [@AWaichulis](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/AWaichulis)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2017, 2:38pm UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/a-brief-introduction-to-the-munsell-color-system/481 "2017-08-04T14:38:57Z")
\[MunsellFlythrough1\] The Munsell Color System by Steve Linberg. At the beginning of the 20th century, painter and color scientist Albert Munsell decided to tackle what he saw as two significant problems with the way a… --- ## [Friend and Enemy Colors---a new approach to color with Munsell?](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/friend-and-enemy-colors-a-new-approach-to-color-with-munsell/480)
**Author:** [@AWaichulis](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/AWaichulis)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2017, 2:11pm UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/friend-and-enemy-colors-a-new-approach-to-color-with-munsell/480 "2017-08-04T14:11:42Z")
Teaching Practical Color Theory – A New Approach A Munsell color wheel simplified and shown in two-dimensional space Ng Woon Lam The first time I learned about the Munsell Color System was from a 2D color wheel pres… --- ## [Color Bracketing with Munsell](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/color-bracketing-with-munsell/477)
**Author:** [@AWaichulis](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/AWaichulis)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2017, 5:54pm UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/color-bracketing-with-munsell/477 "2017-08-02T17:54:30Z")
During a number of recent conversations regarding the manner in which contemporary painters organize and navigate color, the idea of “bracketing” has come up. Not to be confused with the concepts of “bracketing” in photo… --- ## [Chroma Equalizer---the color mixing challenge!](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/chroma-equalizer-the-color-mixing-challenge/474)
**Author:** [@AWaichulis](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/AWaichulis)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2017, 1:09pm UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/chroma-equalizer-the-color-mixing-challenge/474 "2017-07-30T13:09:39Z")
Great color mixing game to lose a few hours to. LOL! Available in online version and downloadable desktop version. \[ChromaEqualizer\] [Next page](https://www.smartermarx.com/c/core-topics/color/16.md?page=1)