Value defines how light or dark a given color or hue can be. Values are best understood when visualized as a scale or gradient, from dark to light. The more tonal variants in an image, the lower the contrast. When shades of similar value are used together, they also create a low contrast image.

If an artist wanted to create a artwork with analogous colors, how would he/she use the color wheel to achieve this result? The artist would want to decide on a single hue, and then he/she would use the neighboring colors to the left and/or right of the chosen hue. Tints and tones of a given hue.

What is the difference between light and value? Light is the illumination coming from a light source, where as value is the degree of lightness or lack if light in a hue.

It is common among some artistic painters to darken a paint color by adding black paint—producing colors called shades—or to lighten a color by adding white—producing colors called tints.

Green (1), blue (2), and red (3) are the primary colors of light. A mixture of two primary colors of light can make cyan (4), yellow (5), or magenta (6).

Painters’ subtractive primary colors are red, yellow and blue. These three hues are called primary because they cannot be made with mixtures of other pigments.”

See what happens when you mix together the three primary colors of light: red, green and blue.

The primary pigment colors are cyan, magenta, and yellow. Cyan absorbs red, yellow absorbs blue, and magenta absorbs green. Therefore, in order to get a blue coloration from pigments, you would need to absorb the red and green light colors, which can be achieved by mixing magenta and cyan.

Black and pink makes red. Red and black are the most powerful colors in all the colors. Pink is made with a bit of red in white. So to make red from pink you add a bit of black.

What Colors Make White and How Do You Mix Different Shades of White?

• The interesting thing to know about white is that adding red, green and blue light together will give you white light.
• In situations where you’re mixing three colors to get to a shade of white, patience is essential.

Yes, white food coloring does contain titanium dioxide. It works perfectly to get a pure white.

Mix cold water and flour into a mixing bowl.

• This mixture will create an inexpensive, non-toxic paint that can be used to give walls and other surfaces a matte finish.
• This paint is similar to store-bought paints, so it will last for many years.

But white will never be a bad choice. Something to consider if you’re thinking about selling: A national survey conducted by Sears Weatherbeater Paints a few years ago found that almost 40 percent of those polled said they would choose white for the exterior of their home.

Process:

1. Mix 2 Tbsp. casein powder with 5 oz. warm water, and let sit overnight.
2. Discard the water that accumulates on the surface.
3. Mix 1 Tbsp. borax with 4 oz.
4. Mix a spoonful of the casein mix with pigment in a glass bowl or on your palette.
5. Paint on wood, paper, or canvas. Add water if you want a watercolor effect.

Whatever your reason for not wanting to paint, here are 14 alternatives to decorating empty walls.

• Temporary Wallpaper.
• DIY wall design using Masking Tape.
• Hanging Art/Photos.
• Wall Decals.
• Tile Transfers.
• Stretched Fabric & Tapestries.
• Shelves.
• Bamboo blinds.