We will never be able to learn everything about color, but we can really have a lot fun trying to find the answers. Every time we open our palette, we are challenged to study and improve our work. An open mind, dreaming, reflecting, and studying will bring us a little closer to reaching our goals. However, we cannot ever assume that we have mastered the seemingly endless possibilities of working with color.
Why is it important to to understand color? When working with watercolor, if you do not completely understand individual color properties, you will never know what a particular watercolor will do on a piece of watercolor paper. That means that you will find it difficult, if not impossible, to comprise and design with color.
Knowledge of the properties of watercolor will help answer the question, "What do I do?" Is a color grainy? Is it opaque or transparent? Is it luminous? Is it a staining color or one that can be "lifted" easily? My On-Line watercolor class "Fundamentals in Creating a Watercolor Painting" teaches why colors work together or work against each other. This color theory foundation can be used forever in all future paintings.
Creating your own color wheel from your palette colors is the foundation of understanding what each color will do.
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