Resources

What is Colour Mapping?

Colour Mapping is a powerful practice to raise creating art to a higher level of mastery and personal satisfaction. The focus of this community is to share our discoveries and explorations with one another, to find new ways to observe the world around us as well as our inner visions and our imaginations with greater colour clarity. The practice of Colour Mapping enhances our unique colour voices by honing our colour mixing skills and expanding our options for personal colour schemes that delight us. An ongoing Colour Mapping practice strengthens the ability express ourselves more clearly through our art, whatever media we may be working in. This community is one to support, encourage and inspire each and every member, regardless of the level of each artist's expertise. Curiosity and willingness to explore the practice of Colour Mapping as well as a commitment to responding to one another with kindness and encouragement are the only requirements. 

List & Links to artists who have influenced my Colour Mapping & Creative Process:

Tansy Hargan - Finding Your Colour Voice online workshop ... Tansy can be found as PalimpsestParade on Instagram Tansy's Instagram

Sally Hirst - visit her website: https://sallyhirst.co.uk/

Patrick Heron

Tom Thompson 

Barbara Rae

Gustav Klimt

 Edouard Vuillard

Links to Supplies I often use:

Unfortunately I don't receive a commission from any of the suppliers I'm listing.  Most often, I order from Dick Blick who frequently offers the best price and excellent special sales. I also order from Cheap Joe's, Jackson Art Supplies, Jerry's Artarama and independent manufacturers of handmade watercolours and tools.

Handmade Paint Stones (watercolour and gouache -  Beam Paints website: https://www.beampaints.com/

Color Chart Templates - Jane Blundell's website: https://www.janeblundellart.com/

Color Scheme Game Templates and Directions: PDF download

Lightweight, Small, Mixing Palettes: 

1. https://www.dickblick.com/products/plastic-tray-palette/

2.  https://www.dickblick.com/products/masters-international-folding-watercolor-palette/ 

3.  Airtight palette with extra mixing tray that fits into the lid! on Amazon or at Dick Blick Same item but slightly more expensive

Da Vinci Travel Brushes (Different Price Ranges):

1. https://www.dickblick.com/products/da-vinci-casaneo-synthetic-squirrel-watercolor-travel-brushes/

2. https://www.dickblick.com/products/da-vinci-cosmotop-spin-travel-brushes/

3. https://www.dickblick.com/products/da-vinci-maestro-kolinsky-travel-brushes/

4. https://caseformaking.com/products/cfm-matte-gold-travel-brushes. I love the Flat Size 4 for colour mapping and colour mix charts.

Water Containers: Three wells to make it easier to use clean water.

1. https://www.dickblick.com/products/yasutomo-palette-cup/

2. As soon as I find the name of the three nesting travel water cups that hinge together (my favorites!) I'll post a link. 

The Forum - Miscellaneous Videos 

Link: https://www.explorewithchriscarter.com/the-forum-videos

Over the past decade I've made hundreds of short videos for my online courses and for my various blogs: Morning Scribbler, Traveling Artist, Pen and Brush, Urban Sketching, Creative Color, Bizarre Horizons, Third Time Around, Walks with Dad, etc.

I think it will be fun to share them with you in this community.  I'll keep adding videos to this page for you to watch whenever you like.

Warm & Cool Pigments

This is a very brief list of primary pigments, identifying each as being either warm or cool.  The designation of warm or cool within the primary and secondary colours is determined by which of the  other primary colours it leans toward. i.e. If a yellow pigment leans more toward a blue (making it a bit greenish) it is considered to be a cool yellow.  If a yellow leans more toward a red (making it a bit more orange) it is considered to be a warm yellow.

PIGMENTS:
Cool Yellows: Cadmium Lemon. Hansa Yellows, Bismuth Yellow. Lemon Yellows. Nickel Titanate, Aurcolin
Warm Yellows: Cadmium Yellows, Hansa Yellow Deep, Gamboge, Nickel Dioxine, Yellow Ochre
Cool Blues: Cobalt Teal, Cobalt Turquoise, Cerulcan Blue. Phthalo Blue, Manganese Blue, Joc's Bluc
Warm Blues: Ultramarine Blue. Indanthrone Blue
Cool Reds: Mugenta, Alizarin Crimson, Quinacridone Carmine, Quinacridone Rose. Quinacridone Crimson
Warm Reds: Cadmium Reds, Vermillion, Pyrrole Red, Cadmium Scarlet, Pyrrole Scarlet