Colour Chemistry Episode 1 - What is colour? Basic colour physics for painters

In this first episode I focus on what colour really means - what are we really seeing when we look at a paint on the page? This is a fundamental you need to keep in the back of your mind through the rest of my series but it'll always be here to refer back to.

Colour Chemistry is my new series for watercolourists focusing on how our pigments, paints and mediums actually work - the detail of how different pigments are made, how they interact and what their limits are. You will learn how to make beautiful mixes without so much guess work and you'll learn how to get a particular effect straight off the bat - because you'll understand the theory, you'll be able to adapt things to your own end much more easily.

You don't need to know ANY chemistry as a background to this - I've kept these videos pretty short, pretty 'light' on fine detail and I've skipped over everything except what you as a watercolourist could really benefit from knowing.

If you have questions or comments PLEASE ask away - I love answering your questions as you know and I'm more than happy to help people of all levels.