A short-form series on historical and contemporary color wheels, and why they were built. Each episode discusses what problem a color wheel (or wheels) tried to solve, who made it, and what it gets right or wrong. We end up covering a lot of color theory ground in the process! New episodes every Wednesday.
Curated by: Color Nerd (28 videos)
This week we've got the Jack Richeson Color Wheel: a typical basic, traditional, twelve-hue wheel. It's also, I'll argue, emblematic of a problem in art education: inflexible dogma. A viewer called my own color chart "pretentious nonsense" compared to something like this, so I'm using the comparison to unpack what color wheels are actually supposed to do...and why I think an honest map of color options is a better tool for artists. Edit: Because several viewers here and on Instagram asked, I've made a digital version of my chart available. You can find it on my Gumroad: https://pdonz.gumroad.com/l/acrylics-chart This is episode 27 of Color Wheel Wednesday, a series where each episode digs into one historical or notable color wheel. I research the stories behind them, the people who made them, and what they get right or wrong. New episodes every week for as long as I can manage! #colortheory #colorwheel #artteacher