Take the mystery and mess out of colour mixing. Learn a super-effective and easy method of getting your paint colours to match what you see! And all with a surprisingly small palette of well-chosen pigments.
Discover where your colours belong on the neutral centred colour wheel. Learn how to use this 'map' to predict the colour pathways between colours. Understand the 3 directions a colour can go - hue, chroma and tone - and make every conceivable colour mixture with confidence.
Find new ways to make greys and subtle hues through neutralising. Make black without using black for luscious darks full of life. Then stretch the mixing potential of your pigments by 'tweaking the temperature' , knowing when to mix tints using white or dilute a colour to lighten.
Finally, create a bit of artistic magic with optical illusions and effects to get even more from your colours. Play with harmonious groupings and complementary combinations to make colours really pop!
Tony Windberg is a professional artist who has shared his knowledge and enthusiasm for art with students for over 3 decades. After completing his B.A. (Fine Arts) degree from Curtin University in 1986, Tony began his exhibiting career with numerous solo exhibitions and interstate group exhibitions. His focus has always been on the natural world. The landscape is the setting to explore ideas about people’s relationship with and responsibility for the planet.
His landscape-based artworks have received significant WA and national art awards.
Tony works in a wide range of traditional painting and drawing media from paints to pencils and pastels. He also continually explores new and unconventional materials and techniques. A popular teacher, he combines a deep respect for painting tradition with a sense of artistic adventure!
Examples of Tony’s artwork can be seen on the Tony Windberg website. He is represented in WA by Art Collective WA.