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Angela Sung breaks down her colouring process and reveals the importance of warm vs cool colours

Colour catches a viewer’s eyes and tells a good story, but can also over-complicate things. Understanding colour theories is therefore the first step to creating visually compelling paintings.

During my years of painting with both digital and traditional mediums, I’ve summarised a few key learning points, which I would love to share with you. You’ll learn about why ‘cool vs warm’ is so important, how colours only make sense when compared to their surroundings, and most importantly, how to select colours in your next painting. In short, this will help you refine the way you choose colours!

In the workshop, I paint a building based on a photo I took in Cuba. I go over the concepts I mentioned above in five sections. Following the painting process, the key points are highlighted in my video and text.