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High Chroma Color Wheel

Jan’s High Chroma Color Wheel is a 12 family color wheel that utilizes the Visual (RGB) Color system complements. Within each color family are several suggested high intensity watercolor paints from assorted manufacturers. The Color Wheel is explained thoroughly in her Color Tutorial, Part I – Pigments and Color Relationships.

Jan's High Chroma Color Wheel

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Color Cat Sheet

Nine (9) painting sketches of Jan’s cat, Polly – each done in a different color scheme. A quick visual reference guide to color schemes discussed in the Color Tutorial, Part II – Color Schemes.

Jan's Color Cat Sheet

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Light Behavior Sheet

Visual reference aid to understanding the effects of sunlight on an object. Especially helpful for the visual artist and includes explanations of Direct light, Shade, Cast Shadow, Reflected Light, Core Shadow and Oblique Light. Additional information on Light behavior can be found in Jan’s Light Tutorial.

Jan's Light Behavior Sheet

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Blue Leaves

The Blue Leaves photo is the reference photo Jan uses for her 3 part Video, The Blue Leaves, Part 1, 2 and 3. This photo as a pdf is suitable for download and printing, preferably onto glossy photo paper and can be used as a reference for painting along with the videos. Click here to learn more about the videos.

Blue Leaves photo

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Mango Tree photo

The Mango Tree photo is the reference photo of what Jan and Sharron were painting, en plein aire during the video, ‘The One-Hour Watercolor Sketch with a Beer’. It is a pdf suitable for download and printing, preferably onto gloss photo paper to be used as a reference for painting along with the video. Click here to learn more about the video.

Mango Tree photo

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