How To Make Art When You’re Colorblind

Do you know those teambuilding excerices where you have to tell a fun fact about yourself? Here’s mine: I run a website dedicated to art and painting with over 1000 members. And I’m colorblind.

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People are always shocked. “How can you do art when you don’t know the colors?” – “Isn’t this super hard for you?`” – “What color is this?” (while pointing at the sky).

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4 Tips to create art as a colorblind person.

1. Can’ see color? Don’t use color! A great painting medium that doesn’t use any color is pen and ink. It’s also pretty cheap to get into as all you need is some paper and a pen.

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2. The value in understanding value

If pen and ink isn’t really for you or you’ve already bought oils or acrylics this one is for you. A lot of what makes a painting good has nothing to do with color hues but color values. 

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3. Stick to what you know, get help when you don’t

We know that the sky is blue. We know that grass is green. No problem choosing the right colors to paint these things. All you have to do is check your paint tubes for the name of the color inside and youre good to go.

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4. Messed up? No problem

Painted a pink sky or orange grass by accident? No problem, just pretend you meant to do this from the very beginning. It’s art and if people don’t like it they just don’t get it

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