Use Colour to tell the Story in your Painting - Muted vs Vibrant Watercolour

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You often hear people bemoaning the appearance of muted or ‘muddy’ colours in their paintings. In general, we all want clean vibrant colours. Muddy colour is the affectionate name given to muted (dull or grey) colour.

When you were hoping for clean vibrant colours, muddy  or muted ones can be disappointing.

But these muted tones are not poor cousins...