How to make Cyan from mixing Red, Blue, Yellow (RBY) acrylic colors?

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  • čas přidán 7. 09. 2024
  • Cyan is a combination of secondary color green and white-tinted blue. This color is almost similar to Turquoise and Cerulean, what makes it unique from the two is the existence of green pigments. That is why Cyan is known as greenish-blue.
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Komentáře • 89

  • @Buklen
    @Buklen Před rokem +10

    It's better to buy cyan if you can find it, as cyan is a primary colour, but this might help you get out of a bind. but it won't be as vibrant as true cyan. Buy if you have cyan you can make blue and green much easier, than the other way around.

    • @Tsikoh
      @Tsikoh  Před rokem +2

      I agree, store-bought cyan is more vibrant. I guess mixing it from RBY is our last resort.

  • @aadityaraval1521
    @aadityaraval1521 Před 3 lety +20

    Thank you so much! I searched everywhere how to get cyan colour but at last! Phew...Thanks a lot☺

    • @Tsikoh
      @Tsikoh  Před 3 lety +3

      Glad that I was able to help. 😁

    • @europeanroyalty4778
      @europeanroyalty4778 Před 3 lety +2

      It's called teal, they sell it in shops.

    • @Tsikoh
      @Tsikoh  Před 3 lety +2

      @@europeanroyalty4778 actually you are right there, it is identical to turquoise and teal. Maybe they are family of colors

  • @archive2500
    @archive2500 Před 3 lety +18

    That is not cyan, that is teal. Very desaturated so-called "cyan". Better known yet "teal", which is basically a dark cyan.

    • @Tsikoh
      @Tsikoh  Před rokem +1

      Hahahaha i think so too 😂

  • @saturn3264
    @saturn3264 Před 3 lety +5

    how is that possible? Cyan is Primary Color

    • @Tsikoh
      @Tsikoh  Před 3 lety +3

      For what I know Blue, Yellow, and Red are the primary colors. 🙂

    • @YonnyJD
      @YonnyJD Před 3 lety +5

      Cyan, Magenta, and Yellow are the true primary colors of pigment. You can make Blue from Cyan and Magenta and Red from Magenta and Yellow. You can also get a brighter Green by mixing Cyan with Yellow instead of Blue with Yellow.

    • @SilverishKitten
      @SilverishKitten Před 3 lety +1

      @@Tsikoh
      What blue did you use? If it's phthalo, then thats actually the color artists use a lot to get a color close to a "true" cyan.
      If its something like ultramarine, which a lot of newbs use and think is "primary blue", it's literally scientifically impossible to get cyan, because it contains a slight amount of red. You will never ever ever i your entire life get a nice, non-muddy cyan blue from ultra marine, and if you think you did... someone has been lying somewhere. Because its literally scientifically impossible to get cyan when there is red(magenta) mixed into it.

    • @SilverishKitten
      @SilverishKitten Před 3 lety

      @@Tsikoh
      Well you're wrong... Especially if by red, you mean firehydrant red. Which has yellow in it.. Obviously thats not a primary when its mixed.

    • @tuliagz5329
      @tuliagz5329 Před 2 lety

      @@SilverishKitten you should make a video on how to get red by mixing magenta. Interesting and definitely helpful for newbies :)

  • @RylandsRaids
    @RylandsRaids Před 3 lety +3

    That was brilliant!! Thank you !

    • @Tsikoh
      @Tsikoh  Před rokem

      Glad you enjoyed it!

  • @ethanalgicosathlonchannel1110

    Cyan is actually a primary colour, along with magenta and yellow. Your cyan looks a little too dark(well, all paint sources are impure anyway)

    • @DANGJOS
      @DANGJOS Před 2 lety

      Yeah, unfortunately, there are no true cyan base pigments, so artists have to settle for mixing imperfect ones from other base pigments.

    • @ethanalgicosathlonchannel1110
      @ethanalgicosathlonchannel1110 Před 2 lety +2

      @@DANGJOS well, they are all imperfect. The magenta and yellow aren’t perfect. However, you can make every colour in CMYK subtractive colour space, but setting everything to max in RYB colour space makes… dark red, a colour I call maroon. CMYK + W paint would be able to make every colour if they were pure, but unfortunately, they are impure.

    • @atoribeck
      @atoribeck Před 2 lety

      cyan isn't a primary color because it takes blue and yellow in order to make it's hue in the first place. if you extract either color it will never make cyan.

    • @DANGJOS
      @DANGJOS Před 2 lety +4

      @@atoribeck True cyan does not require yellow at all.

    • @atoribeck
      @atoribeck Před 2 lety +1

      @@DANGJOS
      "Cyan (/ˈsaɪ.ən, -æn/)[1][2][3] is the color between green and blue on the visible spectrum of light.[4][5] It is evoked by light with a predominant wavelength between 490 and 520 nm, between the wavelengths of green and blue.[6]"
      - wikipedia (en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyan)
      How do you get green? By mixing blue and yellow.

  • @rosegold5571
    @rosegold5571 Před 4 lety +9

    Lovely, I've tried various mixes to get turquoise. This looks close to it can we call it turquoise blue?

    • @Tsikoh
      @Tsikoh  Před 4 lety +2

      Great eyes, now you mentioned it. It is close to turquoise. Thanks. 😊

  • @mbergheaud
    @mbergheaud Před 2 lety +1

    Thank you, very helpful!

  • @monevisuals
    @monevisuals Před 2 lety +1

    awesome

    • @Tsikoh
      @Tsikoh  Před rokem

      Thanks! Glad you like it

  • @TheGrmany69
    @TheGrmany69 Před 3 lety +7

    It's not as bright as cyan really is.

    • @Tsikoh
      @Tsikoh  Před 3 lety +4

      Yeah I noticed that too, trying to experiment as well how can I perfectly achieved it thru primary colors. 😊

    • @Fieldgorr
      @Fieldgorr Před 2 lety

      I'm struggling with that particular color for a while now, never figured it out

    • @ethanalgicosathlonchannel1110
      @ethanalgicosathlonchannel1110 Před 2 lety

      @@Tsikoh it’s because cyan is actually a primary colour.

    • @rrrrrjjjjj
      @rrrrrjjjjj Před 2 lety

      Dark cyan exists, it's just a hue

  • @renniediaz-sterling8346
    @renniediaz-sterling8346 Před 4 lety +5

    I have a very dark dining room. I want to paint it Cyan, but nobody knows how to mix it. I have gone to Sherwin Williams ,Lowes and Home Depot . I just want to fix up my dining room before the holidays 😩.

    • @Tsikoh
      @Tsikoh  Před 4 lety +4

      How about turquoise? Its almost similar to cyan. 😊

    • @renniediaz-sterling8346
      @renniediaz-sterling8346 Před 3 lety +1

      @@Tsikoh I have thought about it. I have seen where cyan is called bright turquoise so, I will try that. Thank you. 😊

    • @ethanalgicosathlonchannel1110
      @ethanalgicosathlonchannel1110 Před 2 lety

      @@renniediaz-sterling8346 cyan is not possible to mix, but you can make colours close to cyan, like shown in this video.

    • @ethanalgicosathlonchannel1110
      @ethanalgicosathlonchannel1110 Před 2 lety

      @@Tsikoh hey, I’ve seen some comments in this video. Can you watch this video? czcams.com/video/NVhA18_dmg0/video.html people are saying paints and inks have different primary colours, when they are the same. You might already be aware now but I want you to understand the CMY thing better(I generally want people interested in art to know this since RYB make very muddy colours and CMY create really bright colours so they are true primary, as they create the biggest set of colours out of every set)

    • @Tsikoh
      @Tsikoh  Před 2 lety

      To be honest, I am not an expert. But I am one of those artist who learned to mix colors by listening, reading, and watching other artist. Maybe I need to change the title of my videos, for there are teaching that might be different from what I understood at first. From the link you shared I am grateful to learn CMY 😊. And as an artist I must not limit myself in RYB. You could say that I am a passive person. I would love to try CMY as my primary this coming weekend.
      Some of the artist I know, they are using magenta instead of red, and the results is stunning.

  • @sandrawilkinson3782
    @sandrawilkinson3782 Před 2 lety

    I really enjoyed your video 💞

  • @dormaettu302
    @dormaettu302 Před 9 měsíci +1

    Hi, which blue and yellow did you use for mixing ?

  • @DragonKazooie89
    @DragonKazooie89 Před 3 lety +3

    How do you do this with Apple Barrel brand? My mix of white and blue doesn’t look like that and I get more of a powder blue.

    • @Tsikoh
      @Tsikoh  Před 3 lety

      Apple brand? Im using Reeves or Liquitex. I believe sometimes it depend with the pigments formulated by the paint manufacturer. Will try to find apple brand in art store and will try it out. 😊

    • @Mozartminecraft
      @Mozartminecraft Před rokem +1

      That’s because of the light absorption of different concentrations. The blue is is using when mixed with white turns into a near cyan, instead of light blue. (Light blue is more like periwinkle)

  • @eiyhka8779
    @eiyhka8779 Před 3 lety

    Thank ya Chico

  • @Rock_173
    @Rock_173 Před 3 lety

    Wow !! It's amazing!!

    • @Tsikoh
      @Tsikoh  Před rokem

      Thank you! Cheers!

  • @MediaEasier
    @MediaEasier Před 6 měsíci

    my light blue turns sky blue but yours turns cyan instantly

  • @kulshaansingh6367
    @kulshaansingh6367 Před 3 lety

    Thank you

  • @jAM-v11
    @jAM-v11 Před měsícem

    Cyan + blue = what color

  • @navjotsbal4455
    @navjotsbal4455 Před 3 lety

    Thanks dude

  • @tom_games25
    @tom_games25 Před měsícem

    i was expecting to get muichiro's hair color but u got another shade of blue. so disappointing. can u try again😡🤬

  • @veystone2580
    @veystone2580 Před rokem

    What blue?!? Is that a Phthalo... Green shade, blue shade, red shade, yellow shade? A Cobalt? Doesn't look cerulean nor ultramarine....
    And what yellow that is?!

  • @anonymouspotato
    @anonymouspotato Před 3 lety +1

    Can I directly use green?

  • @mehernoosh_zaara8089
    @mehernoosh_zaara8089 Před 3 lety +1

    Which blue and yellow did you use?

  • @sajuantony9255
    @sajuantony9255 Před 3 lety +1

    Can I use water colour to make cyan??

    • @Tsikoh
      @Tsikoh  Před 3 lety

      I have not tried it in WC if the color effect is the same. 😔

  • @asthajain8068
    @asthajain8068 Před 3 lety

    Can we use ultramarine blue..will this give same intensity of color

    • @Tsikoh
      @Tsikoh  Před 3 lety

      Hmm to be honest I haven’t tried. But that is a good thing to try 😊

    • @asthajain8068
      @asthajain8068 Před 3 lety

      @@Tsikoh so many blues..I'll try..nd thanks for reply nd the video..

  • @kara_keegan_2242
    @kara_keegan_2242 Před 2 lety

    How does your blue come out so bright? I tried this and my blue came out a light sky color qnd then I mixed it with green qnd it just made a light blue green

    • @Tsikoh
      @Tsikoh  Před 2 lety +2

      Im using liquitex blue. The key is to control it with titanium white. Sometime the brand affects the quality of mixes. Hope this helps. 😊

  • @jjk2one
    @jjk2one Před 2 lety

    I thought you can not make green because it's a primary color. Confused now.

    • @Tsikoh
      @Tsikoh  Před 2 lety +2

      Oh hi Karen. Lately I am getting a comments saying that green is the primary and some sorts of you cant make it a green out of other color. I am not an expert, everything in this channel is what I've learned as a self taught. But way back my initial years in trying to learn to paint, I was taught and read some books about painting that primary colors were RED, BLUE, and YELLOW. Then green is secondary color for you can make them from the primary. Maybe is some teaching or books green is not part of the PRIMARY family. :)

    • @Tsikoh
      @Tsikoh  Před 2 lety

      @@jjk2one LOL to be honest its easier to paint with pre-mixed colors out from the tube. But that isn't for me, I cant buy them all (LOL). Anyway regardless of their color ranking, they still do wonderful piece.

    • @ethanalgicosathlonchannel1110
      @ethanalgicosathlonchannel1110 Před 2 lety +1

      @@jjk2one people who say green is primary are not wrong. They are just talking about light, which had different primary colours to paint.

  • @malcolmfunktion
    @malcolmfunktion Před 2 lety

    How does your blue come out so bright? Mine is lighter but still dull...

    • @Tsikoh
      @Tsikoh  Před 2 lety +1

      To be honest, I have no idea 😁
      But I am using Liquitex for my blue and yellow.

    • @paneerenthusiast
      @paneerenthusiast Před 2 lety

      It could be because you might be using Prussian blue, ultramarine blue, or cobalt blue but the blue used in this video seems like cerulean blue. Hope it helps :)

  • @hxh57
    @hxh57 Před 3 lety

    If you know among us, there is this cyan colour character. If you know it then it requires a lighter shade. So to make it lighter, do we just add white or some other colours?

    • @ethanalgicosathlonchannel1110
      @ethanalgicosathlonchannel1110 Před 2 lety +1

      It’s impossible to create a bright cyan by mixing pigments. Cyan is a pigment primary colour

    • @hxh57
      @hxh57 Před 2 lety

      @@ethanalgicosathlonchannel1110 ooh okayy

    • @ethanalgicosathlonchannel1110
      @ethanalgicosathlonchannel1110 Před 2 lety +1

      @@hxh57 you can make less bright, grey cyans as shown in this, adding more white would decrease the saturation further, not increase it

  • @kash1972
    @kash1972 Před 3 lety

    What if I just use green with light blue?

    • @Tsikoh
      @Tsikoh  Před 3 lety +1

      I believe they end the same result, just be careful with the green, its a strong one. 😊

    • @kash1972
      @kash1972 Před 3 lety

      @@Tsikoh Oh okay thanks

  • @prideandrade1667
    @prideandrade1667 Před 3 lety +3

    Cyan is a primary color along with magenta and yellow hence you can’t make cyan mixing other colors, it is primary.

  • @Wizard-ri5zk
    @Wizard-ri5zk Před 3 lety +1

    The white paints are unnecessary but all right

    • @Tsikoh
      @Tsikoh  Před 3 lety

      Im gonna try that. 😊
      Thanks!

  • @mikehendrix6558
    @mikehendrix6558 Před 2 lety

    Do you know how to talk??????

  • @europeanroyalty4778
    @europeanroyalty4778 Před 3 lety

    Imagine painting with plastic. 🤣🤣🤣