Colour Theory Part 2: Mixing Neutrals.
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- čas přidán 4. 02. 2019
- In part 2 of my Colour theory series, we will mix neutrals.
Comments and questions more than welcome!
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Best paint mixing video I have seen. Thank you for your time making this.
Thank you, Susan, I am so happy you liked it!
This is still my most favourite W/C mixing videos, you explain everything so well ❤
I used 6 Daniel Smith watercolors. I mixed and was amazed at how many colors it made. Thank you for your helpful video. It inspired me to finally play!
I'm so happy to hear that! Thank you!
This is the best video I have seen on mixing neutral colors! Thank you so much for sharing.
Thank you Lisa!
Excellent, could watch twice as long easy peasy
Thank you!
I have been looking for a tutorial of making earthy tones and I was totally amazed by this detailed tutorial. Thanks for sharing !
I am so happy I could be of help! Thank you so much for watching!
Fantastic and very clear. Relaxing and enjoyable, great tips and information overall!
Thank you, ValasaFantastic!
These demonstrations are truly excellent and so helpful. Thanks :-)
I am so happy you enjoyed them!
Such an in-depth and well structured lesson. I have watched your colour theory and mixing lessons a couple of times over now and can really start to apply what I've learnt from you - thank you! It's great that a lesson you did 4 years ago still continues to provide so much value.
Thank you so much for your kind comment, Srimonti! I am so happy to hear that my video could be of use!
So glad I found you. You make this so much more understandable. Thank you.
I'm so happy if my video could be of help!
omygod, the BEST color mixing video I've seen so far! thank you so much for this tutorial Jenny~~
Thank you, Haana, I'm so happy you enjoyed it!
Thank you Jenny for compiling all your colour theory knowledge into these tutorials....you did a really good job! Thank you for the effort!!! Much appreciated 💓
I am so happy you liked it!
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Saving this for reference!
I'm so happy to hear that!
Beautiful and calming colours, thank you!
I'm so happy you liked it!
Love this video! I wish you were still making them! You are so talented and your art is so beautiful 😍💜
Thank you Adrianna! I do miss making videos, and I am planning to get back into it when the time is right. Thank you so much for watching and for your lovely comment.
Hi Jenny, this is one of the best color theory tutorials I have seen. Thank you so much for sharing your expertise!
I am so happy you liked it. Thank you!
I could listen to you say "Dirty Purple" over and over and over
Haha, the choice of words or my accent? 😄
@@JennyMoedKorpelaArt I believe it was a combo deal 😁
Very nice tutorial. Really helps me understand colors and mixing better. Now off to practice!
I have seen dozens of videos trying to get the color theory right, finally I understand thanks to you! My lovely greetings from Spain, keep on making videos pls, you're a great artist
That makes me so happy to hear, thank you!
This is SUCH an excellent explanation and demonstration of color theory. Thank you!!! I already knew why to mix certain warms and cools to avoid muddy colors, but having a GOAL of getting muddy colors to get beautiful neutrals was a big "a ha!" moment for me. Gonna watch your other color theory videos now! Cheers!
Thank you so much for watching, Laurie. I am so happy if my video could inspire some more colour mixing fun!
Thank you for sharing. Just started watercolor this is helpful. Love your art especially when you work in your journal.
Thank you, Maxie, so much for watching! I love working in my art journal, could do that all day long!😊
Thank you so much! I managed to mix a warm non granulating grey. I was always getting granulating cold greys before watching your tutorial! :)
Thank you, Johanne, I am so happy my video could help you out!
This is truly the best mixing tutorial. What a teacher you are!!
Thank you so much, Angie!
I agree!!
I'm absolutely amazed!! I'm loving to study colors and your videos are great! 🖤✨
Thank you so much, Jacqueline!
This video reminded me of why I love color theory so much. So beautifully done!
Colour theory is the best, there is always something new to discover! Thank you!
Thank you this has been so helpful and I will look at it often. Thank you so much fir sharing.
I'm so happy you liked it and that it can be of help!
Thank you for this helpful video. I was making swatches with you :) beautiful colors!
I am so happy that my video could be of use!
This is a lovely video. I am so glad you made it. Thank you!
Thank you so much for watching!
Well done! Thank you for making this video. ⭐️🎨
Thank you, I am so happy you enjoyed it!
Thank you so much for this informative video. So good.
So amazed to see these colours could be achieved with this palette, I'm a beginner and I was about to buy a pastel palette cause I don't really like bright colours. Thank you for this video.
I am happy that it could be of help. Mixing colours is fun, and yes, you don't need a special palette, just your basic colours to achieve all the colours you need!
Yes this is a wonderful video. I dont always want to mix colors though. I usually want to paint and dip the brush into the color I want to use. Although I usually mix those too. Just a bit. 😀 watch videos on paper too. It makes a huge difference. I play around on cheaper paper then use nice paper when I’m trying for the masterpiece. Lol. It’s so fun and therapeutic even though I don’t have a natural talent. I love it
Thank u so much for your tutorials I like them because the subjects you teach are important and it’s very very helpful! Glad I found your channel.
Hi Krystal, I'm so happy you liked it, and welcome!
Thank you Jenny, I'm just starting to experiment with water colors and this video is super helpful to me. You got a new subscriber to your channel. Blessings!
Thank you, Areli, and welcome! 😊
You are extremely knowledgeable and are a very good teacher, your voice is calm and encouraging to your students! Thank you for taking the time to put this class together in such a nice way!
I find colour mixing both meditative and fun! Thank you so much for your compliment, Marguerite!
Hi Jenny. I've somehow managed to miss this tutorial. I have learned so much from it. I didn't know that you could mix so many colors from just the primaries. I am still a little confused about which cool or warm colors make clean or muddy colors so I will refer back to your previous video. Thank you for taking the time to prepare this. I do have a color wheel so I will refer to it as well. Have an amazing rest of your week.
Hi Sherron! I am so happy that it could be useful to you! Yes, the term warm and cool colours are confusing at first. I would suggest that you make a list of the colours you have with a 'c' or a 'w' beside it for fast reference. It would maybe be even easier to add 'red' in brackets beside your ultramarine blue, and 'yellow' beside your Prussian blue, and so on. Then you know with a glance what other pigments that particular colour contains, and which one you need for mixing your colours to avoid (or get) a muddy colour.
You too have a wonderful Friday and weekend!
I've started painting horses and could never seem to get the colours right. This video was so helpful and improved mt art!! Thank you so much!!
I am so happy that my video could be of help, wonderful to hear!
Hi Jenny, this is a very informative and well explained tutorial. Thank you for sharing it!
Hi Hui, I am so glad to hear you liked it! Thank you so much for watching!
Hi Jenny, as a musician taking my first tentative steps into the world of watercolour painting I found your colour theory videos very useful. You have a nice relaxed style and are obviously very talented. These videos must have taken a lot of work to put together and I just wanted to let you know that your efforts are appreciated. Many thanks and all the best for the future.
I am so happy to hear that, thank you! I wish you many happy hours painting and all the best to you too!
@@JennyMoedKorpelaArt Thanks Jenny. Keep up the good work!
Thank you very much for such a detailed and interesting lesson, rewarding and relaxing to watch. I learned a lot just using 3 primary colours, but they have to be high quality (Rembrandt by Talens in my case) otherwise the mixes are not satisfactory. Later I have tested other brands, and the quality of pigments have improved, even in the students grade like Cotman (Winsor Newton) and Van Gogh (Talens). The price of Artists quality colours is expensive, but it is worthwhile. Groetjes
Yes, there is definitely a big advantage to using artist-quality paints. My go-to paint when painting 'paintings' are Schmincke (horadam) and my absolute favourite, Daniel Smith. I'm so happy you liked my video, thank you! Groetjes!
Such an awesome video with clear instructions and relaxing lovely voice. Will you do a mixing video for pastel colors? I would love one like that
Thank you, Nadine! That is a great idea, I will write it down for future ideas when I have time to start making videos again!
I may have a difficult time in listening but I can assure you that this video is great! I would love a blog for this but that's probably too much to ask haha. Thank you for this!
I'm happy you think so. A blog about the topic is a great idea. I do not have time at the moment, but I will put it on my to-do list! Thank you for watching!
This is excellent, I thank you so much for this tutorial. :-)
I'm so happy you liked it!
That neutral mixes are sooooo good❤️
Thank you!
Thank you so much. What an awesome explanation. Remind me of my art classes.
I am so happy you enjoyed it, thank you!
Just found you. Love this, subbed...💗🎨
Thank you so much, and welcome!
Thank you ,this was very informative video !
I am very happy if it could be of use!
Thank you for your awesome videos, you explain everything very very well and I have learnt a lot from you, Thank you so much.
Edit: New subscriber
Thank you so much, Maria! That makes me very happy to hear.😊
Great videos on colour theory!
Thank you, Korra!
Hej Jenny!! Hade inte fått något meddelande om denna videon! Har nu klickat på klockan, så förhoppningsvis ska jag inte missa några videor i framtiden! Alltid roligt att se när någon mixar färger!! Bra och informativ video!! Tack för att du delar med dig!! Kram!
Hej Mona! Det har varit roligt att sätta ihop dessa videor, så jag är glad att de 'bra' tillräckligt för att avnjutas!😊 Kram!
Great tutorial!
Thank you!
Lovely transparency in the mixed neutrals! So much prettier than a lot of the premixed colors, even in the higher end brands. Thanks for this video - I doubt I can reproduce your mixing capability, but it'll be a fun way to learn something new!
Thank you, Kate, I am so happy you enjoyed it! Mixing colours is fun, and the more you mix the easier it will become to anticipate what adding one colour to your other colours will result in!
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The main problem I have is in determining the proportions/ amounts of the color I want to add. And also how dilute the colors need to be to start with. I use pan paints so there's re-wetting to be done first, and then it seems like the color is too diluted if I add even the tiniest bit more water. Also, being cost conscious, I wind up trying to use the least amount of paint possible to practice mixing, so I wind up with a teeny little paint puddle!
@@katepanthera7265 The only way to learn is to do it again and again, and try with more water and with less water, and to do it even if you feel like you are 'wasting' the paint. See it as an investment that will pay of in your future paintings. And if you are doing the mixing on a separate ceramic plate or plates (borrow a few dining plates from the kitchen, the watercolour will wash right of), you can save the mixed colours you done for paintings later. That way you will not 'waste' a lot of paint for just the mixing practice. I hope this helps, and happy painting!
@@JennyMoedKorpelaArt Thanks for the tips! (And thanks for the encouragement of thinking of it as an investment in my -hopefully - future proficiency) !
I actually have a flower palette that I keep forgetting to use -it even has a lid, so - yeah. Duh me !
@@katepanthera7265 I'm happy I could help!
Love your explanation. Thank you🙏 new subscriber.😉
Thank you so much for watching and subscribing, Donna!
thanks you. thus video help me a lot.
I'm so happy to hear that!
Nice swatches. Very neat and clean 😂😁👍🏻
Thank you!😊
Brilliant
Thank you!
Glad I found your channel ✨
Welcome! 😊
10:58 - how cute when you said sepia 😍
Which watecolor you use it's very nice?
Hi Ives! In this video I am using my small 12 halfpan Cotman set from Winsor&Newton.
Thank you so very much for this video - it has been super helpful! ❤️
I am happy that You found it so!
hallo. your explanation is great, but ...
how do you recognize which color is cold and which heat from the color itself (if you don't know what it's called)? thank you
I have already watched the 3rd part ;)
@ Hi Rene, I thought I explained that part in one of the videos, so I am happy if you found it! Thank you so much for watching!
I believe this is what you are looking for. I found it to be the best explanation for your question. I too was confused, until I saw this video from Jenny. czcams.com/video/1Np8ZlEPUSw/video.html
Hi Evelin. I saw it too, only if I have a very high probability that all yellow (and probably blue) are the same (hot / cold), so I do not know if they are hot or cold: - / I mixed everything with everything and whether me all the same (hot / cold) :(
How's this relevent to mixing neutrals? There can be only one truly neutral tint right?
You are absolutely right, if we could mix a truly neutral colour, there would be only one! I think that the closest we would be able to get a true neutral tint would be to use the pigment of ash, as that is the closest we can come to a 'colourless colour' if we can call it that. Unfortunately, that kind of grey or neutral when it comes to painting turns out very flat with no depth to it. And when we paint, we want our painting to have depth. Also in real life, all neutral colours (also 'true neutrals) will have a tint of colour to them due to reflective light from the surroundings. So when talking about neutral colours in painting, or how to mix neutral colours, what we are actually meaning is how to mix different greyish-like colours using colours instead of black and white. A better title for the video would maybe have been 'how to neutralize your colours' instead of 'mixing neutrals'? 😁
@@JennyMoedKorpelaArt youre right, but your also right what you say in your vidro. most art books desctibe nuetrals as you do in the video. confused me for a long time. thanks for replying!
@@martmarriner6793 It can get really confusing sometimes when certain words or concepts are used for different things, or can mean a slightly different thing depending on in what situation it is used. Happens often when speaking about art I have noticed... 😁 Thank you so much for watching!
Such a great video!!! Thanks Jenny 😊
Thank you, Raul, I'm glad you liked it!
@@JennyMoedKorpelaArt not only I liked it, but this is the most useful mixing video I've seen for neutrals and blacks! Have a lovely day 😊
I particularly use your technique to create ocher, sienna, their burnt versions and sepia
Raul B. Thank you Raul, that makes me so happy to hear! I have always enjoyed mixing colours, and when you understand what one colour does to another it’s super fun to experiment! You too have a wonderful day!
could you give a link to this watercolor set...or tell me which colors are in this set? Thank you!
Hi Tanya! This is the Winsor & Newton Cotman watercolour 'sketchers' 12 colours half pan set.
www.winsornewton.com/na/shop/water-colour/water-colour-sets/cotman-water-colours-sketchers-pocket-box-set-0390640.
I have changed the Chinese white paint it comes with to a Paynes grey. But otherwise the colours are Lemon yellow, Cadmium Yellow, Cadmium red, Alizar crimson, Ultramarine blue, Intense blue, Emerald green, Sap green, Yellow ochre, Burnt sienna and Burnt umber. I hope it helps!
I wish you had named the colors you are using, instead of saying "warm" red, etc. ...
Hi Monelle! I didn't name the specific colours on purpose, since you can achieve the same results, or very very similar results with different colours of red, yellow and blue as long as you adhere to doing the mixes according to using the warm or cold versions of the colours. If I remember correctly though, I did this video using my W&N cotman travel palette. The colours I used are as follow: Lemon yellow (cool), Cadmium Yellow hue (warm), Cad red pale hue (warm), Alizar crimson (cool), Ultramarine blue (warm) and Intense blue (cool). You can change the colours in this palette to any other cool or warm versions of the colours though. You can use Permanent rose, carmine, magenta etc instead of Alizar crimson. You can use Scarlet or any cadmium reds instead of cad red pale hue. You can use Cobalt, phtalo blue-red shade, etc instead of ultramarine. You can use prussian blue, phtalo blue-green shade etc instead of intense blue, and so on. I hope that helps explains why I did not specify the exact colour I used in the video? Thank you so much for watching!
@@JennyMoedKorpelaArt - Thank you so much, Jenny, I would much rather have more information than less!
@@JennyMoedKorpelaArtI personally like that you just said warm/cool colors since I have warm and cool versions of all the primaries but not the exact same ones you have. To each there own! Thanks for such an informative video!
I will take note of this for future videos once I get back into it!
Thank you, Louise!