8 Unique ways to Mix Two Colors

There isn’t just one way to mix two colors - in fact there are EIGHT different ways in this video!
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[@hannahthufvesson]

A variation of blending on the paper is wetting it and putting different colours in and then spritzing them with water and tilting the paper (taped onto a board) in different directions. The colours flow into each other and it's beautiful 🥰 Experimenting with thechniques like these is so much fun! ☺️

[@schuyler6583]

A variation on your first one: mixing a wash in a shallow cup with two colors that will separate out, such as at least one granulating color, but then *letting the mixture sit in the well/cup for at least a minute*. It will start to separate out already, then when you pick up the paint with your brush, there will be a lot of variety depending on how long the mixture has been left to settle, whether you mixed again with you brush or not, whether you only got the paint at the surface of the mix or got extra pigment which likes to settle at the bottom of the mixture, etc. The key to this is having enough water and physical container depth for the pigments to start settling.

[@bujoart]

I love mixing directly on the paper (method 2). It’s also fun to take a spray bottle full of water and spraying water after you have put down some pigment 🎉

[@Elizabeth58886]

Thank you! This was so thorough and inspiring to let go of control and try some of these methods 😊

[@KingdomDV]

I would love to see you do something with Derwent Ink Sticks. Love their transparency.

[@Saahrish]

Some methods were new to me. Thank you for sharing these methods! They are so helpful

[@OhJodi69]

OH! I love the 2-in-1 well trick! That's so perfect for an often-used mix, like Ultramarine and Bt Sienna. So much better than dipping back and forth into the individual wells, and trying to keep from contaminating them, and then cleaning them up, etc, etc. I tried making my own full mix of those two colors, but I came up with a muddy grey that I just have to add Ultm and BtS into it again, anyway lol

[@twinningtwins4721]

Layers is my favourite

[@awatercolourist]

I am now dabbling with mixing straight on the paper; I would paint one colour on the paper then I would take another colour and brush it on the first wet-on-wet. I also like the idea of having two paints in one well; I do that with my phthalo blue and phthalo green to make variations of turquoise.

[@ArtWorkOfDR]

Love mixing and dropping other colors in always so fun to watch the paints spared

[@ericakauffman5786]

Mix on paper and mix on pallet/well are my favorite for detailed florals, but there are splatters I like for backgrounds. Thanks, Oto!

[@mads9400]

I love having these informative technique videos on in the background while I work! Very soothing and lovely to watch. Thank you!

[@polgara28]

Thank you so much for making this video! It was fascinating! It's so fun watching the colors intermingle, mix and react. Love this one! ♥

[@sherryfurr9115]

Excellent!

[@jdschneider5858]

Thank you for all the examples! I actually love blooms, aka back runs, cauliflowers, blossoms. Your 7th example doesn't really seem like a bloom to me because it's on a wet wash. Blooms really bloom on a drying wash.

[@tavenchristensen3157]

ILOVE the mix in layers !!!!!

[@lynn_thinks]

Such fun, Oto! Thank you!

[@agold1702]

Excellent-a couple of ideas that surprised me! Thanks!

[@ann-ingridhelik3056]

I have never tried the 2colors on the same brush ! When i get home i will try that one. All very interesting as usual 👍

[@nanschifris8734]

I love these ideas!

[@augustosoruco5378]

Loved these ideas 💡 😃

[@delphinewood7519]

Loved Mix on Brush. Would enjoy a tutorial on this. Thank you for sharing. 💙🌵🌵🌵

[@dpashaian8272]

Great video 👍🏼

[@joycesnodgrass7068]

I like to blend on paper and blend on palette👍

[@love2create62]

I really appreciate all of your very informative videos! What kinds of things do you like to paint?

[@awatercolourist]

I tried picking up two paints using a flat brush, but I did not get a blended look; the paints would just mix. I am not sure whether I picked the paints straight from the well or from the mixing area. I think my brush is a 3/8 in (about 1 cm).

[@jennifer_mertens]

Tap your brush on a towel to remove excess water. The water on the bristles is what made the 2 paints muddy together. Also, try using paint straight from the tube, dried cakes require too much water for the 2 tone technique. Once you get it figured out, it is a fun way to blend colors😀.

[@awatercolourist]

@@jennifer_mertens Thanks so much! I do not think it was the wetness of the brush; I think it was because I wasn’t using tube paint. I’ll try to use freshly squeezed paint next time.

[@zaarteestdanaportiermorvan2453]

Have you looked at Miamari Blu water colors from Italy? There seems to be a buzz about it being easier on people with asthma’s lungs.

[@OtoKano]

I cover them in the Colossal Color Showdown series. I can't say about the asthma though as I don't have asthma.

[@zaarteestdanaportiermorvan2453]

I already watched all the colossal showdowns but I guess I wasn’t aware of that brand at that time I will go back and watch it again thank you so much

[@patricialk4996]

Are you no longer on Patreon?

[@J.Dibble]

Thank you! So many wonderful variations! ❤ Also wet-on-very-wet and wet-on-less-wet. And one can spritz any method with water for more uncontrolled mixing! 😆

[@awatercolourist]

Isn’t there a Japanese paper marbling technique similar to the blooming paint in method?

[@keepyourshoesathedoor]

Yes.

[@mojasmine8841]

Thank you for showing this. I couldn't hear which are the colours you are mixing and the brand. Please could you say?

[@sharihofmann674]

If you watch carefully at the beginning of the "2 colors in one brush" segment, you can see the names of the paints written on Oto's palette. It looks like the specific colors and manufacturers are Ultramarine Blue Finest by Schmincke, and Transparent Red Oxide by Daniel Smith. 🙂

[@mojasmine8841]

@@sharihofmann674 thank you

[@OtoKano]

agh! Did I forget to say what two colors I was using? I'm sorry. It's ultramarine finest by schmincke and transparent red oxide by Daniel Smith. Thank you Shari for being the perfect detective!

[@Joan4me]

Love ALL you do to teach us. Thank you ♥️❤️♥️

[@awatercolourist]

First!