Avoid Muddy Colors: Learn the Art of Mixing Colorful Grays!

Neutrals, what some watercolor artists call "mud" can be beautiful! I usually refer to myself as a colorist painter, but there are times when the scene calls for a more neutral or gray color. But that doesn't mean it needs to be boring or muddy. I will show you how to mix gorgeous and vibrant grays to enhance your more neutral paintings.
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00:00 Intro
01:40 Mixing Grays
05:43 Short Demos
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[@paulah317]

Thank you! I'd love to see how you developed these 2 demos into paintings.

[@DonAndrewsAWS]

Hi Paula,,,thank you,,,yes, I'll have a video with this emphasis that I'll take to resolution soon! Friend Don

[@M0odyBlue]

This is absolutely the kind of content I need. Thanks so much. I love your beautiful grays! I appreciate your taking the time to show the degree of wetness you need on your paper as well. Love your paintings. You’ve been a favorite of mine for a long time!

[@DonAndrewsAWS]

Hi MOodyBlue,,,,thank you so much,,,I'm glad you enjoyed the video! Friend Don

[@Eovielle]

Loved this video and your painting style! Thank you for sharing and please make more of these!

[@DonAndrewsAWS]

Hi Eovielle,,,, thank you so much,,,,I'm glad you enjoyed the video! Friend Don

[@pmlt2010]

Thank you for sharing this with all of us!

[@DonAndrewsAWS]

Hi Paulo,,,thank you,I'm glad you enjoyed the video! Friend Don

[@isobelmoore7025]

This is the most invaluable painting lesion I’ve come across. Thank you! Please share more 😍

[@DonAndrewsAWS]

Hi Isobel,,,thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed the video! Friend Don

[@lindaneckel9085]

I think your one of the best water color artist I've ever seen. I love your colors. Your also an excellent teacher. TY.

[@DonAndrewsAWS]

Hi Linda,,, thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed the video! Friend Don

[@gracehorton770]

I enjoyed this tutorial showing us the infinite combinations while color mixing. Thank you

[@DonAndrewsAWS]

Hi Grace, thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed the video! Friend Don

[@KateTheSleepyTeacher]

I always appreciate your videos 🎉

[@DonAndrewsAWS]

Hi SleepyTeacher,,,,thank you for watching! Friend Don

[@gmichael8]

Your use of tropical colors has really inspired me.

[@DonAndrewsAWS]

Hi gmichael8,,,,, thank you,, I also love them! Friend Don

[@janelloyd7601]

Just discovered your channel. Love your work. ❤

[@DonAndrewsAWS]

Hi Jane,,,,we're glad to have you with us! Friend Don

[@22GmaRocky]

I just love how you blend colors😍❤️

[@DonAndrewsAWS]

Hey Roxann,,,,,thank you so much,,,,I'm glad you enjoyed the video! Friend Don

[@gracehorton770]

I just saw your bio that you are a graduate of Ringling School of Art. My first husband was, too. We were there in ‘75-80. Crazy days

[@DonAndrewsAWS]

Hi Grace,,,yes, Oh fond memories! Friend Don

[@floydfloart1240]

I learned so much from this, thank you 🙏🏻 😊

[@DonAndrewsAWS]

Hi Floyd,,,,thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed the video! Friend Don

[@cathydale104]

Great video. Short, easy to understand and very informative segments. Thank you for sharing. Recently subbed.

[@DonAndrewsAWS]

Hi Cathy,,, thank you for watching! Friend Don

[@sheilacruz7922]

This is a wonderful video. Thank you so much.

[@DonAndrewsAWS]

Hi Sheila,,,, we're glad to have you with us! Friend Don

[@ranjanachand9306]

Great input.. Thanks

[@DonAndrewsAWS]

Hi Ranjana,,,,thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed the video! Friend Don

[@sharonc7031]

...how lovely...

[@DonAndrewsAWS]

Hi Sharon,,, thank you,,,I'm glad you enjoyed the video! Friend Don

[@alicek8789]

I am going to paint this Neutral lesson right now! I'm going to look for more of your lessons too! Great teaching style...thanks so very much to both you and Martha Jax FL

[@DonAndrewsAWS]

Hi Alice,,,thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed the video! Friend Don

[@jessieleggoe455]

Great tips and techniques. I'll be playing with colorful grays in my next project.

[@DonAndrewsAWS]

Hi Jessie,,,thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed the video! Friend Don

[@diannawillman3511]

The grays are beautiful

[@DonAndrewsAWS]

Hi Dianna,,,thank you, yes they are! I'm glad you enjoyed the video! Friend Don

[@DonAndrewsAWS]

Hi Dianna,,,thank you, yes they are! I'm glad you enjoyed the video! Friend Don

[@CastleMc]

First time visitor to your channel. Great content, and I'm excited to try the overwash technique. However, I had to watch it several times to figure out the mixes because sometimes you call the 6 primaries "lighter and darker" instead of "cooler and warmer" and never use pigment names (eg lemon yellow) after the intro.

[@DonAndrewsAWS]

Hi CastleMc,,,,, thank you for your input,,, you are putting your finger on one of the negatives in doing live painting demonstrations, namely trying to paint and talk (and make some sense) at the same time! Go to my website, donandrewsstudio.com, then to the video section, scroll down to color harmony(not the title, martha gives the videos come on titles)there's a colorful church on the thumbnail, this video is free to watch and it give you a better idea of my color selections and why,,,more to come! Friend Don

[@cristinatort8280]

Hi Don. Lived the exercise. To me was mind-blowing. So, if I understood correctly we can cool or warm our watercolor mixings by adding cooler or warmer paint!!! If so, my question is if that goes for every color mixing? Not only grey? right?????

[@DonAndrewsAWS]

Hi Cristina,,, thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed the video! Yes, you are 100 per cent correct, this color temperature concept is so unnecessarily confusing,,,, all blues are visually cool, there is no such thing as a warm blue that you see as warm paint,,,, Ultramarine blue is a good example,it is referred to as a warm blue,why? Because it has a touch of Magenta in it, a cool red has a touch of Thalo blue in it,,,a warm green has more yellow,a cool green has more blue,,,etc,,,,Hope this helps! Friend Don

[@michaelsigler5820]

Was everything wet when you added the Grey's or did you let the color dry?

[@DonAndrewsAWS]

Hi Michael,,,,yes, everything on the page is wet except the saved whites! Thanks for joining us! Friend Don

[@majrminer]

Don, any workshops for 2024?

[@DonAndrewsAWS]

Hi majrminer,,,,, Oh yes, we haven't announced yet but we are about a month out from launching a Patreon monthly watercolor class! You're on our email list so you'll get a notification! Hope you'll join us! Friend Don

[@DonAndrewsAWS]

Hi Majrminer,,,, Oh yes,,,,we haven't announced yet but we're about a month out from launching our Patreon monthly watercolor class! You're on our email list so you'll get a notification! I hope you'll join us! Friend Don

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