Basic Acrylic Color Mixing: How to Mix a Perfect Purple

[@afterfauve8291]

I am so happy I found your videos, - I use watercolors and have discovered for myself the same problems and solutions as you have. I have another reason for it. The human eye is red deficient because red is a weak wavelength, and the eyeball being a lens, shifts all colors closer to the blue wave length. when I learned this I adjusted how I mix my paints and came up with the same results as you have. - and your color wheel shows this.

[@laurelgreenfieldart]

That is so interesting! Thanks for sharing!!

[@lisahefley6094]

I like that you focused on one color for this tutorial, and gave an easily understandable explanation in the bonus part. I’ve been overwhelmed by too much information before.

[@bellakorytny8781]

Thank you Laurel, this is very helpful! Saves me a ton of time. Love your detailed explanation!

[@markzinghini2306]

You’re so right and wish I could show you the hummingbird pic with the vibrant/ electric violet I struggled so hard to achieve and got it close with the quinacridone magenta

[@laurelgreenfieldart]

Do you have trouble mixing a vibrant purple with acrylics? Tell me in a comment!

[@kattanagadevi2574]

Yes I tryed to mix today but it is not done it's became another colour

[@kattanagadevi2574]

Which type of colours did you use

[@kamalia8080]

Can u help me to get purple with poster colours please please please

[@lindaskugstad1166]

Yes, I've had that experience and didn't know any better. That is amazing to find out. Thank you for sharing.

[@ericstark626]

I found it a good video. It makes a difference as well whether you mix Flat (mate) or Glos (shiny) color types. It will change the outcome completely even when using the same color set.

[@shikhajain7859]

Is it just me or does anyone else feel like she is so underrated!!🥺 I really like you content and its been really helpful!😍💜🤍

[@laurelgreenfieldart]

Aw thank you so much! I am SO glad it's been helpful for you!

[@dianehansma1725]

Love your lessons that you generously share!! I am 69 and I always had crap colours! Thank you so much as I am learning to do abstracts! To make a purple, I sure have trouble finding just a phthlo blue here in Canada, it’s either red or green shade! Would the red shade work as well for purple and as vibrant? What a difference in vibrancy when you show us how to mix these colours! Love your talent and art! Thank you for your time!

[@scottnice5563]

This was so helpful. Thank you.

[@tanasabeatrice3300]

Thanks.I have had some difficulties in obtaining a dark purple color for my works. I will always look on your postt

[@ElizabethSampson]

Loved this and thank you this was really helpful!

[@sabinakendic6526]

Thanks!

[@franciacua7761]

Its so helpful! Thank you very much!

[@sanctuarynaturals]

I love purple, but I'm never quite happy with purples or violets straight from the tube...too blue, too red, too brown, too muddy or dry too dark. I knew there was a better way, thank you! Excellent!

[@laurelgreenfieldart]

I am so glad this helped!!

[@helenemilette5229]

Thank you!! Have a good day!

[@SP_877]

Thank you, this is very helpful!

[@manishaabhishek162]

Thanks a lot , your video helped me a lot. Every time I end with getting muddy brown color.

[@mcnastysplace.4272]

Thanks Laurel this was really helpful 😎✌🏼

[@PoxieArt]

LITERALLY JUST MIXED THAT TOP MIDDLE MUD GREY!!!! I've been banging my head against the wall, had a tantrum after mixing a more pink mud grey and ended up throwing my mixing spatula against the far wall in my studio, threw my hands into the air and walked away. I feel like I've been lied to my entire life!! I even went through interior design schooling and in my color theory I swear THEY DID NOT TEACH THIS!!!! I cannot thank you enough, you have saved me so much money now! Between wasting tons of paint trying to get vibrant purple and repainting walls!! One last thing.... do you know by chance how to get uber NEON colors???? Thank you once again!!!

[@laurelgreenfieldart]

I’m so glad the video helped! Neons are tough because neon paint has different pigment in it to make it that vibrant. I recommend buying a neon pink or magenta and then testing adding small amounts of different blues to it to get the neon purple you want!

[@PoxieArt]

I ABSOLUTELY will dand report back with my findings, thank you!!@@laurelgreenfieldart

[@pearlhilario6678]

Life saverrrrrr 🥺

[@vidyasheshappanavar7789]

I really had problem with getting purple. Thank u for ur detailed explanation.

[@warriorsgreatness6182]

Very helpful, great educational video regarding color mixing. Mucho Gracias

[@jbirdperez6003]

She's a keeper

[@TheJamesm1980]

I need to find the perfect colour to go with perfect purple

[@elishaa2617]

Man! I was getting really frustrated with this color😂 This helped me so much! Thank you!

[@JennySussex]

I’m new to learning about colour, and I discovered by chance the other day that Mars Black and a deep red made different shades of purple. 😊 I wasn’t expecting that to happen lol

[@annettechance3247]

Great😊

[@isabella8301]

Thx For helpin us laurel

[@michelleliddle6375]

Thank you x

[@jacqueayars603]

Thank-you!!!

[@kimtaekook_sjnd]

I have a question I recently started an oil painting course so I want to know is Acrylic is the colour which is used for oil painting? Is acrylic a colour brand name?

[@manjurajput4308]

Red and blue and white

[@gloriagiefer3013]

And I would also add white to the magenta and cobalt blue

[@laurelgreenfieldart]

I’m not 100% sure but I would start with cobalt blue and add magenta!

[@TheJamesm1980]

How thin can you go with those tubes of acrylic. Thin enough to pass through an airbrush ???

[@laurelgreenfieldart]

Golden makes fluid acrylic and acrylic inks that I think would be better for an airbrush

[@TheJamesm1980]

@@laurelgreenfieldart thank you I have heard of golden but I doubt there gonna have the correct purple 💜

[@StarryDreamer28]

I have no problem with watercolor. but in acrylic i cannot mix a purple, keeps ending up brown or greyish even with white. i have scarlet, crimson, ultramarine blue, and pthalo blue (doesnt say shade), & cobalt. none seem to work. i also don't really have a flat palette to mix on lol. suggestions what colors to use from those?

[@laurelgreenfieldart]

You can mix on anything! Use a paper plate or a piece of cardboard. Your blues are great. Your reds are probably too dark and/or too warm. Get a magenta if you can and don’t add white, it will desaturate the color!

[@elizabethlittleton8013]

Did you say on one of your videos that colors with “light” in their name have white in them? My Golden brand Cadmium Red Light does not list white. I’m just confused.

[@kamalia8080]

Can u help me to get purple with poster colur bottles please ...

[@alizafar2624]

Anthraquinone/Indantherene blue PB60 gives more brighter purples than ultramarine because in masstone it almost looks purple.

[@laurelgreenfieldart]

Oooh that is great to know! Thanks!

[@kattanagadevi2574]

Which type of sheets did you use to apply the colours.??

[@laurelgreenfieldart]

I’m painting on palette paper!

[@kattanagadevi2574]

Ho tqqq

[@ManojKumar-pb2jp]

Hi 👍👌💯💐

[@TON-vz3pe]

Those were violets not purple

[@julienielsen3746]

A couple means two, not three. Just saying. Three would be a few. Liked your video though. After all these years, about 50, I've never really tried to mix my own purple. I have a little painting journal that I keep my color mixes in. I'll be making a page or two of purples I've mixed now. Thanks!