COLOUR MIXING for Beginners

[@SamuelEarpArtist]

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[@arpankumardolui74]

hey sam what i love most is ur smile. artists should be always happy nd smiley

[@SamuelEarpArtist]

Thank you so much 😊

[@normg2242]

In theory yes, but unfortunately for most artists, their unhappiness is what drives their art, sort of like an escape mechanism. That's why a lot of modern art is dark and angry, unlike Sam's

[@potomaccrafter]

I started watching this for the color mixing. I didn't realize I would also be getting a very coherent summary of the stages of a painting, the subject of values, the way to achieve the illusion of trees, the proper color of mountains, clouds, the lower sky, the upper sky, how to convey shadows, the simplicity of painting, the basics of atmosphere, and much more. I had already watched you paint the first painting, and was so impressed by how your painting put the distant mountains in appealing shadow (when your reference photo did not). This second painting was even more amazing to watch! Thank you so much. You really are a master teacher, and watching this was time very well spent. I can see myself referring back to this video time and again. Superb!!

[@SamuelEarpArtist]

Thank you so much, I’m really pleased you enjoyed the video. Stay tuned, more videos to come 😊

[@happychipmunk8]

You are by far the best art teacher I have ever come across 😊! Thank you!

[@SamuelEarpArtist]

Thank you so much 😊

[@jeffhreid]

Amazing how the limited palette can allow the skilled artist to still have a dynamic composition whilst enhancing color harmony

[@SamuelEarpArtist]

Thanks Jeff 😊

[@leighwilsonartist]

Always learn something when I tune in to your videos Sam, I must admit I am one of those painters who doesn’t have a rigid process of setting in all the shadows throughout the Landscape first, I think I can benefit from this technique as I find myself re-painting sections in the detail stage because I haven’t added in all the shadows earlier. Thanks again mate for another great tutorial, no matter what stage your at you can always learn something from watching you paint. It was also kind of cool to pick the difference between the two, I couldn’t tell until you spilled the beans.😁👍

[@SamuelEarpArtist]

Thanks Leigh, glad you enjoyed the video :)

[@pauloaa11]

Thanks for your very instructive videos. You are very generous by telling us the "secrets" of oil painting.

[@SamuelEarpArtist]

Thanks Paulo. I'll tell you everything I know. I wish I had someone to help me with my painting when I first started 🙂

[@diannevaneijl1078]

Great job on color and great teaching.

[@lalat7260]

Thank you Sam, I am learning so much from you! Both paintings are lovely, I just love landscapes! And yours are wonderful!

[@SamuelEarpArtist]

Thanks Lauretta, glad your are enjoying the videos. Landscape art is my favourite art too 😊

[@jeffhreid]

Great video Sam. Super useful to break things down . Really enjoyed the atmospheric perspective in the painting.

[@SamuelEarpArtist]

Thanks Jeff 🙂

[@Blissemotion]

I never been interested in paintings until during this pandemic, that I started recycling empty wine bottle into art that I watch in youtube, this type of craft needed painting to color the clays so I kind of search how to mix colours,that brings me to your youtube, thank you for sharing your knowledge for free I know I have a very long way to go but now I tried my very first painting, and yes I have so many questions but I don't know where to start🙂, once again love your video and all your stunning works

[@SamuelEarpArtist]

Hey, so pleased you have started painting, that is awesome. I hope you continue to paint. Check out my painting blog, I have lots of free written painting tutorials and reference photos that you can use. Thanks for subscribing and happy painting 😊 www.samuelearp.com/new-blog

[@Blissemotion]

@@SamuelEarpArtist thank you very informative, and I appreciate your reply

[@spassmerdjanoff]

wonderful presentation. thank you

[@SamuelEarpArtist]

You are so welcome! Thanks 😊

[@navasabetimani7090]

Thank you, thank you, thank you.. I just can thank you.. I really want to learn landscape painting, and I find you on Pintrest,.. and now here ❤️😍👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@SamuelEarpArtist]

You are so welcome, wow, thats awesome you found me on Pinterest. I post content on there regularly 😊

[@tinamckeage6665]

I've ben watching your videos 2 days now and learned alot.yes,the both paintings are identical wow.I was looking for a video to teach the colors last night and today exactly this video helped me alot ty,I sub

[@SamuelEarpArtist]

Thank Tine, glad you found the video useful, welcome aboard 🙂

[@everawlick9172]

Eve -Thank you Samuel, loved the landscape/colour wheel. I will be off line Oct. 10 to NOv. 30th I'll miss you but please keep sending me your painting tricks. I am learning so much from you I appreciate your style. Eve Oakville Ontario Canada.

[@SamuelEarpArtist]

Thanks Eve, I’ll be making more videos. Hope you have a nice time away 😊

[@vdeath100]

Very good..thx for sharing 😊

[@neuroscalpel]

Amazing videos! I can't explain just how much your videos and blog tutorials have made me understand landscape painting. Looking forward to your future video

[@SamuelEarpArtist]

Thanks 😊

[@joycesteele7554]

Love your work thank you !!

[@SamuelEarpArtist]

Thanks for watching! 😊

[@IsabellaM._]

This is very good. I've learned a lot, and feel very interested in trying a limited colour pallet. Thank you so much.

[@SamuelEarpArtist]

Thanks Isabella, a limited palette is fun to try out and it definitely helps you to understand colour better 😊

[@Mikes10241]

Thanks again Sam. I appreciated this tutorial. I would not have been able to tell the differences between the two paintings.

[@SamuelEarpArtist]

Thanks, glad you liked the video 😊

[@jeffhreid]

Interesting exercise. Enjoyed the video

[@SamuelEarpArtist]

Thanks Jeff 😊

[@marlenemeer5449]

Thanks for this video.

[@SamuelEarpArtist]

You're welcome 😀

[@ResimSevgisi]

this video is very useful, your teaching is so easy

[@SamuelEarpArtist]

Thanks Resim 😊

[@msultan5194]

Thank you, I usually struggle with green color, it depends on many things, prospective, type of trees, day times! I use limited pallet because I have more control. The trickiest things about color are they appear different depending on what color is next to them! It would be nice to have video on color relativity. Thank you.

[@SamuelEarpArtist]

Hello, yes, green can be a tricky colour and one people can struggle with. I find I have more control over my colours by using a more limited palette. I'll certainly keep in mind your video suggestion 😀

[@desgerrard7865]

Sam, have just discovered you. Love your work. You have boosted my desire to paint. Thanks

[@SamuelEarpArtist]

Thanks Des, I hope you start painting 😊

[@janemccauley4338]

Really excellent content...and the side by side comparison was very revealing. A limited palette has definite advantages. Thanks so much for this video.

[@SamuelEarpArtist]

Thanks Jane, glad you enjoyed this video 😊

[@rustyshackleford3278]

Truly helpful, thank you Sam! My foreground colors always looked similar to the background colors which just looked weird. Thanks to your latest post I can now desaturate in a more controlled manner. Kindest regards

[@SamuelEarpArtist]

Thanks Rusty, yeah I used to have trouble with my greens looking the same in the background as they did in the foreground as well, then I had a friend explain to me how to desaturate colour. It clicked and made sense 😀

[@janosmalya5457]

Hi Sam! I was waiting for your new upload. Worth it... Thank You so much!

[@SamuelEarpArtist]

Thanks Janos, sorry it took a while. More videos to come soon. Let me know if there if there is a painting subject you would like me to make a future video on 🙂

[@stevenwmclean]

Great video Sam and thanks for the full-length video, Painting a Mountain Valley. It's brilliant.

[@SamuelEarpArtist]

Thanks Steve, I'm really pleased you enjoyed the video, there will be more full-length and KZbin videos to come :)

[@SamuelEarpArtist]

Thanks Steve, I'm really pleased you enjoyed the video, there will be more full-length and KZbin videos to come :)

[@geenageorge3637]

Hi Sam,can you please describe the colour mixing techniques a bit slowly..like the sky ,the mountains..the right mixing with normal colours.loved your work..you are such a blessed artist..hats off to your work..

[@SamuelEarpArtist]

Great suggestion Geena. My KZbin videos are generally short however if you subscribe to my Patreon channel I have much longer in-depth videos where I show the whole process. I also have videos available from my website 😀

[@mikefairless8713]

Nice. I like the colour mixing pallete you achieved. The older painting appears to contain more yellow in the grass foreground, but I wouldn't say that either was better than the other. 👍🎨

[@SamuelEarpArtist]

Thanks Mike 😊

[@ingridcarmak4268]

Hi Sam.. loved this video and the results ...lovely paintings..I learn a lot from you thank you so much..!😀

[@SamuelEarpArtist]

Thanks Ingrid 😊

[@jamestierney7123]

Outstanding job Wow that takes Talent! Difficult to comprehend concept, taught very well Thank you 🙏🏼

[@SamuelEarpArtist]

Thanks James 😊

[@SCraftss]

Good going Sam!

[@SamuelEarpArtist]

Thanks 🙂

[@orrmarie]

This was very helpful! I have learned so much from you about mixing greens, as well as using a limited pallet. I'm currently working on a landscape in which I have also incorporated your style of blocking in and I'm amazed at how much all of your videos have improved my work! Thank you for your time & sharing your experience with us!

[@SamuelEarpArtist]

Thanks, thats awesome, I'm glad my videos have helped you 😀

[@stephenkemp6870]

Thanks for sharing this Sam. It's always a pleasure to watch your videos. I always have too many tubes of premixed when I paint but you've convinced me to try this limited pallet approach. Cheers

[@SamuelEarpArtist]

Thanks Stephen, yeah I found colour mixing much easier when I started using less colours. I found I was able to mix some of the tubed colours I was using anyway 😀

[@pamelawissinger1838]

Very inspiring and instructional. You have an upbeat approach with a lot of good information. Love looking at the two paintings. I find greens very hard and your explanation is very helpful. Rocks are another topic that I would like some help. Thanks!!

[@SamuelEarpArtist]

Thanks Pamela, yes I agree rocks are very tricky to paint but I will definitely keep that in mind for a future video 😀

[@debbiesheridan3334]

Thanks so much Sam very interesting information for colour mixing. I thought both versions were brilliant... Debs in Spain xx

[@SamuelEarpArtist]

Thanks Debbie 😊

[@annbornstein45]

Thank you Sam

[@SamuelEarpArtist]

Thanks Ann 😊

[@tracyforester9825]

Thank you.

[@SamuelEarpArtist]

My pleasure 😊

[@user-iq5lv4zm9c]

Thank you for breaking down color theory into something very easy to understand. It really made sense!Very interested in the near future of getting into painting and really like the idea of limiting the colors to the basic primaries to learn color mixing. Your two paintings were very close. The original seemed just a little more imbued with light. Both good! Would be interested in a future video of the most essential supplies for beginners in oils.

[@SamuelEarpArtist]

Thanks Faith, I'm glad you found the video useful, I wish someone could have explained some basic colour and value principles with me from the start, it would have been son helpful. You may be right about the original painting, I think the light in my studio was distorting the colours and little. 😀

[@MarcelHardingArt]

very insightful brother

[@SamuelEarpArtist]

Thanks mate 😊

[@MarcelHardingArt]

@@SamuelEarpArtist no probs

[@ChrisPickstock]

Hi, in answer to your question regarding the comparison of your two paintings. The original one has a little more warmth in the foreground greens, and I’m sure you could have rectified this by adding a little more red. Other than that, both pictures are brilliant, thanks for sharing 👍😊

[@SamuelEarpArtist]

Hi Chris, thanks, yes I think you might be right there. My limited palette painting was a bit more green than the original one 😀

[@stevegreenwood7837]

Great thank you just what l needed to get started ; ) Steve.

[@SamuelEarpArtist]

Thanks Steve 😊

[@callmedeno]

Very helpful

[@SamuelEarpArtist]

Thanks 😊

[@sherryjohnson7313]

Big difference

[@lynnrussell467]

Fabulous!! Thank you! How does one use paint to display the translucent type effect of sunlight passing thru green leaves in such a way to make them look almost see thru? Is there special translucent paint to give the effect of light behind the object being painted? Thank you so much for your generous tutorials 😀 slowly, i learn...covid seclusion, having been the catalyst for this ole timer ☺🐦🎵🎶🐱

[@SamuelEarpArtist]

Hey Lynn, this is all related to values, how light or dark a subject is. I'll be making a video on this topic soon so stay tuned 😊

[@georgiak3344]

Bellissimo!🌹

[@SamuelEarpArtist]

Thanks Georgia 🙂

[@SANJAY-ArtnStuff]

this colour mixing technique in this episode was nice. but the painting with the original colours pop a bit more. as always, good job bro.

[@SamuelEarpArtist]

Thank you so much 😀

[@graphitepencil6522]

Hi sir, I'm your great admirer. New subscriber.

[@SamuelEarpArtist]

Thanks and welcome aboard 🙂

[@ТатьянаСагач-щ1ь]

Спасибо!!!

[@SamuelEarpArtist]

Thanks 😊

[@NYtoNC]

Tx for this! Are they heavy body paints? By the time I mix mine, I think they'd dry out 😕 I have regular Liquitex paints

[@SamuelEarpArtist]

No, I used oil paints for this one. I find oils easier to paint with, you should definitely try oils if you get the opportunity 😊

[@furkanguzeldulger3230]

Hello Samuel very educational, sincere video as always. I am a lawyer inTurkey and an admirer of your work ı just wondered in the event of a travel to new zeland would it be possible to meet and take your signature on a shirth or something?

[@SamuelEarpArtist]

Hi Furkan, yeah sure let me know when you're in New Zealand. Do you ever paint outdoors at all? 😀

[@furkanguzeldulger3230]

@@SamuelEarpArtist No I have not so far, though there are quite a few places in İstanbul I would like to try. Unfortunately as an intern I have limited time to paint but you are for sure an inspiration for me.

[@dheajamila4295]

😍😍😍❤❤❤🌷🌷🌷

[@SamuelEarpArtist]

😀

[@art-ll9he]

Hi! Samuel. I am interest in your great painting. I am Korean painting worker. I have a question .when you paint at this video, are you paint without dry time ?? Or have you dry time ?? If so , how many time for layer dry??? I paint when i am not dry. Have an experience of blurring colors. So I wonder if you paints after taking time to dry.

[@SamuelEarpArtist]

Hello. Yes when I painted this I waited for each layer to dry, this way I can build up detail within the painting. 🙂

[@fionabrown7186]

Where do you find the link

[@SamuelEarpArtist]

Hi Fiona, all links are in the description below. If you can’t find it go to the blog on my website 😊 www.samuelearp.com/new-blog

[@eyeonart6865]

A nugget. White is a color, black is the Absence of color.

[@SamuelEarpArtist]

That makes sense 😊

[@raysherwin1435]

Thanks for sharing. Knowing your talent I believe you could have created more similarity and between the original painting and the one you just did with limited palette. the original one is a little more chromatic.

[@SamuelEarpArtist]

Thanks Ray, I agree with you there. 😀

[@dorrisgonnawreckyou7111]

Haha good attitude man! i might be as happy as you if i lived in northern new zealand and not england also lol

[@SamuelEarpArtist]

Are you from England, where do you live? I am from England myself, I miss my family and sometimes I miss England. I don't like the cold weather which is why we live in northern New Zealand as it's bordering on the subtropics, but even here it gets chilly in winter. 😊

[@yahushaking4367]

Why You call Violet to BROWN??????

[@SamuelEarpArtist]

Hello, I can see that on the video the violet does appear a little brown and I apologise for that. The reason being is that my home made colour wheel was mixed from three primary colours and when I mixed blue and red to make violet the colour dropped out a bit. I did actually think about this at the time and considered using a premixed violet. I could have used dioxazine violet but the value is very dark. I also have manganese violet which I could have gotten away with, but there was a risk I would have to add white to it so in the end I decided to stick with the home made violet mixed from red and blue. Whilst I agree it could look better I hope it doesn’t detract too much from the information on colour theory I was trying to provide. Thank you for your feedback, it’s appreciated so I can make the next videos even better 😊

[@rengoku3658]

Who dislike this 😡🤬

[@SamuelEarpArtist]

Ha ha, it happens 😂

[@rengoku3658]

Can I give you 100 likes on this video 😍😍😄🥰

[@SamuelEarpArtist]

Thank you so much 😊

[@amamiwellala8347]

There is no difference I think so ...

[@SamuelEarpArtist]

There is a difference between both paintings 🙂

[@art-ll9he]

Hi! Samuel. I am interest in your great painting. I am Korean painting worker. I have a question .when you paint at this video, are you paint without dry time ?? Or have you dry time ?? If so , how many time for layer dry??? I paint when i am not dry. Have an experience of blurring colors. So I wonder if you paints after taking time to dry.

[@SamuelEarpArtist]

Hello, glad you enjoyed the video. This painting was done over several sessions and I had to wait for each layer to dry. I think there might be about three to four layers in this painting. 😊