How to colour match an acrylic landscape painting - mixing paint colour

[@Mackat3652]

This is the first year i have painted since the 90's. Mixing colors without turning into dull colors or mud has been my problem. This has surely helped. Thank You so much! Keeping my pallette net an organize is another thing.

[@vickicarol1733]

I love the close up examples. I am not a beginner but it is always good to be reminded of taking my time to really see the values.

[@midnighttangentryan]

Great video! Not only were you engaging, but you explained everything you were doing and the fundamentals behind those techniques. I have to check out all of your videos now! Thanks!

[@EDKsurly]

You've made me really appreciate Burnt Umber. Thanks for the lessons.

[@willkempartschool]

+EDKsurly You're welcome, Burnt Umber is epic! Cheers, Will

[@EDKsurly]

+willkempartschool Will! Check out my cherry paint that I followed along. Hemlawk on deviationart. I appreciate the lesson dude.

[@willkempartschool]

+EDKsurly The shape of the cherry and the transition of the burnt umber underpainting has worked really well, when you apply the glaze it can be a touch thinner and then blend the edge with your finger so you get a softer blend, great colours though. Cheers, Will

[@EDKsurly]

+willkempartschool thanks again, appreciate it. You're an excellent teacher.

[@nch1646]

Thank you Will, you have a gift of not only the art but of a clear thinker and consequently narrator. Well set-out and thought through lessons, really appreciate you taking the time to do all of this and pass on the knowledge you have received. All the best!

[@willkempartschool]

That's very kind of you to say so. Cheers, Will

[@hollieharlow1129]

Your teaching is incredible. Your tonal underpainting lessons are changing my life.

[@willkempartschool]

Great to hear!

[@willkempartschool]

Hey Ryan, cheers for the comment, really pleased you've been enjoying the videos. Will

[@vickicarol1733]

Hi Will, I am going to use your video to teach my art students (begining painters ) how easy it is to mix colors. I think it will relieve them of their fears. Thanks for your great teaching.

[@catherine9774]

Thank you for these videos. Even though I’ve painted for years, I still have trouble matching the colors. Your explanations and the reasons for why to use burnt umber makes sense now.

[@willkempartschool]

Hey Narayanan, You're very kind to say so,really pleased you found the video helpful. Looking forward to seeing your results from the tutorial, Cheers, Will

[@alescographiks]

Very nice Will, thank you. On the occasions where I am looking for that typical bright blue sky color, I use the blue, white, and a very small amount of a blue toned green. It usually works pretty well. I like your method of toning down the brightness also.

[@willkempartschool]

Yes, having a green bias blue can be great for those great turquoise blue skies, pleased you enjoyed it. Will

[@willkempartschool]

Yep, sure, Make sure it's not too thin as it will buckle if you add too much water. Will

[@willkempartschool]

Hi Lowell, I do have course on simple colour mixing, but it might not be advanced as you'd need if you've been painting for a while. It does go into slightly more subtle mixing techniques, but might be too basic. Cheers, Will

[@Narayanan_DevOpsWorld]

I 'm good in pencil sketches but not that good in paintings and so in pursuit to learn this.... This is the first video that I watched for learning it and I think I am really really very lucky to land into the right video on the very first click... I will definitely watch all your videos and will send you my first good painting :) Thanks Will.

[@willkempartschool]

You're welcome. Great to hear your painting skills have improved, I'm about to do a new step by step on you tube so keep those artistic eyes peeled! Will

[@eyesofadonai]

seriously good videos. went to art school and have been painting for years and this is still VERY informative and every video I watch of yours I learn something new and valuable

[@willkempartschool]

Cody Thompson Thanks Cody, really pleased you're finding the lessons helpful. Cheers, Will

[@MinecraftGirl-xs3th]

Thank you! I'm new to this acrylic thing. And I'm trying to do like a sunset and it's reflecting and this really helped! Thanks will!

[@willkempartschool]

MinecraftGirl pleased it helped Will

[@YeoLja2XO1]

the background song (instrumental) sounds like parokya ni edgar's - gitara 😱 love that song

[@YeoLja2XO1]

@ 1:26

[@willkempartschool]

@PriestPhotios Glad your enjoying them! Will

[@phoenixnation2855]

Wow this was so useful especially since I'm a beginner! Thanks

[@willkempartschool]

Thanks Vicki, sorry for the late reply the comment seemed to have got lost in youtube! cheers, Will

[@markz9739]

Great tutorial! My left ear loved it!

[@ScienceEtConscience]

Thanks Will! You made easy the most difficult part in painting.

[@willkempartschool]

You're welcome Ahmed, pleased it helped. Will

[@willkempartschool]

@awashma Great to hear the video was helpful in your paintings, Will

[@duaat.mohammad3961]

learnt too much abt mixing colors together, i was a bit worried of how to get that muted orange color, thanks a lot that was really helpful!!

[@willkempartschool]

Great to hear it Duaa, Cheers, Will

[@umangkantawala577]

i like ur video very much. ur video helped to improve my painting n give me the confidence to do it with acrylic n oils

[@shaenhe]

this video was really helpful and I learned to mix color first before painting.

[@13Moondancer]

Simply explained; informative. Perfect! Many thanks.

[@willkempartschool]

13Moondancer You're more than welcome, hope it helped. Will

[@willkempartschool]

Hi Vicki, this tutorial would be a great choice, with a few good mixes under their belts their confidence should really grow, cheers, Will

[@pratyuharsha]

Wowww....This is very helpful for beginners like me.. Thank you.

[@PriestPhotios]

very nice and informative! I would have used a cobalt blue for the sky. I find it lends towards a grey a lot better. To each his own. Great videos.

[@niksgee]

I have learned SO MUCH from this video. Thank you!! :)

[@willkempartschool]

Good one Niksgee, pleased it helped, Cheers, Will

[@lakadnikulasph]

Hey hi! I like your mini tutorials...are you in the Philippines? I like your 1st background music for this one, a Filipino song. "Gitara"..

[@willkempartschool]

I'm not from the Philippines, just loved the song!

[@willkempartschool]

Thanks Eloiseinsecret, Really glad it helped. Will

[@lowellhayenga8330]

Hi Will. Do you have a video(s) on advanced color theory and anything else that might improve my color choices as well as my work at the same time? I've been painting for years in oils. Just now trying acrylics. Accomplished artist. Thanks.

[@HGAviator]

Thanks Will, very helpful. You didn't cover it in this video, but how are you keeping your paint from drying up while mixing your colors?

[@willkempartschool]

HGAviator its just due to the volume of paint I'm using on the palette, nothing has been added to the paint. Cheers, Will

[@HGAviator]

Thank you for the insight and thank you for your quick reply.

[@willkempartschool]

Thanks TheresaNChristyy, Will

[@willkempartschool]

@pratyuharsha Hi pratyuharsha, Great these are helping your painting. Will

[@audreybronson7816]

This was fantastic. Thank you Will. How do you know how much paint to mix for your painting?

[@willkempartschool]

+Audrey Bronson Hi Audrey, you learn to judge how much to mix from the experience of doing a few paintings, you'll always usually put out more acrylics that oils, and more oils than watercolours. It's better to have more paint than you need to start with so the acrylics stay wetter for longer when in a larger blob. Hope this helps, Cheers, Will

[@audreybronson7816]

Yes, indeed. Thanks. Keep up the great work.

[@nikkif.961]

hi will, thank you this is very helpful to me, i am attempting a storm painting over a pier at dusk and there are lots of purplish blues and deep greys....the sky is a dark bluish grey like the colour in the landscape above, i am having trouble getting that dark bluish grey colour...have you any suggestions please....thanks in advance........

[@willkempartschool]

Hi nikki, if you tone down the ultramarine blue with some burnt umber you'll get a nice neutral grey. Cheers, Will

[@nawangsherpa3209]

really good information.Can you please tell me if we can use burnt umber or sieena to tone down every colour?

[@willkempartschool]

+Nawang Sherpa Hi Nawang, burnt umber will give you more range because it is a darker and duller pigment to start with. You can still use burnt sienna to dull down brighter colours, for example adding burnt sienna to a cadmium orange, but the burnt umber is a really handy colour to have on your palette. Cheers, Will

[@nawangsherpa3209]

+willkempartschool Hi Will,Thank you for the information.Awesome!

[@louisejffisher4630]

More ice cream ! Yummy ! TY ! Have a great day !

[@adshedsyd]

Will this is a great gift of instruction. great accent u have.where in the uk did you find that? If I ever get anyone who wants to pay anything for one of my painting u can be sure I will be making a donation

[@willkempartschool]

john webb Kind of you to say so John, great that you're learning lots from the lessons. Cheers, Will

[@not_enough_stars]

You buy alizirin crimson at the store -- the student paints has this color.

[@EvennatJ]

Mixing is time consuming. How do you protect the paint on the pallette from drying out?

[@jacklynrinde8562]

Great video! I think you did a great job of explaining :) How did you get your acrylics to stay so moist and workable? I have trouble getting it to stay wet because it dries so fast

[@willkempartschool]

Hi Jacklyn, mostly due to the volume of the paint put out to start with. Try putting out 4 times what you think you'll need and then see how long the paint stays workable. Cheers, Will

[@jacklynrinde8562]

Awesome thank you! I will :)

[@peanutbuttalover4942]

Can this be done on regular paper/cardboard instead of a canvas?

[@christinedayao7349]

omg spinto band as one of the background songs

[@rexha901]

What are you mixing your colors on? A stay wet palette?

[@willkempartschool]

+Ren Marion Hi Ren, hope you're keeping well, it's a tear-off palette. Cheers, Will

[@Seaborne95]

Thank you 😊

[@willkempartschool]

You're welcome

[@CREOLEJEAN]

What a great tutotial..thank you for caring enough to post it..:0]>>>>

[@willkempartschool]

Thanks Lawonia, really pleased you enjoyed it. Cheers, Will

[@TheresaNChristyy]

Brilliant!!

[@Stargazer932]

how do you keep the saved piles alive long enough to use?

[@willkempartschool]

I'll often use a stay-wet palette as a paint 'holding bay' before starting the piece. Cheers, Will

[@ThinkOutside07]

can u do that on draw paper?

[@tjbucalon825]

is the first instrumental music Harana?

[@tjbucalon825]

ahahah. yes yes.. I'm sorry.

[@choigoren5510]

How did the acrylic stay wet?

[@willkempartschool]

+Choi GoRen due to the mass of the paint on the palette. Cheers, Will

[@tux937534]

These are easily some of the most useful, detailed, no-promotional-bullshit painting tutorials on youtube. I swear I was always expecting a cut half way through the video "for the full lesson, buy my dvds blahblah..." as most of the shitty stuff one seem to find here.

[@evespark5061]

The Spinto Band !:D

[@bingcholz-bm7yf9hs1b]

thank you so much.......

[@Kadelle]

amazing!

[@beabapoopee]

so cool

[@sureshshenoy6393]

Nice info

[@misszushaikh4026]

Nice

[@joeybhoyalegre7715]

very educational thanks

[@willkempartschool]

joey bhoy alegre Cheers Joey, pleased it helped. Will

[@vinanoormaulida3599]

nice it's usefull fr me :)

[@marasantiago2502]

The backround music it's from Philippines I think haha

[@paulamickaellaacuin7653]

yes yes AHAHAH