How To Mix Color | A Beginners Guide

[@p.k.carlson6646]

Chris, you are very generous for sharing these painting instruction with others, mostly for free. Years ago I went to art school and paid good money to learn next to nothing in terms of art painting technique. And I’ve never been very comfortable painting in oils because of that experience. Thanks for sharing.

[@martakrasuska2483]

The way you make oil painting so much less intimidating is just next level, im so grateful 😭

[@mj-jondiznazareno]

I'm a beginner painter and really frustrated with color mixing. This video is helping me a lot. Thank you

[@alliesartsandcrafts]

This color theory video has taught me more in the first 5 minutes than my color theory course in art school

[@theJackaldeal]

Thanks , perfect lesson . It's been a minute since I have painted 😊

[@paintcoach]

Glad to help you get back into it!

[@theJackaldeal]

@paintcoach your too kind . Great luck with your channel

[@fereshmahta6113]

colors are the key for creating a great painting. you had explained it very well. thank you!

[@hognado4075]

great place to get glass: All glass business' have cast off glass... offer to buy a chunk... they gave it to me for free. Perfect pieces of impact resistant heavy glass makes a fantastic palette. They even offered to grind the edges down for me and cut it to the size i thought best for my needs. They were great. Hey Chris, enjoy the channel. Commercial artist here (3d animation, 2d animation, motion graphics, graphic design), but just getting back into painting. Trying to do it every day but a few days a week at least. Watching your channel a bit recently and have to say it really has helped me get motivated (after the 8 hour day of sitting at a computer) to put loaded brush to canvas.... Thank you. 'Preciate it. Keep 'em coming.

[@emiletipton3262]

i learn a lot more about technique watching your videos than i have in my painting 1 course. very grateful for these!

[@adamtharpe1305]

Thanks Chris, Color mixing has been something I struggle with and sometimes I just block even though I have a color wheel. This video has been very helpful in helping me understand the color mixing process. I think you right you just have to spend time mixing color, experimenting to truly learn. I still have some questions regarding when to use warm or cool colors in a painting. I also want to understand value and grey’s. I understand that grey’s are essential in landscape painting. So thanks again mate. Cheers

[@Mimmimok]

I admire colors you are using in your pictures. They are looks much better then real landscape. Thank you very much for your lessons.

[@mmdishman1]

So awesome of you to do free lessons. You're a great teacher.

[@joantozer9255]

Thanks so much Chris! I appreciate your generosity in sharing the wonderful knowledge you have with us all! I am committed to watching one or two of your videos every day - and then to practice what you teach! Thanks again!

[@b-pos6022]

That tip about complimentary colours giving a more natural look was great, I was stuck on how to make a light blue cloth look less vibrant and cartooney and now I know I just have to add orange, thanks!

[@pastuh]

Took shelf from fridge and sprayed one side with gray color, amazing palette for sure :X

[@cherylynnferrari8468]

Just found your videos a werk ago and have been watching a lot, specifically for portrait help. I'm working on one of my granddaughter and did the underpainting in burnt umber so i kept it on the palette. Then i pushed my 2 huge piles of oil color tubes aside and did my palette with your blue, red, yellow, white minimalist approach. How unstressing it is! The painting is coming along nicely and I'm having fun instead of overthinking and getting grumpy about it. Keep teaching. I will keep watching. Thank you.

[@lindafeeley6452]

Chris.... I LOVE your tutorials, and this is a fantastical intro to color mixing I am trying to move toward a limited pallette and this has helped me. Thanks!

[@charonmariegraham6216]

Thank you for your teachings. You’re a great painter. You love painting. I love that.

[@HealthiaMedica]

Bro! You are an amazing tutor! God bless you

[@AwesomeAndrew]

Thank you for this video. You have demonstrated to me the value of mixing our own colours. I can see how mixing your own colours can be a signature if how you see and feel things when painting, unique to one's self.

[@dt5413]

Making colors lighter is usually pretty easy. I think people get stuck when they want to make a color Darker.

[@SeanMahoneyfitnessandart]

Purple, dark blue... not black

[@grantveebeejay535]

Coming from a music composing back ground I find your videos really helpful and inspiring. Thank you so much.

[@KFrogLLC95]

I’ve watched sooo many videos on value and color and this video has been one of the most helpful.

[@davo-ju6er]

great info ,mainly the stuff you say in between like what to not worry about etc . Great vid 👍👍

[@apequestrian2066]

This is SO helpful! Thank you for taking the time to do this video!

[@dr.maxiegivner1117]

Chris! Thank you so much for your willingness to teach. I have truly gained a great deal of knowledge of how to mix and match colours. Again thank you!

[@fishisnotfishfish2267]

How to tell color from value and value from color. Not sure If I'm explaining this well, but I mean the color can make it hard to tell the value of that color. If there are some useful exercises to train the eye on seeing the value of a color. It be neat to see video about that one. Thank you

[@paintcoach]

That's a good idea!

[@cashoomilk]

i second this

[@DustyBeans13]

Definitely know where your coming from! I have the same issue as well.

[@shfarah1111]

Thanks Chris I am making cake and always like to make my own design and this time would like to paint my icing . I learn a lot from your video god bless you and i wish you all the best . 🙏🏽🌈☺️🌻

[@parthverma9608]

I think this video is amazing. You're a really good teacher. Thanks man ❣️

[@kmdhuri8664]

Very nice exercise. It is very useful for beginners. No one told the quantity of colour for mixing and obtaining next colour. Thanks..

[@margaretcrosby8804]

A great video. The best paint coach ever.

[@anglu5494]

Your teachings is excellent!

[@onsteri313]

excellently explained, thank you very much for sharing.

[@girlbythebeach]

I rewatch this any time I find colour mixing overwhelming

[@lauraparker7961]

Good instructions for producing colors! Thank you for expanding on the default skin tone you produced to include other skin tones. Awesome tutorial.

[@anatorres8349]

Thank u for this video. I paint in acrylics the mixing is the same. I am trying to get better in my Portraits thank you for this. And your video on shapes. It all makes sense.

[@leonylopez4604]

Hello! It is my first experience, I am sure it´ll be quite good. Thank you so much!

[@joannie271]

Thanks so much, Chris! This is excellent!

[@CactusCrypt]

Very helpful! Video Saved for future reference. Thank you!

[@TakomaChris]

I really appreciate your work - I’ve been painting a long time (self taught mostly) and you’re really helping me - I’ll check some longer videos and maybe explore lessons with you

[@dhirajshetty483]

Love the MUDMASTER !

[@juliabroadley8411]

Great tutorial thankyou that is super helpful

[@yeshonestly4268]

Great learning !!!! Thank you, you are the best. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@elesewest2498]

Thank you for this tutorial. It is amazingly helpful!

[@katytemple6493]

Do you have experience with water soluble oils? I'd like to see a video of you painting using this medium.I am learning a lot from you

[@enginkemal7398]

Very useful tutorial, thank you

[@violetviverson8340]

My color mixing philosophy was always if you need something to be dulled down or muted I just added white then added black and would hope it worked. To a certain extent it did, but this way is 20x better

[@derektemple9581]

Very helpful. Thank you

[@caseypowell9030]

This was informative and helpful

[@carmendolores9508]

Thank you Chris, you are amazing…👏

[@robinmonroe4828]

Loving your instruction. Thank you so much. What is the product you are using to cleanse your brush in between colors. Thank you!

[@Cheddrrr]

Since he’s using oil paints, I think it’s a solvent like turpentine

[@richarddunn7017]

Probably a turpentine. But be warned, all solvents should be used in a well ventilated area!!!

[@therealjessicashow]

I'm learning so much!

[@ejej1964]

Wow!! Thank you so much.

[@RapidBlindfolds]

Chris can I ask do you have a background as a personal trainer? I went to art school and then supported myself as a personal trainer - and a lot of your painting cues and structure remind me of how you program exercise. I really identify with the way you coach painting. Full time personal training sort of killed my art practice, but it also taught me so many lessons when I came back to art. Getting enough reps in before you do something big, periodising things in blocks, developing complimentary skills like hypertrophy training alongside a power training program, and so on. Physical heuristics for the body definitely map onto the mental heuristics needed to learn art.

[@shirleyyell7564]

Hi Chris. Thank you for your helpful videos. I need to ask you..in a landscape, how do you go about choosing what is to be the focal point?

[@thewrinklingbrothers]

Check out his video list on his channel, he has a lot on this subject.

[@challenge9456]

when you do a portrait, do you first mix all these colors on your plate before you even start? my colors always dry out so quick, I cannot use the, when I finally get to them, maybe I should start with oils instead of acryl or is there a good way to keep the acryl mixtures wet while you paint?

[@reemalhosani3862]

maybe your using acrylic if thats the case you can get a medium from winsor and newton i think thats how they write it but its a slow drying meduim that will extent the drying time. if your using oil paint it shouldn't dry fast but you can add linseed oil. hope it helps!!

[@kimbakerpaints]

You are a terrific teacher!

[@twins2936]

What

[@neu-ter]

Yay!!! Thank you!!

[@ajifadave5890]

What are you dipping your brush in to clean it after grabbing a new color ? Really new to painting here

[@simonejackson4494]

Paint thinner

[@ZuleykaK]

Can you try another mixing videos on darker skin?

[@simmonsdavon]

Add different shades of purple to the mix

[@blackblue0613]

nice guide

[@yematosan8837]

This is very important and helpful video

[@yolandalobban3015]

Thanks for sharing!

[@selwynbriones1958]

Sir, are you using water to clean your brush in this demo?

[@joanhughes9446]

What is in the round cup that you are dipping into ? Thank you.

[@kavya914]

How does the thinner ( I'm guessing ) not get muddy with all the colours?...

[@manveersinghgill9124]

hey Chris, is there a video on what you're using as a palette here? is that just a slab of wood or some particular material that doesn't absorb oil paints?

[@alinamirancea620]

at 5:32 it looks like there is a face in the skin color :))))) great video btw it Helped me a lot

[@brendahicks4701]

Thank you very helpful

[@anzaborrego399]

Thank you!

[@jacobthomas9364]

Thanks for sharing knowledge 👍 Could i ask you, whether I need to give time to dry each layer? Coz I use stand oil n I get my layers dried sooner n workable in a day or so however not completely dried though. So can I paint my next layer as it becomes workable. Or do I have to wait for it to completely dry? Please help. Thanks. 🎨

[@tahiranawaz2987]

Hello Chris, what could be the prize of glass palatte? Keep up yout good works.

[@nedaabbaspour-s5u]

thank you so much

[@kris6040]

Seems as though I never have the exact colors. Could I use a cad yellow light or medium and a cad red medium or alizarin crimson?

[@richiejourney1840]

Yes

[@micahrobbins8353]

Why do you use red yellow blue instead of cyan magenta yellow like printers?

[@jamiecuba]

Does anybody know what he uses t clean his brush? because that is not lsited in his materials. thank you

[@numanibrahim6254]

From where do u have the palette?

[@Disirablepossessions]

Hi Chris What are you using to clean your brush? I have a problem with fumes.

[@karenschlansky3230]

Excellent!

[@krissiasyling1110]

THIS IS SO LIT!!

[@callmejackaroo4723]

Krissia, you're so lit!

[@bellindj]

very helpful thx

[@edkaempf906]

The Oregon Ducks colors are green and yellow. You know, because of all the rain in Oregon (think, cool blue water) got mixed with the yellow that they really wanted.

[@TheFeralcatz]

If you piss in a toilet that has blue toilet bowl cleaner, it turns green.

[@yarddog5440]

I'll be damned🤯

[@percussion44]

Is that Anthony Bourdain in the portrait behind you? Why?

[@jefftarsenault]

Is that paint thinner or water to wash off brush?

[@simonejackson4494]

Paint thinner

[@jefftarsenault]

Chris this video made me a better painter quickly making it huge fun!! Great tutorials!!!

[@julissimo1]

Thank you so much for these lessons, Chris. Do you always wear gloves when you paint, and if so, is it because of the toxicity of oil paint? Thank you.

[@jdbee1802]

I'm not sure about Mr. Chris, but I usually wear them because no matter how careful I am I always seem to get paint on my hands and some of the pigments are super hard to wash off.

[@lisaferrell8934]

I would say yes because that is what I was told in Art school, especially the colors with cadmium in it. Very toxic.

[@enderjacket6384]

The fumes of solvent are really steering me away from oil paint. I can inly paint in my bedroom, and sources for learning solventless standard oil paint are limited.

[@jobishop.thecoachingcabin2274]

What are you using to wet those oils please? It doesn’t seem to change colour!.

[@manaralmousawi3032]

I'm pretty sure it's paint thinner, it can also be used to clean out oil paint.

[@jobishop.thecoachingcabin2274]

@@manaralmousawi3032 thanks, yea I’m trying to work out which one, linseed doesn’t work like that. Can we DM this chap?

[@manaralmousawi3032]

@@jobishop.thecoachingcabin2274 well I’m not really an expert myself so you should talk to someone else haha sorry

[@joez6235]

@@jobishop.thecoachingcabin2274 Turpentine

[@nancychandler7289]

New subs here….are you painting in oil or acrylics?

[@robertocatrone715]

which is better to mix oil paints on, Plexiglas or glass? I've been using Plexiglas to mix my oils on. I rough sanded the back of my palette so I have a background to see my paint tones better. I've only been using oils for a couple months now. I came over from watercolors to oils. BTW. I love your tutorials, very well done.

[@TheArthouseOasis]

I am loving your videos, I have a question. If you use a really big pallet, how do you store your pallet so that the paints don’t dry out? Currently I work on an A4 size pallet which I can fit in my freezer but anything bigger wouldn’t work.

[@elisabethherzog9369]

I’m sure this is way too late and you’ve already figured it out but if not for me I find it really helpful to have a few little containers like little jars. Something that will be air tight when you close it. You can just take the paint off of your pallet with your pallet knife and put it into the container and then next time you go to paint just open up the container and put it right back on your pallet. I don’t know how helpful this is for you but its saved me a lot of paint.

[@alesiaaird3575]

How so you do dark skin tones?

[@Spinoftusk]

Is that water in the jar? Or a liquid for cleaning the brush?

[@geejhaymariano6651]

That is paint thinner from what i can see

[@collinday4191]

Have you ever mistaken your solivent cup for your coffee? Luckily I was working ink and water color when took a drink of wash cup lol

[@jrmontarbo6555]

Hi! Aspiring painter here....are those just regular paper towels 😳

[@sketos_d]

Is that water?

[@darshanabalakrishnan2190]

is the medium he is using turpentine or some other solvent?

[@austinstubblefield9907]

Per another video, he uses Gamsol

[@Medic1647]

Chris, I have asked you this several times you have not addressed it: What do you do with left over paint on your pallet especially if you are on a budget and can not afford to waste paint. For instance, I sat down in my basement to pain, got everything set up and paint on my pallet when, within 30 minutes, my wife is dragging me out of town for three days cuz her mom (who is wide as she is tall) fell and broke her hip. I didn't even have time to pack my stuff up we just had to go. Now I wasted all that paint, however sir, what could I have done to preserve it and not toss it out?

[@blardyhell3095]

ngl oils just don't dry that quickly. like you can leave them out for a good while and it won't dry

[@blardyhell3095]

week max probably. but if you were out of town for three days you could have left them ngl

[@blardyhell3095]

don't buy alkyd paints man buy the trad oils bc they just don't dry and it is very convenient

[@shmems96]

You can put the palette with the oil paint in the freezer, it helps preserve the paint!

[@michaelbrown8943]

@@shmems96 yes- and in a tray covered in water seems the best way I have found hot water an 15 mins later ready to go

[@cyndeeish]

I mix too much paint then put too much on my brush! Help!

[@senorstronk]

nice vid

[@allenvoss7977]

Can you help me learn how to paint water ?