how to mix colors with oil paint

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[@MindfulAttraction2.0]

hey man in all honesty, YOUR VIDEOS ON COLOR MIXING ARE THE GREATEST ON THE INTERNET AND ANY OF MY TEACHERS. You should be extremely proud of yourself for these videos! :D

[@rowinasamir6030]

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[@saraeugenia3767]

Hiiii Father Alexis!

[@eagerpk9936]

This is THE BEST color mixing/matching tutorial I have EVER SEEN in YEARS of finding topics on painting.

[@John_21601]

I have to agree. If you are going to paint with the color matching method, Mark has created the ultimate system. Look no further. Mark has a depth of art history knowledge that is second to none. His artwork shows it, too.

[@DrawMixPaint]

Always begin with the darkest color in the color group, whatever that happens to be. :-)

[@m.b.mordala5910]

You are a brilliant and generous man. Thank you.

[@charlied415]

Thank you!

[@smiley_crafts]

Thank you for all your efforts to teach others the joy of being able to paint realism! I’ve learned SO much from your videos and rewatch them regularly to remind me of the importance of the basics.

[@venetiancat]

Just...WOW. I'm 58 and been painting on and off most of my life. I was NEVER, other than the color wheel, taught EXACTLY HOW to mix colors in school, and as a result, I fought the whole way through the painting, often resisting the urge to destroy it. I can now breathe a HUGE sigh of relief as your technique has made painting a joy rather than hard labor. Thank you Mark :)

[@brendanryan2120]

One of the best things about Mark's videos besides the intellectual content of course - is there is no music and no opening graphics...he just gets to the point....and no joking around either. He's thought of everything.

[@batbawls]

Your video production, the lighting, editing, and whatnot, is just superb. It is some of the best I've seen in a long time. Very interesting content as well. Just felt you should know..

[@lilcicero77]

I was just thinking the same thing. I love hard light.

[@Alec15]

Filmmaking is also art🙂…

[@dafickler]

I just started getting into oil painting and have been watching a TON of videos. This one, by far, has been the most helpful so far. You are an amazing teacher. I'll try to be a good grasshopper. Thanks a ton!

[@amateur_bug7277]

there are a lot of oil painting tutorials!! soo helpful.. hows your progress with oil paints since?

[@hellobaby133]

Watch Paul Foxton's videos on the munsell system. He really helps conceptualise colour in an easy to digest form also.

[@tjscott9689]

The best video I've ever seen on how to mix color and get the correct chroma and value in one shot. Excellent. A must see for any painter!

[@ClareDoolaninspire]

The best tutorial I have found on colour mixing including any paid course I’ve attended. Thank you for taking the time to share your knowledge with us in these superbly edited free videos. I’ll be buying your Geneva paints. They look fantastic!

[@artpassion]

Sir you are genius the amount of learning I had through your videos is really treasure for me because this colours always used to make me confused and you simplified it through your this colour mixing videos. Really thank you so much

[@thanostimestone6813]

Agreed. Oils are a completely different medium compared to acrylics and water. Even gouache.

[@Legotron]

I learned more in these 30 minutes then I did my entire color theory class in college. Thank you for making this video.

[@SkyHoward14]

I am a high school teacher at Highland Park in Amarillo, Texas and your videos have been a great visual tool for my advanced students to reinforce what I already teach. I just wanted to say thank you!

[@wanitagons4269]

Doug Howard nothing better than a teacher still willing to learn. Your students are blessed.

[@chrisgriffith1573]

I have been watching your videos on painting for about three months now, and over that time I have developed a trust for you and your teachings. I have been learning to paint in oils after twenty five years of painting acrylics, and its a whole different beast! Thankyou for your insights and videos!

[@cherylmaricich6321]

My goodness- I have taken numerous oil painting classes from some really great (museum quality) artists. This video has helped me MORE than all the teachers I have had all theses years. THANK YOU from one artist to another!! GREAT HELP and keep 'em coming!!

[@AmitPatel-ut5hp]

Can't believe what i was searching for months is all packed in your majority of videos. Big fan of the way you explain and make things simple to learn for people.

[@biffy18]

I am a new painter...people say I am a natural but I know that I cannot grow without a true understanding of colour and mixing...You are the best on the internet that I have seen...you explain in a very simple process that anyone can comprehend...thank you and I will subscribe...I get just as much enjoyment from mixing paint as painting itself...i do studies alot to hone my skills on art paper...your tutorials are great and will get me where I need to go...Thank you so much...

[@balor6044]

That is just about the most practical and instructive demonstration on colour mixing that I have ever seen. The various colours on the silver jug would daunt many and yet with your approach it all becomes perfectly achievable. Thanks for a very useful demo.

[@peterrigby1436]

Brilliant information,. Been painting for 8 yrs and been to a few classes and read a great deal around the subject - but this demo has pulled it all together for me in a short space of time. It also highlights that you don't need loads of different fancy coloured paints in your paint box! Well done and thank you.

[@TTundragrizzly]

why did it take so long for someone to give such AWESOME tutorials. This is amazing. You make it so that ANYONE can do this. I can watch your videos all night.

[@TracySalerno]

How very kind and generous of you to share your knowledge with art students for free! This is without a doubt the most concise explanation of color mixing. You are very much appreciated.

[@TheYerMoma]

Wow you really broke this down to be super understandable. I can't explain how much I appreciate this! Who knew it was actually such a "simple" process. It's all about training the mind to know color compliments and the eye to see the color and after that it seems like a breeze. Thanks so much!

[@lacasa3514]

Mark, you are the Verrocchio of our time, inspiring us to pick up the brush. I will be buying your paint as soon as I can. I dig how simple and perfectly equipped your online shop is.

[@dawnsaavedra1504]

Mark, Please more and Thank you for all your tutorials that you share! the dislikes have to be from people that really don't want the awesome information you share. I left the college course 20 years ago because of the way they taught how to paint with oil. I just discovered you because of being laid up, and have to sit. Thanks to my surgery, I now know more now than when going to College. You break it down in such a way that simplifies it so much that I am now going to start again (as soon as I heal). I have been looking forward to waking up and turning on more of your videos! all of them. I can not say THANK you enough. I wish I could just buy everything you sell. But until then, again, thank you for the tutorials on making the tools. I will be buying your paints etc. I just love your love of teaching and style. You are the BEST!

[@heidimule]

Im in my second time watching this. I applied this the best I could to a half done oil painting and I saw such a startling improvement that I am taking the time to apply the whole of the draw mix paint instruction for the next year. I have two oil paintings that I have to finish then I will be taking the time to learn this method in full. I applied only parts to the oil painting and my family even commented on how much better I was painting.

[@ambrosearts]

Loving your videos VERY much....you are easy to follow. You are also the first person in my entire life that I have taken any art tips or direction from....I never even read art books because they were too expensive to buy. You are literally the first and I am in my mid forties and been creating art for thirty years :) Thanks for the great videos as there is still a lot to learn and if I lived nine lives I would be learning more things still.

[@eliminator7ful]

Thanks for this video, Mark. This is so good. Because you are a master artist, you may realize how good this video is. But I can tell you, it is the most helpful video I've ever seen on painting in oil, wet into wet. Gosh, maybe its THE best instructional video on the internet. Certainly, it's the most important video for beginning artists to watch. I watch other artists videos, and I hear your voice speaking to me from this video, helping me understand what that other artist is trying to say, but is not quite saying. I paint, and I hear you speaking to me. You make it all clear. I know what to do to lighten my values in my step. Two choices. I know what to do to find the tone from my step. Six choices. This makes mixing your tones and values so simple and clear. Doing it from life. Not from a quirky formula. Not from a color chart. FROM LIFE! And maybe the best thing is your seemingly complete lack of ego. You don't want to convince us how much you know. You want to convince us that we, the unwashed masses, CAN do it, if we just get out of our way and trust what you tell us, which is the knowledge of experience. You are a master artist and a master teacher. Again, thank you, thank you, thank you. At last I get it.

[@annesaffer629]

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[@anne-mariethibert3991]

I have just started to paint oil paintings in the last year, and these videos are extremely helpful. Thanks so much! I have already started to notice a difference in my thinking already. Thanks

[@liwi513]

6:52 - paint pigments 20:10 - start with a base 25:20 - the shine 28:20- the flavor of the light 31:40 - don't chase all the little colours Podcast is awesome!

[@mariasaldarriaga6384]

I thank you every day for your teachings I got at your studio a few years ago. They help me every day. In general I could say that your teachings guide all aspects of my painting today. I use Geneva colors on all my paintings and the laminated photos to match any color.

[@mizemeow]

You are an awesome teacher. I watched six videos, mainly about color mixing, and i learned more in that few hours than in four years university (i study communication design, focused on illustration). Thank you for uploading these videos. Your passion for art and colors is really inspiring!

[@vickycurtin5622]

I'm so excited about this tutorial! It really illustrates how meticulous and organised one needs to be in order to paint successful realism. Thank you! And I look forward to Geneva paints going international!

[@joyceyip1701]

Very useful color mixing guide. Clear and simple explanation. I have issues wondering which colors to mix to make lighter colour and which colours to mix to make darker colors. I love the part that you said if it's a lemon, mix with yellow and if it's a purple book, mix with purple. The color wheel guide is very clearly explained. The location of neutral colors help me have a clearer understanding of where to put them. Love the observation method and mixing colors step by step to get a good mix. It is such patient work but it really pays for the effort to make the best of an artwork. Thank you very much!

[@lucyho2]

Thanks, this is a wonderful demonstration. I have watched several times, continue to learn. Your meticulous method really does work, especially because it has trained me approach painting methodically.

[@TeamSteeleFitness]

This is one of the most informative channels I’ve found to date. I have a minimal background in painting but working toward becoming an amazing sought after artist. I look forward to watching everyone of your lessons at least 5 times!! Thank you for posting these!!!

[@twopcs]

So awesome. Such a thorough clearly explained and helpful tutorial on oil color mixing. Can't hardly put into words how helpful it is for a brand new oil painter! Thank you Mark!

[@Plumsouffle]

I was feeling blue, having trouble mixing my colours, but this lesson, being pure gold, has balanced me perfectly. Thanks!

[@60alcazar]

Maitre, your a true master, scholor and teatcher...We learn so much from you, thank you so much, for sharing....Merci

[@craigcochran4017]

This is the BEST color mixing tutorial I’ve ever seen. Thank you!

[@aliceasommeil]

I discovered your videos yesterday, they are so helpful. You are a wonderful teacher, and I really appreciate your high quality videos. I can tell so much time goes into them, as much as your paintings. I feel now that painting is not such a big of a task. I can break it down into smaller parts and really start to breathe in the experience. Greetings from a very thankful SAIC student in Chicago. :)

[@Retsam19]

Both white and yellow paint can be used to make the tone lighter. The yellow paint will give a warmer orange colour, the white paint will tned to make the colour more cold by bringing out the blues in the colour. Thats why he has white over near the blue side of the spectrum. it is neutral, but it brings ou the blues already present in the paint.

[@jerryonbass]

This is the best information on colour mixing I have seen, thank you!

[@johngagne3642]

This is still one of the best tutorial series I have ever seen. Of course there are always exceptions to every rule this is still a fantastic video series for all skill levels.

[@connordios1428]

What do you mean? I would love to hear an actual exception to anything he has said in this video. Obviously he says you can’t mix certain intense greens or fluorescent traffic cone orange etc. But all his color mixing rules are reliable 100 percent of the time- as long as you are using his pigments and following his method correctly. Any “exceptions” are clearly outlined by him and honestly are almost never encountered.

[@Bullkie]

Because of you my art has transformed 180° thank you.. I'm absolutely convinced. You are right.... Anyone can learn to paint.. God bless you

[@karenames7929]

I agree with my fellow colleague, the toxic dating coach. :). Your videos are wonderful. And your "way of being" is so lovely and calm. BRAVO.

[@furrynintendo]

Really solid advice about not chasing every little nuance of color right from the start. I run into that trap a lot and end up fatigued before I even start laying paint down on the canvas. thanks so much for providing such useful information.

[@Plumsouffle]

Seriously, this one video saved me so much time, paint, and anguish. Thank you.

[@petercope6474]

once again thankyou for all this instruction and info , I am fascinated with your teaching methods , not sure even need to start painting myself yet as the understanding is everything to me . Never gained so much from any other person on this color mixing subject you are an amazingly talented artist and teacher , but you probably already know that thank you so much.

[@40bdg]

This is such a great video! I've watched other color mixing videos, and some were good, but yours is excellent and explained in such a way that it really sunk in! Can't wait to go mix some more paint. Thank you so much!

[@jacquesverheye6149]

I would like to thank you very much for sharing all your skills about everything that has to do with painting. The way you explain it very clear and accurate is one of your many gifts. And to think that you are doing all this for free is almost unbelievable. Many, many thanks for putting so much of your time in teaching all of us learning how to paint like a professional. I still have a long way to go.

[@woodsstuffmx]

Thank you, it is amazing to learn so much in such a short video. Your explanation are so clear and direct it leave no space for doubt.

[@kelleendoyle-scott2164]

As a ceramics restorer I'm trying to match colors on ceramic pieces which are often over laid with other streaks or masses or brush strokes of more translucent colors on the original paint job.... makes it difficult sometimes to figure out what the underlying color is. But this color wheel of yours has made the most sense to me. I think I'll practice getting my colors with my oils and then try and translate them to my dry pigments. I also have the problem of mixing my colors in a glaze in order to airbrush onto the piece, and the glaze is always drying as I mix. Thanks for the tutorial!

[@Elsbeh]

A wonderfully put-together video. Brilliant! Talk's slow enough to follow explanations, moves clear and firm - an excellent video. Many, many thanks!

[@mariacoy1482]

Thank you for this color mixing video. I’m not an expert just a beginner and this kind of advice from a true artist is sooo helpful.

[@lisengel2498]

As always such a brigt and clear demonstration of what to do and all the reflections on exactly what to do and why - its just brilliant and absolutely inspiring to follow the process so close step by step. Thank you so much for this phantastic masterclass.

[@KLHFM]

It makes me sad that I've learned more in this video than what I ever did in high school studying art. My teacher wasn't really a teacher. And I'm happy that I found this Chanel. Seen 2 videos so far and I am so inspired to start mixing colors and actually play w oil painting! Thank you!!

[@mike7gerald]

Excellent! Just what I need to improve my colors. Getting the right value step and adjusting the tint to match the object. I'm looking forward to applying this method to my next figure painting session. Thanks Mark!

[@kercat89]

I dread the step of mixing colors in advance and I always seem to ditch it in the middle and skip right onto blending colors as I paint on the canvas, which in the end just makes my paintings over blended. Your video helped me a lot in understanding colors and working in the right order. Thank you!

[@DEAD-FROM-NY]

I find it helps to make "THE MIXING OF THE COLORS" an event all by itself, and not just a task one does before getting down the the fun.

[@BarbrajoanOriginals]

I'm a watercolorist.first and foremost. However I'm trying my hand at oils and acrylics.. My lucky day to find your site.. How good is this??? Thank you so much ...I appreciate not only the videos, but the way you present them. I feel like i'm in a classroom with you..

[@DerBingle1]

I made a color checker as per your video on making them . It works really when I zero in on the color I'm checking the same way you do, arm gesture and all!

[@kristimatheson5789]

Thank you so much for all of the time and talent you are sharing with us! I am loving learning from you. It is more helpful than any other online art education I have experienced. Again, thank you!!

[@davis-kc1xp]

You are a brilliant teacher and artist! Thank you so much for this tutorial!

[@paddyk6083]

For someone trying to get into painting this is so incredibly educative. Thanks a lot!

[@danieltijero5404]

im so blessed by your way of teaching,,,simple and practical,,,i think that is one of the in making a masterpiece...thank you so much sir,,,,GOD BLESS YOU MORE!!!!!

[@laughingcrows]

Thank you. I've waited a long time to hear someone state this so simply and correctly.

[@kathleenlairscey5934]

I have silver tea pots I would never believe that green are the arrival color, you are extraordinarily patient with teasing out the correct colors, the truth has been nailed.

[@sakthi641603]

The best yet simple explanation video to mix colors. Highly informative and I learnt a lot. Thank you very much.

[@Wesley-ci8qk]

Best color explanations I found, has helped me in one day with what I have struggled for years

[@JontieDesario]

As talented a teacher as you are an artist. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

[@GuitarraConAndres]

This video is spectacular. Thanks a lot for taking the time Mark! The editing is great and makes it really easy to follow.

[@bryphi77]

This is very good info... It is not only good for people doing traditional painting, but is also relevant for people doing digital/3d work. Thanks a bunch.

[@MickyplaysProgressiveHouse]

Amazing!!! A lot of very useful information and a calming, relaxing voice to lead you step by step. I don't understand how people can dislike this, they have definitely nothing to do with painting, because there is no logical reason for a person who wants to improve his painting skills to dislike such content.

[@jorgedevillenagonzales8231]

you are an absolutely outstanding teacher, I have bought your geneve colors and they are just great¡¡

[@DrawMixPaint]

+Özgür Kesim The first step, maybe the first two steps from black tend to be smaller, but after that it's pretty uniform. When it doesn't look that way, it's most likely the cameras, which do not have an accurate tone-curve. But in any case it is not critical that your steps are perfect.

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[@joannavandeneijnden7185]

Draw Mix Paint how can i keep my brush strokes?

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[@lauriejean9306]

Will you define "step" as you use it in this video? I'm not sure what you mean by it, and it seems pretty foundational to what you teach. Thanks!

[@cameracartwright]

The videos you have made are so so helpful, every one I have watched by yourself have been superb. Thank you so much.

[@wesflanary]

Awesome tutorial. I can't help but mention how much I enjoyed the awesome simplicity of the screen that illustrates step one.

[@thanostimestone6813]

Been painting since I was 7. Watercolors and acrylics. Thanks for the tip of painting in oils. Starting was a pain since I would blend on the canvas. Would end up with a dark grey without even touching b/w.

[@prakkari]

This color checker is brilliant, and how you prepare the tones for your picture. I have tried to evaluate through using my camera. I expose the picture to my liking which means that it can be underexposed or overexposed. I can then see in lightroom which parts are under or over and thereby pure black or white. Further I can take my picture into an app called color companion and analize the rgb values in each part, that gives me the opertunity to mix that color in the app and see it on a big surface for comparison. This color checker makes more sense as you are working in the same lighting conditions versus that the camera can be off in white balance for example and the backlit screen can give a diffrent or more vibrant pictur of the real value.

[@tyttihimanen9021]

That paint seems fantastic to work with, it is so elastic.

[@susanlindblad1093]

I learned so much in this half hour video. Fantastic and a great teaching style, too!

[@BeautyMarkedOrchids]

Just getting back into oils. I love your videos....very helpful....thanks

[@halibut1249]

you nailed it Mark!!! Excellent vid. you've opened my eyes. Thanks so much.

[@GinaHaffie]

too funny --- little bits of color all over the palette! I can relate! btw -- what excellent video production you put out for us. the sound, picture, etc blows my mind how impeccable these videos are!! I am wondering if your side job is in that business! what a gift I found you, especially when I was down! I can not wait to get to your website! Do you have workshops or something I can come visit --- I haven't been on vacation for eons and what an excellent excuse to go and visit Austin and your outfit!! where do we get a color checker tool?

[@DrawMixPaint]

Right now I only offer private workshops: www.drawmixpaint.com/lessons/ Thank you for your nice comments!

[@GinaHaffie]

Well, thank you and much appreciation for sharing your talents and offering your advise and services via KZbin. You are an excellent explainer!

[@enriquealfonsocastro5984]

Mark, great! all your videos are so helpfull. I apreciate your talent. Its a gift.

[@christianthegrayt]

That was so easy to follow and informative. Color theory was always confusing but I got it when you explained it. Thanks.

[@kevincahill5382]

That colour checker is the business gonna build me one a those and load it up with all sorts of colours my dazed and confused dayz are over :) very helpful indeed thanks alot !

[@ooXChrissieXoo]

You know a person really knows what they are talking about when someone can break down information and explain in an easy way.

[@frankleonardo1291]

Amazing tutorial, helped me immensely. Thanks for sharing and it having a ton on commercials.

[@elizabethfilth1]

i love your videos, especially how you show and explain the colors that u use, sorry if i write wrong

[@paulmalone8720]

all of these tutorials in artwork are all amazing, and attention to detail is at times out of this world, thank all you artists, your great, Vincent St. Paul aka xXx

[@lydianey1295]

I like the setting, composition and lighting although there are unwanted shadows that can be avoided and of course i like the instructions.

[@LisaBarron-g7s]

An EXCELLENT demo that will be very very helpful to me. Thank you Mark. My one question is how do you decide how many “steps” to take because that will determine how big each step is from one to the next?

[@hazela.hensley8678]

All good things take time and patience and passion. Thank you for creating and sharing this fundamental painting skills 💐🎨

[@ekaly23]

This class is very good, super necessary to start painting with oils.

[@TheJNLB]

thanks for this. it really helped me a lot . so straightforward and intelligent

[@hifa8]

i realy had problems with mixing colours ,i learn so much from your videos,...thank you .

[@petergambier]

My KZbin algorithm put you into my world this morning and it's been very informative and well explained thanks. Love the pointy colour checker tool, what a useful gadget, I wonder who first thought that up, where did you first see it please? In my job I sometimes have to match the colours of old lime putty mortars or plasters on old houses. Unlike gypsum plasters I find the lime ones to be somehow warmer, they also absorb carbon dioxide and will improve a rooms acoustics. I slake & make my own mortars & plasters and adding crushed & sieved charcoal or different colours of stone dust, I even have some green sand. You haven't got a huge range of colours with lime paints and the nightmare colour to be asked to paint is red, or a terracotta always gets tiny streaks of red in it. Mortars have to be mixed weeks or months before a job, which makes it stickier (pick up a trowel of mortar, turn it upside down and it should stay there. The Romans used lime mortar that was about 6 years matured. The right sand has to have small different angular bits of stone and other particles, plus the finer sand to be just right for my pointing (putting mortar between stone or brick) jobs. The colour can vary slightly with every ton bag of the same sharp sand from the same area of the quarry. My Boss was a fine lime maker with samples of 20 different sands even a black volcanic sand. To see if you have the right sand try to ball it in your hands, the damp stuff should make a ball you can throw. To really check it, half fill a glass jam jar with sand, fill up with water, put the top on and shake it up. Leave it to stand for 24 hours and there should be 4 to 6 layers when you look the next day. At school I mostly had rubbish teachers except one, Mr Richard Godrey who was a brilliant Potter and good all round artist who inspired and helped so many.

[@pattyhall3614]

Thank you great tutorial It helps me understand more on mixing darks and light and to adjust the colors. I really need to buy a wiew Finder

[@sedratoor2908]

Hi, thank you Sir, am very happy that i found a teacher so honest as you, you can't imagine how happy i am, years after years , i was running to find someone like you, till i give up. But since i found one of your video's. a week ago, i became addicted it. so thanks again. i give up oil painting , although i was eager to learn it, because i couldn't find someone as you, you make me eager to begin, didn't reach your video how to prepare the canvas yet. Sir, from this video i understand that if i was painting something i should mix a various degree of color, i though i will use only one united color, and suppose the amount which i mix was not enough , how can i remember and reach the same first mix again, and suppose i don't have good colors , how can i turn my humble colors to be not exactly as yours, it's impossible, but at least to be good, thanks again for all your efforts, appreciate it.

[@WeThePpleForThePple]

I agree with all the positive reviews I've read so far. I do have a question, though: How do you get your paints to their state of viscosity ? I never knew oils could be so free flowing as yours seem to be.And thank you so very much for giving your time and knowledge so generously via your tutorials!

[@zacharykolbe2212]

This is probably the best video ive seen on mixing color.