How to Use WHITE Paint and Transparent Paint (Oils and Acrylics)

Use less white paint and more transparent color? What does that mean? How do you do this in practical terms? This video answers these questions. At least this is my take on the subject for my landscape painting. Try it out in your paintings and see if color vibrancy and richness is improved.
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[@alanbl99]

Thank you! This is the best demonstration that I've seen of how to lighten and darken colors without white.

[@MalcolmDewey]

Excellent, glad to help.

[@gingertunstall7739]

Avoiding burnt unber is interesting. I want to try using burnt sienns instead. I always learn from your videos. Thanks!

[@MalcolmDewey]

Thanks, found that out through trial and error too.

[@beverlyglover-wood3247]

Very helpful Malcolm. Thank you! Every since my first video of yours, I have tried to cut down on white paint. This was even more helpful.

[@MalcolmDewey]

Thank you Beverly

[@jansplanet]

Thank you Malcolm for reinforcing how to use white paint, stops bad habits from forming 😊 I wish you & family a Merry Christmas & look forward to continuing with The Artists live Channel 🙏🏻

[@MalcolmDewey]

Thank you Jan. Have a great Christmas!

[@TheArtistsMoon]

You gave me answers to questions I didn't even know I had. I could not figure out why burnt umber wasn't working for me; it's what my painting professors requested. All the while I was aware of burnt sienna, I never thought to substitute the umber for sienna. And your reasoning makes so much sense! Thank you tons!

[@MalcolmDewey]

Glad this helps, thank you.

[@janetgallagher7329]

Great explanation. I love these short demos.

[@marinashaduri7836]

Thank you, Malcolm and Merry Christmas!

[@MalcolmDewey]

Merry Christmas Marina!

[@philmecup]

Thanks again, Malcolm. Excellent video. I have been struggling with these issues. I went from using too much black-and-white to using no white at all, lol. And now with your videos, I’m putting color back in. If I could just mix color as quickly and efficiently as you do! 😂

[@MalcolmDewey]

Glad it helped! Keep it colorful

[@elizabethlineham4065]

Thanku Malcolm, this video was so helpful for mixing rich landscape colours 😘

[@MalcolmDewey]

My pleasure 😊

[@bellafrench1475]

Very helpful color lesson, Malcolm! Thank you.

[@MalcolmDewey]

My pleasure! Thanks

[@theponderingpilgrim4342]

This was a eye opener for me Malcolm. Thanks for uploading, a very powerful demonstration. Not using the white paint, except in the lighter areas. I now see the benefits, of this approach. It looks much more realistic as you mentioned. I don't think many people seem to know about it.

[@MalcolmDewey]

You're very welcome

[@natalykenny2069]

Great video! Thank you, Malcolm! It was an amazing journey together this year, looking forward to the next year adventures. Merry Christmas and a Happy and Healthy new year!❤❤❤

[@MalcolmDewey]

Sure was! Thanks Nataly - all the best to you too.

[@christinapoulengeris]

I have just seen this video. It is excellent! And I am going to put this advice into practice. Thank you so much!

[@MalcolmDewey]

Glad it was helpful!

[@elmariehall5066]

Hallo, thank you very much, it has show light on what colours can be use to emphasize light. Appreciated

[@MalcolmDewey]

You're welcome 😊

[@hairyelement]

Yes Merry Christmas everyone and thank you Malcolm for all your wonderful tutorials

[@MalcolmDewey]

Thank you Diana, have a lovely Christmas

[@patgraney1361]

This was very helpful. Thank you! Very clear and to the point. I wonder if someday you could expand on this concept to paint the lighter blues and violets of distance.

[@MalcolmDewey]

Thank you, yes that is planned.

[@michellesoslau8169]

Thank you. Have a wonderful new year

[@MalcolmDewey]

Thank you, same to you.

[@jillhoward6263]

thank you it has helped enormously!

[@MalcolmDewey]

Very good, thank you Jill

[@annlgs7303]

Thank you, Malcolm. I appreciate you sharing your knowledge, and have learned so much from you.

[@MalcolmDewey]

Very welcome thank you

[@joannemurphy4636]

Great tips as always!!!

[@MalcolmDewey]

Thanks for watching!

[@lynnmcintyre5765]

Thank you, I learn so much from your videos!

[@MalcolmDewey]

It's a pleasure, thank you

[@beenarao9852]

This was so useful ...u gave so much clarity .. precise n loads of info Thank u ❤️

[@MalcolmDewey]

It's a pleasure, thank you

[@cristymercader3422]

Thank you very much, you are such a wonderful painter and teacher !!!!!!!!

[@MalcolmDewey]

Thank you!

[@impish22]

So helpful... thanks..!!

[@MalcolmDewey]

Glad it was helpful!

[@bobgoodnoe4583]

Well done, sir.

[@MalcolmDewey]

Thank you

[@Anna-kj2bd]

Great video, thank you!!

[@MalcolmDewey]

It's a pleasure

[@julioalarcon7092]

Wonderful tips

[@MalcolmDewey]

Glad you like them!

[@daleshawn1910]

Thank you! Great video.

[@MalcolmDewey]

It's a pleasure, thank you

[@kimlanoue2033]

Excellent!

[@MalcolmDewey]

Thank you

[@pintorazer6006]

Thank you Malcolm ! Happy new year and Greetings from Baku!

[@MalcolmDewey]

Happy New Year 🎨

[@tonywhitewhite2834]

Hey thank you again for a lesson in painting trees ....

[@MalcolmDewey]

My pleasure 😊

[@virginiahouse1456]

Enjoyed your video. I'm now a subscriber of yours and look forward to the New Year. Wishing you and yours a Merry Christmas and a warm healthy New Year.

[@MalcolmDewey]

Wonderful, thank you. Best wishes to you too.

[@jacolineloewen6530]

Useful.

[@robhead22]

That was excellent! Thank you so much. Enjoy your day!! Subscribing now!!

[@MalcolmDewey]

Thanks and welcome

[@glennysfreeme2445]

Hi, Malcolm. I live in Australia. The outback has the most vibrant blues and oranges in the landscape. Would love to see what you could do as a tutorial.

[@MalcolmDewey]

I have done several similar landscapes. Our country side is much the same to places in Australia too. Including eucalyptus trees

[@bridgetjones7899]

Great video Can you explain tertiary colour, and why you don't use burnt umber ?... in the winton winsor and newton range burnt umber is a single pigment .

[@MalcolmDewey]

Remember there are only three primary colors. Red, blue and yellow are required to make a tertiary color like burnt umber. Add that to other colors on the palette and you quickly lose control. Especially using an Impressionist palette. I guess it's okay for an Old Master palette of darker earth colors.

[@manjiabanti]

Thanks a lot 🙏

[@susanmulholland296]

Thank you! Much new information that I will try. Warming up white .... why did I never get that? My painting with the bright sunlight on one side of a white house might become a keeper after all. I think I can improve the side in the shade now too.

[@MalcolmDewey]

Excellent

[@michellesoslau8169]

Could you possibly talk about painting fog and haze in the future? Thank you.

[@MalcolmDewey]

Good idea, thank you.

[@bearbait7405]

Thank you.

[@susannaraubenheimer6174]

brilliant

[@MalcolmDewey]

Thank you!

[@user-eq2cw2db7h]

🎨🖌️🤗👍 your so good 🌳 from Frances uk

[@MalcolmDewey]

Thank you so much 😀

[@claraedouwesdekker6389]

Great demo as always Malcolm - thank you! I am surprised that you classify Ultramarine as a warm blue - is Cerulean cooler than FU? To my untrained eye, it was just the opposite. Grateful for your sharing, and am learning a lot from your course. Struggling a bit with Notan. But will persevere.

[@MalcolmDewey]

Yes ultramarine leans to purple. It really does show up if you use it for sky blues. However it is not unanimous so each artist must decide 😊

[@alisonmike2912]

Hi there , love your tutorials,they are so helpful. Just one point, can I ask that when you've finished your paintings can you just leave the camera on it for a few seconds longer, sometimes it's really difficult to press pause at the right time , at the end I think we need to look at the finished painting for longer and absorb it all. Thanks .

[@MalcolmDewey]

Noted thanks - this particular one is not a finished painting though.

[@alisonmike2912]

Oh I see , well I was really impressed by how it is already , look forward to the next installment .

[@sdc9572]

Thank you. I thought you would use a bigger brush.

[@CarolAnnArtisan]

This is very good information. I am still a bit confused about using the opaque colors such as yellow deep and cerulean in the blends because then technically the colors would not be transparent anymore. Or maybe that isn't an issue in the same way as adding white to a mix is? Thank you.

[@MalcolmDewey]

Yes exactly. Transparency of cadmiums is fine, but adding white pushes it too far at times.

[@CarolAnnArtisan]

@@MalcolmDewey OK, I see. That clarifies it more. Basically, using just the colors from the tubes and blending them together equates to a richer, more vibrant color but adding white removes that vibrancy.

[@NicolasConnault]

What about the alternative whites? Zinc white isn't nearly as impactful as titanium white, and some brands also offer a "soft mixing white".

[@MalcolmDewey]

Yes I have covered those in other videos, Georgian whites. Still these principles apply. Zinc is not a good pigment in general. Mixing white is fine for certain applications like portraits, but will be frustrating in landscape painting. Not strong enough for lights. Yet too much for shadows.

[@NicolasConnault]

@@MalcolmDewey thanks so much for your quick reply! You're nudging me one step closer towards purchasing your online course ❤️

[@jennifercocharan4526]

I see a little boy with a umbrella walking thru the rain. Its sunny outside....but raining inside. He likes foxes. I think you ignore your magic. But then again....this is your route. A more serious route. Beautiful painting. I'm more like a alcoholic painter....(no i dont drink.)Wide open. I do all the wrongs.