Quick Tip 366 - Green Lights

One of the most problematic hues to work with is green. To answer a subscriber's question concerning how light affects green, artist/art teacher Dianne Mize stirs up some solutions.
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[@scottkendall5655]

I'm binge watching your quick trips. I have watched several artists on KZbin who say get the value first, and then they sometimes say, "then the color won't matter...". You are the first I've watched who has pointed out the need for value correction of the additional colors and how to do it to adjust the hue correctly, rather than just playing hit and miss. It's a magical thing! Thank you!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

My pleasure, Scott.

[@alkasarin1073]

Thanks Dianne...the greens will definitely take our paintings to another level....you are great teacher .

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Thanks, Alka. Have fun with it.

[@kevinjones7777]

Thank you Dianne this lesson has really helped me. Cutting the centre out of the colour wheel seems to be a great idea and will help me to see in which direction I should take my colour mixes. Matching the value first before matching the hue makes sense now that you have shown it as does adding the complementary colour.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Have fun with it, Kevin.

[@alicianaive2620]

Thank you for this tutorial! Green is a very important color while painting landscapes! This tutorial is definitely going to help & understand the difference between hue & value of colors! Take care Dianne & stay blessed🙏

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Have fun with it and enjoy the journey.

[@kimbalfre3759]

Thank you! This step by step video really helps to understand how to match hue, value and intensity.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Give it a try and have fun with it.

[@AI_00]

Im learning painting my own. Im very thankful to your tutorials.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

My pleasure. Enjoy the journey.

[@gerardc4588]

Another great quick tip, thanks!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

You bet!

[@annamay2152]

I love your channel ❤ So happy I found you. Excellent videos ALWAYS!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Thanks.

[@aekorfker]

An earlier video by you about painting greens is the one video that has made the biggest difference for my painting, I love painting greens now. It’s easier to observe the colors if you don’t superimpose your idea on it. If I now observe light blue, I paint my leaf light blue (I wish KZbin would let me add a photo in the comments).

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Wonderful! Enjoy the journey!

[@pamelabritton1230]

Thank you so much for this valuable instruction. One thing, too, that I gained from this is that I don't use my color wheel nearly enough! It would take away a lot of the guesswork.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

It surely does, Pamela. I think of the color wheel for the painter as necessary as the measuring cup is for the chef.

[@coltwarren]

Thank you Dianne. As you know this is my favourite subject and always appreciated

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Thanks, Christer. Fun stuff, isn't it!

[@star_liiight]

Thank you for this lesson! I am currently struggling with my greens, its variations, and especially those super light areas that almost appear white! I was at a loss. I find this video very helpful! 😊

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Glad it was helpful! Give my approach a workout and I think it will solve your issue.

[@karenlavigne1108]

I really appreciate the quick tips! Thank you!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

You're so welcome! Thanks for watching.

[@jonrunning5952]

I live for your tips on color mixing. So easy to understand. Thank you. 🙏

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

You are so welcome!

[@mrsnrub9780]

A trifle off topic, but with green, I've found that the most bang for my buck in terms of cost and mixing potential has undoubtedly come from phthalocyanine green (the full thing, not the yellow shade.). Not only is the tint strength explosive, but it will do some absolutely crazy things when mixed with the quinacridones and certain violets. A slither on the end of a drawing pin is all that is required - no joke, I bought a 60ml tube back in July last year and I've barely made a dent in it. Viridian, cobalt and terre verte are all nice, but they don't go very far. (Sorry, I'm really into my pigments - almost as much as I am into painting. I get a bit excited sometimes ^_^.)

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Thanks for you plug for Phthalo Green. Mr. Snrub.

[@mrsnrub9780]

@@IntheStudioArtInstruction It's unaffiliated - I swear.

[@brcana.s7788]

Again, we learned a very useful lesson. Thanks Dianne.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

My pleasure.

[@Sur5r]

I so enjoy your lessons! Thank you so much for putting them in a video.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

You are so welcome! Thanks for watching.

[@judithcorstjens2650]

So clever to add the red to desaturate. Thanks

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

It's the natural thing to do. Complements are always our best bet to desaturate.

[@stebo235]

Thank you for another very informative tip.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

My pleasure!

[@lorijo5536]

I love all you teach us!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Thanks.

[@greenmacaroni8872]

Hi Diane, the timing for this was perfect! I was trying to paint a picture with lots of green and I couldn’t figure out what to do with the whitish leaves. Thank you so much! Hugs, Julie 🥰

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

You are so welcome! Enjoy the journey.

[@MarenGermany]

Another awesome quick tip. Thank you, Dianne.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

You are so welcome!

[@claudeduda3607]

Thank you, you helped me to make my painting more realistic 👌

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Happy to hear that! Thanks for watching.

[@DianeHardingA2Z]

So helpful, thank you!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

My pleasure.

[@dawnmillett4875]

Thank you.🙂

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

My pleasure. Thanks for watching.

[@debrahoffman9056]

Great tip! Thank you

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

You're welcome! Thanks for watching.

[@rainerburmeister5758]

Thanks for this great video!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

My pleasure! Thanks for watching.

[@IBnGD]

Thank you!!!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

My pleasure.

[@yshcordaro5254]

Great video as always, thank you Dianne! I have a question about when I tried my best still could't mix the lightest light as my subject, I was one value darker than my subject, how to adjust the rest value of my subject to match the lightest light I laid on my canvas? Thanks!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

In that case, check the values surrounding the value you mix. It's the value relationship of colors that enable lights to appear either lighter or darker.

[@yshcordaro5254]

@@IntheStudioArtInstruction Thank you!

[@vickyturbin4679]

I was just wondering if light consistently alters a colour in the same way? That is, would it always increase saturation but lighten the value (compared to the body colour) and conversely in shadow will it always decrease saturation and darken the value (compared to the body colour)? Thanks

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Vicky, the degree, quality and location of the light will cause local colors to change. It's through observation that we discover in which direction the local color on a single image can include several variations of the hue.

[@lefthandstory1280]

Nice art beautiful😃

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Thank you so much 😀

[@leevivian8554]

Thanks 🙏

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

You’re welcome 😊

[@denisconor648]

Brilliant.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Thanks.

[@dtaverner834]

Thanks for that tip as always very useful. I have a question What white was that and does it matter? I understand that Titanium White makes the colours opaque do all whites do that? Would there be an advantage to changing the value with yellow or even possible to do that and keeping the green more transparent or is that something that would be unnecessary in painting green leaves etc?

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

I use titanium white exclusively. My experience with it contradicts those who say it does negative stuff to colors. It's how we use it that makes it work or that makes it go south. Any opaque paint added to a transparent paint subdues the transparency, but correct mixing and application techniques are what make mixes work. All whites subdue the warmth of paints when mixed into them, most visible in the lighter values. That's why adding a bit of yellow to the mix works so well, All it does is add the warmth back in.

[@alkasarin1073]

Dianne what brush are you using

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Alka, for this Tip, I'm using my trusty Rosemary Series 274, size 8.

[@jeetikadua]

Hello, i have a question. What does "adding accents" in oil painting mean? Thank you.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Jeetika, it usually means a stronger value or color contrast. Stronger contrasts create more emphasis than closer contrasts. Accent means calling attention to something and creating emphasis is how we do that.

[@jeetikadua]

@@IntheStudioArtInstruction Wow thank you so much for this and all informative videos 🙏❤️