Quick Tip 409 - No Formula Color Mixing

[@paulbaldwin6803]

"You don't need that crap." Dianne, you are so funny. Thanks for the video.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

😊

[@brendahill5087]

You always reduce the problem to the basics that make so much sense. Thank you.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

My pleasure. Thanks for watching.

[@kevinjones7777]

You made me laugh when you said "you don`t need that cr*p", ha, ha.😂 Learning these basics is so useful information, thanks again Dianne. Diolch.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Thanks, Kevin! "Crap" was my sanitized word for all that garbage.

[@mrsnrub9780]

This is why I like painting in plein air . You have absolutely ZERO time to be fussing about, trying to remember what "Mr so and so" said about mixing colours - because he's not there to help you, not when you're in the middle of a major city, and the security guards are giving you the evil eye and coming towards you, all while tourists want pictures with you, and that strange, dirty, yellow-orange (with a hint of violet... No, maybe red?) highlight wants putting in on the side of that building, and the clouds are literally about to swoop in and gobble up the slither of sunlight that's causing it.. Best shot, you've got about thirty seconds (?) before all of these factors implode and you're in a hole. And then it's gone. Even if the clouds move again, the sun has already changed position just enough to change the hue. If you're unlucky enough. The colour wheel is vital in understanding the fundamentals of how to mix colours on the fly. It'd be nice to always have three hours to mix one colour and scribble down in a notebook the formula - but when painting in extreme situations with everything going against you, the only thing you ultimately have is your ability to see and understand the fundamentals of colour. And I'm ONLY talking as a relatively new (ish) painter here, and I already know that you succeed or fail on your own.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Exactly, @That 70's Bike!

[@leslovesart]

This is SO helpful, thank you for sharing! Excellent

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

You're so welcome!

[@maryellensullivan3914]

Another great video! Thanks, Dianne!!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

My pleasure, Maryellen. And thans.

[@erika97052]

2:18 is when i knew you were the painting instructor i needed to find!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Enjoy the journey.

[@jazmarz]

Taking my first oil painting class at the university. This was an excellent tip! Thank you.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Wonderful!

[@Punk_kookaburra]

You are such a fantastic teacher! Thank you for taking the time to do your videos ❤

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Thanks, Rebecca. It's a pleasure to share these.

[@dawnharrold4474]

I’ve just downloaded my colour wheel, thank you so much Diane ❤

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Hope you enjoy it!

[@AmyBenedict-nz2fd]

Dianne you are the best teacher!!! Finally- I understand - it is a process: HUE, VALUE, SATURATION before mixing!!!!! Thank-you Quick question- I like the way our palette has attached 'divider cups' for your paint. Where cn I get something similar to help with encouragement to use more paint without wasting as a result of paint drying out?

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Amy, if you're referring to oil paint or acrylic, there is going to be some waste by the nature of the beast. Please see Quick Tip 172 for suggestions for keeping oil paint workable longer.

[@fatimasol4869]

Amazing teacher.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Thank you!

[@debrahoffman9056]

Thank you, Diane, once again for putting tools in my hand so I can build myself without looking at other artists' blue prints. OBSERVE-COLORWHEEL-VALUE!!!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Enjoy the journey, Debra.

[@alicianaive2620]

Thank you for going that extra mile for us!.. You inspire me & I always feel I can remain focused on what is exciting to me. I truly respect your input and suggestions! Your great positive energy is contagious! THANK YOU! 🙏

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

My pleasure, Alicia! Continue to enjoy the journey.

[@frappedelimon4351]

Thank you for the videos, I've learnt A LOT!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

My pleasure. Enjoy the journey.

[@tracyhindibiedatnadi]

Great Dianne, thank you soo much❤

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

You are so welcome!

[@marymccaslin1690]

Yowza! So helpful. Thank you for sharing your instruction!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

My pleasure. Thanks for watching.

[@sharonlaurierennie144]

Wonderful tip. You always simplify.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Thanks, Sharon.

[@michelezuzalek1373]

Thank you. I found this lesson to make sense to me!!!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Wonderful!

[@Argyll9846]

Thank you for this clear explanation.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

You bet!

[@adriannepatriciapower3271]

You are AMAZING Dianne !!! Thank you so much for this explanation, you are so giving of information, another light turned on ...

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Thanks, Adrianne. Enjoy the journey.

[@yabadabadoo-world]

Great lessons, thank you so much!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

My pleasure!

[@MS-sj7zx]

"You don't need that crap" haha! I always wondered about that when I see those colour wheels in stores

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Exactly!

[@Lisa-oc2si]

Thanks so much, just the guidance I needed!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Have fun with it.

[@barbarabrown5701]

Love to watch you. This info helps me a lot

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

I'm so glad!

[@mgom7646]

Thank you for this lesson

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

My pleasure. Thanks for watching.

[@kathleenlindley6157]

I love you Ms. Mize.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

I am flattered!

[@watercolornewbies]

Super super helpful Diane! Thank you

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

You are so welcome!

[@angelaisland4036]

This was awesome! Thank you!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Have fun with it.

[@michelewelisevich8808]

I love how you teach, thank you❤️

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

It's my pleasure! Thanks for watching.

[@cherryjohnson9733]

Thank you for this quick tip on color mixing.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

You bet! Have fun with it.

[@patriciachianelli7507]

Solves so many of my problems. And easy to do.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Fantastic! Go for it!

[@miralaartist1916]

Diane,I tried to order your colourwheel. And few other things. I am in Ireland and didnt receive it. Do you post only in USA? Thank you for all your great advice videos.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Mirala, our orders go out all over the world. Send an email to [e-mail] and he can find out why you didn't receive the email containing the link to your color wheel .

[@stoneymorris5366]

Repeat after me. Hue.Value. Saturation. Got it Diane!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Great! Have fun working it.

[@donaldbarker2555]

you are the best. thanks

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Always a pleasure.

[@dianemottram3060]

Your lessons are wonderful. You may have mentioned it in another lesson but I am wondering the palette background color is a gray. Is it on glass?

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

This palette is made of acrylic. The one I use in my mail studio is glass on top of a gray painted board.

[@dianemottram3060]

@@IntheStudioArtInstruction much appreciated Dianne thx

[@tanyabeck]

Fantastic! Thank you so much.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

My pleasure!

[@gouriagil111]

I gasped when the colors matched 😂

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

It's knowing how to use the color wheel. See my free concept lesson How to Use the Color Wheel at diannemizeacademy.com Cursor down to find it.

[@jaimehernandelgadoquintero4539]

Gracias

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Thanks for watching.

[@impish22]

Always love the ideas

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Have fune with them!

[@dtaverner834]

Thanks Diane really love the way you teach always learn so much. I am wondering how to get to know what the colours on the tubes lean toward (so many of them) I’m sure that helps to get to the correct saturation point quicker?

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

The best way I know how to get to know your tube colors is to chart them. I show you how to do that in Quick Tip 5 - kzbin.info/www/bejne/i2Gmm3WLeNOAfas

[@dawnharrold4474]

Thank you so much for this, you really know how to make it understandable 😊 finally the penny has dropped 😅

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

My pleasure. Enjoy the journey!

[@allenvoss7977]

This is exactly how I mix my colors Hey, do you have any videos on getting a trade name or what are the next steps to take when your art starts to sell ? because now the IRS is going to be aware of it ! what are some things you would recommend for that. And I have sold artwork to a local city art center so they require a W9. maybe you can break this into several different questions like what about a website , trade name , and a bank account in a business name? What are your recommendations?

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Allen, it is important that you keep you major focus on growing as an artist. Placing too much emphasis on trade name is a waste of artistic energy. Just be you and paint. Then allow yourself to ease into the market by finding a way to make your work accessible to the public. Is there a local gallery that will represent you? If not, why not set up a page on Daily Paintworks. Then, why not set up a website so that folks can see what you do? Link you works on your website with Daily Paintworks. On Facebook, connect with a painting group that you relate to, maybe one that allows you to share your work. And by the way, the IRS is going to figure into the marketing process when you receive income from your work. That goes without saying, so find a good tax accountant that can guide you through that.

[@ArtbyJasonABell]

...yes learn your colors...then you can premix in your head b4 even mixing on your palette 😉

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Absolutely!!

[@General2Soler]

Thanks! Really fantastic

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Thanks so much! It's a pleasure doing these.

[@nalissa77]

That was great. Thanks!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

You bet!

[@mikejustice1196]

Your yellow orange on your wheel is not the same on mine, but adding red to yellow orange I got your yellow orange. My color wheel is a month old and yours might be ages old, plus, no telling whose red paint and yellow was used on yours vs. my red and yellow on my wheel. How I knew I needed to add red was I spun the wheel you said to cut out and trash it, it said to add red so I did and it matched yours.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Mike, color wheels will vary, plus there is the variability of printers, especially when translating color. Actually, no color wheel is meant to be point-on on each hue, rather a guide for reading the hue relationships of color. It's the arrangement on the wheel that is important to that.

[@jacquelinehunter6771]

Enlightening 😊

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Great! Thanks for watching.

[@scrappus77]

You mentioned transparency/opaqueness of a color, how does that fit into the picture?

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

It's more important in the mixing because opaque complements when mixed together sometimes can turn dull whereas transparent tube colors tend to yield crisper colors. In a painting, transparent darks have more visual depth than opaque darks.

[@fsll1575]

There is something I would like your opinion on. I read once, you should stick to single pigment colour tube to do your mixing and avoid using colour tube that results of multiple pigments (ex.: W and S sap green with Pb15 and Py110) Is there any good arguments for it? Would it help avoid muddy colour?

[@magicalspacegiraffe]

I heard that too, and that teacher said not to use, eg, green out of the tube, because if we mix all our greens ourselves from our blue and yellow, and also use that same blue and yellow in the painting elsewhere, it somehow is more harmonious. Also that it is harder to have a lot of areas of exact same colour when you don't go straight from the tube, so the painting doesn't feel flat. But I just started learning so I don't know what I'm talking about.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

That argument has no ground to stand on. Manufacturers often blend pigments to create their tube colors. It's the quality of the making of the color that does matter: the materials used and how they are processed. It's how you handle the mixing and application of color that can result in mud.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Space Giraffe, those arguments are totally spurious. There are many greens out of the tube that give lovely, lively greens when mixed with other colors. Painting straight from the tube, I agree, can be limiting. It is how we mix those tube colors that gives us variation and lively colors.

[@fsll1575]

@@IntheStudioArtInstruction Thank you for you insight on the matter :)

[@magicalspacegiraffe]

@@IntheStudioArtInstruction Thank you so much, that makes sense! You're the best!

[@pamelacharleston619]

I have so many oil paints!!! Can I substitute any of these Gamblin-Viridiana, Windsor Newton -Chrome Green Hue, Masters Touch- Phthalo Green, Grumbacher Academy Chromium Oxide Green, and Dioxazine Purple, Williamsburg-Manganese Violet, Rembrandt Light Oxide Red -for any of the hues you use? I think I’m having a problem mixing my colours because I have too many choices! I can donate them to a local high school if you think I should just start over.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Pamela, Phtlalo Green substitutes well for my Rembrandt Viridian, although it is much stronger in tinting strength. Dioxazine Purple is on my palette, Manganese Violet is not a bad one to keep in the drawer, but I never use it. I'm not familiar with Rembrandt Light Oxide Red, but if it is dark and transparent, it might work for their transparent oxide red. If it's light or middle value, no.

[@pamelacharleston619]

Thank you so much. I’ve been painting for years and skip around to different Utube artist. I’ve taken many oil painting classes too. I always have struggled with value. I’m going to concentrate on your painting lessons now- they seem to help me the most!!

[@barbaralouisebenjamin5918]

I saw the ground as a light burnt sienna (orange and blue).

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

That could be a difference in monitors.

[@---Dana----]

Hi Diane. Very helpful video. I noticed you used all 3 primaries in each mix so am wondering how you feel about an idea I saw another artist recommend. Before starting a painting, mix a gray from all 3 of your primaries. Then use this to neutralize (after adjusting the gray for value?). This is supposed to help color harmony. I'm definitely going to try to be more disciplined 😇 and use your method consistently but want to try the gray pile. Thank you!

[@magicalspacegiraffe]

That sounds interesting, I want to try that out on some small quick study and see what happens. Thank you for sharing!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Dana, I find that it is better to neutralize as we go, not mix neutrals ahead of time, and that mixing complements for creating neutrals gives more hue latitude than mixing grays into the colors.

[@---Dana----]

@@IntheStudioArtInstruction ,thank you Diane. I'm working my way through many of your older videos when I have time. You are a fountain of knowledge! ❤️

[@starvictory7079]

What I really like about Dianne's palette is the use of complementary colours in tube form, like orange, yellow orange. I did one course in acrylics and we used the warm and cool primary colours system. By the time my purple was mixed for the shading of a yellow vase, my paint was dry lol. I am a thinker and I squint, look, analyse. I am slow when I paint. I have to get similar tube paints to these in acrylics. Maybe Golden Open? Can someone help me?

[@nitinD008]

You could use a stay-wet palette to keep your acrylic paints wet for longer.

[@starvictory7079]

@@nitinD008 Yes, that is true.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Yes, if you work slowly, the Open acrylics plus the stay-wet palette will help. Also, keep and fine mister handy and mist them with water periodically. You can also mist your painting while to slow the drying there. Delta Artist Ultra Fine Mist Water Sprayer will work really well for both.

[@starvictory7079]

@@IntheStudioArtInstruction Thank you! I will try those. Greetings from Stockholm. Tack! 🌹

[@colettewise1306]

Can you do this same thing if you are working outdoors plain air?

[@---Dana----]

This might really speed up color mixing so seems like it would be especially helpful for plein air. Hue, value, saturation, color. Gee why didn't I think of that?

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Colette, The 70's Bike response is exactly what mine is. And yes, Dana, knowing what colors do to one another does speed up plein air painting.

[@DIYmozon1]

محتوي تعليمي جيد شكرًا لك

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

شكرا لمشاهدتك.

[@petersenesac8102]

I've been to your web site many times and I can never find the downloads for the color wheel. Can you please put the actual link in the description or a comment? Thank you so much. I love your videos. I really appreciate you for sharing your vast knowledge

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

To find several versions of the free color wheel, go to diannemize.com/product-category/video-supplements/ .

[@eileenjones6617]

Redundant I guess can you please let me know the actual color names of your oils. I know Titanium White. Thank you in advance.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Eileen, are you asking for the brand names? Or the tube color label? I have a free diagram available that lays out all that. Go to diannemize.com/product/diannes-palette/ for a free copy of it.

[@giliarmson7293]

Ok but this simpler way with mixing means you have to have a large range of paints to start with

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

No, Gili. I have nine tube colors on my palette plus white. That's all I need for 95% of the colors I need.

[@giliarmson7293]

@@IntheStudioArtInstruction Wow I stand corrected. What are colours you use on your palette ? I’m aiming for a limited one, but still cannot resist adding more. Thanks for quick response.

[@bradfordyorks5055]

You said crap!!😅

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

I sure did.