How to Mix Watercolors (THIS colour is essential)

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

How many of these colors do you own, and will you be trying any of these mixes?

[@nathalieheath5693]

I have the blue pink and will surely try this! Thank you for sharing

[@LCLand]

I have probably 50ish colors. Yes I will be trying these mixes! I’m always exploring

[@moma-b]

I have some pinks and was always thinking whether the diluted Alizarin Crimson is the same as the Rose colors. I have Winsor & Newton Cotman Alizarin Crimson Hue (PR206), Permanent Rose (PV19) and I've bought Rose Madder Hue (PR206) only to see whether there is a difference. They all look different to me, despite the same pigment. So I would not say I could get Alizarin Crimson if I just use more of the Rose Madder.

[@justacatwhocantype]

I own all of the colors that you showed here, not all by the same brands though. And everything put together, I own 97 colors (yes, I counted just to answer the question) and many of them in several versions/by different brands. Yes, I know this is a bit excessive (even though looking at some people's wc collections, they would probably laugh at how small mine is), but I really enjoy trying out different colors and pigments, and I don't smoke or drink, so I can spend my money on paints instead. 😸 🎨

[@suegeew9727]

Helpful things to know, especially as a new learner. I own a very good selection of paint but none like you mixed. Definitely a video to take notes on.

[@candicethomas734]

This is one of the most understandable explanations on basic color mixing with pink I've seen so far. Thank you.

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

You are very welcome!

[@NicoleLan622]

Every time I look at my "viridian hue" (phthalo green, blue shade) I hear Michele saying 👽 "landscapes like some kind of space alien nightmare," and I remember it's unnatural but can be neutralized with a blue-based pink. Hearing your voice in my head, the mark of an effective teacher! Thank you, Michele.

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Haha!

[@dellouisecarroll513]

i have been a watercolor artist for the past 45 years and have been doing it the hard way! Now I have the best instruction I have ever had and am anxious to see how it all works for me! You have made painting so much more fun! No teacher I have ever had explained mixing the watercolors like you have. They teach as if I was a child just learning. I am 85. I must get busy! 😊

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Ah, thanks, no one likes being talked down to, honestly!

[@dellouisecarroll513]

I am sorry, Michele if you misunderstood me. I love your style of teaching and enjoy your videos very much. There just aren't any teachers that I know of around me that have approached the subject. I am not talking them down. Dellouise H@@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber

[@softlanding138]

I'm 76 and fighting that feeling that I don't have time to get good at this! I've been painting for about 10 years but not as seriously as I am now!

[@francesnorton65]

The abstract you mentioned that was painted with Opera Pink hasn't faded maybe because it is hung away from sunlight? Please don't risk your lovely work fading by painting with fugitive colours. Alizarin crimson has a bad reputation for fading, too. Love your videos Michele! Clear, concise with a smattering of humour. 😁😁

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

My Alizarin is permanent, as for Opera pink it has a bad reputation only partially deserved. The pink does not fade, only the iridescent part of the pigment. I have found it looks good after years hanging in the light.

[@wallen308]

I'm also on the zombie completion scale. This video gets me really excited to mix more of my own colours rather than relying on a pre-mixed colour. Thanks for making this so easy to understand!

[@ai-man212]

I absolutely love Viridian Green. Just use it wisely and sparingly in watercolor. In oil paints, it's essential for getting proper skies.

[@mrchromo6674]

Used with earth colours you can make every colour of autumn. Love it

[@annemorgan2928]

Excellent video. I have only been painting with watercolour since September 2021 and it is now almost July 22. I have taught computer art for about 20 years. Using pigment colours is a very different animal. The transition has been a journey that won’t stop anytime soon. Your videos, Michelle, have been so helpful. I didn’t have enough experience to take it all in the first time so I am rewatching them and now am understanding more. I will probably watch a third time as well. Cheers🇨🇦

[@inezwitkowski8309]

In Danish we do call it light red. Love your channel

[@michaelklein5242]

Side note: I love your nails in this one! I bet you rarely get complimented, but it's always neat to see how they look in your different videos! 🎨

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Thanks, I get compliments, and insults depending on the viewer (!)

[@OneTrueWord1988]

Oh Michele, I laughed so hard at "space alien nightmare"!! Yes! I love Quin Rose! Thank you for this excellent video - I took copious notes and learned so much! I am at the stage of what I would term "advanced beginner" in watercolor painting, and I love to mix colors but don't really know what I'm doing. Just trial and error (heavy on the error,) so this helped me very much! Thanks, also, for the laughs; your sense of humor is much like mine! Have a blessed day! Donna

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Ah thank you Donna, so glad you liked it 🌺 Advanced beginner! I like it 😁 I shall have a blessed sleep actually as it's gone midnight here but enjoy the rest of your day! ☺️

[@daniellemoore857]

I am just beginning my journey into watercors and you have changed my life You are a gifted artist and a brilliant teacher. Thank you for all ypu gift us with! Xoxo from Alaska What an excellent tip

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Hello Danielle, thanks so much for your support!

[@christydaigle3585]

I'm sold on the pink as I've a fondness for crockery. Your painting of plant pots in saucers is absolutely inspiring Michell. I'm so tired of landscapes and skies, my sketching abilities can come to the front with this style.

[@Obsidian_Iris_]

His was extremely helpful in understanding the intricacies in how to identify and mix warm grays to cool grays, then an introduction to cool off whites, thank you!

[@martha4204]

I started learning watercolors with quinacridone rose on my palette and I’ve never looked back. Thank you for this very clear explanation.

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

You are so welcome!

[@debtanner7936]

Very well explained and helpful. I have all of these colors And we'll definitely be experimenting with those mixes that are new to me.I have no formal fine art training, and started learning watercolor 3 1⁄2 years ago using an online video course. We started with 6 colors, A warm and cool of the 3 primaries.I then took a class on craftsy On luminous watercolors And added another 4 colors. Somewhere in that 1 year time., I got hooked and I now have a pallet collection Of 43 paints Plus Another 2 or 3 in the box that I will most likely not use but had to try. I have been doing mostly florals but I am moving into landscapes, so have a whole new Exploration experience Ahead of me. Just for reference sake, I am 70 years old, live in a small rural town on the west coast of the United States, and have little or no access to art education except online.Your Videos are some of the best I have seen.I appreciate you doing them on KZbin because I am also on a very limited budget, So online courses Are rarely an option. Keep up the good work!

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Thank you Deb, so pleased you are enjoying the videos, I will be making lots more. I am also doing online courses now but appreciate that not everyone has that option. I will be putting lots more free videos up too! Take care, Michele

[@colleenmcchesney1482]

Yes I have got quite a bit of those colors. Quinacrine Pink is my favorite too.

[@barriolson312]

This is very good, beginners, and experienced artists.

[@collady1]

I have returned to painting watercolor after a 50 year pause. Your videos are so very helpful. Thank you very much and keep teaching.

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Thank you so much 😀

[@bronwynlennox1240]

I had to laugh when you were talking about viridian green! I live in Australia, and this colour (toned down) is brilliant for matching eucalyptus foliage :) I'm finding your videos to be extremely helpful with regard to colour mixing and building a palette.

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Thanks so much 🙂

[@marymellor6433]

Another very useful video on colour mixing. I am hoping that at some point my brain will remember what you have taught us about cool and warm colours! But everything is so clearly explained so it may sink in! I also love the time stamps on your videos so you can go straight to a particular point that you need. I think I need to swatch my colours in warm and cool groups on a large piece of paper that I can refer to more easily. Thank you 🤩

[@phylliswilliamstn]

Watching you mix colors and explain how they work is fascinating. I'm beginning to see things differently.

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Thank you so much!

[@bettykropff6192]

I watch this over and over, it is fantastic!

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Thanks so much!

[@tmsouth1]

You do a wonderful job teaching color mixing. This video explains it so well. I was needing one that detailed the mixing of greys for rocks etc. Thanks so much!

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Glad it was helpful!

[@cathykirwan2292]

WOW! This is so helpful! I never would have tried these mixtures on my own. Thank you!

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Thanks for watching Cathy so glad you found it useful ☺️

[@dmcdaniel2009]

Thank you for all you do to teach us color facts ! I am a visual learner and your videos are wonderful visual explanations of the color relationships and reactions, which makes everything alot less complicated and it also helps me to remember those relationships and reactions. Michele you are a GREAT teacher AND you are a cat person, which makes you extra special. Thanks for sharing. ~: )

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Wow, thank you! Cats Rule :-)

[@robinkinley6851]

You have lovely skin. Beats all the leathery Floridians who’ve over tanned here. Great mixing tips! Thanks!

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Thanks Robin!

[@litawales5964]

Michele, your skin is a lovely shade of ivory that looks like creamy velvet and it is so smooth and unblemished like porcelain. With your hair colour you look just perfect, not something from a grave, although I do love your little self deprecating jokes. Keep up the wonderful videos, I love them. Started painting with watercolours again, during lockdown , (always loved them but never mastered them, especially mixing them) after years of photography, oils, graphite, charcoal, coloured pencils and finally some pastel work . I have really enjoyed them and have done landscapes, portraits, flowers, old architecture and so on in 2021, photo processing for a while again, now its winter, back to painting again. Thanks, you are an inspiration.

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

That's very kind, film lights are flattering! We are just heading into summer here :-)

[@TheLindalord]

so happy to see someone else loves viridian as little as I do. Think Plastic.

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

The thing with Viridian is that true Viridian pigment is quite beautiful and subtle. Unfortunately what's labelled Viridian is more often than not actually Phthalo green!

[@SomethingImpromptu]

Wow that landscape you show at ~12:54 is sick. It has a trace of stylization that almost makes me think of something surrealistic like Bosch’s Garden of Earthly Delights, but with a really photorealistic depth of detail & precision to all the texturing… Very impressive. Anyway thanks for an interesting video. It was very useful to learn about blue-based pinks.

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Thank you!

[@julialord9110]

I laughed out loud at your “dug-up” comment skin-tone lol. This video has been really really helpful ... watch all your videos , keep them coming !

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Lol you don't have to live with it 😆 Will do 👍👍😁

[@tidus_1135]

I’m a beginner at watercolours. Your videos have been so helpful at teaching me things I should know in a systematic and organised way. Thank you.

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

You are so welcome!

[@jeanettemarkley7299]

I have Q Rose and Opera Pink both by Daniel Smith.

[@hArtyTruffle]

Thanks Michele ✨ I love colours too. Have way more than I actually need. More of a want really 🤭 Having that many colours wasn’t very helpful for learning colour mixing though. Am catching up now. Yes I have Quinacridone Rose (Daniel Smith’s - PV19), but I currently have Winsor Newton’s PR122 on my palette. Can’t remember if they call it Quin Magenta or Quin Lilac, and I’m not getting up again to go look, because I’ve had a long old day. Your clear instruction really helps it all sink in… and with a few much-needed giggles to boot. Thanks again. Dug-up corpse indeed! 🤭

[@patthomas9041]

This was the information I needed. Such a surprise, can’t wait to play with pink. Thank you so much for all your patience with us.💋

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

So pleased you found it helpful Pat 😊

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

So pleased you found it helpful Pat 😊

[@LadyCyr]

I have all 83 QoR watercolors. I love color. I mix I play I convience I do what ever. And I agree you can't mix a bluish pink. It's a definite needed color. I don't really use mine the same as you do at all but I loved learning all tge ways you do. My skin tone fave for Caucasian is a conviencince color. I use QoR's vanician red watered way way down. And for darker skin mix it with paynes gray and water it way down. Or their van dyke brown. I have some beautiful things happening in the watered down of watercolor. But I sometimes take my quinacridone magenta way watered down as a glaze for rosy cheeks or lips or sunlight over any of those skintones mentioned above. I love the blue pink to mix with oranges and purples to make sky's super beautiful.

[@timk.1395]

I have quin rose from Daniel Smith, and I haven't used it at all yet. But now I understand it much better! Thank you very much for your great instruction.

[@kyliemartin8524]

Ok Ive found the answer to the question I posed here, so no need to answer. Ive signed up for the drawing. goody!!! getting on with it now. thank you Michele.

[@traceyhutchison8308]

Very helpful. I have cad red perm perm carmine and perm rose. I think I have been using cad red when I should have been using perm rose and have been ending up with mud a lot!!! Thanks

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

It makes a huge difference you will find 🙂

[@lisaweger2715]

Thank you for this tutorial! It’s really straight forward and easy to understand. You’ve inspired me to use water color again!

[@reasonableification]

I live in an area where I am very limited in what I can get, and even shipping can be difficult. On a recent trip I stocked up on pinks, but was a little lost when it came to using them. I also have struggled to get neutral colors- this has been super helpful. Thank you!

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

That is awesome!

[@jeanettekamphuisofartistic1414]

I don’t have any pink on my pallet... but I’m mainly Acrylic painter. After this video I have to take a hike to the art supply store.

[@pantalonious3984]

I could not agree more with the need for this color!! I will not purchase a set that doesn’t have this kind of pink in it I need to have it!!

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

It's so useful!

[@elainethompson3845]

Very helpful. I’ve only just found you to help with my watercolour painting and already feel I know more.

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Fantastic!

[@barbariska757]

I searched for your channel this morning, for just such a teaching. I'm choosing one more hue to add to a unique color mixing palette.

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Welcome!

[@softlanding138]

I have everything except the Quin pink which I order today! Thank you!

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Wonderful!

[@grittykitty50]

I am loving these color mixing videos. I work with polymer clay and have been mixing colors by the seat of my pants thus far. But I am wanting to get out of my color comfort zone and also to be able to predict what a color mix will be. So this information has me looking at my colors in a new way. Thanks so much: I'm subscribing.

[@mycupoftea12]

Wow! I will watch this again to imprint it better in my brain and take some notes. It was exciting to see how to get such realistic, useful colors. I am quite appreciative for your videos. I am going to play around with my colors. I have all cake colors and wish I had bought the gel type. . . someday I will make a new investment. One more thing - are there videos (yours) that state what brush to use while painting?

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

I do have some videos like that, try playlists and Best Art Materials, I also have one for colour mixing I think...

[@instant_mint]

Woo I guessed it right! Lol. Took me over 20 years to learn that magenta was what I needed all along to get the hues I want 😂

[@gopasen1658]

Your colour tutorials are amazing,,, so much to learn

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Thank you so much 😀

[@patriciakelly5451]

This has definitely given me a better understanding of color mixing, thank you. X

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Glad it was helpful!

[@marijadika6444]

Very useful video! I have the quinacradone pink and use it very often, but the DS pink is so bright and fresh, maybe next on my list...

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

It's an amazing colour, it literally glows!

[@michaelklein5242]

I understand better now, but I remember having a coniptic fit trying to mix purple last month or so (using the wrong red). This was interesting (pink is my favorite color) and quite informative. Thank you, Michele!

[@lydiabosley9152]

Fascinating to see you starting with blue, then green, to ultimately reach (Caucasian) skin tones! That never would have occurred to me! Also nice to hear how to mix good purples (my favorite color range), I think as a youngster I tried to make purple cake frosting by mixing red and blue food coloring, and never could get a color I liked! Very useful to learn these tricks, thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience!

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Thank you for watching! I am sure the food colouring wasn't your fault. If you had the wrong red and blue it wouldn't have worked no matter what you did :-)

[@stephenwelham]

I use ultramarine and burnt umbre for blue black to brown black or cobalt thanks for the tip about cerulium blue I use a palette of 8 colours based on ian kings pallette of colours

[@PHALOMOON]

Wonderful video! I thought I understood the basics of mixing but am still getting mud. Your videos are clear and just technical enough to explain what's happening. Thx Michelle. Hugs from Texas.

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Great to hear! Hugs back!

[@brendacollinsdeeks7268]

Michele These lessons on colour are incredibly helpful! I have a lot of colours in watercolour paints but have struggled with the mixing and especially getting good skin tones. Thank you so much for sharing this information. I sure wish you lived in Canada so I could take lessons from you directly!

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

It's so hot here at the moment I wish I lived in Canada too. But really I am a terrible wuss about the cold. So glad you found the video useful!

[@jaspermartin7444]

I'm always watching these at 3 am and am too brain dead to even know what to say, except thank you! This probably sounds completely stupid I didn't realize this is how colors are mixed, I have just been taking the closest tube to my target color and trying to "push" it closer to my target. I mean, most YT channels will just pick two colors and stir, and call that done. But you go through the thought process out loud and then get even more particular about creating the right shade. SO helpful!! 💝💖

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Thanks! I am always watching YT in the early hours too. Need to sleep. Maybe just one more...

[@Saphia_]

Oh, I never buy a color set (we don't yet have single tube paints to buy in my country unless it's W&N and DS) that doesn't have a blue-based pink in it. No matter how much I love the other colors, blue based pink is a must for me.

[@weeiii.93]

Very helpful information! Btw your nails look very pretty here they make me feel tingly😆

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Thank you!! 😊

[@ksisblssed]

I’m brand new to watercolor. Your videos are always interesting and informative. Thank you.

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Glad you like them!

[@ellencha5975]

I bought opera pink a few months ago and I love it.

[@marilynambler876]

You are an excellent teacher. Thanks 🙏❤️

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Wow, thank you!

[@ninabilbie5409]

Fascinating. I need to watch this video again and take notes. I learned such a lot! Thank you

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@thatswhatshesaid.literally737]

🙆🏻‍♀️ *I have never watched skin tone mixing videos before because I don't paint portraits (🤔 or any type of skin period, for that matter 😂) so I nearly began fast forwarding the video until I heard "even if you don't paint portraits these mixes may be very useful for crockery colors"...* *I'm like, 😳 "Whaaaa... 🥳 Woohoo!" I do lots of still life scenes that have dishes galore in them. Now I have a reason to watch all the skin tone mixing videos I had skipped on before! Thank you so much for opening my eyes!*

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

No problem, so glad you found it useful!

[@vickymcdaniel3075]

Good explanations. The camera angle was a bit wonky to the point I felt like I was sort of standing on my head or something. A bit circle light could help with the shadows. Just something I noticed that distracted me--if it's something you think would be good to adjust somewhat. I'm a TOTALLY new painter, so I appreciate any help I can get!

[@colleenc5511]

This is all incredibly helpful information! Thank you so much! I have a Buff Titanium in one of my beginners sets and it seems quite similar to the last few mixes that you demonstrated.....so hopefully I can replicate what you've shown here and will not need to repurchase it or anything similar when or if it runs out.

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Glad it was helpful!

[@1msfit]

Thank you so much for this color mixing lesson. I have a lot of trouble following instructions in a book for “absolute beginners” (which I am) because the author gives formulas for various mixes, but I don’t know what brand he is using, and I don’t know how on earth one would measure accurately 60% of this, 30% of that and 10% of something else. Now I understand how I can mix my own colors much more satisfactorily. This is very exciting!

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

You can do it!

[@patriciasheridan7]

Love you videos! I have yet to try painting with WC, just watching and learning so much from you. I am an oil painter primarily and have been terrified of WC.

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

You can do it!

[@nadeacheung1715]

This was so interesting. I would never have thought of using viridian green with yellow and pink to get those beautiful neutrals. Thank you for making it so simple and straightforward.

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

You are very welcome Nadea!

[@cosmicwolffe9757]

thank you Michele another informative, interesting video that i enjoyed...i knew it's an 'older' 🌼video but as a new subscriber i'm catching up...i came across a lovely colour mix: rose and raw umber makes a greenísh grey neutral and another: rose and viridian softens it to a lovely versatile colour. 🎨

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Angie-pl3uw]

So, so helpful! But I loved the aubergine.

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Glad it was helpful!

[@dtylice]

Thanks!

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Thanks so much, sorry for the delay replying, I have been on holiday. I appreciate it.

[@Bindismom]

Interesting, helpful and useful. I learned a lot. Thank you.👍🤗

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Glad it was helpful!

[@tinkabell39]

Brilliant and educational..you are a life saver 😊❤..I've got permanent rose n opera pink..and opera rose..

[@triciab8751]

You are an awesome teacher. The way you explain things just seems to click. Sometimes I've learned the stuff thru trial and error but didn't really know the why. Wish I found you sooner. :)

[@SophieBird07]

I just got a Daniel Smith quin rose. I love it!

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Oh, I must try that one ♥️

[@leesanchez8432]

My absolute favorite watercolor paints are d.s. quinacridone rose, d.s. phthalo green BS, d.s. or m.g. phthalo blue GS, d.s. lemon yellow py175, and S E N N E L I E R D I O X A Z I N E P U R P L E. Sorry I had to type this way, you tube AI changes spelling and meaning in what I type.

[@BrazenSpirituality]

Already I own too many, if we count watercolors gouaches and watercolor pencils. And yes I will definitely be color mixing more and more as I develop skills, rather than buying any more diverse paints going forwards.

[@catharinewilliams154]

Excellent. I have been painting for years but this has really made me think better about colour mixing. Thank you

[@jeannegow2144]

Your Colour mixing advice is excellent! Thank you very much!!!💓

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@maggiew7293]

Thank you for your excellent class. It's great to learn something new.

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@AlwaysLearning-q77]

Super helpful!

[@Rumi1028]

Hi Michele thanks for going into the finer side of colour mixing and having subscribed i always hit the like button and you do have a lovely complexion 😊

[@candioldfield2228]

You’ve given me the faith to go pick up opera pink!

[@debh3404]

My very first thought years ago was that veridian is perfect for painting gemstones like the emerald or similar stone.

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Yes it has uses, it's good for mixing too!

[@cathyquilts2609]

Fab, I've always wanted to buy opera pink for my palette to add spark, now this is giving me the tipping point to do it! Thanks so much. Good to know my Quin Rose will suffice in the mean time.

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

You are welcome!

[@shariarnold9649]

I love your color mixing videos...I am learning so much. I am definitely going to use more of my blue based pink...it is so versatile. Thank you for sharing your expertise ✨

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

You are welcome Shari!

[@kathywalcott290]

Michele you are so funny! Very informative use of pink for mixing. Looking forward to more of your videos 🤩

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Thanks so much! 😊 New video in about... half an hour!

[@mycupoftea12]

Do you have a video on how long products are good for? Also, I have a problem with the paper I use. If I use a tad bit more water than maybe I should, the paper balls as I use the brush over it.

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Paints can last for decades and paper for many years if stored clean and dry. If paper is balling easily it's probably cheap cellulose paper, which is okay for practice but won't stand a lot of 'working' or lifting out. Try a 100% cotton paper, it should help.

[@Linda-qq5mg]

Color mixing is so interesting! You have brought out many important facts that we should be aware of! Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Glad it was helpful!

[@jesusmedina4759]

How do you control the water color from bleeding beyond the borders of the sketch?

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

As long as you are on dry paper it shouldn't bleed. If it does then you may be using the wrong paper, or have wet it so many times that the size (coating) is removed.

[@AlexYorim]

La vie en pink! Before I had a proper blue-based pink watercolor, which looks more likely a Quin Magenta, what I did to make a blue-based pink was to mix a bright neutral red and a red-based purple. They made decent (if not muted) pinks.

[@sarah4264]

This is such invaluable information for someone trying to decide what colors for a limited pallet or travel set. Thank you!!!

[@gaemlinsidoharthi]

I’ve never really been good at painting, particularly colours, but seeing the close-ups on the colour swatches, there’s an extra texture (if that’s the right word) that the mixed colours have that I guess wouldn’t be there if there were just a single pigment.

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

It's not the mixing of colours, it's the fact that many blues and yellows 'granulate' ie have larger pigment particles. If you mixed two staining (clear) colours you wouldn't get the texture.

[@gaemlinsidoharthi]

@@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber Oh. I see. Thank you. It’s a nice effect though, in any case.

[@carolberry2733]

This is really helpful because I struggled with skin tones and light cream tones. Thank you so much!

[@edzejandehaan9265]

In the sonnet set they put viridian green in, under the name emerald, same pigment PG7 (I recently became a pigment nerd😏). What irks me a bit is that their sapgreen is just a mix of that emerald and yellow lemon (PG 3) that yellow is in the set! Ah well, at least they have at least three versions of every primary, that are all mono pigments. All in all not a bad starter set I think, good value for money for a beginner like me. It does seem to me that the viridian/emerald is not thát bad when you adjust it.

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

That is a bit naughty, including a green you could mix yourself from the other colours!

[@edzejandehaan9265]

@@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber Agree, there is one other paint like that in the set of 24, so called "bluish green" a mix of azure and emerald, both already in the set, a bit nonsensical! One other complaint is for some reason they mixed two other pigments (a yellow one and a red, beside the PY43) in the ochre, calling it "golden ochre", I would have prefered a pure yellow ochre, more versitile. I also doubt the zinc white and lamp black will see much use... But on the whole, good value for money, most paints are single pigments. Quite a lot of cool and warm primaries, a decent range of earth colors and a sepia as neutral. Those are the ones I will cocentrate on using . I would have paid a lot more for a minimum amount of loose paints. My plan is to slowly add artist grade paints I feel I need ( already have a small wishlist😉).

[@Xanderful209]

In oils and acrylics I always had quinacridone magenta but never in my watercolors I could never get these beautiful purples like the ones here now I know the secret :) thank you

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

You are very welcome!

[@lindathaxton1994]

Very good for me - I have difficulty getting the lite cream shades - can’t wait to mix this! Thank you 🙏

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

You are so welcome!

[@65sunnyday]

Whenever I watch one of your videos, I learn something useful. Thank you so much for sharing the benefit of your experience with all of us! -Oh, I have all those colors, but not any phthalo green.. The color gives me indigestion. Never ever thought of mixing quin rose with it to calm it down, since I don't have it(!)

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Thanks, yes it's a tricky colour!

[@grandmary42]

This video was very interesting and USEFUL! Thank you.