It's very rare to find a video on KZbin that is clear and concise. This is one of them. Keep up the good work!
@mnoldbstrd5 жыл бұрын
Your teaching this old dog new tricks. I'm quit fond of my charcoal and graphite, but I have recently discovered, dare I say it, the joy of painting. I have seen other technics of mixing colors, including the color wheel, but this tutorial is a more in-depth explanation. Thank you.
@Shortandnerdyy5 жыл бұрын
“Don’t compare your early results to the results of an artist who has been at it for decades” I needed this!
@kings981245 жыл бұрын
Such a generous sharing of knowledge. Thank you so much! 💖
@LenaDanya5 жыл бұрын
viena-lara thanks for watching ❤️
@kavya9145 жыл бұрын
This was one of the most informational video I have ever watched
@AllisonJanicki5 жыл бұрын
I actually whimpered watching those close-up mixing shots. god so satisfying
@andreawallenberger26684 жыл бұрын
LOL #same 😊
@burble-thefish05445 жыл бұрын
One shouldn't be this excited when clicking on a video. Thanks for your information and I love your videos!
@jennajujube47675 жыл бұрын
This is a 24 minute video about mixing paint. In depth and amazing!
@maclaneabbott41945 жыл бұрын
I’ve watched a ton of color mixing videos, but this one is by far the most informative and helpful for a beginner like me! Thank you so much for this❤️
@LenaDanya5 жыл бұрын
Lindsey Maclane thanks so much!!
@elisamilan5 жыл бұрын
Thank you for telling us about Quinacridone Red! I purchased a Gamblin starter kit that only has Cadnium Red and I was so frustrated with the purple that it mixed that I purchased a tube of pastel purple paint haha. I am definitely going to have to buy Quinacridone Red next! Loved all this info ♥️
@lisavento74742 жыл бұрын
most people do not know that all printed color pieces (magazines, books, etc) are comprised of black, yellow, magenta and cyan blue dots (take a loop to your magazine) so those are so pure that making most colors is easy but colors like cadmium red is already compromised by yellow if you're going to go in the other direction to make purple, so ideally a COOL and WARM of these 3 is optimum after these original cooler colors. LOVE it! Well done.
@darkestawoo79675 жыл бұрын
This helped me immensely! I knew basic color theory but this video adds a whole new level to it. I will probably watch this many times. Every artist and painter needs to see this video and im sure they will learn from it. Thank you for putting this together and sharing on youtube.
@Lachri5 жыл бұрын
Great practical advice from someone who really knows how to paint! This is awesome!
@LenaDanya5 жыл бұрын
Lachri Fine Art thank you Lisa 💕 that means a lot coming from such an amazing artist!
@emoooooly73505 жыл бұрын
Oh this really makes me want to try oil painting. Plus the few colors you picked make purchasing paints so simple, so I wouldn't feel overwhelmed with options
@andreawallenberger26684 жыл бұрын
Or the co$t!!!
@wakeupuk38604 жыл бұрын
Lena - have watched a good number of noted artist and art tutors on here offering the 'Basics of Colour Mixing', I am also an ex teacher, trainer and online presenter and with out doubt this 25 min KZbin video is the best I have seen and following your lessons achieved what every student wants and I aimed for often (and often failed) that lovely "Arrrr I get it now". Will certainly subscribe and look out for more excellent tips. Thank you :-)
@blindstudios10825 жыл бұрын
The best color guide hands down on KZbin!
@lisaturner28715 жыл бұрын
I could not agree more with all of the positive comments that you've received.people who do art and are not formally trained always struggle in this area I believe, I know I have. Thank you so much for breaking it down and being so amazing!!
@cottoncandy61193 жыл бұрын
I kept taking screenshots of color mixing sheets but at the end you made me happy by posting them somewhere. This just shows how considerate you are about us. Thank-you so much this made me subscribe to your channel thankyou
@sudhirmodak22777 ай бұрын
Lena you are working very hard , to make us understand colours and mixing .
@renatobfa3 жыл бұрын
After 2 years painting with acrylics and messing around with lots of pigments, I recently ordered a new palette in Oils, mostly Gamblin, but some MGraham as well. I also went with TWhite, Quin Red, Ult Blue, Cadm. Yellow Light, buttttt as a substitute for Burnt Umber (didnt wanna deal with the fast drying action), I went with Nickel Azo Yellow, which is a dark translucent yellow that mixes lovely burnt umbers combined with red and blue. I also added Phthalo Green Yellow Shade as a "power color" when that blue green is needed. And thats it, 6 colors, 2 opaque, 4 transparent, but with a hell of range and mixing qualities and all slow drying.
@EllaPesonenArt5 жыл бұрын
Oil paints have always been tricky for me - thanks so much for this video, I will come back to it again once I'm brave enough to give oils another go!
@Maiasatara2 жыл бұрын
This video was absolutely fantastic. Easy to understand, helpful and thorough with the bonus of having very similar color preferences to yours. When I started pricing things I got concerned (Wow, Cobalt!”) so it’s great to know I can achieve everything I need to begin with such a small palette. And such a small amount thanks to the extended drying time. Thanks again!
@LenaDanya2 жыл бұрын
thank you for your feedback, I'm so happy to hear this was helpful for you!❤️
@amanbekovdaniel43305 жыл бұрын
our art queen is back....
@LenaDanya5 жыл бұрын
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@abigailhumes4608 Жыл бұрын
Thank you, Lena. This is the most helpful color study I have come across on the internet. I even have books that haven't been as helpful. Plus, you are so encouraging! Thank you for being so analytical and illustrative as you go. You are one great instructor. Thank you.
@GeekEverythingTV5 жыл бұрын
For beginning artists I would say definitely have colors that adhere to both RBY as well as CMY. So a Cadmium red and Ultramarine Blue for Red and Blue (I find RBY gives you the best oranges), and a Pthalo/Manganese Blue and Quinacridone Magenta for Cyan and Magenta (I find CMY gives the greatest purples). The Cadmium Lemon is great for both sides then all you need is a titanium white and Ivory Black. It's 7 paints in total but I feel it'll probably give you every color you'll ever need :)
@CreativeChantelle5 жыл бұрын
Such an awesome video, thank you! It's so informative and I love how you gave so many examples. It's a massive help seeing how you mix your colours and what colours you used
@Captivate122R5 жыл бұрын
I had been wanting to try oil painting for years but was always too intimated up until I found your videos. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and organizing it so well! You are greatly appreciated xoxo
@BMfixit4 ай бұрын
I use the color wheel in my head when im making a white for instance. Takes red blue and yellow to match a white bathtub for insrance. If my mix is too red, or blue, or yellow is when i go opposite of the color to knock it out. I always stay light for adding tints to be successful
@Ashenicky20094 жыл бұрын
Wow. You made me understand color mixing so much better than any other video I've ever seen.
@marcondesneves66084 жыл бұрын
Fantastic and self explanatory example of colour mixing for beginners.
@latinrenaissance44 ай бұрын
Longest art video I've had the patience to watch and it was 100% helpful, thank you so much!!
@LenaDanya4 ай бұрын
Aw I’m so glad it was helpful!! ❤️
@fathimarajia53693 жыл бұрын
Wow, just wow, nothing else to say, because I thought to watch a colour mixing tutorial for oil, and I saw this video and click it, Now I feel yes, I have selected the correct video, THANK YOU SO MUCH , this colour mixing helped me a lot , 👍♥️
@LenaDanya3 жыл бұрын
Aw I'm so glad you found this helpful! Thanks for watching❤️
@gabriellaritaart5 жыл бұрын
Amazing post, thank you. I’m new at oil painting, so its very useful.
@LenaDanya5 жыл бұрын
thank you for watching :]
@benrast17555 жыл бұрын
Great lesson! One other use of complementary (opposite) colors I’ve found, is they can help set each other off and provide compelling visual interest in a painting. For instance, if I have a landscape that’s heavy in green, I like to add something red to set it off and create visual interest. A painting full of green fields might be helped with a red barn. A green forest might be set off nicely with some red wildflowers in the foreground.
@seanseanseanseansean5 жыл бұрын
Brilliant tutorial. There was a piece of fake woodgrain trim in my house that had been damaged. I was able to use the color palette advice to recreate the exact colors on the original woodgrain trim. There is a lot of brown and yellow and red in oak trim with a touch of gold. Nailed it!
@mihaelahadzhilambreva33635 жыл бұрын
This made my life so much easier .. thank you 💕
@LenaDanya5 жыл бұрын
so happy to hear that!
@alinamarie225 жыл бұрын
I know about color theory and how to mix colors. But your demonstration is amazing. You broke down the basics in a really detailed but understandable way at the same time. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
@eluvixns5 жыл бұрын
I’m about to start the adventure of returning to art and painting again and this was so helpful. Super grateful you took the time to make this. Thank you thank you thank you 💙 I appreciate your videos and efforts so much!
@HiddenNuggetttv5 жыл бұрын
This is by far the most helpful and cohesive explanation of colour mixing I've seen so far and I've been studying art for 10 years. Thank you for sharing this with us, it's appreciated immensely ♡♡
@LenaDanya5 жыл бұрын
Rae Pooley that’s so encouraging to hear, thank you!!
@HiddenNuggetttv5 жыл бұрын
@@LenaDanya no, thank you! I'm sure this will help a lot of people ^-^ ♡
@bellakari284 жыл бұрын
Thank you! This was super helpful! more informative than most art teachers honestly...
@samsaeed26805 жыл бұрын
The new tutorials are very helpful I'm so excited for this one too❤️❤️❤️
@LenaDanya5 жыл бұрын
sam saeed yay!
@chaudharymanan81873 жыл бұрын
And I am very happy that I found this video timely . You are sharing the best colour mixing
@ambercrombie464 жыл бұрын
I got myself oil paints, brushes, and notebook for oil painting for Christmas. I am super glad I ran into this instruction and tips. I have not used oil paints before so this definitely gave me excellent tips and practices to begin 🥰💗 thank you!!!!
@Mrfurball255 жыл бұрын
I really needed information on mixing colors. Thank you 😊
@sandrasala45865 жыл бұрын
Best. Tutorial. Ever!!!!! So clear and concise and it really makes me want to paint now. Hobby Lobby owes you. Hahaha!!! Thank you!!
@artsygreendayfan5 жыл бұрын
“disastrous excuse for purple. No thank you.” 😂😂
@Romancandle59293 жыл бұрын
Looked for a mixing video specifically after mixing cadmium red and pthalo blue thinking I would get purple and was like.... ok I'm doing something very wrong here lol
@rishabhmayank Жыл бұрын
@@Romancandle5929 I believed my colours are bad when i mixed Windsor red and phthalo blue
@royalaurastudios33395 жыл бұрын
I also am learning about the mixing of colors. As for now I am using Acrylic and I am learning as I go. Because they are not as bright when they dry I have also used some small flat bed canvas's they are like a heavy card board. So when it is dry I can look back on it to see if I need to make them brighter.
@lekhrampatel98923 жыл бұрын
I salute your efforts for the video . So satisfying and understandable .....
@tvlussoart50635 жыл бұрын
Teacher Your course is easy to understand and easy to learn. I will learn a lot by watching my teacher's video. I really wnjoy this drawing good job
@sarahmiriam21555 жыл бұрын
I only had a few colors and now i can make so many different beautiful shades
@sawthan586110 ай бұрын
This video was so informative and very intuitive for me as a beginner in oil painting. Thank you so much Lena.
@chandreshthakur67185 жыл бұрын
Wow that was amazing...first time in my life m understanding mixing the paints perfectly... thank you so much
@KarlEBrand Жыл бұрын
Most excellent! Thank you!!!!!! Will be doing these exercises!
@helenawang776127 күн бұрын
Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge , great video for color mixing.
@riyathakkar82485 жыл бұрын
You're the best 😭 you managed to simplify this entire process sooo beautifully 😍
@MarceloFernandez-bb9tb5 жыл бұрын
Thanks! for sharing your experience/knowledge as artist! Cheers from Buenos Aires, Argentina
@alarichaag44415 жыл бұрын
A MASTER class!!
@irenegoyette90862 жыл бұрын
Spectacular demonstration!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@dancer142805 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much, I always struggle with more specific colour mixing. This helps a lot!! xx
@prakritivishwakarma79235 жыл бұрын
That video is so helpful for all of the oil painters out there... Thank-you so much!
@tinaciepiel56365 жыл бұрын
You are such a great communicator and artist. So glad I found your tutorials!!! Thank you so much.
@abz75095 жыл бұрын
Thank you . Been waiting for this video . All the best .
@AmazinGraceXOXO15 жыл бұрын
This was amazing. Thank you so so much for taking the time to do this!
@lex_explained5 жыл бұрын
I'm so gonna use this. Thank you so so so much!!!!!
@savysmilesumtymes5 жыл бұрын
I loved this video. All of your videos are so inspiring for me.
@margoamico3 жыл бұрын
WOW!!! Makes it so simple, good pace.. Thank you I learned so much.
@wihwuwgwow79895 жыл бұрын
Please do more vids like this , the way you explain every step while mixing color helps me understand a lot
@sukladas85595 жыл бұрын
Awesome style of teaching the colour concept.. Thank you so much.. I am a beginner and it was a very helpful video.. Thank you so so much... love from India🇮🇳❤️
@inkpaints2 жыл бұрын
Thanks very much, very clear ,complete,well presented the best I have found
@michelleashley88394 жыл бұрын
I LOVE watching your tutorials and am learning so much. I painted an apple using your tutorial and it turned out great! Thank you so much!!
@relaxinguniverse82665 жыл бұрын
So good information, thanks for sharing this 🎨👌🙂💖
@LenaDanya5 жыл бұрын
RelaxingUniverse thanks for watching 😊
@mahgaming16854 жыл бұрын
your explaining style is amazing...thank u for a detailed video...
@sarahmiriam21555 жыл бұрын
tysm! this was so helpful, ive had this oil set for month as a gift and had no idea what to do with it so now I'm gonna put it to use
@valdezmoore28405 жыл бұрын
I'm using acrilic, but this info it's gold.
@kentaewonuxuxi4325 жыл бұрын
Thank you for such an informational video!!! I’ll refer back to this when I am struggling with mixing colors!!
@richvid5 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for taking the time to produce this outstanding tutorial on colour mixing. Hope you continue with the great help you're giving to many.
@fariarahman36625 жыл бұрын
HEY LENA . Thank you thank you thank you so much!!!!!!!! I wanna try oil paints,but i did not know anything about oils, so i watched this .I also watched "The Basics of oil paints" It is very helpful.LOVE YOU SO MUCH
@meenakshisanghvi26924 жыл бұрын
Binge watching all your videos, your content is awesome
@tinamckeage66653 жыл бұрын
Wow,awesome video.Thank you.I am going to try this w making charts.Your paintings are really Beautiful.
@monikaramgopal73075 жыл бұрын
Wow....you just taught us how to mix any colour we want....I loved your tutorial...the most satisfying video ever !!!!
@LenaDanya5 жыл бұрын
Monika Ramgopal I hope it helps!!
@cora92493 жыл бұрын
This was just AMAZING!!! 🤩🤩🤩 Thanks so much Lena!!! 🙏🏼
@fanidaton5 жыл бұрын
Tanks you so much. Its very useful tutorial
@drolsisusej1004 жыл бұрын
Thank you for taking the time to do this , this is a great video and much knowledge here.
@amdza5 жыл бұрын
I've seen a lot of videos on split primary palettes, but this is the first primary pallette I feel suits me.
@MichelleLynnFineArt5 жыл бұрын
Great video! I always use a similar limited palette when I paint portraits.
@LenaDanya5 жыл бұрын
Michelle Lynn Fine Art thank you 😊
@AmitGinniPatpatia3 жыл бұрын
Picked up painting recently to transfer the knowledge into my area of expertise. This was a really good video.
@chrissl77963 жыл бұрын
Oh Thank you Thank you soooo much . I really was struggling with mixing. This has helped me so much💕💕💕💕
@mnr1464 жыл бұрын
Thanks a ton! This is really very helpful. Very generous of you to share these sample sheets with all. But I am going to try making these shades myself too! Thank u
@roxybon963011 күн бұрын
I thank you so much for sharing these knowledge with us.😊🤗🙌
@fasterproindiangamer56674 жыл бұрын
Amazing knowledge about colours
@ShedeasVideos4 жыл бұрын
I've been wanting to get started with oils and cannot thank you enough for making this brilliant video! There is so much valuable information here! ☆☆☆☆☆
@serenak25052 жыл бұрын
Wow I just clicked this just to see and it ended up being way more helpful then I thought😳 really great practice advice
@christiangeier62975 жыл бұрын
hey lena, you did a wonderful job in explaining how to mix natural colors. regarding your issue with color wheels try out using a CMY color wheel using cadmium lemon (or hansa yellow light) quinacridone red or quin,magenta and phthalo blue or cobalt teal, with these pigments you should have have a good representation of yellow, magenta and cyan. sure, an intense blue (which lays exactly in the middle between magenta and cyan) like ultramarine you cannot mix with those but you can simply add it to your palette . the same goes for cadmium red light, its just too super intense for a mixture of yellow and magenta. keep going, you are a wonderful human being and an extremely hard working artist, you inspire me and thousands of subscribers with your paintings and painting process. greetings from Vienna :)
@apostalote4 жыл бұрын
One palette I’ve messed around with is cadmium yellow light, quinacridone magenta, cobalt teal and pthalo green. With this palette I can get most any shade of red, (magenta+yellow to varying degree), I can get black (magenta+pthalo), and a warm blue (cobalt teal+magenta)
@martigreen722911 ай бұрын
This is very helpful, I’m a professional painter, but sometimes I don’t want to have to store or dig out all the paints. Thank you.
@moocow38423 жыл бұрын
I like how you really know what you're doing! I learnt a lot from your video... thankyou! I saved all of the images of your palettes and subscribed to your channel!
@louisejackson79054 жыл бұрын
Amazing easy to follow presentation
@saraangel66965 жыл бұрын
great video! so comprenhensible
@baileyholloway21235 жыл бұрын
I love you so much!!!❤️ this is going to be so helpful!
@LenaDanya5 жыл бұрын
I hope it is!! :]
@maxlinesartist3 жыл бұрын
Very practical especially for those just starting out well done