In case you haven't seen it, I now have a revised and updated look at my 10 favorite colors and a new M. Graham 10-color Tube set. Check out the video. kzbin.info/www/bejne/iZPSl3p7frpqiaM
@marjoriejohnson65358 ай бұрын
Back when you were posting this i was painting with you not commenting..i went to an azo yellow rather than azo green and phthalo green yellow shade..i was having the same problem with yellow ochre that you had...muddy..not till using Lirons palette did i venture back but still wasnt convinced. I found that these 8 could lake me afield. No longer able to paint but reviewing as my great granddaughter thinks she wants to be an artist..,,me, i am trying not to overwhelm her with info and supplies, but that remains to be seen. I hope you continue your teaching for a long time..she is only 13, and i won't be here to guide her, but i am hopeful she finds good teachers along the way,
@ColleenM616 жыл бұрын
I think these colors are wonderful, perfect for a limited palette. I think M Graham should create a Steve Mitchell set.
@raggedyroad5 жыл бұрын
I would love that! It's so much more affordable than purchasing the individual paints.
@michelletulumello6615 жыл бұрын
Thats would be awesome.
@janemiettinen51764 жыл бұрын
I would totally buy that, yes!
@cfrates27034 жыл бұрын
@@janemiettinen5176 Well...now you can purchase a Daniel Smith Steve Mitchell set. As of May 2020.
@irritatedlibrarian90572 жыл бұрын
You finally can! He released a set a few months back.
@jeanmilhollin51767 жыл бұрын
This man is one of the best instructors on teaching Watercolour , he is to be trusted He will never guide you wrong! I have been I think to so many sites and I always come back to him . And yes I have found many artist I love but if you want to learn from ground O to be the best you can be mr mind of water color is the place to be I wish he would teach Chinese painting !,,
@mindofwatercolor7 жыл бұрын
Wow! Such a generous comment. Thanks so much!
@sengul74436 жыл бұрын
Jean Milhollin
@sengul74436 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@neillinneball5 жыл бұрын
Jean Milhollin 5
@ArtsiRosi5 жыл бұрын
AGREED!
@Klayleaf7 жыл бұрын
For someone who cannot afford to keep buying paints to find the right ones, this is the most helpful video ! Your Red iron oxide combo is exactly colors I was looking for. Good watercolors are so expensive and I was getting really overwhelmed with all the color choices, but your video just opened my eyes. Thank you so much for this!
@mindofwatercolor7 жыл бұрын
You bet!
@Pat2067 жыл бұрын
Me too! I love this video. Thanks M of W. I also love your delivery. No pretensions, just great advice.
@cjayconrod5 жыл бұрын
Thank you for what you said about just playing with colors at first. I've been beating myself up for not actually making something yet. Glad to know I'm on the right track.
@mindofwatercolor5 жыл бұрын
Yeah you gotta explore and discover what those colors will do. Best not to do it while you're painting something. 😁
@windsurfer33296 күн бұрын
This is one of the most instructive videos on watercolor in KZbin. People usually form their palette by asking other people, such as the shop owner or a friend, and end up quitting watercolor or switching over to another media because they cannot get the vibrancy they are expecting to see. I stopped using Cadmium and opaque colors like yellow ocher long ago because they mud when mixed with other colors (unless I am painting mud). They are okay at the very last glaze as individual colors if I am painting a detail, but not as a major color on my palette. Using transparent colors in watercolor is the key to success. Well done! Thank you :-))
@connihinkel72955 жыл бұрын
I agree w/Carl Pen's comments here - a good starter set'll have a warm & cool rev of each of the three primaries, plus warm & cool 'earth tones' (like Sepia & Paynes Gray, as you have here), with as many of these colors being transparent as possible (just gives you more flexibility). Azo Green & Indian Yellow seem (to me) to be pretty extreme choices for the warm & cool yellows - but wow - when you show how nicely they mix w/everything else to make such a beautiful variety of colors... I'm sold! Your videos are very helpful - thank you!
@mindofwatercolor5 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Glad you liked it. I will hasten to say that I usually have more than 8 colors on my palette. These are just some favorites and not necessarily meant to be a fully balanced and complete palette, although they will suffice by themselves in most situations.
@jimyoder95328 жыл бұрын
Not surprised to see payne's grey and sepia made the list. It's great to see how all the colors can mix and make new ones. Keep up the good work and take care.
@mindofwatercolor8 жыл бұрын
Yep, great, useful colors. Thanks!
@gr8fng Жыл бұрын
So excited to have found a local source for M. Graham w/c paints.
@mary.reynolds63914 жыл бұрын
You are making it more real to me. Giving me directions of how to and I appreciate that. I appreciate the scripture verses you use. Thank you very much for your ministry.
@hawaiicarolina3 жыл бұрын
Yes, great instructor!
@edwardhisse26872 жыл бұрын
Cool blie, warm blue, cool yellow, warm yellow, cool red, warm red, a cool neutral and warm neutral. Yep, sounds about right.
@pstutor16 жыл бұрын
I redid this exercise with these colors. I realized that I am scrimping on paint and need to train myself to make the colors really 'juicy' as you like to say. Onward and upward.
@vanessaboman81434 жыл бұрын
Thank you, I am not a painter but I do calligraphy and am learning to do that with watercolor.. Learning about how watercolour reacts is so much fun...
@catherinelevison33104 жыл бұрын
I bought these favorites of yours and they have served me very well. I highly recommend them for anyone who wants guidance with their palette. Thank you!!
@mandohoney5 жыл бұрын
Million dollar lesson here! Thank you so much. Its all about how the colors like to play together and i really like what these colors do to each other. Just lovely!
@carmium8 жыл бұрын
This exercise sure beats the color wheels instructors have wanted me to make! (Never learned as much from them as I have from your site and maybe one other.)
@mindofwatercolor8 жыл бұрын
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@mindakahn99645 жыл бұрын
carmium Totally agree.
@valaamaris5 жыл бұрын
You convinced me. That is a gorgeous pallete with so many possibilities! I didn't have the budget to buy all 8 right now in M. Graham. However, Lukas full pans and Turner tubes are on sale at Jerry's Artarama. I went to the M. Graham site and noted each pigment and managed to exactly match the pigments between the two other brands. I also made sure they were all transparent colors and matched the colors themselves as closely as possible from their swatches (hard to tell from tablet pics.) Hopefully I end up with something similar. I have a Cotman 14 color travel set now which uses the same pigment in their burnt sienna as M.G's red iron oxide and is thankfully one of the few brands to offer the pigment in a transparent. (It isn't quite as red/orange though) I also inherited my late Nana's watercolors and she had a Cotman's Sepia and a Liquitex Payne's Gray. Not quite the same but hopefully a good start. I don't think Liquitex even makes watercolors anymore? If anyone is interested here is a match up of the colors on sale that I bought and the color I'm attempting to substitute for. Lukas full pan Green Yellow - Azo Green. Turner Permanent Yellow Orange - Indian Yellow, Turner Prussian Blue, Ultramarine Deep, Quin Red - Same Names. I also picked up Lukas full pan Magenta which is the same pigment as Quin Red but prepared differently and seems to produce a much more violet red than the Quin Red and I thought I might find useful in Florals. It is also transparent. What really killed my budget was the 4 new brushes and a pad of Arches paper! Lol (Also based on your recommendations. I ended up with a black velvet 3 brush round set and a Neptune 1/2 inch cat tongue.) Thank you for the video. I found it very useful. I'm a lifelong artist but watercolor has never been my medium so the advice on pigments and transparency levels has been extremely helpful! I prefer the luminosity and look of truly transparent watercolors so Yay! Thank you again 😊.
@mindakahn99644 жыл бұрын
Kerri McCafferty I bought mine on eBay. There was a jobber that had a store close out. I paid about $3. A tube. More colors than I needed but it was a great door in. Search professional watercolor NWT.
@mary.reynolds63914 жыл бұрын
Thank you Karri. Very helpful. Apprectate your looking into this. Mary.
@leesanchez84324 жыл бұрын
Just so you know, the same pigment made into watercolor by different companies usually produces noticeably different hues. Ultramarine blue is just about the only basic paint color that is consistent from brand to brand.
@kathleenallen88592 жыл бұрын
Go on line to Dick Blick, orJerrys Artarama
@monaburkard71637 жыл бұрын
Steve I can't tell you how many times I've watched this video and how it has improved my watercolor paintings. After years of struggling (with apparently opaque colors) I have actually done paintings that I am proud to show. Your videos are informative, entertaining and so kind. Please keep them coming!
@kathleendeutsch8192 жыл бұрын
After watching the video about making "doodles ", I did one. My work is now a whole new level! Thanks
@JaCkMiChEaLs0n8 жыл бұрын
for someone like me whose partially colorblind- these types of things are actually quite useful
@mindofwatercolor8 жыл бұрын
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@patnapolio8 жыл бұрын
Steve, I'm also partially colorblind and knowing the names of the colors you use is extremely helpful. I watched your on line class and it was great. If you could name your colors as you use them as you did in your online class, in your future videos in would help not just Jack and I but many more just like us. Please consider this. It really is a game changer for us. Thank you
@haicautrang53048 жыл бұрын
I really like that you compared your mixtures to other existing colors. Some colors mixed in ways I didn't expect. Thanks for the vid!
@mindofwatercolor8 жыл бұрын
Yes, they definitely will. Thats why its so great to play with them and experience your owncolors up close and personal.
@pjlewisful8 жыл бұрын
Great video. If there's any really poor or really cheep artists out there wishing to start watercolor work, I started with just 3 bottles of liquid watercolor...red, yellow, & blue. Worked well for me for years!
@mindofwatercolor8 жыл бұрын
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@deborahthomas1617 Жыл бұрын
I really benefit from and enjoy watching how you experience colors
@amyreesor8128 Жыл бұрын
thank you for this... i have watched a lot of the other video types you mentioned and they weren't really helpful. this was and i loved how you showed and explained why they are your faves and how they can be used and other options. thank you!
@sherrikent66282 жыл бұрын
This is still one of my favorite videos!💕
@anneolaug Жыл бұрын
That's a great palette. Really really really nice. Taking notes over here!
@maisiefreeman85973 жыл бұрын
Definitely agree with the azo green here - I only began using it about a year ago, but am finding more and more uses for it. My personal favourite mixing partner for it is perylene green. I start most of my botanicals with that mix.
@brindacockburn40336 жыл бұрын
Probably the best video by itself on the craft of water color - I like how he stresses the density of water versus color, many thanks
@mindakahn99645 жыл бұрын
This was probably my favorite all time video. I use these colors all the time. But I have to tell you I find M. Graham challenging. It seems to have a life of its own. I’m a Schminke gal. But these are THE best mixing colors.
@rubyduby26564 жыл бұрын
Does the Azo Green mix the same in schminke? Seems unique to not end up with mud when adding red. Also, the iron oxide with blue? does it mix like that?
@scentopink5 жыл бұрын
i watched this episode 2 years ago and coming back to switch up my palette. Love your chanel and your sense of humor
@zaidalaguna85186 жыл бұрын
This is the BEST video out there for anyone wanting to start with watercolors! I'm picking it up again after many years, and this video is the only one I needed to see. Thank you for such wonderful, no nonsense, down to earth advice. The way you explained and demonstrated what your choice of colors can do is clear and easy to understand. I'll be taking a good look at M. Graham colors, because they are absolutely beautiful and so vibrant! Thanks again!
@georgebernard49836 жыл бұрын
At last I have found an artists who knows how to get the message across and is comfortable and inspiring, makes such a difference when I get answers to my problems and they Tick! straight away. Thank you Steve and Happy Painting All ;-))
@billmccaffrey1977 Жыл бұрын
Good demo of color mixing range from a small set of colors.
@MedaHalmaciu8 жыл бұрын
I must have watched this video 5 times.I guess I am more interested in the chemistry of paints than the actual painting. I just got the W&N green gold and while thinking where to place it in my palette (yellow or green) I remembered having seen something similar in yours. Turns out it's the same pigment only different commercial name. :)
@mindofwatercolor8 жыл бұрын
+Meda Halmaciu ah yes, not uncommon.
@bruce-le-smith4 жыл бұрын
there's a great book called 'yellow and blue don't make green' that goes into the physics of light and pigments in a very practical way, you'd prob like it
@leesanchez84324 жыл бұрын
Seeing this again, in June 2020, I am impressed with how truly useful and enlightening your instruction has been for me. Thank you!
@jojojo88352 жыл бұрын
Fantastic showcase! Glad to find another prussian fan, it’s not a fashionable pigment these days but I started with a vintage set and fell in love. Now I know it’s history also brings to mind a tinge of sadness, faded glory and the horrors of ww2.
@lovecommonsense7 жыл бұрын
I could probably watch you mix colors for hours. I'm just fascinated.
@mindofwatercolor7 жыл бұрын
Its a fascinating activity for sure, and very informative when you do it.
@Cheripie5068 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for this video. You Saved many people on spending $$$ they don't have on a ton of watercolor paint they don't need. Much appreciated by my pocket book!
@mindofwatercolor8 жыл бұрын
My pleasure!
@Sathiera3 жыл бұрын
This just came up in my feed and I noticed it said 4 years ago! What?! I remember when you first added this video. How time flies! Thanks for all your hard work 😊
@mindofwatercolor3 жыл бұрын
Tell me about it! Thanks for the loyal viewership.
@gms98108 жыл бұрын
Payne's grey is my favorite, it's all over in nature.
@mindofwatercolor8 жыл бұрын
Mine too. I use it in so many mixes and with Sepia it a great monochromatic painting pair.
@kb98472 жыл бұрын
I love Prussian Blue too. :) I learned that when making a small palette it should contain: A warm and cool of: Yellow, Red, Blue, Green. Along with those two earth tones and a black of some sort. I learned this was a good starting point. The nice thing with just being told "warm and cool" is you get to choose the colour. Makes for vastly different palettes and you can begin to personalize them.
@muskndusk Жыл бұрын
Burnt umber and prussian blue make a great black when mixed. You don't really need black.
@thefrugalcrafter8 жыл бұрын
I'm gonna have to give azo green another look!
@mindofwatercolor8 жыл бұрын
Lovely color! I bought in on a whim several years ago and I use it regularly.
@ldschick898 жыл бұрын
he's using all M. Graham paints in this video! just looked, and M. Graham azo green is available on amazon.
@jenniferalvarez40417 жыл бұрын
Sr Bob - I know that this is an old comment, but just thought I'd add that the same pigment, PY129, is also found in Green Gold by Winsor & Newton & Rich Green Gold by Daniel Smith. I have the W&N version & LOVE it!
@IrynaBoehland7 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Jennifer, I was just going to ask about the equivalents in other brands!
@hildegunolha25857 жыл бұрын
Iryna Boeh
@bevroberts84408 жыл бұрын
The color mixes you made have me over the moon! I can envision a variety of landscapes with them, most obviously fall foliage. Thanks for sharing this!
@mindofwatercolor8 жыл бұрын
👍 Cool!
@EsteeDarla2 жыл бұрын
this is the best color mixing video I ever seen love it and love your colors
@chrysanthenan88608 жыл бұрын
Thank you again Steve! I tried your combo in preparing for a limited supplies for a summer trip, and am amazed by the beautiful variety of tones that can be achieved with this palette! A fun learning experience.
@mindofwatercolor8 жыл бұрын
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@GuilHelmus Жыл бұрын
Lovely to see Payne's grey that high on your list, my absolute favorite color from the moment i used it for the first time. Turquoise blue and green are other favorites of me. And as a Dutchie, Orange of course ;).
@genigee Жыл бұрын
Thank you. Your color mixing is amazing
@merrycmouse5 жыл бұрын
I like to mix Payne's Gray and Permanent Rose, it makes a really interesting grape purple color
@soulsisterssurvivorssister84636 жыл бұрын
I'm impressed with the Red Iron Oxide! I personally would have never thought it would produce such gorgeous colors when mixed...
@choux83723 жыл бұрын
I couldn't stop wincing when your Azo green kept falling into the Indian yellow, I've been there before. Also, thank you for your instruction!!
@JoAnneMOwens7 жыл бұрын
Oh my, the earth tones are to die for! Thank you for sharing, now I know what M. Graham colors I want for my landscapes!!!😍
@kathleenallen88596 жыл бұрын
Are these windor Newton's
@evelyne7071 Жыл бұрын
Best color mixing and explanation of transparent colors.
@pattyleib5 жыл бұрын
I'm on my 4th time watching this video because it's a great way to learn my colors in general. I've been overwhelmed for awhile now. Appreciate you! Thanks
@margiehogan5396 жыл бұрын
Hello from Australia. I paint in soft pastels and acrylics usually and periodically ‘ have a go’ at watercolours, generally giving up after a few messy tries. But I have discovered your KZbin clips now and feel more confident. Many thanks! 👍👩🎨
@YuanJane6 жыл бұрын
Thank you for recommending azo green! I live in New Mexico and it didn't take long to figure out that azo green and gamboge mix makes a nice warm ground color of high dessert landscape
@patsiehopkins78814 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this video! I am just dabbling in watercolor. I am someone who will spend several 100's of dollars on supplies. Then when I sit down to practice - I get overwhelmed & confused by all the supplies I have to choose from! I ordered all the colors in your video - can't wait for them to arrive so I can start practicing! Also, I am amazed at how well I understand what you are explaining! Thank you so much!!
@marybirder56634 жыл бұрын
You sound like me, Patsie! I think the trick is to actually sit down and play with your paints to learn what they can do instead of a goal oriented painting like a landscape or a bunch of flowers, if you know what I mean. I learned the hard way, not knowing any better, and bought student grade paints and worse yet, student grade paper. I now know it's key to invest in good, professional grade watercolor paper. Even a novice can work wonders with student grade paints as long as they're using quality watercolor paper. Now I'm trying to learn which colors I need/want to put into my empty palette, sigh. I gotta do something with all the tubes of paint I've bought, lol.
@patsiehopkins78814 жыл бұрын
@@marybirder5663 Thanks for sharing that!!! I am thankful I have a sister that can prevent me from doing this. lol
@judithpool81773 жыл бұрын
Thank you for being always so Cristal Clear the way you teach. It improve my skils so much. Thank you.
@maryanntaylor39477 жыл бұрын
Thank you for taking the time to produce this video. After attending classes, workshops, and subscription online instruction this is the first time I understood why so many different pallets have been suggested. More than ever I want to have a pallet that reflects the colors and paints that I enjoy working with. Again, thanks.
@oreed4 жыл бұрын
Great demonstration and explanation of the uses of the colors! I've read various things on suggested colors but no one else has demo'd it like this.
@bobjuniel8683 Жыл бұрын
Great colour selection and excellent demonstration of colour mixing. Thank you.
@Baobabaloo6 ай бұрын
This was very helpful! Thanks!
@TerrieJohnson7317 жыл бұрын
I'm so happy! Adding M Graham Turqoise to my palette. No way I have found to mix it, got close, but not close enough. I plan to upgrade to all M Graham over a bit of time. As My Van Gogh pand run out, they will be refilled. I love to watch you paint with that paint, and it's a fantasric value as well! Thanks for this video! The Quin Gold is next on my list.
@Linda-kh6rl11 ай бұрын
I love watching you because you take your time at explaining an you or so true at telling what each person wants❤
@billdollar61555 жыл бұрын
I also like to play with colours and try different things, You are right, that is the way to learn by trial and practice. Thank you.
@rubye.65796 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this video. Watching those beautiful colors blend inspired me enough that I was able to paint for the first time in weeks. I’ve been feeling down and just haven’t been touched by my need to create until watching this. Thank you!
@azbz1z2z755 жыл бұрын
I love being a minder. It is so much fun. I also love M Graham watercolors. They are so beautiful. Thank you for this video.
@cecileegeorgeson_artist5 жыл бұрын
Once again Steve am I ever glad to have stumbled across your wonderful tutes!!! now a totally dedicated follower of MoWC
@mariarobinson13615 жыл бұрын
I find you are a fabulous teacher. I have a better understanding for colour because of you. Thank you
@carolynderricks32263 жыл бұрын
I have watched this video a dozen or more times! Not sure why, but I enjoy these pigments very much. And also and it’s helped me set up my palette. Thanks, Steve!
@GabrielleCarbonneau6 жыл бұрын
Such a natural teacher and encourager!
@marilynpeoples50995 жыл бұрын
Not pertaining to this specific video , but I love a comment you made in another .... “ a watercolorist must be brave.” I am new not only to watercolor, but to art practice as a whole. I have have tried acrylic and believe possibility wrongly, that it is easier. But I am attracted to the challenge and beauty of watercolor, but I must become brave !
@dlee13632 жыл бұрын
Prussian blue is one of my favs too. Need to try out the azo yellow
@lindyashford77445 жыл бұрын
just discovered this dec 18, I was not around when this came out, so glad it has now surfaced for me, thankyou so much, I may not lean towards the brands you are using but the colours really take me, and fill the mixing holes I want to fill. Lovely. Many thanks.
@pstutor16 жыл бұрын
I got some of my colors today. So exciting. Can't wait til the rest come so I can see all the greens I can get with azo green.
@kristinegoetsch80098 жыл бұрын
Great video, as always, Steve. I always love to see what artists put in their favorites list. I really like the way you show the mixes and compare them to other pigments. Very helpful. When I first started painting, I bought dozens of colors. Once I learned about mixing paints, I realized that many of them I didn't need and never used. An expensive lesson to learn. I think beginners will find this video invaluable. Wish I had had this when I first started.
@mindofwatercolor8 жыл бұрын
Yes, its a great developmental lesson to learn. Thanks for that input Kristine!
@vani5196 жыл бұрын
I make it short: THAT WAS HELPFUL. Thank you VERY MUCH!!!
@maryriley61635 жыл бұрын
Thank you for demonstrating how your favorite colors mix to make different colors. My mother left me her watercolors, so I guess I will try those for now. If I can get the hang of watercolors enough, I would like to get the colors you use. I like their transparency.
@colleenstone2828 жыл бұрын
Excellent exercise to get to know what color will do! Thank you. I'm looking forward to playing with the colors I have now. (too many!) And thanks so much for putting your lessons into such nice little bites.
@tamidolson73846 жыл бұрын
Thank you for imparting your wonderfulness on us :) I am new to watercolor now that I have free time (retired USAF) and being black friday and all, just picked up 5 of the 8 colors... I have to pace myself :)
@catherinelevison33105 жыл бұрын
I may as well change my name to Miss Muddy because my colors are all the basics that you mentioned but didn’t demonstrate, such as Sap Green, and my mixing experience is a mud bath. I LOVED THE CLARITY you achieved here. This is why we love watercolor, for it’s clear, translucency, its vibrancy. I’ve gone off into Mud Central and honestly I’m sick of it. Time to try your choices. You may have delayed this teaching but I think it has saved me-color wise. THANK YOU!
@mindofwatercolor5 жыл бұрын
I have a video specifically on muddy colors if you haven't seen it. kzbin.info/www/bejne/o5ummqehfK2Fmdk
@catherinelevison33105 жыл бұрын
The Mind of Watercolor hi, yes I watched it. I’ve been watching all day. You have so much experience and knowledge to share.
@dstaud997 жыл бұрын
I wanted to upgrade to artist grade paints from student grade paints and decided to give this palette a try. Awesome!!! I love it. Very nice mixes. I haven't found myself wanting something I couldn't mix with this palette either. Thank you so much for the great advice on a basic palette.
@Charbythedesert6 жыл бұрын
Just got the indian summer and prussian blue today. They are both so beautiful!! Love the M Graham brand. Picking up these colors a bit at a time. So nice they are made in the usa. Thanks for your time creating these super helpful videos.
@marlamcdaniel76905 жыл бұрын
I just purchased these 8 colors!!!!! Can't waite to get started!!!
@abbystone57386 жыл бұрын
This was very helpful. I've just started to dabble in watercolors - more crafting then anything. You did a really great job opening my eyes to blending colors! Thanks so much.
@feliciaeverlyn37445 жыл бұрын
Your channel is SO amazing!! Best watercolor teacher out there!
@suewilkinson9106 жыл бұрын
Just great. Such a useful video. The last bit is probably the best. Don't wait to be told. Just play.
@chevynovascotia33015 жыл бұрын
I love Prussian blue. I did a painting just using it
@calamityjitt6677 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much for this video, Steve. As eternal beginner i was struggling with choices of colors, especially earthy tones.... RED IRON OXIDE! Omg, that thing is miraculous! No need for umbras, siennas or ochre any more... Now i can comfortably set myself up with just 9 pans. Subscribed and watching for a few months now, keep your awesome videos up, please! Big cheers and thanks from Czech country :)
@margarethanson83308 жыл бұрын
What a great video! You really model well what you teach. I agree, playing with color is a great way to learn more about the living quality of water color. One thing I do that helps me as a beginner: on my "play sheets" I will write next to the swatch which colors I've used. That way if I try to repeat that color combo for an actual painting I can look in my "play book". Thanks again for your excellent inspiration, God bless you and your loved ones.
@mindofwatercolor8 жыл бұрын
Good input thanks!
@swarner34708 жыл бұрын
I already have a wc set (it's the St. Petersburg watercolors- which are fantastic and perfect for my style) but i have to say my favorite colors is probably the paynes grey. Paynes grey is my fav. color anyway (and i know it can be mixed with burnt sienna and ult. blue); but i especially like the SP color. It is so pigmented that if desired it could be almost black; and granulates into a beautiful, sad grey. The colors in the SP set are so unique; i cant seem to find another paint like them! I love these paints and wouldn't trade them for any other. (okay maybe schminke; maybe).
@mindofwatercolor8 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your input! 👍
@reneerose97303 жыл бұрын
I loved this colour mixing palette demo. Then I saw the scripture at the end and it was one of my FAVOURITE verses. 😊 my fist time seeing your channel. Definitely going to watch more
@mindakahn99645 жыл бұрын
I just bought myself M Graham paints. I made my palette charts and did this exercise. It’s fantastic and the paint Mind blowing great.
@daruleos7 жыл бұрын
Prussian blue is my favorite color too! It's just beautiful and its mixes are awesome but i definetely rather using it on its own because is just stunning
@JamesPliny6 жыл бұрын
As always, love your non-dogmatic approach to art. After all, if we all did everything the same it wouldn't be art.
@renlish8 жыл бұрын
I fixed this issue for myself. I bought ALL THE COLORS! LOL But it really is lovely to see how you combine your choices. They blend into each other so beautifully.
@mindofwatercolor8 жыл бұрын
I know right!? I buy colors sometimes just because I love them but don't know if I'll ever use them.
@marleiseturner46894 жыл бұрын
Glad I found your site. Great tutorial. Thank you for taking the time to show us what colors mix well to create some great combinations.
@katriter15 жыл бұрын
I truly appreciate these suggestions as I am just beginning. The idea of playing with the colors will help so much. Thank you.
@glenda79212 жыл бұрын
Love this method (mixing on the page). Makes such a valuable reference. Thank you
@wanttolearnreidy44698 жыл бұрын
I have just spent several hour this afternoon looking at colour wheels trying to figure out the best colours that I should use for my beginners palette, then I watched your demo ....what wonderful colousr can be gained from 8 ( your 8) preferred colours. Ok, everybody will have their own personal preferences. Great idea to just play with the paint that I have and discover the numerous combinations. Thanks Steve, great advice as usual.
@mindofwatercolor8 жыл бұрын
+Want to learn Reidy yes, self discovery is so informative sometimes!