Oil Painting How to Match Any Color

In this video I go over matching color. First I talk about how to physically set your studio space up to match color then I get on the palette to show how I can mix up any color using the primaries and white.
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Hi, I am the son of two artists and began painting in my hometown of Richmond, Virginia before I could walk. I was a rare combination of artist and athlete so I moved to Los Angeles in 2008 to play football for USC. I left the team my sophomore year to focus on painting and filmmaking, applying the same focus and discipline from my football career to my art. I primarily work in oils, and spend most free days painting "en plein air" in my new home of Sarasota Florida.
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Literally this is gonna make my paintings soo much better. I ve been drawing for a couple of years but I am a complete beginner at color mixing and this helped a lot

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This is the best explained video I’ve seen and also it’s not boring me while you explain😂😂

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Honestly probably one of the best youtube videos for understanding colors, definitely subscribed!!

[@RatusMax]

I wish I saw this when I decided to get into art and digital paint back in 2020. It would have saved me a lot of time. I like using the mixing pad instead of color picking or color wheel. I still had a job at the time lol. I didn't find this channel until they cut us all and I started searching like June or July. I thank you for expanding my art skills. It gave me something to look forward to when everything else looked bleak.

[@JoyceAnderson-ChristianMusic]

WOW! This is sooooooo helpful. I could mix easy approximate colors but never understood how to get "exact" matches. Thank you. :)

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This man is literally amazing! I started watching his videos since probably like November and I am loving his videos especially the paint talk videos and how he makes everything clear and how he explains it! his voice is so soothing! He gives so much advice to everyone! Thank You!

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[@123agidee_2]

My personal favourite palette is yellow ochre, cadmium red, ultramarine, burnt umber and titanium. This is all i have ever needed for portraits.

[@Juancajumbo]

Oh man. The complimentary color to dull and add realism to the mix is an amazing tip. Way to open my eyes

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Wow Chris, I think I finally found the painting coach I have been looking for. Thank you for your wonderful lessons.

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Glad it was helpful!

[@_kikizaman_]

I’m in the middle of painting a portrait which is going rather well considering that I’m a landscape painter, but I cannot for the life of me mix a proper skin tone! Even using the primary’s, they’re all turning out too gray and dull. I have a rather tan and warm complexion, and my portrait is missing that spark of life in the skin. This video really helped a lot. I always come to your channel only when I need tips. I love how you don’t have a 3 minute long intro and how you don’t go on rants about other shit, you’re just straight to the point and extremely easy to understand. Keep doing what you’re doing, you’ve helped me improve a lot! Sending love from Canada❤️

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omg that trump impression lol. Great video as always very helpful.

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Best explanation of colour mixing ever !!! simple and to the point . thank you

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Love it! Unnecessary wasted 100s of dollars for buying all the colors, now on buying 4 colors only. Thank you :)

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That helped me. I’m going to mix my own paint color swatch for my walls in my house, and this helped me remember color theory from art class in college. Thank you! What fun!

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This is the single greatest video on colours I've seen no cap

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Thank you! I could never figure out how people matched colors so quickly when painting.

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Happy to help!

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Me too.

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Wow! Love the way you explained the colors. I finally untherstand how to do it. You explain with no Complications. Thank you so so mush. I sensed your videos on my Email , to look at it tomorrow. You give me the desire to paint ever day, thanks again X And I started to draw again, love it.

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The BEST explanation ever on color mixing!

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This is the best video I've seen on color mixing. This has been a huge eye opener for me. I've taken these tips and am on my way to my first painting with using only the primaries and it's going fabulous

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Such a useful video! Chris is not only a good painter but an amazing teacher! I've always thought mixing colors is a complicated thing, but he just explains it in such an easy way to understand. Thanks a lot for this video!

[@billygoodlife4712]

I really love your painting and I think this one is the 20th video I watch when I should be watching this first coz its what I need, color mixing. Im an acrylic lover but basically the principles are the same. Thank you for the free tutorial, I hope that you have more than patreons to cover us who can't afford to be one. hehe.

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I stopped painting for a while cause I always got frustrated mixing & matching colors.. I appreciate this so much! Very helpful!!

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I have learned more about mixing colors in this 10 min than in any full length art class I’ve ever had

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This is amazing! I'm only just starting with mixing colors, and with barely any fundamentals so what you've demonstrated is really mind-blowing. Thank you for sharing your technique! The way you present it is really approachable and encouraging for me to experiment with.

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Thank you! 😃

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Excellent, so well explained. This will save me a lot of wasted paint! Thank you so much!

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Thank you so much for all your content! My painting definitely improved since I started watching your channel and I love the way you explain everything. Would it be possible to make a video on portrait backgrounds (tips on which colors to use, how to do it, when it is appropriate, the lighting, etc.) It would be awesome :)

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The complimentary colour of any of these paints is a mix of the other two - if that helps anyone. So, compliment yellow with red + blue, compliment red with yellow + blue, compliment blue with red + yellow. Whichever you’re complimenting just mix the two others.

[@kris6040]

How do you know which primaries to start with? Ex: I have 8 different reds, blues and yellows

[@linzipage859]

@@kris6040 I don't know, sorry. I am new to this!

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Nice video. Love that you get to the point quickly and illustrate with examples.

[@hollieharlow1129]

Man thank you so much. I have been struggling and struggling with getting a certain colour when my pallet has burnt umber, white, cad yellow deep, ultramarine blue, cad red, quinachronome magenta, etc etc etc. It makes it so hard to figure out what would change what I'm working with to match my reference. You are the boss today.

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Awesome Video, you make it seem so easy.😎 Thank-you

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Very easy to understood, thanks.

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Great information , haven’t painted for a long time, awesome reminder on primaries and secondary’s. 👍

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The address to the nation impression had me rolling

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What are your suggestions for preventing colors from getting too muddy? Phenomenal polo player in the background, perhaps a tutorial on that painting when you have time.

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You have an awesome channel. I gotten back into painting and am learning the ins and out of oils. YOU ARE SO GOOD at explaining things! Thanks for being fun and not boring. p.s. good impression there in the begining

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Mixing colors ALWAYS was my weakest link and I was desperately waiting for a video that does not just explain how to mix colors but 'how to get to one color from another'. Subscribed :)

[@Iloveflowers2024]

Yes, same here. This video was helpful compared to many others I've watched on color mixing. You say that color mixing WAS your weakest link. So does that mean you have gotten better with it and did this video help you with that? Color mixing is my current weakest link but I'm working on it.

[@tbm7187]

This was very helpful. I will start off with one color...by the time I finish I have a huge pile of the right color! But at least I'm getting there. I rarely use the same pallet of color. I just use what the picture needs. Perhaps I should rethink this. Thank you!

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Great tips! I never would've thought of these.

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Glad it was helpful!

[@johnlannon87]

Chris, have you ever tried using a primary palette of Quinacridone Magenta, Cobalt Teal, and Arylide Yellow? It's really fun to use, you should make a video of yourself trying to do color mixing with those. You have to mix your reds and blues, it's really different and fun :)

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Thanks so much as always!!!

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I agree, best painting tutorials on line. Please can we have one on choosing portrait backgrounds and on glazing portraits, when to and how to.

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And I thought that when my colour is messed up, I can't do anything more than to start from the beggining xDD Thank You men, from all heart

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Thanks for this. I'm trying to repair an antique painted clock dial. It is rather a dirty white with a sniff of green.

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