Painting Demo: How to Mix Gorgeous Colours That Sing

[@martinar.185]

Dear Louise, I just have to say I love your way. You need exactly 4 minutes to explain and demonstrate a topic, for which other teachers (I won't name names) spend a whole hour. That's just wonderful! Thank you ❤

[@ThisPaintingLife]

Wow, thank you so much for your kind words and i am so happy to be able to help you out. Happy Painting!

[@jacquelynmarkland303]

I wish I could hit the like button over and over. This is by far the best demo and explanation on harmonizing color I have read or watched. Thank you a thousand times!

[@ThisPaintingLife]

Glad you enjoyed it! 😍

[@cathykodra3169]

You are a natural at teaching. This is the most concisely comprehensive and effective color-mixing lesson I've seen in any book or anywhere on the Internet. Many thanks!

[@ThisPaintingLife]

Wow, thank you!

[@nadineessary1038]

Thanks Louise! I’ve seen these concepts taught before by others, but in less than 5 minutes you’ve helped it sink in if you will. Not sure if my brain just needed one more time to finally get it, but I do know you are meant to teach these concepts and I’m so grateful you found your path and are willing to share and lead others. ❤

[@ThisPaintingLife]

I'm so glad it was helpful Nadine! Yes, we are all just sharing commonly held knowledge - but of course it's not commonly held until you hear about it. I certainly struggled for a long time before someone showed me.

[@millydaisy29]

That was such an easy to follow video on colour harmony, as was your other colour harmony with a limited palette video. I can't wait to get my paints out and have a play. Thank you for continuing to teach me so many things that I didn't know about abstract acrylic painting 💗

[@PaulWalesArt]

As always Louise thank you for sharing yourself so generously. This is brilliant and a great reminder especially when one feels stuck. As I encounter more artists and start building my local network, your name comes up again and again and I smile knowingly as they gush about the influence you’ve had on them. I think this speaks volumes about how highly you’re regarded not only as an artist but as a human being. If you have days of doubt please know that the opening you use, how you help other artists…. Is absolutely the truth.

[@ThisPaintingLife]

Thanks so much for this lovely comment. I had no idea that was happening!

[@barrieevans9719]

Yeah. That hits the spot. Especially that move where you added the (All) "gunge" back into the original vibrant colors. That created a whole new depth and character to the palette. Thank you, Louise!

[@ThisPaintingLife]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@juliebabb3365]

OK, have to make another comment. Watching this again along with the wonderful quote from Ray Bradbury in today's news letter has saved me. My head was exploding from "studying" color & watching the videos way too many times! The Your-no-good gremlins were talking loud & clear. Whew! I know what colors look good together; I need to go have fun & quit thinking about it. Thanks a million!

[@ThisPaintingLife]

Glad we've banished those gremlins!!

[@renemeadows]

Wow! You have no idea how much this has helped me Louise. The way you have explained this makes what I've tried to find out about the colour wheel and how to get me colours to harmonize just "click" into place. Thank you, thank you, thank you. I am an adult educator and I can say from my heart of hearts that you are one of the few 'natural' educators. 💐🤗

[@ThisPaintingLife]

Aww thank you! If you like, I am hosting a free colour mixing that I would love to have you join. event.webinarjam.com/register/3/8m2r6h1

[@mariselabarreras]

It suits me great! Thank you!

[@Sykirobme]

I like the term "gunge!" I keep all my scrapings when painting in a pile in the bottom corner of my palette; I call it "palette grey" but from now on I'm going to use your word for it, haha. I paint representationally, and use the gunge pile as a universal add-in for backgrounds. Foreground objects or subjects are more vivid than their setting, which makes them pop a bit in a subtle way (my foreground figures are always the product of a lot of mixing, too...a "lesser gunge?" ha!). Great tip, and I might experiment with a random palette and gunge for some quick acrylic studies I'm lining up. Thanks!

[@ThisPaintingLife]

This sounds like a wonderful idea! Keep me posted on how it works for you.

[@donnaburton1630]

Hi Louise! After years of painting tight I am most inspired by your videos and the way you explain process. I am loosening up and exploring my true nature through art. Thank you for being such an inspiration Louise🙏🏼🩷🌻

[@ThisPaintingLife]

You are so welcome and I am so glad I could help 💜

[@graceb4821]

Thank you, Louise. The making a 'goop' method worked for me. I like playing with different colours, especially high-key colours but I never worked out how to harmonise and kept getting garish outcomes and I would then go back to duller colours or neutrals. Thank you again for sharing your wonderful knowledge.

[@ThisPaintingLife]

You’re welcome 😊

[@cindirocks322]

I just learned so much in such a short amount of time. Thanks so much, Louise.

[@Wonderland8730]

Louise I am so lucky to have met you. You are the best teacher I have met to date on the internet. Thank you thank you very very much. Congratulations!!!!❤❤❤❤❤♥

[@carmenerickson-b4v]

I want to thank you so much for always being just about the art you start your class/ video off talking about what you are going to do in this video . I really appreciate that you DON'T, TALK ,TALK , TALK, about about your title of the video/class. I always walk away learning something thank you. You keep it short and to the point. Thank u 💓

[@ThisPaintingLife]

You are so welcome!

[@selasun4]

Thank you so much for helping us. Gosh!! That was so easy to create beautiful colours ❤

[@annahale3145]

This is great. I've been going crazy trying to keep all my swatches organized.

[@CarolHart-v9n]

That was so informative, thanks as always.

[@Jupefires]

Wow! Just found you! This video was so clearly demonstrated and so quickly. What an amazing amount of knowledge gained from this short video! Incredible! I just started my artistic journey and you my friend will definitely be a teacher I thrive from!

[@ThisPaintingLife]

So glad to have you here with me!

[@georgettevanvelzen4624]

I so love your way of teaching! And your way of thinking! Your way of explaining this principle in so little time makes not only my colors sing but my heart as well ;) thank you!!

[@ThisPaintingLife]

You are so welcome! Happy to have you here.

[@suebrown4555]

Thank goodness I am not the only one whose hands are full of paint 😂 only tonight I was ruing the fact that my fingers were sticking together, to the paper and to my brush. I’m thinking it must be part of my process 🤷‍♀️ Thank you very much for sharing, I particularly was intrigued by the “fake” writing.

[@ThisPaintingLife]

Haha I always seem to have paint somewhere on me. 😂🖌

[@helengromadzki3851]

Although I’ve been painting for about 20 years, I never knew how I could mix colors together so that they were harmonious with each other in watercolors. You have opened 😮 4:25 my eyes to the possibilities and I’m excited for the explorations. I’m going to engage in I’m not gonna paint anything, I’m just gonna play with colors and see what I get. Ive already sent for my flashcards and I’m ready to go. I’m hoping some other ladies in the workshop will be interested in joining me in this new venture for me. Thank you for opening my eyes to the possibilities. Helen Gromadzki

[@arleighbarley]

Adding “gunge” to my vocabulary and my paint mix ❤

[@ThisPaintingLife]

Ha love it! ❤

[@lauraclancy1334]

This was such a great tutorial! I’ve only recently discovered you and being very new to abstract and all things painting, I find myself continually binge watching your channel. I’m patiently waiting for Art Tribe and Find Your Joy to open up in the meantime. You’re a great teacher! Will Art Tribe include more in-depth lessons about color? Thanks for sharing your talent and knowledge!

[@gailflynn443]

Thank you. I really appreciate how you share your techniques.

[@ThisPaintingLife]

You are so welcome!

[@jeffmoodie6144]

I tried that at one point but it was aimed at creating harmonious and muted landscape colours and the “gunj” was the base colour and the individual colors were added to it to pull it toward whatever color I was aiming for. Having said that your explanation added a better reason for doing it that way as most other demonstrators (I hesitate to call KZbin people teachers) either didn’t know the underlying reason or didn’t care to share it.

[@ellengoodloe9786]

Love the term 'gunge". I've always called this the mother color but gunge is way more fun!.

[@ThisPaintingLife]

I think so too!

[@wendycoyne5659]

I wish I had know this years ago. THANK YOU for explaining how to harmonise my colours.

[@ThisPaintingLife]

You are so very welcome Wendy!

[@awakenedheartroom]

I just learned this from Nicholas wilton on the free workshop ! Really helpful !

[@ThisPaintingLife]

So glad it was helpful!

[@michelenishikatsu4273]

Great demo, Miss Louise! Thank you, as always!🌸

[@ThisPaintingLife]

You are so very welcome! ♥

[@marilyngillis8305]

I agree with the previous comment - I really appreciate the succinct way you present. You didn’t use the term mother color method, but that is what you demonstrated clearly and efficiently without excess verbiage. Thank you.

[@ThisPaintingLife]

Glad it was helpful! ❤

[@debsteele6435]

Very helpful Louise!

[@ThisPaintingLife]

Glad it was helpful! Happy painting!

[@anncorsaro224]

Thanks Louise. I love this because it takes fear out of it. Brilliant.👍🥰

[@ThisPaintingLife]

You’re welcome 😊

[@angelaforeman619]

You magnificent B. I love your work, and thank you for how much you've taught me.

[@ThisPaintingLife]

You are so welcome!

[@menatholen8113]

Brilliant as always, Louise👌Thank you🌹

[@ThisPaintingLife]

You’re welcome 😊

[@sdc9572]

This was very helpful. Thank you

[@ThisPaintingLife]

Glad it was helpful!

[@gillianandersson7360]

Hello Louise, I find your videos very enlightening and helpful. Thank you.

[@ThisPaintingLife]

So glad you do Gillian and thanks for being here with us!

[@mariakapatos9545]

Thank you Louise for this helpful video of color mixing ❤

[@ThisPaintingLife]

You’re welcome 😊

[@karolenicholson3808]

Thanks, as always !

[@ThisPaintingLife]

My pleasure! Happy painting!

[@shaunnalyons4436]

That was super helpful. I didn’t know that and I love to learn new things about colour. Thank you!

[@ThisPaintingLife]

Glad it was helpful!

[@gillyslikejillysart7458]

Very well explained Louise! Thank you!

[@ThisPaintingLife]

You're so welcome!

[@RefreshwithDawn]

I think that this is absolutely brilliant. Thank you for sharing this demo. Doing it this way really does make all the difference!

[@ThisPaintingLife]

Glad it was helpful!

[@ellenwilliams6406]

Love this. Quick and easy. Also, reinforces Nick Wilton’s free workshop info. Win, win!

[@ThisPaintingLife]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@lynnecartwright8644]

Thankyou so much for all your encouragement Louise these demos are gold 🤗🥰

[@ThisPaintingLife]

Aww thank you for your kind words and I am so glad you like them! ♥

[@Jacklette]

prima, liebe Louise, kurz und bündig erklärt. Ich habe wieder mal viel von Dir gelernt. Vielen Dank.♥

[@maysloan-t1t]

Thank you Louise, it just re enforces. I shall work my way through all of your videos. Thank you.

[@ThisPaintingLife]

You got this!

[@amynoack1548]

That was wonderful! Thanks so much for sharing. I learned new and helpful ideas.

[@ThisPaintingLife]

So glad!

[@suze7268]

Thank you so much Louise! Such a wonderfully clear explanation & demonstration - I literally heard the 'click'! So excited to play again now, bless your heart 🥳😊

[@ThisPaintingLife]

Glad it was helpful! Happy Painting!

[@susanmarcoux7005]

Very concise explanation. Thank you 😊

[@ThisPaintingLife]

So glad you like it Susan. Feel free to join me for this free class I will be hosting! I would love to see you there. event.webinarjam.com/register/3/8m2r6h1

[@gillwild5348]

Thank you so much Louise, total clarity in just a few minutes. Wonderful!

[@ThisPaintingLife]

Awww I am so glad it was helpful!

[@ozgcavus5635]

I really like this technique. Thank you very much! ❤

[@Elaine-from-Saxonburg]

love this!! I've been painting (watercolor) for many years and this is inspiring - thanks!!

[@ThisPaintingLife]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@ziondanny7081]

Very interesting. Going to play around with this!

[@ThisPaintingLife]

Definitely do and then report back how it works for you! 🖌

[@marykinzelberg253]

Great explanation Louise. I need to hear this many times so I do what I am taught not my own way that is a lazier way and doesn’t work. Thank you.

[@ThisPaintingLife]

I think we are all like that sometimes x

[@brendaarkley723]

Great video Louise, a timely reminder for those of us that are a bit stuck at the moment with the painting that is “not quite right, but you cannot put your finger on what’s wrong”! Thanks..

[@ThisPaintingLife]

I'm so pleased this was helpful Brenda x

[@categibson7606]

WOW many thanks

[@alisonkleinhans3972]

Brilliant thank you!

[@ThisPaintingLife]

You're very welcome!

[@msfrehel8758]

I‘ve just discovered your video, watched it and immediatly suscribed! That was really on point and very helpful! Thank you! 🎨❤️

[@ThisPaintingLife]

Aww so glad you are here with me! ❤ Welcome!

[@DrummerGrrrl]

What a great, great video! And timely, for me, as I'm getting more of my artwork on restaurant and coffee shop walls. I have had some disappointing sales and I think one of the reasons is that some of my work is looking so similar to other pieces and I have been quite frustrated about the sameness of the color scheme. I am busy today, preparing to hang some art at a restaurant here in Seattle. After tomorrow morning, I can think again about new works and playing with colors as you have been doing. Thank you so very much for teaching us "lesser mortals" (ha ha!) how to look at our art processes in new ways!

[@ThisPaintingLife]

I am so pleased this helps - but don't beat yourself up about sales either. We all have these times. Maybe it just wasn't the right fit or maybe the time was wrong x

[@xencage]

Love this straight up approach to creating a harmonious palette. I also saw one artist mention that she mixes in a bit of neutral grey into each color to get a similar effect.

[@ThisPaintingLife]

That would be pretty much the same idea as gunge - the neutral grey will have been made up of the primary colours in the palette, I assume, so it would serve the same purpose :)

[@mstkaden4867]

Great stuff

[@ThisPaintingLife]

Thank you so much for watching!

[@susanpriestart]

Love this a great reminder ❤❤ thank you x

[@ThisPaintingLife]

So glad!

[@revisiontc]

Thanks for this. I enjoyed the video and was so pleased to learn about this method.

[@ThisPaintingLife]

Glad it was helpful!

[@cathydownard7118]

Damn! I am mixing up some gunge now and trying it on a painting I am working on. I have been mulling over this one section of the painting that isn't really working and I think the colour harmony gunge is what is missing. Brilliant and thank you for sharing your knowledge.

[@ThisPaintingLife]

Wow I am so happy to hear I could help with this! I'm sure it will be beautiful once finished!

[@kimwalz7546]

I really like this tip. Very helpful

[@ThisPaintingLife]

Glad you like it!

[@possiblepaintings5059]

Thank you so much for this tutorial Louise, I love your way of teaching.

[@ThisPaintingLife]

Thanks so much 😊

[@claire.gillis]

super useful :)

[@ThisPaintingLife]

Glad you think so!

[@veroniquepruvot8573]

So interesting !

[@mariabennett5184]

Just off to try this Thanks Louise🖌

[@ThisPaintingLife]

Have fun!

[@mollysmith1644]

❤So helpful!

[@maureenpeak7751]

Thanks Louise. Very useful information as usual. Enjoy your day. From Canada 🇨🇦

[@ThisPaintingLife]

Thank you! You too!

[@JudyArtfromtheHeart]

Thanks Louise.

[@ThisPaintingLife]

You’re welcome 😊

[@candicewoodard8575]

Great video. Thank you. Love the Instagram walks with Riley. Especially seeing Skipton again.

[@ThisPaintingLife]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@caroletalktings]

Definitely useful to have this practical exercise in a couple pages of each of my journals, that have regular, black and handmade pages.

[@ThisPaintingLife]

I'm so glad it's helpful Carole

[@erikadonald6416]

super!

[@AdeleReece-xp1fz]

Amazing info…thank you so much! Can’t wait to play. I assume it works with watercolours too…going to try and see😊

[@ThisPaintingLife]

You are so welcome!

[@juliannemcdevittthefuchsia433]

Wow such great info thank you

[@ThisPaintingLife]

Glad you think so ❤

[@sunshinemachine6572]

Love these tips!

[@ThisPaintingLife]

So glad you enjoyed them!

[@lolitakaloustianyoung7787]

Hi Louise, Thank you for such great videos, enjoying the 'Taster' and hope to join your course after. Have you over the years developed a preferred palette of colors from which you can make any color - i.e. double primary, etc. And what are those colors if you don't mind sharing. Thank you

[@Marianne_C_O_Art]

Extremely helpful thank you!

[@ThisPaintingLife]

Glad to hear it! Thanks for watching!

[@sheripalmer3192]

Wow! That is such a fantastic tip! Thank you for sharing. So generous of you. 😊

[@ThisPaintingLife]

Glad it was helpful! Happy painting!

[@bonetascholz999]

That was very helpful as I am only a beginner, thankyou

[@ThisPaintingLife]

Glad it was helpful!

[@merlynedwards437]

That was so useful, thank you so much

[@ThisPaintingLife]

You're very welcome!

[@cherylrugg4750]

this is so interesting and helpful! Thanks! I’m excited to try this!

[@ThisPaintingLife]

So glad! Have fun painting, that's what it's all about!

[@alessiascolours]

So interesting! Never thought of this! 😱 Thanks Louise you always help me!

[@ThisPaintingLife]

You're so welcome and glad I could help!

[@sandygatlin1455]

Thank you, this is great!!

[@ThisPaintingLife]

You're very welcome!

[@jeanvivrette3590]

Thanks, that was helpful!

[@ThisPaintingLife]

Glad it helped!

[@josephinefaulk1280]

What a wonderful teacher you are. I’m an encaustic artist and this is exactly what I needed to know to move in a new direction. I’m indebted-so grateful. Thank you so much.

[@ThisPaintingLife]

Wonderful! I am so pleased this helped Jospehine. I always think that that the medium, style, subject matter etc is not important. We are all working with the same tools x

[@reebee474]

☺️ lovely ✨

[@ThisPaintingLife]

Thank you! 😊

[@sabinelloyd8532]

Thank you excellent explanation. I am struggling to find my own style and have signed up for your free course.

[@ThisPaintingLife]

You are so welcome Sabine and I am so glad to have you join us! ♥

[@christinewilson4617]

Thank you , Louise... I always look forward to your weekly newsletter and the "gift" of your experience. What a concise and efficient way of explaining these concepts in 4 mn! I am tired of listening to verbose speeches that one has to speed up x1.75 (LOL), just because there are only 24 hrs in a day and so many can be spent NOT painting... I am considering joining the Artist tribe and I'd like to know ifFacebook is involved and how much. I do understand the benefit of sharing and the community part, but I find a lot of the incessant dribbling chatter on FB distracting... I found IG, while not perfect, easier to tailor to my needs and not as overwhelming. Thank you again, for your authenticity and for all you give!

[@ThisPaintingLife]

Hi Christine, The Facebook group is only part of the experience with Art Tribe - there is a separate website with all the videos, interviews, demos etc. but I promise we don't dribble in the FB group lol - it's lots of interesting arty discussions and a place where you can ask literally anything and someone will know the answer x

[@christinewilson4617]

@@ThisPaintingLife thanks you for the answer. Thanks, that sounds good!

[@karenlynbabb4653]

Fantastic

[@ThisPaintingLife]

Thank you so much 😀

[@andreaharley4047]

Great lesson. Thanks Loise.👍

[@ThisPaintingLife]

You’re welcome 😊

[@stargrannyavon]

Thank you again Louise this was helpful.

[@ThisPaintingLife]

You’re welcome 😊

[@TonyMerchain]

Hello, I am new to your channel and I am happy I found it. Great to the point tips and techniques. Thank You.

[@ThisPaintingLife]

Glad it was helpful!

[@SimoneWhippArtist]

Great advice Louise ! Infinite colour possibilities adding one other colour to each of your chosen colours or adding 'gunge'! 😂 I'm going to try both examples. Thank you! 😊

[@ThisPaintingLife]

I'm so glad it helped x

[@cathydale104]

Great advice, as usual Louise. Thank you. ☺

[@ThisPaintingLife]

You’re welcome 😊

[@melissataylor5494]

This is the best information I have ever heard. Thank you so much.❤️

[@ThisPaintingLife]

You are so welcome! I am glad it was so helpful!

[@tumblestack]

Thanks Louise! Love hearing your voice and feeling your generous spirit. From the shadows of the Canadian Rockies.

[@ThisPaintingLife]

Oh thank you! That's so sweet of you!