Premixed OR Mix Your Own - Which is BEST?

[@flooklh]

It matters which black you use. I don't buy black paint all all, I prefer to mix my own. I mix a lot of colours from just 6 colours plus white.

[@ahmadalojail8480]

Thanks 🙏.

[@BigMoepar]

I use both. I think there is a place for both, & depends on what you are doing with it. I keep two premixed blacks, one of them being carbon black, which is very flat. Just depends on what I want to achieve as to when I use them

[@libra2sun]

Most of the time I use my mixed black of ultramarine blue and either burnt sierra or more recently transparent oxide red since this will give me a more transparent black. I use carbon black only for man made things that are really black. I have created a color chart for myself with my different experiments of mixes to create black, this chart has been most helpful. Thank you for this discussion.

[@TheDanishPainter]

Making a chart is an excellent idea, thanks for sharing!

[@nancyolthuisthygesen1653]

Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge with us! I have been making my own blacks as I had thought the straight b lack would be too flat but your demo of laying more lightly over other colours is a great solution.

[@fieldwhisper]

I've previously used tube black, but you've got me thinking to experiment the other way.

[@christinebarone2151]

Thank you, feel better soon..❤

[@TheDanishPainter]

Thank you!

[@crisphil2488]

I’m mesmerized by these paintings😮. They are breathtaking and transportive, taking me right into the scene. Marvelous!

[@mildredking6813]

I usually mix my blacks, such a variety of blacks available this way mixing reds, greens, blues and each produces different feelings, temperatures, life, in the blacks.

[@ulrikematter5587]

I've bought a tube of black oil paint yrs ago but never used it. In fact, I never use black at all, just a dark violet or paynes grey.

[@grozdavranic6972]

Great advice. Thank you for sharing ✨️

[@jeannelutzkow2507]

Hi . I do use both.

[@bryndissigfusson8909]

Thank you!

[@evangeline6758]

Thanks for the interesting video! I do both, but I like mixing burnt Sienna with cobalt blue.

[@lynnnorton2537]

Really interesting - thank you. I have always steered away from pure black, believing it was too harsh. You, however, diffuse it with glazes on top, which works so well. My substitute is Payne's grey, which I find a softer colour. However, seeing your video, I might try black again, but use glazes on top, letting it show through in places.

[@TheDanishPainter]

I love Payne's Grey too :-)

[@63mona]

Wow… thank you!

[@johogan5812]

Great explanation on how and when you use tube black. I have always mixed my own black, as I found tube black flat and harsh. But after seeing your approach will consider using tube black (sparingly) in future.

[@jadedenthusiasms]

I do both as well... depending on what I'm working on. I've not worked on anything in a good while😢 but, I love the fun of mixing my own of black and lots of colors, because I think its fun and interesting to try different mixes for different things... only thing to remember is, if you fall upon something you absolutely LOVE and basically want to premix a lot to always have, be very sure you took notes or do so right away or you'll have a much harder time ever finding just the EXACT right blend again😬i mean, that's what I've heard, cuz of course its not me thats done that... on many occasions, always swearing I'll write down notes ,I mean, they, whoever they may be.... and still forget🤬🙄😬😆😉😏 but it is fun!! And always special doing paintings with your own special color that isn't exactly like anything else.. BUT.... I also love having a good black or 2, though I'll be honest, I can't ever... ever (again, the whole "write it down as soon as you learn the difference and put it someplace where you won't lose it.. which, in my brain seems to flip around to say "don't worry about it, they're both a black color, what could be so different about a color, plus, ill totallyrememberit this time?" OR I do actually write it down and put it in a safe place so as not to lose it.... only to TOTALLY & COMPLETELY forget what that special place was.... as happens every time I try to put something in a "safe place" ... even i can't find it, so, its somewhere 😬🙄🤦🏻‍♀️🤭😆😉😏😊 But, when I did 2 pours, with a space vibe, for my sons newest apt, the black, brand new opened then, or course a weekend, was, not sure, bit looked curdled. So, I panicked and mixed my own which was ok, but not as dark dark as I wanted (so obviously I need to work on getting a much dark black) so I mixed it up to use and got worried I'd not have enough, so, I stained a few things trying to get what I could of the curdled black out, put it through a sieve and added lots of water to just grab as much as possible because once I saw the color...ugh...it was such an amazing deep black, darker then any id seen. So, kinda used it as a dye added to my pouring mix and I thought it would be awful because I tried to pour both blacks swirled all over as the background for some super bright splashes of colors which I moved around and pour some off. But, once dry you could really tell the difference of the 2... I was bummed at first and said id have it fixed by the time he got there (he wasn't worried, said he knew he'd like it, he's my son, what else would he say😊❤) but, it was about 4 or 5am and with mixing and laying out what I wanted and how, worked all day, maybe 2, but that morning I finally left them to dry, thinking I'd just paint over the light and warm black (my mix) But, after a nap, and news eyes once dry, I really liked it as it gave the sky a super interesting look, dark, but depth or something since the dark was CRAZY dark, and the mix i thought was dark was a warm dark gray, so it worked. So, both are great.... like you've said and many others too right in here I'm sure, that it just depends on exactly what your going for. That's why it's great to have some options to know how, then you can, but don't have to :)😂 Sorry so long🙄😬🤦🏻‍♀️😊 I hope you're feeling much better Marie!!!❤

[@danskehans]

Thanks for yet another great tip. Watching the details of your work, I marvel and wonder how you create those crisp and well defined areas/borders?

[@TheDanishPainter]

I scape into the wet paint with different tools such as silicone scrapers and rubber edged tools (not sure what they are called in English, but they are used to smooth out air bubbles when putting up wall paper) Thanks for watching :-)

[@danskehans]

@@TheDanishPainter Thanks. I would love to watch you do it one of these days.

[@YooperGranny]

Are you using oil or acrylic in this painting? Thank you for the information.

[@TheDanishPainter]

It's acrylic but would also work for oils as well

[@meredith7236]

I use premix black more and more tho I usually add a blue or red to it

[@meemeemeemeemee]

Art teacher said black paint doesn’t exist in real life 😂 how did it exist at all then hahaha