Quick Tip 297 - Opaque vs Transparent

[@golfglory7547]

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[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Wonderful! Thanks for watching.

[@linda7345n]

By joe, I think I've got it. Now, I can create my own black line test paper (I hope doing the black line with a sharpie will work); then, test various colors to see if they are opaque or translucent. This was one area that escaped my understanding. Thank you, Dianne!

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OK, I think I"m my 5th video of yours today - and I must say, you are a phenomenal art teacher, the way you break it down! Thank you!

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I completely enjoy the fact that you explain painting techniques so clearly. There is so much to learn. You make it easier. Happy Thanksgiving :)

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[@MarkMcMillen2112]

Very helpful. A knowledge of paint characteristics is pretty important before you set off on a project.

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[@kathleenwildey2757]

Great info! I learned new techniques from this. Thank you Dianne.

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[@ptaylor4923]

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[@birgitblume4980]

Thank you for another very interesting quick tip, esp.the comparison of transparent color to thinned opaque color.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

My pleasure. Thanks for watching.

[@Finkeldinken]

Wonderful tip once again! I have found that learning the most used pigment numbers have helped me a lot when finding the right hues and properties for me. I am sure it's not for everyone, but it has been a gamechanger for me for sure.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Thanks for sharing that. If you add to that learning to see the hues by their hue names - yellow, yellow orange, orange, etc.-- I think you will find more freedom in recognizing and interpreting color. Just a suggestion.

[@dibruyere]

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[@kr6302]

Bless you. I was very frustrated about this topic. When I heard other artists talk about this it sounded just too advanced and complicated for someone like me who's just started painting. But your explanation is simple and clear. Thank you 🙏

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

You are so welcome! Have fun with it.

[@marilynanderson333]

May you have a blessed Thanksgiving.

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Same to you!

[@debidixon5938]

I loved this!

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[@pamelawissinger1838]

Excellent demo. I will begin to note the transparent colors verses the opaque colors. Thank you.

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[@hometv128]

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[@JP-dv7rf]

Thank you so much for this information Dianne!

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You are so welcome!

[@mona2242]

Thank you for this great tip and a Happy Thanksgiving to you & family. 🙏❤️🙏

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Big thanks!

[@felicitysidwell55]

Dianne thank you for your wonderful teaching style

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You are my hero. Excellent . Thank you.

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Wow, thanks

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Thanks for your tips they are very helpful 🤗

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[@cuentamedenuevo7399]

As always, it is a huge joy watching this awesome channel. Thanks a lot for sharing and for the excellent explanation! :)

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My pleasure!

[@mariadelrio2907]

Thank you for another exceptional quick trip. I get so much out of all your quick tips. I wonder if you would offer a quick tip on how to paint bricks, both in buildings and sidewalks. Thank you for sharing your skill and knowledge and experience.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Even better, why not watch how James Gurney does it (exactly the way I would do it) by going here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/r5yVlIl_d8ubiK8

[@longtimeresident1078]

You are a tremendous teacher!

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[@daleshawn1910]

Exactly what I was looking for. Thank you so much!

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You are welcome!

[@DuckyEggwood]

Perfect video. Thank you

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My pleasure!

[@dorinases]

Thank you so much for all your informative videos , they help a lot :) What would be a good palette for portraits? Opaque pigments or transparent or I have to have both? I like cadmium pigments , but I love non toxic pigments that I can just easily wash my brushes in the sink without putting toxins in the water, .. organic pigments are nice too but so transparent and hard to get coverage..

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Your portrait palette depends upon the color of the skin of your subject. It is inefficient and too limiting to aim for either all transparent or all opaque for any palette. Rather, it is best to aim for a palette of hues that will give you all that you need.

[@alanclarke5339]

Thanks Dianne brilliant x

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My pleasure.

[@bcarithers22]

Excellent!

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[@giovannisiano574]

VERY GOOD TIP!

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Thanks!

[@fionabecket680]

Superb. Thank you.

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Most welcome 😊 And thanks for being a subscriber.

[@scottevans4264]

That’s really helpful. I have another question, kind of the reverse of this. I prep a canvas with acrylic yellow ochre, then sketch the layout or put a grid for sketching with a combination of yellow ochre and burnt umber (oil). My problem is in painting over this. Colors like burnt sienna and other colors don’t cover the sketch and I wind up doing layer upon layer. Can you suggest a better solution?

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

If you need a grid, why not use think lines of either graphite or charcoal that you can remove before going into the painting phase.

[@tinkerno11]

Another brilliant demo. What is Gamsol? I’m in the UK. and thank you.

[@ulutiu]

Gamsol = Gamblin's solvent

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Gamsol is a refined odorless mineral spirits made by the company, Gamblin.

[@suzethomas8148]

Thank you as I have trouble to read my paint tubes. You have made it easy. Also with working with liquin and keeping in mind the fat over lean theory, when glazing if you wish to thin down glaze slightly more is it ok to use a little liquin it or should I just stick with exactly what you have shown do and wipe excess away? Not sure why but I am ogten tempted to thin it down more. Thanks again for your teaching.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

It's best to use it unthinned.

[@iamafollowerofChrist]

Hello! What can I do to make a transparent colour more opaque? I don't want to but new colours :(

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

If you want a transparent color to be opaque, but don't want a new color, adding white is your only option without buying an opaque version of the color. White will change the value, but not the hue.

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[@carolinevallis3835]

Hi, I had heard that mixing transparent colour with opaque can make luminous colours. Eg, transparent red/yellow oxide to shift hue of greens etc?

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

I don't buy that. It's not the transparency nor the opaqueness that creates luminosity, rather the hues/values/intensities used. See Quick Tip 275

[@dibruyere]

Great tips! You sprayed your painting with Gimsol???? Did I hear right? What is this liquid in the spray bottle?

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

In the bottle is a 50/50 mixture of Gamsol and poppy oil. It is ONLY for slightly dampening the painting surface so that the dry surface won't resist the paint.

[@dconfused9919]

I was expecting to see you show white painted onto the black line on top of the transparent paint to show the change. Well for painting on black canvas. As anyone has seen Bob Ross do. We need dark to show the light. I liked your example so far. 👍👍👍

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