Quick Tip 487 - When and Where to Use Black

[@evealton2712]

I wrote on this and forgot to push send. I love this. A couple of months ago my curious mind wondered what happened if you use black with colors. I started experimenting and was so surprised at some of the rich colors. And here it is in better detail. As always you make it fun.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Fun stuff, isn't it!

[@johnnagridge]

I LOVED today.s tip. I always had a prejudice against using tube black except when I wanted to use the Zorn palette for a painting. This video gave me a whole new way of using black.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Have fun with it.

[@ateliercvk7049]

This qt arrived at just the right time for me - thanks again for your friendly way explaining the wonderful world of colour mixing 😻

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

My pleasure

[@wilmakerstholt699]

For me you are the best teacher you have so much knowledge and use it in such great creative way thank you thank you thank you 1000000000000000 times 🥰

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Wow, thank you!

[@evealton2712]

Thank you for this. I have a very curious mind, so some months ago I wondered what mixing black would do. I was astonished at some of the rich colors.So here it is and you took it farther. I thought I would just make mud, but no indeed. I'm so grateful for you.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Fun stuff, isn't it!

[@kevinjones7777]

Thanks Dianne, so enjoyable, fascinating and informative.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

You are so welcome!

[@apinklady5]

Thank you for your tips. They are always so helpful. I’m hoping you can give a tip on what kind of pants you use as they seem to be soft, smooth, and glide so easily and how do you store them on your pallet without them crusting over. Is there a particular palette or open paint holder/storage you would recommend?

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

It might help for you to watch Quick Tip 172 where I talk about my painting rig. I use Rembrandt and Gamblin paints. Both are creamy and pliable. One thing we have to watch for though is how long a tube of paint has been sitting on the store's shelf. Some brands have a tendency for the oil in the paint to setting away from the pigment, causing the paint to be stiff.

[@nalissa77]

Thanks for clearing that up. It was very helpful.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

You bet.

[@Bibi_to_4]

This is great I’m learning a lot from you. Thank you!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

I'm so glad! And you're most welcome.

[@lolitakaloustianyoung7787]

Hi Dianne - I have a general question about oil painting....I have a small studio space in my bedroom...I've heard people say one should never sleep in the same area where he paints. For fumes. Do you have an opinion that you are willing to share. I use Gamsol and the paint colors and brands that you use in your palette. I have 1 window. I am not thinking of fire safety or that sort, I'm thinking of inhaling fumes while sleeping and painting. Thank you for your experience and wisdom.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Hi Lolita. Gamsol is probably the least toxic of all solvents. If you cap your solvent container securely and cover your palette (if paint is still on it) after each painting session, there should be no danger. If your bedroom/studio is not ventilated, to be safe, open a window and let it air out for about ten minutes or so after each painting session.

[@rezahosseinzadehnasser993]

Thanks a lot Dianne.❤

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

You are so welcome

[@rockssolid2543]

Love your videos.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Thank you!

[@pamelabritton1230]

I shy away from black, but now I see options; thank you!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Have fun playing with it.

[@henriquejanuario881]

Great class! thanks!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

My pleasure.

[@annielegrange9416]

Awesome thank you. Most informative.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

My pleasure.

[@EllenR654]

Thank you, this was so interesting!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Ernarusyani]

❤❤❤

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Thanks.

[@maryperrystone]

Thank you Diane..

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

You are so welcome

[@adeebaanjum566]

👍👍👍 I often see your videos and learn something new, thank you so much. My English is not good. I can't find ivory black from any shop, can we make it by mixing blue and black

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Mars black and lamp black will do the same thing to transparent colors, but not to yellow.

[@korukiwiarts]

Thank you so much. I use black sometimes in painting my illustration vehicles. But normally I mix two dark colours together instead of using black

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

That really is the safest way to go.

[@muhlenstedt]

This quick tip is shows a very intelligent approach (as always), it destroyd all my prejudices against black?Thank you

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

You're welcome! Have fun with it.

[@mountainside26]

Another great tip- thanks!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Glad it was helpful!

[@margaretbutters6181]

once again a great lesson thankyou

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

My pleasure!

[@debbiekey5255]

Excellent video! So helpful. When using black, is there any way to affect the flatness/dullness of the dried color/paint?

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

That effect is not caused by black. Some oil pigments flatten when they dry because of their chemistry. The best way to alleviate that is to oil out your painting once it's dry OR, if you are sure you'd finished, varnish it with a high-quality picture varnish.

[@shahzadqurashi7728]

So sweet, god bless!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

You are so kind

[@fsll1575]

Thank so much for this quick tips. I was also wondering how black could fit in and being useful. As I understand it, black is one of the “modifiers” pigment as Phtalo green is in my work (sadly availability and means prevent me to go for true viridian) My questions (maybe a part 2 for future quick tip) how black related with the colours wheel in terms of saturation/hue? How the information given here can be applied with watercolour? Ivory Black seems to be the one to go to from others I saw online, is lamp and mars black give similar results? Thanks you for taking the time and putting the effort into your channel, since I got back to painting 3 years ago, your quick tips helped me to improve a lot.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Perhaps this might make a good Quick Tip, but I will answer here, too. Black does not fit on the color wheel because it is not a hue. Rather, it is a neutral that results from hues neutralizing each other. Yes, black can be used to modify transparent colors in watercolor. The pigments in watercolor and oil are the same. Only the binder is different. The variations in black available in tube colors differ in the materials that make them. Ivory black is made from charred animal bones acquired from butchers. Lamp black was originally residue from oil lamps, but today is made from burned oil or gas. Mars black is not a carbon based pigment, but one made from synthetic iron oxides. All blacks vary somewhat in temperature.

[@quelizabeth2]

Thank you Dianne, for sharing your vast knowledge ❤ greetings from Chihuahua Mexico 🇲🇽

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

You are so welcome!

[@Cristina_C7]

Can you do a quick tip about oil painting mediums? Thank you

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Cristina, I will put your request on our filming schedule.

[@Cristina_C7]

@@IntheStudioArtInstruction Thank you so much 😃

[@chayita7]

Would appreciates your thoughts on Oleo Gel as well as Talens Painitng Paste. thanks, Carol.

[@mindjob]

Make black by combining burnt umber with cobalt blue

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

True, but burnt umber and ultramarine blue give a more transparent black.