Create Hundreds of Beautiful Neutrals with just 2 Colors! Perfect for Beginner Acrylic Painters.

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Materials in the video: Acrylic colors: Cadmium Orange, Ultramarine Blue, Titanium White
Does your acrylic colors sometimes look unnatural or harsh?
As painters we often want to use a range of muted colors. Everything from sand and cream over burnt sienna, burnt umber and other warm earth tones. And cool neutrals like Paynes grey and a variety of gorgeous blues and grays.
If you want an elegant and balanced look and feel to your paintings then mixing and using neutrals (also called naturalized colors or grays) is the next step for you. In this video I share my favorite way to mix neutrals/grays using two complimentary colors.
In the world of acrylic painting, discovering the magic of two colors can open the door to a wide range of stunning neutral tones. This technique is particularly ideal for those new to acrylics, providing a simple yet effective way to produce a diverse range of beautiful neutrals.
By understanding the artful combination of two primary colors, beginners can achieve a rich palette of muted, sophisticated tones. This approach not only simplifies the painting process but also allows for a gradual exploration of color mixing and shading techniques.
Embark on your acrylic painting journey with this innovative method, and witness how the harmonious blending of just two colors can unfold a world of creative possibilities. Say goodbye to complexity and hello to a canvas filled with hundreds of captivating neutrals - a true delight for aspiring artists taking their first steps into the colorful realm of acrylic painting.
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[@rosemaryclark610]

Great video and very helpful :) I love mixing the colors I'm already using in a painting to make neutrals. Green and Red do that same thing. And yellow and purple. Pretty much any color on opposite sides of the color wheel. Thanks again for a great teaching video!

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Yes exactly, they all make beautiful neutrals - thanks for sharing and watching 💫💫

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@@TheDanishPainterUltramarine Blue is a Warm Blue.. cheers

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I always love your help with mixing neutrals. You break it down so nicely that even this old lady can get it 😊🥰

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WOW!!! Great lesson as always. You are simply amazing!!! I learn valuable new ideas every time I watch your uploads. Neutrals are such mysterious, intriguing and useful colors. Paynes grey and burnt sienna are two of my favorite color combinations and until today I had NO IDEA now to mix them myself. Thank you beautiful Lady ❤

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Thank you for sharing this video. I can't wait to make these colors. I mistakenly ordered a huge tube of cadmium orange last week, and I have been wondering what I'm going to do with it. Now I know. The orange and blue are gorwnen mixed.

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I live out on the Palouse in Washington state where we have some of the most unbelievable sunsets!! I’m a pianist but have always loved painting!! This color combo is what I call my “mud in the sky”!! I really loved this study in cool and warm!! Thank you so much!! I look forward to more of your tutorials!!

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Thanks so much for this color mix video. It is so informative using such a limited palette.

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Thanks for sharing so helpful 😊

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I just learned that all my favourite colours comes cadmium orange and ultramarine. thank you! this was so enlightening.

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Prima tutorial, so clear and interesting. I'll try it out. Thank you!

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Thank you for your instructions. It helps me a great deal with how to produce neutrals.

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This lesson is very much to the point. Enlightening! Thank you, Danish Painter!

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Ultramarine is a warm blue as it is a red base. I use the prussian blue for the cool tones. Great video for beginners either way.

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Thank you for this. I studied colour theory many years ago but I know now that I need to revisit that.

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Thank you for the colour mixing lesson, I'll be trying this for my painting soon. The painting you had in the video looks stunning, so atmospheric. Happy Christmas too!

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Wow so awesome. The many different colors that you can get from the 3 colors. I love this. Thank you!

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Simple and straight forward effective lecture. Thank you.

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great video. I did have to watch it twice though as I was mesmerised by your stunning painting behind you - OMG! the colours are beautiful.

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great video.. thanx! neutals r key

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Thank you for sharing your knowledge, its always so helpful and informative. Making colour mix swatches are so useful, im going to do this one. Thanks again......Alioban

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What blue do you use at :15 of the video. The dark blue is so beautiful. Thank you!

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Thank you🙏 What palet do you use?so the akryl Not drying to quick?

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Hi could you do a video on mixing sea colours rather than than land colours? Thank you

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Question - Is the WN Galleria paints what you routinely use? I've alway gotten heavy body paints but find them hard to work with if I want thinner washes so I've been thinking about moving over to the more soft body paints. I always thought these were considered student grade paints.

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Have you considered adding an acrylic medium (not water) to your heavy body paint to make it more workable?

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I do add mediums. But the WN Galleria paints are a lot less expensive so if the pigment load and lightfastness is comparable to the more expensive heavy body paints, then it would be worth it to use those instead for things like this.

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Thank you for this!! Very good information. But I thought ultramarine blue was a warm blue? Is W&N's version cool?

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She is using relative colour temperature. No matter the kind of blue it will always be referenced as cool because she is "holding it up against" orange, which will be a warmer hue than almost anything else. 😊

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[@waldinclm]

was interested but cadmium is very toxic and we no longer paint with it. could you show this with different base colors, or does it only work with these?

[@thomasry1]

Is it bad if we lose chroma as we mix? As far as I know the more you mix colors the more you lose chroma! Any thoughts? Thank you

[@TheDanishPainter]

I don't think ion it as either good or bad. You loose intensity when mixing complimentary colors, yes. But in return you create lovely neutrals. It all depends on what you want and need for your specific artwork.

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How do you keep them from drying out on your palette

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Put damp kitchen roll paper under the greaseproof paper then you can cover with a lid to keep paint til another day.... it's called a wet palette (I use a ferere roche box) JR

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