Watercolor GRAY Mixing Technique

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Hi there, Liron here!
In today's vid I'll show you how I mix GRAY, as well as colors that are close to gray.
This is a relatively beginner topic, so I hope many will find it useful!
Grays are a BIG part of my painting process, and I find they play an important role in a painting's composition.
In this video I'll show you the practical process of mixing a perfect gray, making corrections and painting colors that are close to geay.
Enjoy! 😊🙏
- Liron
Time-Stamps:
00:00 - Using Palette leftovers
01:40 - Using 3 Primary Colors
04:43 - Problems & Solutions
07:22 - This Takes Practice
10:13 - Conclusion
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[@jewelbriard5444]

Ooo great tutorial. Thankyou. I luv muted colors and greys .

[@magdalenakruczkowska9937]

LIron, you are as entertaining as a good Netflex movie!! Even watching you mix grays is pure fun!!

[@davidharrison7222]

Love new greys. A WAY underrated colour!

[@footloosegoose7463]

I also like considering texture when mixing a grey. For example, a grey with phthalo blue would be smooth and transparent while one with Ultramarine would be granular. There are some textures I struggle to work with. Phthalo Blue (GS) + any semi-transparent Scarlet is a good neutral but I find it difficult to apply on paper.

[@thetechnicolorbatcave]

my favorite neutral gray I've found has been mixing Payne's gray and Sepia. The ratio decides how warm or cool the gray is. Sometimes I will mix violet and viridian, but that's for grays that I don't want to be entirely inorganic looking.

[@ms.rocketscience4924]

Thank you Liron! These short mini lessons are so helpful.

[@jadziaxj]

I love grey and nuances in gray tones painted by masters like Zbukvic. It is a skill. I have to paint more!

[@Self-taughtJay]

Love your tutorials.

[@monica-NJ-123]

Thank you Liron , very useful information 😊

[@DavidMiltonJones]

Thanks, Liron, my favorite colour! Very useful video!

[@kentprice9912]

thank you Liron!!! I'm going to use this more now

[@user-bk7in3vl4l]

수채화에 도움이 많이 되네요. 영어가 귀에 쏙쏙~

[@LironYan]

Thank you so much 🙏🏼

[@terischiech]

I love making my own grays. It's worth the practice. After all, most shadows do have color to them.

[@derekquintin924]

Thank you for your valued insight and expertise

[@barbaramilbradt2188]

Interesting mixes!

[@secretsdedessin2018]

Thank you, this is a very important video!

[@Shilo2020]

Very helpful! Thank you!

[@cristiferart]

Great tips and great teacher

[@Jlalode]

I love to mix grays! My recent favourite is a transparent mix with phthalo blue, quin. rose and a bit of nickel azo yellow.😊

[@vehinhkhoitamgiac2889]

That"s great !

[@jmellingb]

Thanks. This is one of the most valuable things I've learned in my watercolor journey.

[@RicheUK]

Great info for beginners like me, much appreciated

[@carriecardwell608]

Very very helpful explanation!

[@Cre-Art]

A very necessary basic. I came up with a beautiful gray by accident and that's when I found your video. Yay! Now I can practice doing it intentionally. Thank you.

[@andreagriffiths3512]

Very timely. I have a grey sky to paint and I am unhappy with my choices of premade grey. I can’t wait to create my own and make those grey skies alive with hints of colour. 💕

[@zeusolympus1664]

Watching your video is like opening all of my 7 chakra points.

[@deborahturner5641]

You are awesome love your work Today going to break out of comfort zone and try this. You have convinced me I can do it

[@paulsheldon9510]

Very helpful! One of your best! Thank you Liron!

[@LironYan]

Thank you Paul 🙏😊

[@stinar37]

Amazing, L! Ty!!

[@LironYan]

You got it ☺️🙏🏼

[@lefthandstory1280]

Nice water color 😃

[@dsimms561]

Very informative for me, as I am a relatively new painter

[@pippikrumeluss5167]

Liron : how to mix a beautiful grey Lirons palette: hold my beer 😂

[@LironYan]

😂😂

[@lilianejonson6634]

Very useful video, thank you 🙏 I would like to learn me all about green too 🥴

[@mikesamovarov4054]

Mix yellow and blue. It's not rocket science.

[@jeannes]

Great video! Still love that outro music. Will there be more premiere parties for future uploads?

[@LironYan]

Definitely! Thank you 🙏😁 I want to do a longer process (~30-50 min) so we have more time to chat haha

[@Meantime_Creations]

Hi very glad to find your channel! I am curious, why does it called ultramarine blue or yellow ochre or burnt umber or siena?? please reply :)

[@petragunther4439]

Love to mix 50 shades of grey 🤭, but maybe I'm using u.blue&b.siena too often. Thank you, for opening my eyes again 😊🙏

[@LironYan]

Many use just blue too much in general (relying just on it for darkness), so you’re at a great spot! 😁

[@DavZell]

@@LironYan Moonglow from Daniel Smith, as well as Sodalite Genuine at times, are my go-tos for adding something in shadowy areas, even though I know how to mix grays. I don't paint as muted as Liron does, but if I did, my approach would look awkward!

[@lucev7497]

Would you show how to mix browns without using premade brown (sepia, burnt umber for instance)

[@jamesburns5223]

Stated with limited experience, take an orange and add a bit of blue to desaturate and darken.

[@jeannes]

I'd like a video about mixing browns and earth tones, too. 😀

[@psychoticcookie]

He has made one! It’s 3 years ago. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jYrImaSNeNipga8

[@litylu]

I agree a vid would be nice, also one for good greens but to second what James above said, an orange and a blue. I recently ditched convenience browns (and greens) preferring the nuance of self mixed ones. For brown, I’ve had much success with 1) PB60 (indanthrone blue) and PO71 (Transparent Pyrrol Orange) and 2) PBr7 (burnt sienna) and PB29 (ultramarine) in a 2:1 ratio. They both make great browns. From a burnt umber, to raw umber, to almost black. Good luck!

[@mikesamovarov4054]

I hate brown, trying to actually avoid that happening. Uggly.

[@marianneumann7682]

What brush are you using? Is that a Lebenzon paint brush?

[@mustafademircioglu1816]

Thanks Liron, could you please suggest a set of brushes for a beginner

[@LironYan]

I love Escoda & Lebenzon brushes (: And another good brand is Silver Black Velvet. As for a specific set, it depends on your needs. But as a general place to start - the most versatile you could get is with a round brush that has a good point. 2 of these (one large and one small) and you’re set! (: The specific sizes will depend on the size you paint. I recommend starting small (around the equivalent of an A4 page, or even half of that) - so brushes sized ~14 and ~8 should be good 😁 Hope this helps!

[@mustafademircioglu1816]

@@LironYan heartfelt thanks

[@juliacastella796]

Dommage que ce ne soit pas sous titré en français car ça m'air très intéressant comme sujet Mr Liron !

[@Cre-Art]

Hi Liron, I keep revisiting this video. I have such horrible lighting that I can't see colors correctly. I bought a clamp on lamp with a natural light bulb (because it was my only option at the time-work in dining room with limited space), but it just isn't enough. And I don't know where to correctly place the light. Do you have any videos that address this? I haven't been successful in finding that yet. Any suggestions would be welcome. :)

[@mikesamovarov4054]

Place your table in front of the window. Natural light is 100% the best.

[@Cre-Art]

@@mikesamovarov4054 Thank you for answering, but that's not an option. :) It has to be some sort of lamp. I'll eventually find the solution and then I'll post it.

[@FlorentinaRafaila-Rafa-Studio]

Hy! As a beginner, it s very hard for me to find a plan, how to start learning to draw. There are huge amount of informations outhere and I am very, very lost. Please help me to make a plan for learning. Where do I start? What are the exercises I must do in order to move from this place of knowing nothing? A child, when is starting writing, he is doing lines, curves, etc and then makes first letter. I want that! Please, please help me!

[@mikesamovarov4054]

Heard of such thing called "books"? 😂

[@robinhuizing4406]

Why not use, pyrrol red with ph5halo blue to make neutral grey

[@robinhuizing4406]

Pb 15:3- green shade

[@mikesamovarov4054]

You use what you bloody want. He shares HIS advice and experience.

[@robinhuizing4406]

@@mikesamovarov4054 thanks for your attitude it's super nice! Have a good day!

[@mikesamovarov4054]

Dirty palette makes me uncomfortable and I have urge to immediately clean it. How much greys do you use, to tolerate that uggly uninspiring mess?

[@LironYan]

Haha 😂 Not grays, but rather nuanced colors. So for example - 80-90% red, and the rest is all the other primaries / random colors.

[@trisht5064]

hi liron ive just discovered this guy i wonder if you have 🤔marco buci

[@LironYan]

Yes, he's great! I've been watching some of his vids too lately (:

[@alext8828]

All my paints dried out. What should I do? Use the holidays to remember the opposing colors. Christmas, red and green. Easter, purple and yellow. Blue and orange?? Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny have been arguing about this forever. Our old police cars were blue and orange. And remember, the color brown is really very dark orange. That will help you to know that you can add some blue to neutralize it.

[@mikesamovarov4054]

Watercolour can't "dry out"! 😂 Many are even sold very dry, like a solid cube. Watercolour is water soluble, no matter how "dry" it is.

[@rickyreyramilo9322]

Blue and red are secondary Magenta and cyan are primaries

[@mikesamovarov4054]

Are you working with digital stuff, or something? 😂 It's kindergarten level knowledge, primary colours are always ❤️💛💙