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Mixing colors was always a threat to me when I started painting for decades. I'm all self taught, so it took a lot of research and experimentation on the road to get where I am today.
As I grew in experience, I discovered that there are some very basic rules about the mixture of colors that can guide in coming up with the colors you want. The most exciting part of it, is that you do not have to buy a bunch of single colors, pre-mixed to achieve what you want. I admit that there are certain colors that you buy what you really could mix myself, but it makes life a lot easier to have them.
I was surprised the other day when I looked at search terms used to find my website and other social networks I've written about color mixing. Search Most striking was the number of people who asked "How is red." Ready for the answer? Let's start by taking a look at the primary colors.
Mix primary colors
There are three primary colors.
- RED
- BLUE
- YELLOW
They are called primary colors because you can not make any other combination of colors or pigments. That can not be done by mixing red with other colors. You should use red pigments from different sources.
I live in Tucson, Arizona, part of the year and am familiar with the work of Ted DeGrazia. Crushed to insects (or whatever) that form a cottony white substance in some plants of the cactus to get the vibrant red used in his paintings.
When mixing two primary colors, you get secondary colors.
Mix secondary colors
- When you mix red and blue in equal parts, yields a dark violet or purple.
- When you mix blue and yellow in equal parts, you get green
- When mixing yellow and red in equal parts, you get orange
Mix all these together, and get very muddy brown or black (which usually want to avoid.)
You can also mix the primary colors mixed.
This is the way to get different tones of blue-green, yellow, green, red, orange, yellow-orange blue-violet and red-violet.
Now, if you check out everything you just said, you will see that I started with three colors, red, blue and yellow. Me become those of a minimum of nine colors, besides black and brown mud. Pretty amazing, right?
Ok, now is the time to talk complementary colors, and their role in this. It would really be helpful if you had a color wheel to see, so you could see it better. I have a lot visual examples on my website that can link below when you finish reading this article.
Mixing Complementary Colors
Complementary colors are two colors that are directly opposite each other on a color wheel.
If you were to look at a color wheel, this is what that would:
- Blue and orange are opposites
- Red and green are opposites
- Yellow and purple are opposites
- Blue-green and red-orange are opposites
- Blue-violet and yellow-orange are opposites
- Yellow-green and red-violet are opposite
Any mixture of complementary colors together or the dominant color is gray so appear darker, increasing its value, or produce different forms of coffee.
Adding white to any of these mixtures will reduce its value.
I hope I have given some encouragement to try to mix the colors yourself. It is very rewarding when you finish making all that has created something that is truly their own. I found two quotes that I love and want to share with you.
"Creativity often consists simply upload what already exists." Bernice Fitz-Gibson
"In creating, the only difficult is to start a grass blade is easier to make than an oak. "James Russell Lowell
For more discussion on the ratios needed to produce browns and grays and much, much more, go to my website http://filarecki.com It provides a great deal of information on painting techniques and tips to help you paint using all different mediums.
There are discussions about how to oil paint, how to paint with acrylics, and how to paint with watercolors. How to work with pastels will be added soon.
If you are looking for a "How To" DVD, I have produced one on How to Paint with Acrylics which is available at http://judyfilarecki.com I have several others in development at this time. There are also links to free offers at that website including help with painting problems and free reference photos for you to use in your paintings.
Creatively Yours,
Judy Filarecki
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