You Can’t Go Wrong with Mixing Orange
Mixing Orange Demo
When it comes to mixing oil colors for orange, there are so many beautiful combinations of reds and yellows. It is pretty hard to go wrong. Here is a quick one-minute demo showing the combinations you can get with Lemon Yellow, Cadmium Yellow, Cadmium Red, Alizarin Red, and Rose Red.
The Alizarin Red and Rose Red combinations look pretty similar. Where you will see the difference is later on if you add white to the mix. Enjoy the Demo and when you are done, try it! You will have the perfect palette for a gorgeous sunset painting.
Colors Lean
Leaning colors was really important when mixing purples. However, with oranges, you really can’t go wrong. If you do end up with too bright or “loud” of an orange, you can always dip into the complementary color which would be cerulean blue to dull it a bit. Cerulean is going to grey down your orange, but in the mixing greens demo, it is a star!
The Color Wheel
Most color wheels you buy from art supply stores are not going to have the actual tube paint names on them. They are helpful for understanding color theory. However, I prefer to just keep this “leaning colors” idea in my head while I am painting.
If you like the color wheel above, I actually got it for free in this disposable paint palette pad! I purchase the Grey Matters Paper Palette pads to mix my paint on and believe it or not this color wheel is on the inside cover of the pad. These are a great size for mixing paint on and toned grey to help you get the correct value in your mixes. I love the convenience of just being able to throw away my page from the pad when I am finished. Or, if I’m not finished, I can fold it up into a ziplock bag and save it in my refrigerator until I’m ready to paint the next day. You can find these at your favorite art supply store or in the link above on Amazon. It’s a great product with the perfect color tool included.
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