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How to Mix A Variety of Greens

Mixing Greens Demo We all know that yellow and blue make green. But what type of green you want determines which blues and yellows you will start with. The demo in the video below is done with oil paints, but it would hold true for acrylics as well. In this video, I show the different greens possible using 5 paint colors: Cerulean Blue and Ultramarine Blue, Yellow Ochre, Cadmium Yellow Deep Hue, and Lemon Yellow. Leaning Colors That is not a typo. I’m not talking about “learning” colors, but “leaning” colors. If you visualize a color wheel, there are several...

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Sea Turtle Progression

How painting a Sea Turtle showed me the value of mid-tones. This was a commission from a friend who absolutely loves Sea Turtles. I love them too but this was not a subject I would have chosen because of the detail involved but I dove into the challenge. As the painting progressed I focused on the darkest and lightest values during the entire process. At the suggestion of my wonderful artist friends in Art Kula, I finally added the mid-tones at the end. The video below shows the Sea Turtle progression from start to finish. You will notice how heavy...