This video is so helpful for a novice painter! Like many beginners, I have way too much paint and too many colors-I was given paint or bought a few sets or lots of artist-quality paints I found at thrift stores or yard sales or online, avoiding student-grade paint. I have put together an inventory of my artist or pro-quality paints in a studio notebook, which includes pigment numbers, handling qualities, and uses-it's also searchable on my laptop. My strategy now is to have a limited palette I begin with for every painting (from Zorne up to about 10 max). Then, I go to "secondary" or mixed pigment type paints for specific situations. I can quickly search keywords that stand out when considering my composition and plan for stuff I'm painting in the studio. Quick studies or plein air? Not so strategic. Over time, I expect to use up and cull out many of the mixed-pigment colors or whatever they would be called. Thank you so very much!!!

Jason, could you please make a tutorial on how you clean and maintain your paintbrushes? I'm particularly interested in cleaning oil paint off of paintbrushes. Keep it up and thank you for such informative content!

Your videos are so informative and helpful. I really enjoy them and learn a lot.

I use paynes gray instead of chromatic black. It's similar because the one I use is made with red and green

Wow, that Chromatic black is amazing! I'm gonna see if I can get one in the future. I've seen in the store before and the reason why it stuck out to me was because it was more expensive than other blacks. Black's are usually series 1, which makes them much cheaper but higher series are more epensive and that Chromatic Black is a series 3, I think.

Very helpful descriptions of all the colors and, as always, just a great video. You have made me a regular viewer.

Definitely glad I subscribed to your channel your art tips are really good and. Informative ❤️ Keep up the amazing work

Jason, Can you do a video on oil mediums? I am just learning and at a total loss when it comes to them. Awesome work, keep it up!!

There is one US company called Geneva Oil Paints makes a warm black by mixing ultramarine and burnt umber. This formula can also be used for warm blacks.

Thanks again. I really enjoy your videos and find them very informative.

Walcott Fine Art hi Jason, thank you for taking the time...explaining Your palette along with the different brand names. I learned a lot...the Yellow Ochre...I can see that it's not as dark as others..very nice ..also the Transparent Red Oxide, which I now understand it's use from watching your beautiful Orange demo. The Chromatic black...by Gamblin...another good tip..I like that it's a mixed black. I know for landscapes the Ivory black...and many don't realize this..is it takes along time to dry..and many use it in the blocking in stage...so not a good idea. I never liked Ultramarine blue, I think many use it as their go to blue when they use a limited palette...and it's just not a great blue for skies. I think many factors such as where or what the climate is..other states and such ...blues should be taken into consideration as to what color is the sky in their area. Same with seascapes....love that Gamblin teal...I actually only use Gamblin...and the radients...as well as the grays. As a beginner, I know I should get familiar with mixing the hues...however, I do pre mix for what landscape or seascape I would be painting in plein air. Its usually foggy in the bay area...the greys help with atmospheric perspective...as well as the radients. I found W&N has a beautiful ultramarine deep blue...very nice for seascapes...mountains... Thanks for your time...I learned a lot here with various hues and brand names...

I've just looked at some of your videos and really enjoyed them. I don't use oil paints - I am learning to use watercolour but the colour theories hold true regardless. I wish you did watercolour though. It's really good to see someone just be themselves whilst they demonstrate and talk about their art.

Very Fun to see what you use...I love Rembrandt Colors and Gamblin. I have not tried Rublev yet. That is on my list. Great JOB!!!

Your videos are very helpful... thank you..!

6:27 well said 👍

I use watercolors titanium white and transparent cromium oxide with some drops of natural tea from indigofera suffruticosa. It's to fix the cracking tendency these colors have. But after i mixed my white with the phtalo blue as you teaches, well, i just got crazy with that. Never had done yet and now i don't what to do with the others blues i have. Your videos are fascinating! Thank you a lot!

Wow! I am learning so much, I watch with a notepad and subscribed :) I pretty much share your palette--love the chromatic black because it is also so transparent. I agree cobalt is my 'neutral' blue, and wouldn't be without it. Sometime ultramarine is carelessly over-used--every student seems told to rely on it. Dioxazine purple can make a great black. Wouldn't be without Harding's genuine naples yellow...one of my 'magic colors'. Thank you for a refreshing and well-explained tour!

Hey there Jason, Looking good man. Another great video. Thanks. How about a studio tour of your setup?

You are a great generous helpful human being....

cadmium colors have very high refractive indexes that make them opaque and of a special sheen. Vermillion genuine has the highest RI and a half metalic sheen or jewel sheen with it.

very well explained- just the right amount of demoing.

Hi Jason, just wondering how far a tube of 40ml paint will last for, and obviously some colours are used more often so maybe just for the colours you use the most of? How many paintings can you do/how many months before you have to repurchase a new tube? Thanks.

ANY THOUGHTS ON SCHMINCKE MUSSINI? I CONSIDER THEM PREMIUM GRADE AND STAND UP WELL AGAINST OTHER PREMIUMS SUCH AS OLD HOLLAND AND MICHAEL HARDING.

I really enjoyed the video, it was very informative. Thank you for making it!

Thanks for the tips! This is as really helpful.

Good morning, I want to know about colour's for my background in studio photoshoot.

yellow ochre rembrandt, earth color, eaerth with color index number py42 :)

Wow, Phthalo green makes beautiful turquoise.

You should definitely give a try to Mussini oil colors, I’m sure you’ll love it. I never used extra high fine brands like Vasari or Rublev, but I assume Mussini is between those and artist oil colors. It is much better than W&N and some of the cases Rembrandt.

is Bob Ross Black a mixed black? Its different then ivory black

You call thalo "warm" LOL! Was doing okay until you classed Ultra as cool and thalol as warm. Complete opposite to the rest of us as I've come to learn so far after 40 years painting. Never mind, temperatures is probably the most subjective area of colour but I think you'll find the blues from warm to cool are: Ultramarine (red shade) Ultramarine (green shade) cobalt, ,cerulean, cobalt teal, then thalo(the coolest blue).

Hi Jason, I watched your video Lukas oils vs. Harding oils and you were thrilled by the quality of LUKAS and the their price value. I´ve been astonished as I noticed that no Lukas paint is among your paints. Why? Best regards Willy

@Walcott Fine Art: M. Graham makes a chroma black ( B-29/Br-7 )

There are many uses for these colors, if you had a Ultramarine Violet (non deep) as a Blue Purple, Quinacridone Rose as a magenta, Phthalo Blue (YS) as a Cyan, I’m suggesting these , Phthalo Green (YS) / Emerald , Nickel Azo Yellow, and Scarlet Pyrrol

Although idiom difference I'm admire u and I like ur videos! Thanks from Rio de Janeiro city.

What gets me is pthalo green or red shade You said pthalo blue, but neither shade 🤷🏼‍♀️ Sometimes a brand only carries the two shades.

Sir can u guide when to use transparent vs opaque colors, as u mentioned transparent colors for shadows!

Thanks so much for another great video. Do I understand right that you always use Chromatic Black to tone down and shade? The reason I ask is that in a class I was told to use complementary colors for this, but I've found that they desaturate but don't change the value much. I get it that from this and other videos that you use Lead White for tinting and I've ordered some of that.

I really like your videos.

Hello Jason a palette related question for you. Do you ever try out a specific artist's palette to paint with? I recently tried out the Zoran palette and enjoyed the forced choices it encourages you to make hard choices and before that I tried Caravaggio's palette. The two palettes share reds, vermillion and yet the effects are completely different with the Zoran less vibrant but far more in harmony. It is possible to achieve a unique atmosphere with either. I find trying out the palettes of the master's that I gain a deeper understanding of not just he history of the various traditional paints used but the methods and the mindset through practical application. It's simultaneously fun and challenging, with the handling and properties of the original paints proving resistant to manipulation at times. If you haven't tried that I yet I encourage you to give it a go. As always, thank you again for sharing.

I've noticed that all the art teachers on-line use something other then paper pallets. I've been using freezer paper (about 1/10 the cost of the same stuff in art supply stores) for years and find that I can save pallets with colors mixed that I want to use later, or as reference and clean up couldn't be easier. Is there something that I"ve got wrong? Am I missing something? What are your thoughts on paper pallets?

As usual wonderful video thank you so much for your help

Please what colour will give me dark blue

Excelent!

Great video!Thanks

Naples to me is like BUTTAH!

Hi Jason, I have got another question. I use ultra limited palette of titanium white, alizarin crimson, ultramarine, burnt umber and cad yellow medium with 3-4 auxiliary colors for limited usage. These serve my purpose very well as I use natural lighting for my source. Alizarin crimson works great as a tone changer but it cannot achieve a good orange color. I saw you use Pyrrol Red which is sort of a modern 'in between' red and I am sure it can produce either great violets or great natural bright oranges. I don't have access to Pyrrol Red in my country. Can you please suggest a more common not too orangy and not too blueish red? Do you think Cad red deep may serve the purpose?

go on go on'''' & good luck' our favurate great artist

That Rembrandt yellow ochre looks more like a green to me than a yellow. A lot of yellow ochre look to much like raw sienna

Hi, beautiful palette, thanks for sharing. About a choise for cool red, instead of Alizarin Crimsom (PR 83), have you ever tried Perylene Maroon (PR 179)? There's a german company that produces it (Schmincke, in its lines "Norma" and "Mussini"), but I think other brands also produce it. I like very much PR 179, very permanent and useful for landscapes and portraits. (It's just my opinion, I'm an amateur painter and I have no interest with any company.)

Hello Walcott! Im trying to build a limited palette with the Golden OPEN acrylics and they don't have Cadmium Yellow Light. The nearest options are Cad. Yellow Medium and Cad. Yellow Primrose (a more pale version). Both are PY 35, single pigment. My question is, which one is better as a mixing yellow? Should I buy both? Thanks

Thank you so so much. I was just goin to buy paint for the first time and would like to ask you what do think of 2 brand names called Dana and Rodney Georgian?

Hi Jason, Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge about the different pigments. I use only the following 6 colors in my palette. 1. Titanium white 2. Permanent Rose - PV19 3. Ultramarine 4. Cadmium yellow pale hue (PY65, PY3) 5. Yellow ochre PY42 6. Raw Amber PBr7 (which I use mostly with ultramarine to mix black) Could you please let me know if anything should be adjusted (for example a different pigment, a different warmness for a color)? I am also looking for a nice yellow which does not contain cadmium. Any suggestions ? Thanks again

Do you always paint with so many colors on your palette? If you were to make a limited palette what would you choose to be on it?? Thanks!

Any reason not to use cerulean blue?

why are my posts taken away?

Hey Walcott. Please let me borrow your wisdom some more :D. So far my dream palette is this: Cad. Yellow Primrose 5 oz --- Pyrrole Red 5 oz --- Ultramarine Blue 5 oz --- Phthalo Blue 2 (Green S.) 2 oz --- Yellow Oxide 5 oz --- Transparent Red Iron Oxide 2 oz --- Burnt Umber 5 oz --- Titanium White 8 oz....OBS 1: are those tube paint sizes well distributed? Do i need the 5 oz tubes for Cad Yellow and Pyrrole red? OBS 2: I'm in a middle of a debate between Yellow Oxide vs Yellow Ochre, and I find the Open Acrylics Yellow Oxide more opaque and more greenish, which is good in my view (for mixing greens and making neutrals in general, been more opaque). ....OBS 3: The reasoning behind the Tr. Red Iron Oxide is because I wanted a orange-ish earth color and the possibility for easy glazing was nice to have, but i'm not 100% sure on the TRIO yet... The other closest contestants to substitute the TRIO would be: Red Oxide, Mars Yellow, Burnt Sienna, Nickel Azo Yellow, but I'm open to suggestions. What would be your choice substitute the TRIO? Thanks a lot!!! God bless you and your YT channel Jason!

gracias por el video maestro. disculpe serà tan peligroso el plomo blanco?

Also, would you be able to recommend a brand of paint that's very dry and rather firm? It would be a huge help. Thanks! -Jared

Thank you very much !

Hello, just asking for some opinions. I would really appreciate a reply. If I already have a beginner set of colours: Titanium white, Ultramarine blue, Burnt umber, Yellow ochre, Yellow lake and Scarlet lake, what other colours should I get? Should I splurge on the cobalts for better colour mixtures?

Is that a michael shane neal palette??. What kind of palette is that?? Can u add a link please!?

in Richeson are two umbers "raw umber" and "cool raw umber" which one is close to vasari? and what do you think about Richeson oil color in general? is good brand? because is cheaper than others

Nice vid Jason. I have a question, I have quarts of artist oils used in the billboard industry made by Classic/ Dana (Triangle Coatings). Much of it is rather thick, so I thinned portions of it down with linseed oil. This may have been a mistake. Can you suggest another additive/oil to further thin it to painting consistency?

I like your videos BUT I wish you would tone down the music volume relative to your voice. Just too music and causes fatigue. Thanks

Where online can I buy Rublev lead white 1?

When you make the traditional medium, can Turpinoid be used in place of turpentine?

THANKS

fuji has great color (xt-20 ...._)

you should have used a HI Q video camera in order to improve this channel

Where's the dioxazine purple

Do you ever use Paynes Grey?

is Rublev a good brand?

jason, would you do a video about human flesh tones and how to mix them right for the best result. i think that video would be very popular, i know id watch the shit out of it....hahahaha.....keep up the amazing work.

can you recomend any online stores?

Haha if anyone asks Jason what brand of paints he uses he will be like how long you got.

wait isn’t oil painting dangerous?

Vasari is twice as expensive as Michael Harding.....