How to Avoid Muddy Colors | Acrylic Paint Color Mixing for Beginners

How to Avoid Muddy Colors | Acrylic Paint Color Mixing for Beginners | LIMITED PALETTE

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Queen Bees! I will show you how to use the color wheel to help you pick from a limited palette of primary colors and make the most vibrant AND the most muddy colors.
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My Queen Bees! Have you ever had the unfortunate incident of mixing colors, only to get muddy looking combos? Ever wondered why your purple color looks different from someone else's purple color?
All in all, I recommend you start with 6 versions of primaries - red, yellow, and blue, each of which have their own color bias. This way you have everything you need to make a wide variety of brilliant and muted colors.
Scarlet Red (Red Orange)
Crimson Red (Red Violet)
Lemon Yellow (Yellow Green)
Yellow Ochre (Yellow Orange)
Ultramarine Blue (Blue Violet)
Cerulean Blue (Blue Green)
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@TheBuzzedArtist 5 жыл бұрын

My Queen Bees! Have you ever had the unfortunate incident of mixing colors, only to get muddy looking combos? Ever wondered why your purple color looks different from someone else's purple color? Well, I will show you how to use the color wheel to help you pick from a limited palette of primary colors and make the most vibrant AND the most muddy colors. All in all, I recommend you start with 6 versions of primaries - red, yellow, and blue, each of which have their own color bias. This way you have everything you need to make a wide variety of brilliant and muted colors. Scarlet Red (Red Orange) Crimson Red (Red Violet) Lemon Yellow (Yellow Green) Yellow Ochre (Yellow Orange) Ultramarine Blue (Blue Violet) Cerulean Blue (Blue Green) Liquitex has a great base set here: amzn.to/2CoWZ6f

@StephanieGiudicy 4 жыл бұрын

Much needed info !! Out of all the long winded beginner videos other artist have on you tube - I still wasn't getting the basic info I needed . Here's a perfect example of a nice short get to the point so I can paint video with information I can apply right away !! Ty!!

@TheBuzzedArtist 4 жыл бұрын

Yay!!! I’m so happy this was helpful for you :)

@paintandpinotinperth7868 5 жыл бұрын

Yes yes yessssssss Amanda!!! I’m passionate about colour mixing and so many folks teach this incorrectly especially when they refer to tertiary colours incorrectly. Great explanation here bud! Keep up the great work 😀👍🏻🎨🍷

@TheBuzzedArtist 5 жыл бұрын

hooray!!! I am super glad to hear that!

@KuroiHato69 Жыл бұрын

You are simply awesome! I wish my art teachers would have explained this so clearly! Makes a lot of sense now! And I love your presentation! Thank you!

@TheBuzzedArtist Жыл бұрын

I’m glad this was helpful! :)

@serenityjewel 2 жыл бұрын

This was the best freaking video EVER. You explained this better than anyone I've ever watched. You still lost me at picking which way the colors were leaning but that was on me. Thank you so much for this video and your suggestion. I have about 30 colors in acrylic paint and way over 100 in watercolor because I didn't understand what you explained in less than 9 minutes. If I had seen this first, I could have saved thousands of dollars. 🤦🏻‍♂️ Ah well, I'll still use the paint but now I know. Thanks again!!!

@TheBuzzedArtist 2 жыл бұрын

Hehe I’m glad this helped :) and my best suggestion would be to give it a try and you’ll start to get a hang for where certain colors lean on the wheel. The more you try it, the more sense it makes :)

@veronikalavey Жыл бұрын

Just subscribed. You're so much fun and brilliant at teaching without unnecessary waffle!! Yay!! Xx

@TheBuzzedArtist Жыл бұрын

Yay! Thank you and welcome to the creative fam, Queen Bee!

@christinemoseley5040 5 жыл бұрын

Wow, I am new to painting and have been looking up colour mixing info for a while. This is by far the best and most understandable information I have had so far. I am so so glad I found your channel. Yippee 🎉💐

@TheBuzzedArtist 5 жыл бұрын

Aw yay! I’m so glad this was super helpful to you! ❤️❤️❤️❤️

@kck7932 5 жыл бұрын

Great job explaining color bias/the color wheel. Very informative and well worth watchin! 🎨😎

@TheBuzzedArtist 5 жыл бұрын

Aw thank you so much 😊 I’m glad this was helpful!

@lorimazzola6872 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, much needed, inspiring & entertaining...thank you! 🙏👣💜🕊🌍💜🐾💜🎨🙏

@TheBuzzedArtist 2 жыл бұрын

Hooray :) I’m glad this helped!

@yljed8292 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! So helpful!

@TwistedTattoo.WarShorts 5 жыл бұрын

Fantastic video Amanda, brilliant tips on the colour mixing left u a LIKE my friend 😁👍👍👍

@TheBuzzedArtist 5 жыл бұрын

Aw thank you, love!!!

@lowlevelradio439 5 жыл бұрын

I really enjoyed this. Informative and mind blowing.

@TheBuzzedArtist 5 жыл бұрын

Aw thanks!!!! 🤯🤯🤯

@monicamanzilla4572 5 жыл бұрын

GRAAAACIASSSS AMANDA !!! TE QUIERO !!!

@juliep3180 5 жыл бұрын

Omg...you have no idea how much this video just cleared things up for me!! Let me tell you, I've been looking at that color wheel with "muddy" glasses on, having no idea how it works. Your awesomely, funny, put together tutorial just flipped the on switch to that burned out bulb above my head! Thank you, thank you, thank you! You're the best, and I appreciate you so much!

@TheBuzzedArtist 5 жыл бұрын

Omg yay!!! That makes me so happy to hear that, Queen Bee! It was totally a revelation to me as well!

@juliep3180 5 жыл бұрын

@@TheBuzzedArtist Now....how about using your awesome teaching abilities to explain "color value?????" to all us beginners! I still don't understand how taking my color picture, and turning it to black and white is supposed to help me choose the right colors to bring "depth" to my painting. I know, I'm a problem child!😂

@TheBuzzedArtist 5 жыл бұрын

@@juliep3180 lol!! not a problem child at all! hmm, so do you want to know how to create more depth in general or what colors to choose to show depth? I don't think I have ever done a black and white to choose colors for depth tbh.

@juliep3180 5 жыл бұрын

@@TheBuzzedArtist I think a little of both! I've been watching a lot of videos about acrylic painting, and they mention tone, and depth a lot. My original paintings always seem a little flat. But, for example, I painted your sunflower for my kitchen, and I'm always getting huge compliments on it. If I were to just have painted something similar, I would have no idea how to pick the "accent" colors to get that depth. In one artist's tutorial, she suggests taking the picture you want to paint, turn it black and white scale, and use that to know where you should place the darker colors that give a picture it's depth. I know I'm rambling on, and I hope this makes sense. You are talented, and busy I'm sure, I really do appreciate any advice you can give me. I'm 47, and just started painting after 4 hip surgeries forced me on to disability. Before that I was really active. Watching your videos makes my day, you have no idea how much you are appreciated!!

@fishisnotfishfish2267 5 жыл бұрын

This video is the best!! Where did you learn this stuff? I been looking everywhere and can't find. U must have amazing art teacher 😧

@TheBuzzedArtist 5 жыл бұрын

Lots of lots of years of practice, observing, and reading to understand the concepts lol!

@carolyns9687 5 жыл бұрын

Great info on colours!!! Thank you!

@TheBuzzedArtist 5 жыл бұрын

You are so welcome!

@lauraorem1276 3 жыл бұрын

This was very helpful. Thanks!

@TheBuzzedArtist 3 жыл бұрын

Yay! I’m glad this helped you ❤️❤️❤️

@roannabeckwith232 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@karens7620 5 жыл бұрын

Hi you were very helpful & quite fun to watch 2!! Thanku

@TheBuzzedArtist 5 жыл бұрын

Aw thank you, love :)

@deidra7612 5 жыл бұрын

Queen Beeeeeee!!!!!🐝I'm VERY sure laughing while I'm learning helps me retain information better and this was so informative and so funny🤣🤣That dang color wheel does confuse me thank you for clearing some stuff up for me!! 👏👏 Also, I swear you're one of the best video editors out there!! So entertaining!! I ALWAYS look forward to your videos🎥🎬📽👀!!!! Artsy hugs!!! 🤗🤗🙏🙏😘😘😍😍🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝💖💞💖

@TheBuzzedArtist 5 жыл бұрын

Awww yaaaay! I’m so glad I can make you laugh, love!!! Hehe, editing is so much fun for me, so I’m glad someone else appreciates my goofiness 😍😘

@deidra7612 5 жыл бұрын

@@TheBuzzedArtist you're awesome🤗🤗🤗

@namedone2210 Жыл бұрын

Thank you thank you thank you!

@irrellevents 4 жыл бұрын

Great video, I liked the last purple the best...

@TheBuzzedArtist 4 жыл бұрын

Right!? That purple came out looking beautiful :)

@philmcavity4303 3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic Explanation! Thanks :)

@TheBuzzedArtist 3 жыл бұрын

I’m glad this helped :)

@nada2878 4 жыл бұрын

Ty for this! Helped alot!

@TheBuzzedArtist 4 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear this helped!!!

@dykula5017 3 жыл бұрын

this was sooo helpful!!! tysm!!!

@TheBuzzedArtist 3 жыл бұрын

Yay! I’m so glad this helped :)

@KessaWitdaFro 2 жыл бұрын

I feel so vindicated! I was fighting with my friend about why our paint blends kept coming out brown (she's thought the paint was low quality)! Thank you so much for this breakdown ♥️

@TheBuzzedArtist 2 жыл бұрын

Yes!!!! I’m glad I could help you with this haha. Color mixing can be a bit tricky sometimes :)

@alli9133 4 жыл бұрын

Tfs! Boy did I mix up some poopy muddy colors yesterday! Needed help!

@TheBuzzedArtist 4 жыл бұрын

Hahaha! Amen! Happens to the best of us!

@abeerjehan7039 3 жыл бұрын

Very intelligently described...the lecture was prepared so all it was to the point, no one couldn't explain this way. Allah bless you.

@dr.destrukkto-stien9154 2 жыл бұрын

good stuff

@TheBuzzedArtist 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@spindash2023 2 жыл бұрын

I'm a digital artist who's just now getting into physical mediums, and everything I knew about color theory is a lie! haha, not exactly but kind of. The two mediums are so different. This video really helped me understand what's going on, it makes so much sense now. Thank you!

@TheBuzzedArtist 2 жыл бұрын

Hooray! I’m glad this makes more sense :) it’s a great feeling when everything clicks

@hayatalali1752 2 жыл бұрын

Liked & subscribed 😍

@TheBuzzedArtist 2 жыл бұрын

Aw thank you and welcome to the creative family!!

@HeatherMaderArt 4 жыл бұрын

Wow - you deserve more views than this for this wonderful video!! Thanks for taking the time to make this ...all the editing and work you have done is wonderful. :) I did a video on my channel on this and couldn't even touch all this info. lol. THANK YOU!

@TheBuzzedArtist 4 жыл бұрын

Aw thank you so much for that :) it means the world to me!

@allmon3yislegal514 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this video great explanation for dummies haha

@TheBuzzedArtist 4 жыл бұрын

Lol awesome! Glad this was helpful!

@kozziemoto11 4 жыл бұрын

Haha! You're like the Alton Brown of the painting world!! This was a great video...thanks!! My husband wanted me to try a pour painting using the colors of the floral bouquet he just gave me (purples, oranges and greens), so I started mixing colors, but then I just realized they're likely to make MUD!!! 😱 I'm super new to painting and know absolutely zero color theory (even though I bought a bunch of books when I first decided to try pour painting recently). I haven't done many and have had both hits and misses (misses mostly to do with paint consistency and tilting technique), but your video makes sense. Now if only I could better map all the paint colors I've bought, mostly in a "grab everything you see that you like" frenzy.... 🤷‍♀️

@TheBuzzedArtist 4 жыл бұрын

Haha aw I’m glad this was helpful 🥰 yeah color mapping is certainly interesting. I would try making a full color palette with just your primaries and then compare the colors you have using the methods I shared in this video :) hopefully that helps!

@kozziemoto11 4 жыл бұрын

I wish I could upload an image of the painting I did yesterday with the colors I mentioned above, but it turned out better than I could have hoped, though a lot of it was just pure luck! A few paints that I'm guessing were semi-transparent or transparent (?) picked up the 24K gold I used and made cool metallics of those colors, too, so there's different textures and effects, to boot. I'll definitely check out more of your stuff and see what I can do to better understand color, but enjoyed this and thought you put together a very fun tutorial. 😊👍🏆

@georgemills5545 3 жыл бұрын

very informative. Thank you. Can you discuss how neons are made? Im assuming they are all translucent? Does Neon mean Glow in the Dark? Thanks!

@TheBuzzedArtist 3 жыл бұрын

hmm, I am not very versed on neons vs glow in the dark, but I do know that glow in the dark has some compound that absorbs light and emits it when light is taken away. Neon may have similar properties but I'm not entirely sure.

@burntbeansoup Ай бұрын

Muddy colors have their place. I personally use it to my advantage.

@TheBuzzedArtist Ай бұрын

That’s great :) glad it works for you!

@suzi-ml8ep 2 жыл бұрын

how can you tell if the color if more warm or cool? Or we just see if it tends toward the Red Green or Blue? Or do we see if it is a warm or cool tone? Sometimes i cannot tell, is there a way WITHOUT using color wheel to check?? Also, how did you make your color wheel using your paints?

@TheBuzzedArtist Жыл бұрын

Hi! Sorry it took so long for me to reply. Based on your question, a good way to tell if a color is warmer or cooler is to compare two similar colors side by side. You'll always notice one color will vary slightly than another and over time, the more you recognize that, the better you'll be able to pick up on the warmer or cooler tones. I know companies like Liquitex have a large color swatch chart of all their colors so you can actually see lots of them all side by side. Hope that helps!

@queen-ln3dn Жыл бұрын

Hi! I just started acrylic painting and I only bought white, yellow mid, brilliant red, and ultramarine blue. How would I be able to achieve the correct color bias with my limited amount of paint? Thank you :>

@TheBuzzedArtist Жыл бұрын

I think the way to think of this is knowing what your colors can do when mixed. Knowing you have a brilliant mixed with UT blue might give you the brightest purple but mixing red with yellow might not give you the brightest orange. It is what it is. If you want a brighter, saturated color, you’ll need to get the correct paint pigment. With that being said, you can still create beautiful paintings, esp knowing what your color mixing limits are. Some mixes might not be the most brilliant in color, but they can still be used for whatever painting subject you desire. It is what you make of it.

@queen-ln3dn Жыл бұрын

@The Buzzed Artist i see, thank you for the advice ^^

@Coffeedav 3 жыл бұрын

Fun vid... now wheres that zorn palette :)

@lillianaravena4556 Жыл бұрын

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@sherrysegura7913 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for breaking it down. It clicked for me!

@TheBuzzedArtist 3 жыл бұрын

Yay! Awesome :)

@boxerdogmum583 Жыл бұрын

I think muddy colours are great. 😊

@TheBuzzedArtist Жыл бұрын

Hehe that’s cool too :)

@Robocop-qe7le 3 жыл бұрын

I love muddy colours.

@pickledshoe 2 жыл бұрын

This applies to digital paintings too

@TheBuzzedArtist 2 жыл бұрын

Ah that is good to know :) I didn’t realize this could also apply to the digital realm too

@brookzera218 2 жыл бұрын

Lol u r the coolest girl I’ve ever seen ! I’m from Ethiopia 🇪🇹 Addis abeba ! Pleasure to meet your acquaintance dear fun artist !

@brookzera218 2 жыл бұрын

Damn I think I have a crush on you ! Seriously last time I had a “crush” that was like 15 years ago lol

@2annawen 4 жыл бұрын

Mine too!! My hair wont stay anyway anywhere..Growing it out blahhhhh..

@TheBuzzedArtist 4 жыл бұрын

Growing hair out is so harrrrrd!!! Hehe! We got this tho!

@camanatu3015 5 жыл бұрын

I freakinanoodles love your channel but the thing is I *ahem * have my finals going on yes finals basically the beginning of my funeral so that is why I don't paint as much or watch KZfaq as much and I am missing out on everything but yeah love you

@TheBuzzedArtist 5 жыл бұрын

Ahhh! Finals! Totally get it haha! I totally don’t miss those from my school days, but they have to be done! Stay strong, eat good snacks and keep imagining the feeling of being done!

@fantoncl 4 жыл бұрын

Tell me about the color of your soul

@JDR134 4 ай бұрын

I might be the only one here saying this. But I found it so confusing and unclear. All these people find it so amazingly clarifying and perfect when I thought the complete contrary. And all the colours on your wheel were so muddy to begin with. If it was done on purpose, what was the reason. What was once so clear and obvious to me now it's become a massive doubt. Thank you

@TheBuzzedArtist 4 ай бұрын

Sorry you found this confusing- is there anything I can clarify for you?

@louiej5 3 жыл бұрын

So it turns out, my image of what a proper purple is has been wrong my entire life.

@TheBuzzedArtist 3 жыл бұрын

lol!

@matildadhumxoxo5801 4 жыл бұрын

My pours look like early ugly art

@TheBuzzedArtist 4 жыл бұрын

Lol!!!

@Luxalpa 4 жыл бұрын

I'm sorry, but to me all these purples look extremely muddy - nothing like actual purple pigment.

@TheBuzzedArtist 4 жыл бұрын

The camera didn’t quite pick up the saturation but the colors were very bright- of course, a straight up purple pigment always trumps mixes, but not by much.