How To Mix Color | A Beginners Guide

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In this video I discuss and demonstrate color mixing in its most simplest form. I give a quick over view of the color wheel and how it should influence your color mixing instincts. Then I demonstrate how I like to mix colors on my palette so I stay organized and create color harmony in my painting.
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Hi, I am the son of two artists and began painting in my hometown of Richmond, Virginia before I could walk. I was a rare combination of artist and athlete so I moved to Los Angeles in 2008 to play football for USC. I left the team my sophomore year to focus on painting and filmmaking, applying the same focus and discipline from my football career to my art. I primarily work in oils, and spend most free days painting "en plein air" around Los Angeles.
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@p.k.carlson6646 3 жыл бұрын

Chris, you are very generous for sharing these painting instruction with others, mostly for free. Years ago I went to art school and paid good money to learn next to nothing in terms of art painting technique. And I’ve never been very comfortable painting in oils because of that experience. Thanks for sharing.

@mj-jondiznazareno Жыл бұрын

I'm a beginner painter and really frustrated with color mixing. This video is helping me a lot. Thank you

@hognado4075 Ай бұрын

great place to get glass: All glass business' have cast off glass... offer to buy a chunk... they gave it to me for free. Perfect pieces of impact resistant heavy glass makes a fantastic palette. They even offered to grind the edges down for me and cut it to the size i thought best for my needs. They were great. Hey Chris, enjoy the channel. Commercial artist here (3d animation, 2d animation, motion graphics, graphic design), but just getting back into painting. Trying to do it every day but a few days a week at least. Watching your channel a bit recently and have to say it really has helped me get motivated (after the 8 hour day of sitting at a computer) to put loaded brush to canvas.... Thank you. 'Preciate it. Keep 'em coming.

@fereshmahta6113 2 жыл бұрын

colors are the key for creating a great painting. you had explained it very well. thank you!

@martakrasuska2483 Жыл бұрын

The way you make oil painting so much less intimidating is just next level, im so grateful 😭

@Mimmimok Жыл бұрын

I admire colors you are using in your pictures. They are looks much better then real landscape. Thank you very much for your lessons.

@apequestrian2066 Жыл бұрын

This is SO helpful! Thank you for taking the time to do this video!

@HealthiaMedica 3 жыл бұрын

Bro! You are an amazing tutor! God bless you

@charonmariegraham6216 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your teachings. You’re a great painter. You love painting. I love that.

@mmdishman1 Жыл бұрын

So awesome of you to do free lessons. You're a great teacher.

@joantozer9255 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Chris! I appreciate your generosity in sharing the wonderful knowledge you have with us all! I am committed to watching one or two of your videos every day - and then to practice what you teach! Thanks again!

@parthverma9608 2 жыл бұрын

I think this video is amazing. You're a really good teacher. Thanks man ❣️

@dr.maxiegivner1117 2 жыл бұрын

Chris! Thank you so much for your willingness to teach. I have truly gained a great deal of knowledge of how to mix and match colours. Again thank you!

@dt5413 3 жыл бұрын

Making colors lighter is usually pretty easy. I think people get stuck when they want to make a color Darker.

@SeanMahoneyfitnessandart Жыл бұрын

Purple, dark blue... not black

@KFrogLLC95 2 жыл бұрын

I’ve watched sooo many videos on value and color and this video has been one of the most helpful.

@margaretcrosby8804 2 жыл бұрын

A great video. The best paint coach ever.

@grantveebeejay535 2 жыл бұрын

Coming from a music composing back ground I find your videos really helpful and inspiring. Thank you so much.

@alliesartsandcrafts Жыл бұрын

This color theory video has taught me more in the first 5 minutes than my color theory course in art school

@lindafeeley6452 9 ай бұрын

Chris.... I LOVE your tutorials, and this is a fantastical intro to color mixing I am trying to move toward a limited pallette and this has helped me. Thanks!

@AwesomeAndrew 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this video. You have demonstrated to me the value of mixing our own colours. I can see how mixing your own colours can be a signature if how you see and feel things when painting, unique to one's self.

@TakomaChris Жыл бұрын

I really appreciate your work - I’ve been painting a long time (self taught mostly) and you’re really helping me - I’ll check some longer videos and maybe explore lessons with you

@cherylynnferrari8468 Жыл бұрын

Just found your videos a werk ago and have been watching a lot, specifically for portrait help. I'm working on one of my granddaughter and did the underpainting in burnt umber so i kept it on the palette. Then i pushed my 2 huge piles of oil color tubes aside and did my palette with your blue, red, yellow, white minimalist approach. How unstressing it is! The painting is coming along nicely and I'm having fun instead of overthinking and getting grumpy about it. Keep teaching. I will keep watching. Thank you.

@pastuh 2 жыл бұрын

Took shelf from fridge and sprayed one side with gray color, amazing palette for sure :X

@elesewest2498 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this tutorial. It is amazingly helpful!

@CactusCrypt 3 жыл бұрын

Very helpful! Video Saved for future reference. Thank you!

@anglu5494 Жыл бұрын

Your teachings is excellent!

@yeshonestly4268 3 жыл бұрын

Great learning !!!! Thank you, you are the best. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

@davo-ju6er 7 ай бұрын

great info ,mainly the stuff you say in between like what to not worry about etc . Great vid 👍👍

@joannie271 Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much, Chris! This is excellent!

@leonylopez4604 3 жыл бұрын

Hello! It is my first experience, I am sure it´ll be quite good. Thank you so much!

@carmendolores9508 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Chris, you are amazing…👏

@kmdhuri8664 Жыл бұрын

Very nice exercise. It is very useful for beginners. No one told the quantity of colour for mixing and obtaining next colour. Thanks..

@onsteri313 7 күн бұрын

excellently explained, thank you very much for sharing.

@anatorres8349 2 жыл бұрын

Thank u for this video. I paint in acrylics the mixing is the same. I am trying to get better in my Portraits thank you for this. And your video on shapes. It all makes sense.

@therealjessicashow Жыл бұрын

I'm learning so much!

@yematosan8837 3 жыл бұрын

This is very important and helpful video

@fishisnotfishfish2267 4 жыл бұрын

How to tell color from value and value from color. Not sure If I'm explaining this well, but I mean the color can make it hard to tell the value of that color. If there are some useful exercises to train the eye on seeing the value of a color. It be neat to see video about that one. Thank you

@paintcoach 3 жыл бұрын

That's a good idea!

@cashoomilk 3 жыл бұрын

i second this

@jessabear1988 2 жыл бұрын

Definitely know where your coming from! I have the same issue as well.

@juliabroadley8411 9 ай бұрын

Great tutorial thankyou that is super helpful

@dhirajshetty483 3 жыл бұрын

Love the MUDMASTER !

@lauraparker7961 2 жыл бұрын

Good instructions for producing colors! Thank you for expanding on the default skin tone you produced to include other skin tones. Awesome tutorial.

@derektemple9581 Жыл бұрын

Very helpful. Thank you

@caseypowell9030 9 ай бұрын

This was informative and helpful

@enginkemal7398 21 күн бұрын

Very useful tutorial, thank you

@ejej1964 3 ай бұрын

Wow!! Thank you so much.

@yolandalobban3015 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing!

@veronicapagelaflin 2 жыл бұрын

Yay!!! Thank you!!

@girlbythebeach 2 жыл бұрын

I rewatch this any time I find colour mixing overwhelming

@karenschlansky3230 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent!

@brendahicks4701 4 ай бұрын

Thank you very helpful

@blackblue0613 Жыл бұрын

nice guide

@katytemple6493 2 жыл бұрын

Do you have experience with water soluble oils? I'd like to see a video of you painting using this medium.I am learning a lot from you

@kimbakerpaints 3 жыл бұрын

You are a terrific teacher!

@twins2936 2 жыл бұрын

What

@violetviverson8340 2 жыл бұрын

My color mixing philosophy was always if you need something to be dulled down or muted I just added white then added black and would hope it worked. To a certain extent it did, but this way is 20x better

@ZuleykaK 10 ай бұрын

Can you try another mixing videos on darker skin?

@simmonsdavon 14 күн бұрын

Add different shades of purple to the mix

@anzaborrego399 Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@bellindj 2 жыл бұрын

very helpful thx

@jacobthomas9364 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing knowledge 👍 Could i ask you, whether I need to give time to dry each layer? Coz I use stand oil n I get my layers dried sooner n workable in a day or so however not completely dried though. So can I paint my next layer as it becomes workable. Or do I have to wait for it to completely dry? Please help. Thanks. 🎨

@user-rh3bd6hh9j Жыл бұрын

thank you so much

@shirleyyell7564 Жыл бұрын

Hi Chris. Thank you for your helpful videos. I need to ask you..in a landscape, how do you go about choosing what is to be the focal point?

@thewrinklingbrothers Жыл бұрын

Check out his video list on his channel, he has a lot on this subject.

@robinmonroe4828 3 жыл бұрын

Loving your instruction. Thank you so much. What is the product you are using to cleanse your brush in between colors. Thank you!

@Cheddrrr 3 жыл бұрын

Since he’s using oil paints, I think it’s a solvent like turpentine

@richarddunn7017 2 жыл бұрын

Probably a turpentine. But be warned, all solvents should be used in a well ventilated area!!!

@manveersinghgill9124 2 жыл бұрын

hey Chris, is there a video on what you're using as a palette here? is that just a slab of wood or some particular material that doesn't absorb oil paints?

@RapidBlindfolds 3 ай бұрын

Chris can I ask do you have a background as a personal trainer? I went to art school and then supported myself as a personal trainer - and a lot of your painting cues and structure remind me of how you program exercise. I really identify with the way you coach painting. Full time personal training sort of killed my art practice, but it also taught me so many lessons when I came back to art. Getting enough reps in before you do something big, periodising things in blocks, developing complimentary skills like hypertrophy training alongside a power training program, and so on. Physical heuristics for the body definitely map onto the mental heuristics needed to learn art.

@krissiasyling1110 3 жыл бұрын

THIS IS SO LIT!!

@callmejackaroo4723 3 жыл бұрын

Krissia, you're so lit!

@alinamirancea620 3 жыл бұрын

at 5:32 it looks like there is a face in the skin color :))))) great video btw it Helped me a lot

@Disirablepossessions 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Chris What are you using to clean your brush? I have a problem with fumes.

@challenge9456 3 жыл бұрын

when you do a portrait, do you first mix all these colors on your plate before you even start? my colors always dry out so quick, I cannot use the, when I finally get to them, maybe I should start with oils instead of acryl or is there a good way to keep the acryl mixtures wet while you paint?

@reemalhosani3862 2 жыл бұрын

maybe your using acrylic if thats the case you can get a medium from winsor and newton i think thats how they write it but its a slow drying meduim that will extent the drying time. if your using oil paint it shouldn't dry fast but you can add linseed oil. hope it helps!!

@TheArthouseOasis 2 жыл бұрын

I am loving your videos, I have a question. If you use a really big pallet, how do you store your pallet so that the paints don’t dry out? Currently I work on an A4 size pallet which I can fit in my freezer but anything bigger wouldn’t work.

@elisabethherzog9369 Жыл бұрын

I’m sure this is way too late and you’ve already figured it out but if not for me I find it really helpful to have a few little containers like little jars. Something that will be air tight when you close it. You can just take the paint off of your pallet with your pallet knife and put it into the container and then next time you go to paint just open up the container and put it right back on your pallet. I don’t know how helpful this is for you but its saved me a lot of paint.

@tahiranawaz2987 Жыл бұрын

Hello Chris, what could be the prize of glass palatte? Keep up yout good works.

@kris6040 3 жыл бұрын

Seems as though I never have the exact colors. Could I use a cad yellow light or medium and a cad red medium or alizarin crimson?

@richiejourney1840 3 жыл бұрын

Yes

@senorstronk 3 жыл бұрын

nice vid

@selwynbriones1958 Жыл бұрын

Sir, are you using water to clean your brush in this demo?

@kavya914 2 жыл бұрын

How does the thinner ( I'm guessing ) not get muddy with all the colours?...

@robertocatrone715 2 жыл бұрын

which is better to mix oil paints on, Plexiglas or glass? I've been using Plexiglas to mix my oils on. I rough sanded the back of my palette so I have a background to see my paint tones better. I've only been using oils for a couple months now. I came over from watercolors to oils. BTW. I love your tutorials, very well done.

@ajifadave5890 10 ай бұрын

What are you dipping your brush in to clean it after grabbing a new color ? Really new to painting here

@simonejackson4494 Ай бұрын

Paint thinner

@alesiaaird3575 3 жыл бұрын

How so you do dark skin tones?

@julissimo1 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for these lessons, Chris. Do you always wear gloves when you paint, and if so, is it because of the toxicity of oil paint? Thank you.

@jdbee1802 2 жыл бұрын

I'm not sure about Mr. Chris, but I usually wear them because no matter how careful I am I always seem to get paint on my hands and some of the pigments are super hard to wash off.

@lisaferrell8934 2 жыл бұрын

I would say yes because that is what I was told in Art school, especially the colors with cadmium in it. Very toxic.

@jamiecuba 2 жыл бұрын

Does anybody know what he uses t clean his brush? because that is not lsited in his materials. thank you

@edkaempf906 Жыл бұрын

The Oregon Ducks colors are green and yellow. You know, because of all the rain in Oregon (think, cool blue water) got mixed with the yellow that they really wanted.

@enderjacket6384 7 ай бұрын

The fumes of solvent are really steering me away from oil paint. I can inly paint in my bedroom, and sources for learning solventless standard oil paint are limited.

@nancychandler7289 Жыл бұрын

New subs here….are you painting in oil or acrylics?

@numanibrahim6254 10 ай бұрын

From where do u have the palette?

@collinday4191 Жыл бұрын

Have you ever mistaken your solivent cup for your coffee? Luckily I was working ink and water color when took a drink of wash cup lol

@TheFeralcatz 3 жыл бұрын

If you piss in a toilet that has blue toilet bowl cleaner, it turns green.

@yarddog5440 3 жыл бұрын

I'll be damned🤯

@jobishop.thecoachingcabin2274 3 жыл бұрын

What are you using to wet those oils please? It doesn’t seem to change colour!.

@manaralmousawi3032 3 жыл бұрын

I'm pretty sure it's paint thinner, it can also be used to clean out oil paint.

@jobishop.thecoachingcabin2274 3 жыл бұрын

@@manaralmousawi3032 thanks, yea I’m trying to work out which one, linseed doesn’t work like that. Can we DM this chap?

@manaralmousawi3032 3 жыл бұрын

@@jobishop.thecoachingcabin2274 well I’m not really an expert myself so you should talk to someone else haha sorry

@joez6235 3 жыл бұрын

@@jobishop.thecoachingcabin2274 Turpentine

@allenvoss7977 3 жыл бұрын

Can you help me learn how to paint water ?

@Spinoftusk 2 жыл бұрын

Is that water in the jar? Or a liquid for cleaning the brush?

@geejhaymariano6651 2 жыл бұрын

That is paint thinner from what i can see

@percussion44 Жыл бұрын

Is that Anthony Bourdain in the portrait behind you? Why?

@123prdp 2 жыл бұрын

How to clean brushes demo

@jefftarsenault Жыл бұрын

Is that paint thinner or water to wash off brush?

@simonejackson4494 Ай бұрын

Paint thinner

@jefftarsenault Ай бұрын

Chris this video made me a better painter quickly making it huge fun!! Great tutorials!!!

@jrmontarbo6555 7 ай бұрын

Hi! Aspiring painter here....are those just regular paper towels 😳

@Medic1647 2 жыл бұрын

Chris, I have asked you this several times you have not addressed it: What do you do with left over paint on your pallet especially if you are on a budget and can not afford to waste paint. For instance, I sat down in my basement to pain, got everything set up and paint on my pallet when, within 30 minutes, my wife is dragging me out of town for three days cuz her mom (who is wide as she is tall) fell and broke her hip. I didn't even have time to pack my stuff up we just had to go. Now I wasted all that paint, however sir, what could I have done to preserve it and not toss it out?

@blardyhell3095 2 жыл бұрын

ngl oils just don't dry that quickly. like you can leave them out for a good while and it won't dry

@blardyhell3095 2 жыл бұрын

week max probably. but if you were out of town for three days you could have left them ngl

@blardyhell3095 2 жыл бұрын

don't buy alkyd paints man buy the trad oils bc they just don't dry and it is very convenient

@shmems96 2 жыл бұрын

You can put the palette with the oil paint in the freezer, it helps preserve the paint!

@michaelbrown8943 Жыл бұрын

@@shmems96 yes- and in a tray covered in water seems the best way I have found hot water an 15 mins later ready to go

@darshanabalakrishnan2190 2 жыл бұрын

is the medium he is using turpentine or some other solvent?

@austinstubblefield9907 2 жыл бұрын

Per another video, he uses Gamsol

@sketos_d Жыл бұрын

Is that water?

@cyndeeish Жыл бұрын

I mix too much paint then put too much on my brush! Help!

@LowellMorgan Жыл бұрын

“Purple”

@glendapouyadou1659 2 жыл бұрын

How do I join your Facebook

@jescovideo 3 жыл бұрын

What are the gloves for?

@cccccc1 3 жыл бұрын

Oil paints can be toxic, if using every day not a good idea to constantly have paint on your skin

@fafaahmali8678 3 жыл бұрын

How water didnt change color

@drezdogge 3 жыл бұрын

The swallowing sounds are completely revolting

@hannahtezza706 2 жыл бұрын

Dear CHRIS, YOU MENTIONED USING A GLASS PALLET, THAT IS OKAY. BUT PLEASE WARN BEGINNERS TO NOT TAKE THE GLASS OUT OF THE PICTURE FRAME AS THEY COULD EASILY CUT THEMSELVES ON THE SHARP EDGES. OTHERWISE TAPE THE EDGES OF THE GLASS. I USE A MULING GLASS AS IT IS SAFETY GLASS. I ENJOY WATCHING YOUR TUTORIALS GREATLY LEARNING FROM YOU. LOTS OF LOVE AND BLESSINGS. ANNETTE QUEENSLAND AUSTRALIA.