How to Mix Color to Match a Reference Photo!

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4 жыл бұрын

This video has been requested a lot and also won on my latest poll of what video to make! Mixing colors can be hard at first but slowly your eye will get more accustomed to seeing small differences in color. Don't get discouraged and take your time to let yourself make the colors you are looking for in your paintings!

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@emsurreal 4 жыл бұрын

I love how you explain your process. Very helpful!! Thank you! 👩‍🎨

@EmilyMackeyArt 4 жыл бұрын

So glad you liked it!

@lopezelba1 4 жыл бұрын

This was the best explanation of color mixing I've seen to date. I have such a hard time with color mixing. Can't seem to grasp it, so thank you!

@ximenaalegria2134 3 жыл бұрын

I love that u mess up and you show it, in some other channels they just suddenly have the perfect color

@linneakleibrant1858 4 жыл бұрын

i would like to know what the best way of mixing the exact same color twice, i always have the problem of running out of paint and the biggest problem of re-making the color ):

@EmilyMackeyArt 4 жыл бұрын

I do the same thing! I never mix enough paint. What I do is, when I'm getting close to running out of a specific color, I stop and on the side try and replicate that color using the same method I use in this video. I can mix it right next to the color im trying to recreate and continue to reference back to that color to see if I'm getting close. If you do that, with some practice, youll be able to make that exact same color again!

@hih6238 4 жыл бұрын

Hello Emily, I'd like a similar video with a green heavy reference so that we get how to mix tree trunk brown and grass green and rocks please❤. Keep up the good work ❤

@EmilyMackeyArt 4 жыл бұрын

Absolutely! I'll put a video in the books for a very earthy reference photo color mixing practice. Thank you so much for your feedback!

@hih6238 4 жыл бұрын

@@EmilyMackeyArt Thankyou ❤❤

@aaaandrea4648 4 жыл бұрын

I would love to see that too :x:x

@cannabis1490 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for this tutorial. I am a beginner so I have watched tons of painting tutorials and NONE of the other tutorials gave a lesson like yours on mixing colors. For example, I never knew that mixing colors opposite each other on a color wheel would tone down the brighter color. WOW! I never knew that! That's so essential to know when painting. I appreciate your time, your talent and your wacky sense of humor. Positive vibes and One love from Jamaica!

@rosa4597 4 жыл бұрын

Omg! Thank you so much for making this video! I've been struggling on matching the colors from my reference photo to my painting, and I haven't found a video that was as helpful as this one 😌

@EmilyMackeyArt 4 жыл бұрын

HOORAY! That's great! I'm so happy it helped you out!

@stevenshackelford1937 4 жыл бұрын

TY so much. I learn by watching, more so than reading, especially when it comes to color. So glad your video did not have an overloaded, long intro (seems people want to impress w/them??). You got straight to the point. You seemed to have maybe rehearsed your vid before hand, and it went straight to the point! So nice to see a video on You Tube like this. Thanks so much for making, processing and sharing!!!

@christinesykes7672 4 жыл бұрын

I'm new to your channel and wanted to say a huge THANK YOU. Your videos are inspirational.....just like your paintings......and I have learned so much more from your straight forward style and delivery. You don't get too technical and complicated and I have had more fun.... and better results..... following your tutorials than I've had in a long time. So thank you again. Xx

@Drisisv 4 жыл бұрын

Wow this is amazing. Really loving all the content you’ve placed on your KZfaq channel. I feel like I’ve learned so much just this week watching your videos. So educational and so helpful. Thank you so much! And your delivery is so light heart, just such a great channel. Thank you 🙏🏽

@EmilyMackeyArt 4 жыл бұрын

Wow this is such a wonderful comment! Thank you so much for saying all that. I work really hard to make my channel a place to learn and let loose and be silly and light hearted.

@DivyaJoan 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Emily. This was incredibly helpful. I liked how honest the video was.

@azizarahman168 4 жыл бұрын

ok i must say it is superr satisfying watching you mix paint with your palette knife!

@demonnogo 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this quick and easy to understand guide. I'm a complete beginner and your channel has been a huge help!

@shrutikhedekar5105 3 жыл бұрын

The way you explain is so much better than any other videos I have watched

@averimoss1395 4 жыл бұрын

I was trying to paint a picture of my orange tabby cat. And i couldnt get the orange right and then i remembered what you said about adding blue and it would mute it and not be so bright. And it helped tremendously. Youre honestly amazing and i thank you so much for putting your self out there online to help other artists. Love you bunches!

@EmilyMackeyArt 4 жыл бұрын

Alicia Speck HOORAY!!! That’s wonderful! I’m so glad that tip helped you out! Thank you so much for enjoying my videos! ❤️❤️❤️

@Jessica-ld4bs 3 жыл бұрын

I just used this technique to patch some chips out of painted furniture. The blues I was getting were too purple, and adding a touch of vermilion suddenly solved my problem. Thank you!

@bethweatherly.youmakeaweso8176 2 жыл бұрын

You so smart. Now I understand the color wheel better. Big help. Bless your buttons!!!!

@deborahapostolou8078 3 жыл бұрын

Incredibly helpful for a beginner such as myself. Thank you for sharing this!!!!

@mesh681 3 жыл бұрын

WOW I HAD NO IDEA ABOUT MUTTING THE COLOR THINGIE IN COLOR WHEEL WOAAAAHHHH

@superfly7143 Жыл бұрын

I am just getting into painting and this video helped me understand the mixing process well. Thank you!

@EmilyMackeyArt Жыл бұрын

Yay! So glad this was helpful!

@reemfarrukh5973 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this explanation! Very clear and well presented

@csjackson76 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you that was so helpful…..I taught myself how to quilt now I am trying painting ,fingers crossed.

@bethweatherly.youmakeaweso8176 2 жыл бұрын

You have really understand the color wheel. Bless your buttons. You so smart!!!!!

@TheKayPitt 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this video, I’m super guilty of just using the paint straight from the bottle haha but now I feel like I have the tools to mix!

@Chloe-op2qs 3 жыл бұрын

this is so god damn helpful, how is this not more popular!!

@lauren5491 4 жыл бұрын

Your vid just made me like ‘sooo that’s how you do it’ ah thankyou this was really useful!

@ginamcclure463 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for teaching us!

@anushkanayak9424 3 жыл бұрын

Love how you explain!!

@ocigallery 4 жыл бұрын

Wow amazing explanation of color mixing theory. Thank u so much. I found this is the best explanation for mixing color. Love you♡♡♡♡ So helpful

@nishisanghvi8903 3 жыл бұрын

Amazinggg technique. Thank you so much 💯💯💯

@aryavjadia6096 3 жыл бұрын

you explain reaaaaaly well

@love28gel 4 жыл бұрын

You're awesome. I'm actually thinking of taking up painting as a hobby or maybe sell them in the future since I don't really have a lot of space at home. So I started watching acrylic painting videos which I thought I'd try to do as well, but then the artist starts using so may colors and I'm already computing in my head how much would that cost me. 😂😂😂 But when I saw the videos you made like the ocean sunset I thought whoa, you're really good at mixing colors. I'm so thrilled!!! I wanna try it soon but first I'd like to watch and learn more. Thank you!!!!

@divyasarwan6378 4 жыл бұрын

I really love the way you teach feels very calm and soothing so tysm 😊

@EmilyMackeyArt 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!!!

@dichenlapradhan2936 3 жыл бұрын

This was so so helpful ❤️💜 you’re doing a greatttt job🥳

@julieking4304 5 ай бұрын

for me , this lesson changed the world

@odriscoll1899 3 жыл бұрын

Wow that was so helpful. Thank you

@maryevelynhjorth2554 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this video. Im finally understanding the concept of mixing colors. So helpfull. 😍

@EmilyMackeyArt 4 жыл бұрын

marianne hjorth I am so so glad this helped you out!!!!

@andrewbowen7360 9 ай бұрын

Excellent teachingof process!

@congongpinetworkvietnam9733 4 жыл бұрын

Wow, thanks for your great tip, it help me a lot to learn

@anjalid4829 3 жыл бұрын

Very nice. Well explained. Thank you. !!

@hazelkyleguevarra6279 3 жыл бұрын

You help me so much with my paintings thanks

@kaylahooker6150 4 жыл бұрын

Suuuuuper helpful!!

@apltrl 3 жыл бұрын

This is so helpful!!! Thank you for this♡

@Ricky-ke5qc 4 жыл бұрын

your teaching is so awesome omg thank you

@EmilyMackeyArt 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!!!

@ayjay7425 3 жыл бұрын

You’re just amazing! Thanks so much!

@FiyaArtByCola 3 жыл бұрын

This video has changed my life! You’re awesome! What palates do you use and what cleaning tool was that?

@aliceackerman8364 2 жыл бұрын

I love tour tutotials!

@aleynaa8443 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! You’re a big help 🌻

@sanagafor2270 4 жыл бұрын

me and my sister love your paitings, speciallly the cloud. i litterly dream about painting you cloud. so could you PLEASEEE make a vid where you make the cloud step by step and talk about how you paint it and where you feel the shade and light should be on the clouds???!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 pleaseeeee ireally wanna draw and paint as beautiful a you!!!!!! pleaseee i have been trying on for weeks and i end up with me not getting it pleaseeeeeee

@EmilyMackeyArt 4 жыл бұрын

You guys are so sweet! I've actually got a video coming out next week about a really easy way to paint a cloud! It's one of the many different methods I use to paint clouds. And I promise you many many "how to paint clouds" videos will continue to come out because they are my favorite thing to paint! Don't get discouraged if its been a few weeks and you still can't paint clouds like you want to. It takes YEARS for most artists to get to a place they are comfortable with in art, and even then they are still learning and always wanting to be better. Don't give up. Painting is a pursued skill way more than it is a talent. the people who stick with their art through thick and thin and don't give up are the ones who will find so much joy in their future creations.

@rinikaparamba9905 3 жыл бұрын

You are amazing!!!❤️❤️❤️

@tasnimislamraisa7470 4 жыл бұрын

You're just amazing!!!!! 💓💓💓

@kris_semideus 4 жыл бұрын

Really helpful , thank you !

@lizzette1475 3 жыл бұрын

SO SO SO helpful!!!

@anya3662 4 жыл бұрын

super helpful! thank you!

@menahilarif2439 3 жыл бұрын

Thank yoi so much for this. Much needed

@edwinquinones2089 4 жыл бұрын

Wow, you make it soooo easy to understand, got it! Thanks

@EmilyMackeyArt 4 жыл бұрын

I'm so glad this video helped you out! Good luck with your painting!

@kathmoon1540 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, that was very useful!

@StarCat1111 3 жыл бұрын

Wow this is priceless info 🥺

@Pyrrhich0s 3 жыл бұрын

Hello! I have some basic basic questions :) To start, I love your videos! This one in particular was incredibly helpful. I am a new newbie baby to paining, I took Art 1 and Art 2 in high school, but that was in 2013-2014 and we were given an A no matter how well or how poorly we painted. We didn't learn any techniques, mostly just self exploration and some art history. Well, except for shadow mapping on a reference picture, and drawing lines to help with scaling?? But anyway, I wanted to know, when should you wet your paint brush? What does the order go? Dry brush> paint> water? Dry brush> water> paint? When do I/ should I wipe the brush on a paper towel? Should the paper towel be wet? Thank you in advance!

@aditimishra9900 3 жыл бұрын

This was soooo helpful💜

@artbyjacki3445 4 жыл бұрын

Very helpful video thanks for the tips ☺️☺️🎨🎨

@EmilyMackeyArt 4 жыл бұрын

Hooray! I'm so glad you liked it! Thank you so much!

@truptiagarwal8783 3 жыл бұрын

Loved ur video...plz share link to all objects you use...like pallete and knife and all🥰

@tinao7551 4 жыл бұрын

Woahhh so helpful👏🏾

@RabiaMunise 4 жыл бұрын

You are my fav artist you know that right

@jacquelinejimenez5385 4 жыл бұрын

Hello Emily!! im really amazed by your videos, especially this one, you are really good, but i have a question. What can i do if i have the opposite situation? i mean, i have one color and instead of making it less vibrant, i want it to be really vibrant. What technique can i use with the wheel color?

@parul7046 2 жыл бұрын

I'm glad I found this video. I'll be thankful for life. ~Budding artist

@kaitoast7 4 жыл бұрын

this helped me a lot

@sanika758 3 жыл бұрын

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!!💜💜

@thefreakingmoon5640 3 жыл бұрын

Omg thank you for this

@FOREVERLY 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@mollielinks8486 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much it's definitely helpful for a novice! I watched translated verson from Bilibili

@sukhvinderkaur5229 4 жыл бұрын

Thanku so much, this was the knowledge I was always looking for

@EmilyMackeyArt 4 жыл бұрын

so glad you liked it!

@humatajdar455 4 жыл бұрын

Hi, l like your video and way of explaining how to mix colors,😍💞👌

@EmilyMackeyArt 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! I'm so glad it was helpful to you!

@noririnaldo6787 4 жыл бұрын

photo thats more green heavy! specifically trees. I struggle with painting trees they all end up the exact same color!

@EmilyMackeyArt 4 жыл бұрын

Nori Rinaldo Totally! It’s on my to do list!

@junelawniczak3794 4 жыл бұрын

I'm glad I found you! You make mixing look so easy. ( Can I suggest to nix the music though?)

@RameyRocks 4 жыл бұрын

This was very helpful thank you

@EmilyMackeyArt 4 жыл бұрын

Thank YOU for watching!

@angrykatrants 4 жыл бұрын

bless this video

@Zaiq2014 4 жыл бұрын

Thank u.

@lychee2991 3 жыл бұрын

What paints do you use? And what affordable acrylic paints would you recommend to someone starting out?

@user-vc4qp2ey4t 25 күн бұрын

That was very helpful to see you use the colours you had on your palette to create what you needed.... but my question is how did you know (just from looking at the reference photo) which colours you needed to start with? Why Indian Yellow instead of Cadmium Yellow, for example? How did you know you needed yellow at all? Does that just come with practice?

@vicky-mareewurst1924 2 жыл бұрын

This is the best colour matching & informative video I’ve seen thanks so much 🫶🙏

@tinatimeskits2725 4 жыл бұрын

I am completely horrible at painting, Could you maybe give me tips for shading or making water look realistic?

@marianarodrigo9283 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Emily! I have a couple of questions... how do you make it so your acrylics doesn't dry out in the mean time while you are mixing the other colors? Also, if you run out of one color, is it hard to replicate the exact same? Do I have to make lot's of it at once so I don't run out of it in the middle of my painting? I hope you can answer, thank you so much! I love your videos thanks for ll the great tips! :)

@Myst_Eerie_Isle 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this video it helped a lot. I've always struggled with color matching. One little, teeny, thing though.... I think that your background music for this video is a bit loud. It's over taking your narration. Other than that amazing job! I can't wait to check out more of your videos.

@blisserio 2 жыл бұрын

I have so much more respect for painters now

@sydneybower7392 3 жыл бұрын

Where’d you get your paint scraper thingy from, it would really help with my messy pallets. Thanks

@ashleyMV52220 4 жыл бұрын

I would like to know what’s the brand of the paintings and where to purchase them

@HaddieHarris 4 жыл бұрын

I have been wondering! Where do you find a good palette that won’t dry your paints out.. like that glass one? Hobby lobby?

@cannabis1490 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Haddie, sometimes I use a glossy tile or a chinaware plate/saucer. Hope that helps you.

@seh-yazz 4 жыл бұрын

Hey can you create a similar video with watercolors? (using a brush and watercolor pans)

@yunchae-kyung9074 2 жыл бұрын

What you use to clean the colour ? Plz say me 😇

@jheylgalang 4 жыл бұрын

Thankyou emily! Not mistaken to subcribed to your channel. ❤️ can you make tutorial how to blend colors. i consider my self as beginner since over a year when i stop painting. Im having a hard time to follow yours just bec i cant blend well 😄 much love!

@EmilyMackeyArt 4 жыл бұрын

Totally! I've been planning to do some videos on how to blend. Hopefully they will be coming soon!

@auzha_ayub1 2 жыл бұрын

"owwww therz a bug.... there's a buuuggg " da wz cute though 🤩

@aryavjadia6096 3 жыл бұрын

what do you use for a palette?

@emilysthebest 3 жыл бұрын

By any chance could u tell me what brand of paints u use?

@candithebarber 3 жыл бұрын

What oils do you use or recommend?

@almeamanitait5938 3 жыл бұрын

what is that thing you used to scrap paint and where do you get it ?

@alejanewman6669 3 жыл бұрын

Can you also explain the materials and techniques you use to create and keep a palette while you paint? Could you do it using the himi gouache set? I get so freaked about muddying up my colors etc or how to gauge how much paint to pour? I have these GIaNT acrylic tubes and they just...bb they make a mess. I’m talking like CHILD LEVEL beginner breakdown

@geoffc1862 Жыл бұрын

Very useful. Though I guess not easy to mix up acrylic paints ahead of use?

@geoffc1862 Жыл бұрын

I need to add another thank you. I knew the colour wheel, the primaries (plus the way pigments are made, there are cool and warm versions of each), I knew the secondaries and the tertiaries, the complementary colours and the way opposites become grey (or mud) - but I didn't appreciate that complementaries can be used to mute a colour!!! Bizarre, but I don't recall any book or magazine article that made that point clear. Oh for the last 40 years back again!!!!