Acrylic Demo: How to avoid muddy colours

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In this week's video, we are talking about how to avoid muddy colours, why it happens, and what you can do differently to avoid them in the future. So tune in to this Acrylic painting demo, watch me tackle both wet and dry paints, and then tell me what you think in the comments below! Did you learn something new?
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@a705fay 19 күн бұрын

I did A level art as a 1 year intensive course at college. I was astounded by how much hard work our teacher had to put it explaining the colour wheel, explaining the terms shades, tints, hues, tones, chroma, value, and talking about primary, secondary, tertiary and complementary colours, phew, eventually I cottoned on and thought "I wish I was the teacher, I would have just told myself, you got three primaries, any time you mix two, (excluding for pigment bias) you get a nice clean mix. Any time you mix three primaries together you get mud. Voila! I think as simple as that sentence is, it gets you a long way and helps you not have to explode your head right at the very beginning.

@ElizaC765 Жыл бұрын

I didn’t know anything about art until I joined your Art class online Louise, thanks so much for sharing ❤ I enjoy watching this and I’ve learned more .

@ThisPaintingLife Жыл бұрын

That's so good to hear!

@dianecharest8365 2 ай бұрын

Thank you Louise. Always learn from your videos.

@ThisPaintingLife Ай бұрын

Glad you like them!

@dianecharest8365 3 ай бұрын

Thank you Louise. I'm at that point your talking about. I seem to make the same kinds of marks, brushstrokes and even go for the same colors. You just reminded me that I own 3 different catalyst wedges that I never use. I have everything that all the artists have, but I haven't tried new things. You just inspired me to try different things. Thank you.

@PAOLINAG 8 ай бұрын

It's beautiful!

@robyncanning7441 Жыл бұрын

I love how you've evolved this piece Louise. As always great information! You've inspired me to rework a canvas that I did in watercolour and I've enjoyed hanging in the house for 12 months - I think it's time for a change.......and this might now become an acrylic abstract! Thanks again for your generous videos! Best wishes Robyn

@ThisPaintingLife Жыл бұрын

You are so welcome Robyn! Excited to hear you may give it a try. ♥

@helenalsaidi6847 11 ай бұрын

I absolutely love this painting now. The colours for me are gorgeous 😍😍😍

@annschwarz2094 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for this lesson Louise! I love how you resolved this piece!

@ThisPaintingLife Жыл бұрын

So glad you enjoyed it Ann!

@janicecarolyn9834 4 ай бұрын

Beautiful!

@ThisPaintingLife 4 ай бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

@SueWilliams69happygirlie Жыл бұрын

Thank you Louise for your generosity in sharing your knowledge ❤

@ThisPaintingLife Жыл бұрын

You are so welcome Sue!

@jeannelutzkow2507 Жыл бұрын

I love how this is coming out. Thank you for sharing.

@ThisPaintingLife Жыл бұрын

You are welcome x

@d.l.6762 Жыл бұрын

That was very helpful, Louise. Thank you. I always enjoy seeing your process.

@ThisPaintingLife Жыл бұрын

So glad you enjoyed it!

@laurab.newmark2411 Жыл бұрын

WOW! Louise this video really lit me up. I'm so stuck right now & watching you paint like this helped nudge me in the right direction. I love this painting BTW . Your instruction is powerful & so helpful .Thank you !!

@ThisPaintingLife Жыл бұрын

Thanks Laura x

@deborahwolff5651 Жыл бұрын

That turned out to be a beautiful painting! Love to watch you, Thanks for sharing! I learned from your explanations

@ThisPaintingLife Жыл бұрын

You are so welcome Deborah!

@susanhetrick7231 Жыл бұрын

I love the color palette in this!

@ThisPaintingLife Жыл бұрын

Thank you! So glad you enjoyed it!

@sarawelder1 Жыл бұрын

I love the speeded up videos we can see how your artists eye is working. I haven't tried this yet but I will. It seems important to keep to colours that are close on the colour wheel.. I did feel sad when the orange went though...

@ThisPaintingLife Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed the video. Thank you for watching Sara!

@paulinechorlton4381 Жыл бұрын

Love this advice - thank you Louise ❤

@ThisPaintingLife Жыл бұрын

You are so welcome Pauline!

@annrubino6252 Жыл бұрын

This was so helpful, Louise. You are so right "stop while it still looks fresh". This painting is just right - reminds me of hydrangeas.

@ThisPaintingLife Жыл бұрын

So glad you enjoyed it Ann! 🖌

@user-te9hx7cp1d Жыл бұрын

Genius!

@ThisPaintingLife Жыл бұрын

Glad you think so ☺

@robertaknox9269 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing. I just finished a project and am eager to start exploring some of what I have learned from your videos.

@ThisPaintingLife Жыл бұрын

Awww so glad I could inspire you Roberta!

@tinametcalfe654 Жыл бұрын

Great advice, Thank you.

@ThisPaintingLife Жыл бұрын

You are so welcome Tina!

@jalynefidler5613 Жыл бұрын

Thank You Thank You Louise for sharing this!! Ever since I bought your book I have really longed to see you working on a painting with so many layers and gorgeous hues like you make! This was so helpful! I’ve never thought about laying paint on gentle with paper. That one idea really interests me! I Love Your Work and the Wisdom you so generously impart! May you continue to grow and change and enjoy the process!! ❤❤❤ Have a Lovely Day! Jalyne in Utah USA

@ThisPaintingLife Жыл бұрын

So glad you enjoyed it Jalyne! So happy to have you here with us. ♥

@katkoe9292 11 ай бұрын

Oh this is so adorable! I like it! I'm looking forward to the class in a few days and hope to get something like this to see 🙏🏼♥️

@ThisPaintingLife 11 ай бұрын

So glad you are joining us! ♥

@susannaraubenheimer6174 Жыл бұрын

Awesome Louise

@ThisPaintingLife Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it Susanna!

@gkmjk1001 Жыл бұрын

Love watching you paint! Reminds me of life force.

@ThisPaintingLife Жыл бұрын

Go glad you enjoyed it Gerri!

@user-hn3js9io8m 8 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for shared your thought process that really inpsired me and learned a lot from this. All best.

@ThisPaintingLife 4 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@stargrannyavon Жыл бұрын

It is always fun to watch. I've just completed cvp23 and I attribute a good part of my progress first to you. I enjoyed your free class after Nick's free class. Now I need to digest all of it. Thank you for your KZfaq and podcasts.

@prose3562 Жыл бұрын

I’d love to know what you made of CVP. I’ve taken all of Nick’s free classes and watched his uTube videos. I came close to enrolling this year but decided not to because of the cost, plus the fact that I’d also absorbed a lot of his ideas already. So any thoughts would be much appreciated!

@ThisPaintingLife Жыл бұрын

just search my channel and you'll find a review x

@prose3562 Жыл бұрын

@@ThisPaintingLife Thanks Louise - I have seen your thoughts about CVP, but I was wondering what Lou Ann made of it. All best, Pauline x

@merlynedwards437 Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much, very useful information. All the videos brilliant

@ThisPaintingLife Жыл бұрын

Glad you like them!

@cindirocks322 Жыл бұрын

So informative.

@ThisPaintingLife Жыл бұрын

Glad you think so Cindi!

@MaryRamirez-gd1up Жыл бұрын

You make this easy to understand.

@ThisPaintingLife Жыл бұрын

Glad I could do that for you Mary!

@vayaasaberuno 5 ай бұрын

Im glad that I found you!! It’s happened to me and turned arruines my paints. Im now so frustrated because its wasting ..

@ThisPaintingLife 5 ай бұрын

Glad I could help even just a little!

@kriswashburn274 Жыл бұрын

Very helpful. Thanks.

@ThisPaintingLife Жыл бұрын

You are so welcome!

@marybethpendrakzingone2110 11 ай бұрын

I just found you! I’ve been looking for this help..thank you, thank you!😊

@ThisPaintingLife 11 ай бұрын

You are so welcome!

@tracyburcham7350 Жыл бұрын

Interesting!

@ThisPaintingLife Жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it Tracy!

@maureenteustace5996 Жыл бұрын

Wonderful

@ThisPaintingLife Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it Maureen! ☺

@lizagreen5536 Жыл бұрын

This is so helpful you’re very generous with your time. I assume also that you are using a limited palette on the large painting. 😊

@ThisPaintingLife Жыл бұрын

So glad you enjoyed it Liza!

@jillianrose9213 11 ай бұрын

Thanks Louise I would have also liked to hear about your thoughts after stepping back from this painting. Regards Jillian

@jocliff7387 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing

@ThisPaintingLife Жыл бұрын

You are so welcome Jo!

@juliebabb3365 Жыл бұрын

Love this! Wet on Wet Masterclass in the works? Does the flow extender increase drying time? Are you spraying to keep paint wet or to make the delicious drips? Look forward to the weekly KZfaqs! Thanks!

@ThisPaintingLife Жыл бұрын

Hi Julie, sometimes I spray, sometimes I just load a wet brush and let the water run through the paint. Not sure about the flow improver - I didn't really use it much. This is mainly water x

@maureenmeek2838 Жыл бұрын

❤

@ThisPaintingLife Жыл бұрын

♥♥♥

@sharonclarke1876 3 ай бұрын

I like having nueturals mixed with more pure color for contrast, maybe mud is an ugly nuetural ? Thanks again for the video 🎉

@ThisPaintingLife 2 ай бұрын

You are so welcome!

@lamaisondecath4180 Жыл бұрын

Hi Louise. Thank you for this video! Have you used your flow improver? And if yes, how did you use it please? Thanks

@ThisPaintingLife Жыл бұрын

Not really - I mainly just use water x

@lamaisondecath4180 Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@archman1965 Жыл бұрын

Looks like you are working on a piece of unstretched canvas? Is that what you typically do? Do you like to work on old painting that you don't like anymore? I have lots of those :)

@ThisPaintingLife Жыл бұрын

To be fair I work on all types of canvas, paper, wood. I'm not afraid to try different things. ♥

@swl9270 Жыл бұрын

Anyone else see the face at 4:51? And at a10:27?

@margaretmcdonald8029 Жыл бұрын

The dude blowing smoke? Yup😂

@ThisPaintingLife Жыл бұрын

I don't see it but that's one of the best things about art! It's totally up to interpretation.

@yopestevens1505 Жыл бұрын

I'm always finding faces in my own art. Since I don't "do" faces, it's entirely distracting....A few times there's been so many at once that I just go with it, it's today's "intuition", I guess.