Now comes the fun part, which is mixing all the tertiary colors. Adding a little white makes them more opaque, which is important when painting on cardboard. (I actually mixed two different blues, one was cooler and one was warmer.) By “mixed” I mean I added white to all of them. Here I have mixed the 3 primaries and 3 secondaries. You can buy as many colors of paint as you want, but to know how to mix them yourself with just the basics is really satisfying.Ģ. You can buy tertiaries out of the bottle, too, but where’s the fun in that? It’s good to learn the theory behind color mixing. I spend most of my time mixing tertiary colors since the primaries and secondaries come right out of the bottle. ![]() These are the hundreds of colors that are made by mixing one primary and one secondary, which are by far the most beautiful and interesting colors with the best names.įor example: blue + green = teal, red + orange = coral, purple + red = mauve, yellow + green = lime. Then you have your secondaries (the colors that are made by mixing two primaries): orange, purple and green. You have your primaries: red, yellow and blue. Here is a quick color theory and color mixing overview with a few photos from the video. Start collecting those jam jars! (Click here if you can’t see the video above.) Mixing paints sounds intimidating until you see how easy and foolproof it really is. I show you how to get more opaque colors, and how to mute a color using it’s complementary color on the color wheel. I begin by showing you the color wheel and talk a little about primary, secondary, and tertiary colors. In this video (above) I show you all my tricks. ~ Muffin top pan (for storing jars of paints) or a cardboard box that is no taller than the height of the jars ~ Jam jars (we buy Bonne Maman with the gingham lid – they are the perfect size) ~ Other specialty tempera colors – Crayola magenta, Crayola shocking pink ~ Crayola Tempera Paint – set of 8 basic colors in 16oz bottles (I used Crayola all the time and it works just as well as RAS) ![]() ~ RAS Tempera Paint – I use this brand in the video but I can’t find it online. ~ Blick Student Grade Tempera Paint (16oz blue, red, yellow, orange, magenta, violet, green, black, and 32oz white) If you want to mix along with me, here are the materials you will need. ![]() (Watch Part 2 here, where I show you how to mix skin tones using primary colors.) I’ve been wanting to make a color theory and color mixing video for YEARS! I’m so exciting to finally share this video that I made showing you how I mix my colors for art class with tempera paints.
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