Mixing blacks and darks in watercolour - fascinating blacks and vibrant darks

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  • Опубликовано: 1 авг 2024
  • Without darks, you won’t get the contrast to make your watercolour paintings sing with excitement and energy. But reach for a tube of black and it can suck all the life out of your painting.
    So what’s the answer? How do you mix vibrant darks from your existing palette?
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Комментарии • 46

  • @suestorey8250
    @suestorey8250 Год назад +2

    Thanks so much for simplifying black mixing so brilliantly.

  • @RoslynNelson
    @RoslynNelson Год назад +4

    Thank you for sharing your expertise. You are a good teacher and am fortunate to have found your channel.

    • @LizChadertonArt
      @LizChadertonArt  Год назад

      You are very welcome and it’s nice to have you here!

    • @judyseyfert7193
      @judyseyfert7193 2 месяца назад

      Excellent video. Thanks for sharing

  • @kathleenthompson1569
    @kathleenthompson1569 Год назад +2

    Brilliant, thankyou for an excellent explanation and demonstration. I can't get enough of your videos. I am learning so much.

    • @LizChadertonArt
      @LizChadertonArt  Год назад

      I really appreciate your comments and feedback too x

  • @anitadavidson1266
    @anitadavidson1266 5 месяцев назад +2

    This was fantastic Liz! This older video popped up on my feed. So VERY pleased I watched. The purple and green - not a yellow was utterly new to me, and I shall be making notes. Listening to a longtime professional artist is one of the very best ways to learn when not attending art school, or as in my case, getting a bit long in the tooth to be starting 🫣😳🤷‍♀️🖌️👩🏻‍🎨🎨❤️❤️

    • @LizChadertonArt
      @LizChadertonArt  5 месяцев назад +1

      It gives me great pleasure to share what I’ve learnt!

  • @SharonFoster852
    @SharonFoster852 2 месяца назад +1

    Wonderful! Very helpful. So glad i found you!

  • @debbiebruce6920
    @debbiebruce6920 Год назад +2

    This video was so very helpful to me as I was having trouble making lively blacks. Thanks for the info.

  • @TheYellowsun76
    @TheYellowsun76 2 года назад +2

    Thank you! Beautiful mixes :)

  • @polgara28
    @polgara28 2 года назад +5

    I was scribbling notes like mad! Ha ha FUM BUM! I hope my late comments don't bother you, I'm always late to the party (Beginning painter at 53!) but comments are supposed to help give your analytics a boost in the algorithm. You're so good that I'd love you to have a larger audience! ❤️

    • @LizChadertonArt
      @LizChadertonArt  2 года назад +2

      I love getting comments and the joy of RUclips is that things are evergreen. on the down side it does mean things are still around if you’ve changed your mind or learnt something new!

  • @micheleleech8128
    @micheleleech8128 8 месяцев назад +1

    Very useful tips. Thank you.

  • @colleenmcchesney1482
    @colleenmcchesney1482 11 месяцев назад +2

    Ahhh I learned something new: FUM+BUM & it’s a great dark color. So there’s no yellow to mix with purple to get a black or darker color. Oh wow, now I’m interested in mixing up more color combinations to see what colors I will/can get. Thanks for sharing this wonderful informational video with us!

    • @LizChadertonArt
      @LizChadertonArt  11 месяцев назад +1

      Have fun. I am sure you will discover your own favourites!

  • @suel4269
    @suel4269 3 года назад +1

    Great tips. I screenshot your mixes. Thankyou

  • @along9971
    @along9971 2 года назад +1

    Great great info! Thank you !

  • @darvoid66
    @darvoid66 2 года назад +3

    It's an absolute joy to watch your videos. Thank you so much for sharing your expertise.

  • @1msfit
    @1msfit Год назад +1

    Thank you very much, Liz. I learn so much from you. These color mixing lessons are just great!

    • @LizChadertonArt
      @LizChadertonArt  Год назад

      I'm so glad! I will do one on skin tones soon (I hope)

  • @deborahg5782
    @deborahg5782 3 года назад +1

    Wonderful Liz! Thanks for sharing this very useful information. I now have some new mixes to make the darks in my painting.

    • @LizChadertonArt
      @LizChadertonArt  3 года назад +1

      Great! There are lots of possibilities, but exciting darks make for exciting paintings!

  • @barbaravanscyoc5466
    @barbaravanscyoc5466 3 года назад

    Thank you for another great color mixing lesson. You are a great teacher and very generous sharing so much valuable information.

    • @LizChadertonArt
      @LizChadertonArt  3 года назад

      You are so welcome! I really enjoy doing these films, so I’m glad they are useful.

  • @annepercival7814
    @annepercival7814 2 года назад +1

    Liz..have you tried Frisk artists’ sponges? They do a marvellous clean up job at removing paint stains from plastic palettes

    • @LizChadertonArt
      @LizChadertonArt  2 года назад

      Are those like Magic Eraser? If so, yes I do use them but not with success on palettes unfortunately

  • @pupawupagus
    @pupawupagus 9 месяцев назад +1

    2:08 🥰 all of our hands look just like yours

    • @LizChadertonArt
      @LizChadertonArt  9 месяцев назад +1

      I'm not happy if there isn't ink under my nails!

    • @pupawupagus
      @pupawupagus 9 месяцев назад +1

      @@LizChadertonArt 🥰 exactly!! clean hands mean i haven’t painted in a couple of days and that’s unacceptable ❤️

    • @LizChadertonArt
      @LizChadertonArt  9 месяцев назад

      😍@@pupawupagus

  • @estherdejong7313
    @estherdejong7313 2 года назад

    Thank you! I learned to mix black from blue and burnt sienna a while ago, and from aliz and viridian, I have an old paintbox that has real viridian in it, but the purple route is a new one form me. And you are such a lovely teacher!

    • @LizChadertonArt
      @LizChadertonArt  2 года назад

      that’s good to know. so many people reach for black instead of mixing. and lucky you having some of the real stuffed!

  • @JC-xx6rr
    @JC-xx6rr 3 года назад

    Really useful, thanks Liz. BTW, I’d never heard of ‘fumbum’ before but I’m sure I’ll never forget it now!

    • @LizChadertonArt
      @LizChadertonArt  3 года назад

      I think being the mother of two boys, anything with bum in it makes me giggle!

  • @suzannewithers8093
    @suzannewithers8093 Год назад +1

    What paper did you use please

    • @LizChadertonArt
      @LizChadertonArt  Год назад +1

      Hi, I usual use Bockingford Not/Cold pressed. It's really economical but a great consistent quality and takes a lot of abuse even though it is not a cotton paper

    • @suzannewithers8093
      @suzannewithers8093 Год назад

      @@LizChadertonArt thankyou