Three Top Tips for Excellent COLOR Mixing 🎨 (Art Pro Tips)

Do You want to mix paint colors effortlessly? Want vibrant painting colors every time? Confused by color mixing? These three tips are excellent at getting you to see the color you need to mix. Then test the mix straight away with no fuss. Practice this everyday and jump ahead in your skills. You will be amazed at how quickly your paintings are transformed.
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[@terrierose5917]

wonderful tips for better color matching, thank you Malcom

[@MalcolmDewey]

It's a pleasure Terrie

[@KWC33]

If you think that’s hard, look into automotive painting, color wheels we don’t only have to match the color we have to match the flop of the color from different angles and different lights and metallics added to the color as well. There is different shapes and sizes and colors of these as well which dramatically change the look of the color. The combinations are infamous, which is why we always blend the adjacent panels. Don’t even get me started on three stage and five stage Paint jobs, I wish all we had to do is match a solid color

[@MalcolmDewey]

True, mastery of skills is a wonderful thing.

[@KWC33]

@@MalcolmDewey yes, some people have a natural skill for color matching but it’s still takes many years of honing those skills to get good at it. we would have to take color matching courses and they would give us a color wheel that would go from white to black and they would scatter it up and tell us to put them in order. Only painters with experience would get this correct and the insurance writers in the class would always get it wrong, which was hilarious because they were the ones that refused to pay to have adjacent panels painted🤣

[@ruthatherstone2809]

Thanks, Malcolm. Colour mixing tips are very useful.

[@MalcolmDewey]

Thank you Ruth

[@lisafred1362]

In case anyone doesn't have an exacto knife, you can use a paper punch in cardstock to make a color spotter. Like tip 3 but I never paint the colors I see. I xeroxed a value scale from the internet, put clear tape over it to make it sturdy.. then paper punched holes in the values. Then I just find some color in the same value to put in that spot. Amazing some of the craziest picks of colors turn out to be okay doing this. Request: Would like you to do a video of the same scene at night, rainy day, midday and morning.

[@MalcolmDewey]

Good ideas, thanks.

[@gailrees7703]

Thank you

[@theponderingpilgrim4342]

A very interesting demonstration Malcolm. The colour mixing is something, I have been struggling with. One thing with Gouache I find it is hard to judge the shift in tone darkening/lightening even at times. But the tips in the video are fantastic, they will help me a lot with improving my colour mixing skills.

[@adeledallasorr4736]

Clingwrap way is Clever

[@MalcolmDewey]

Yes, but I have to get my own and cannot raid the kitchen's 😁

[@margaretbutters6181]

great thankyou

[@chrisdalby6523]

Thanks Malcome, very useful.

[@MalcolmDewey]

Glad it helped

[@gloriam.sweatman3152]

Thank you again Dan!! Your videos are so helpful !! I've learned so many art techniques from you that has helped p Ed me in my art.

[@motlba]

Great helpful tips Thanks Malcolm

[@MalcolmDewey]

Very welcome

[@MarkSmith-eu3hf]

Thank you!

[@MalcolmDewey]

You're welcome!

[@pgemperl]

Thanks!

[@MalcolmDewey]

You are Welcome! Thank you for your support.

[@christinapoulengeris]

Hugely helpful! Thank you so much!

[@MalcolmDewey]

Thank you very much!

[@judymills873]

Thank you for the great tips!

[@MalcolmDewey]

You are so welcome!

[@tkikpar4882]

Thank you Malcolm!
I will be ordering the color wheel soon.
Your tips are spot on. Always grateful. 🙏

[@MalcolmDewey]

Thanks Tammy!

[@masonleblanc6726]

The color spotter really helps thank you!

[@MalcolmDewey]

Excellent, thank you

[@pgemperl]

Great ideas!

[@MalcolmDewey]

Thank you! 😊

[@maryjamieson6299]

Thanks Malcolm! Appreciate this video and your tips!

[@MalcolmDewey]

My pleasure!

[@lisamd2138]

I like that color spotter card. Great idea!

[@MalcolmDewey]

Thanks so much!

[@conversationswithcanvas]

Thanks for the helpful tips

[@MalcolmDewey]

It's a pleasure!

[@kalavathymoses1028]

Very helpful. Thank you. Looking forward to your videos

[@MalcolmDewey]

Thank you very much

[@boyandbelugee]

Great tips! Thank you very much.

[@MalcolmDewey]

My pleasure!

[@Banniesartistry]

Very helpful thank you

[@MalcolmDewey]

It's a pleasure

[@kamleshsunak3176]

Thanks Malcom, great tips.like the color spotter idea.

[@MalcolmDewey]

Very welcome Kamlesh

[@gvb26tx]

I’m anxious to try these tips, especially the color spotter.
Thanks for sharing

[@MalcolmDewey]

Thanks Gary - Have fun!

[@natalykenny2069]

Thank you, Malcolm! I have learnt the colour mixing from your lectures, and it is amazing how with time it really becomes a second nature. The tips are very useful! ❤❤❤

[@MalcolmDewey]

Happy to hear that Nataly, thank you

[@ginnibrower596]

Thank you, that was helpful. 🤗👍

[@MalcolmDewey]

You’re welcome 😊

[@a.m.6208]

Very helpful suggestions, thank you Malcolm.

[@MalcolmDewey]

Very welcome

[@annvandielen8685]

Brilliant tips! 👍

[@MalcolmDewey]

Glad you like them!

[@shaukatmi]

awesome tips great video. thanks.

[@MalcolmDewey]

Thank you!

[@vee35233]

So, so helpful! Thank you very much for these super tips - they are very helpful. Love the spotter trick! Take care and stay healthy ....

[@MalcolmDewey]

Thanks Veronica

[@malw2452]

Really useful tutorial. Thank you for sharing.

[@MalcolmDewey]

Glad it was helpful!

[@estellebuys9241]

Thanks for this. Very informative as usual.

[@MalcolmDewey]

My pleasure!

[@joannemurphy4636]

Great tips! That color spotter you made with the little strips for testing is definitely something I will do.

[@MalcolmDewey]

Excellent!

[@MegaEbright]

Wow awesome tips thank you for so sharing your amazing art lessons 🙂👏

[@MalcolmDewey]

It's a pleasure, thank you

[@marinashaduri7836]

I admire such tips! ## 2 and 3 are great! Will use them as soon as return to painting (hope in September). Thank you, Malcolm!

[@MalcolmDewey]

Wonderful! thanks Marina

[@Eva-iy6vy]

This is an effective way for learning how to mix colors. It needs some patience ofcourse to try these methods.

[@MalcolmDewey]

Thanks Eva, yes it does take time.

[@miriamtong8808]

This was very helpful! Color mixing is such a challenge. I've been mixing a lot of mud. Excited to try the color spotter :) Thank you!

[@MalcolmDewey]

Glad it was helpful Miriam, thank you

[@doskawisniewska7854]

Awesome video...I learn a lot from your RUclips lessons. I probably wouldn't have an idea for the plastic wrap. Thank you so much and have a nice day😊.

[@MalcolmDewey]

Thank you!

[@leesaunders5495]

Many thanks for helpful colour mixing tips, always a challenge although an enjoyable one. I like the use of card/paper so you can record colour recipes for future use

[@MalcolmDewey]

Thanks Lee, that is one of my favourite methods.

[@ionlyemergeafterdark]

All good, Malcolm. As a quicker and more ready method, one can mix an estimate mixture on your palette then hold the end of the palette knife with the mixture on it up with one eye closed to see the target spot next to the end of the knife. It’s essentially the same as you propose but it is a bit simpler and it works for real life models, or plein aire, or computer screen.

[@MalcolmDewey]

yes , I do find that reflections hamper that method because the paint is not flat like a swatch. But in a pinch it does help indeed.

[@sophiereinecke8659]

Being quite a novice oil painter, I often have real frustrating times mixing colors correctly. Thanks for these wonderful tips Malcolm. As soon as I get down to painting again, I will surely try them out.

[@MalcolmDewey]

You are so welcome!

[@katrinamcminds8332]

Plastic wrap, brilliant! I always wondered how I could accurately repeat those colors from Plein air studies, and now I've got it, thank you!

[@MalcolmDewey]

It's a pleasure, thank you

[@arturgajewskiphotog]

You can also use plastic wrap on iPad 👌

[@MalcolmDewey]

I guess so if you want to risk it.

[@socratesthecabdriver]

🙏

[@noumine]

Could you identify those colors on your palette? You mentioned cerulean blue, and would you mind sharing the other colors? Thank you.

[@MalcolmDewey]

Ultramarine blue, orange, alizarin crimson, red light, burnt sienna, yellow lemon, titanium white

[@quansu62]

Thanks for your video, it's very useful.
By the way, I have a question: I'm a beginner, I just practise with 3 primary colors. Should I mix color with 3 primary colors and white or use more colors? When I mix the colors look so dark. Thank you!

[@MalcolmDewey]

You will need to desaturate with white paint to get the variety of colors. With the primaries (yellow lemon. red ight and ultramarine blue) you can get almost every color you need. Study values of light/dark and try to get those accurate. Then move on to color temperature. You can add burnt sienna and then yellow ochre, but it is good to be able to mix these from the primaries too. Persist and you will reap the rewards later.

[@wajang1000]

For colour spotting with a card and cut out, would it be better to use a neutral coloured card in order to avoid possible optical illusions against a stark white background?

[@MalcolmDewey]

These are options. Personally I do not find any benefit one way or another. Just focus on the color spot and that will be enough.