In this video we will be using the primary colors to create a color wheel using the pointillism technique. We will discuss how the secondary and tertiary colors are mixed optically as well as the do's and don'ts of pointillism.
Wow! I’ve painted for years and love the idea of pointillism but this simple exercise helped me to better visualize how to create these colors since I tend to use many premixed colors ….this is so helpful! Thank you!
It's my pleasure. I've been doing this exercise with my students for years and it really helps them understand color mixing proportions that can later be used when mixing colors traditionally.
Glad I could help. This works really well with acrylics and other paints, I just found it easier to explain with markers before moving on to paints. Please let me know how your painting turns out.
This is great. But how do I get greys or black without adding black? Also, this seems next to impossible to do with even when a tiny watercolor brush. But perhaps this is why Seurat did much larger paintings than some! Still, I’m going to try this. Thank you! It will be fun nonetheless.
If you are doing this with markers you can create a dark color (not black) by using all three colors with the dots super close together. You can't make grey because grey has white in it, but you can use a grey marker if you need to. If you are working with paints you can add black and white to your palette. If you are using paints you do not have to use the bristles of the brush. You can either use the handle of the brush to create your dots or you can use q-tips. They also sell this micro foam brushes and they work pretty well. Testor # 281213. I hope this helps.
