How I Improved My Watercolor Mixing 

I'm loving seeing this sabbatical footage, but also having an incredibly hard time believing that your sabbatical was a year and a half ago! Time has flown by since then. Thanks for taking the time to share it with us now. This is a great video.

Hello Tori! I loved the vid, but the subtitles are horribly made by the RU-vid automatic system. (one of your subtitles even went "Read spy os over aspax hicks a to set ing camp I benja hao my boo" and those were supposed to be English!). The subtitle system is very important for the fans of yours who may have trouble with hearing, and there are 360 million users globally who rely on subtitles to enjoy RU-vid videos! I would love to volunteer to help you caption your videos if that is possible (for free btw). Hope this finds you well! Love your art!

I would do these mixing swatches with mine if I wasn't so afraid of wasting expensive watercolors and fancy paper x(

I enjoyed how you talked about how it was hard work, and it took time and focus to get better. And how you can now see all you effort in your improvement.

I hope you are doing okey

It's nice to see some focus on color mixing work, since that's often something that is overlooked ♥

Tbh, i find making mixing swatches and learning how to mix not boring at all. I find it rather interesting and therapeutic XD Anyways ,thanks for this very interesting video Tori! I truly enjoyed it:)

Great video, Tori! As far as my favorite tip, I'm not sure, but something that struck me was when you said that it might take weeks to do all your color mixing swatches. Isn't that the truth!?! Whew!

My current "project" is mixing all of my paints just like this! its going to take me forever, but its super fun

I'm obsessed with indigo... Indigo for life xD!

Oh my goodness, I need your ultramarine blue wisdom! Could you do a video focusing on your tips/personal use of blue? And thank you for keeping up the beautiful, helpful videos after your very intensive sketchbook challenge.

Can you do a video about watercolor paint details? Like explaining what each pigment detail means or what you can use it for? thank you for being you! much love

This piece is absolutely STUNNING - the way you rendered the ruffled fabric, just jaw dropping!! Definitely want to implement some of these tips, thank you Victoria!

ahhh! I love this video and hearing your thought process with colour mixing. This was a real treat

And damn you can make watercolor looks like a smooth fabric???? Damn it's so beautiful.... Time to practice

Watching paint dry seemed like such a boring task until I watched my phthalo turquoise dry on 2 different pieces of paper, its crazy how much you can learn from small observations

Your artwork is fantastic. More videos please. 🎨🖌

Very beautiful tori!!!

Yes! I need to do even more mix tests. My additional advise is to add a few written notes with these tests. That helps me learn at the time and for quick reference later. I also advise testing on different papers as each paper is different, sometimes even the colour changes a bit between papers. Fun video thanks!

Thank you! I find it much easier to work with a limited palette. I tend to really work with about 8 mono pigments across all mediums and I find that makes knowing your mixes easier.

I feel so called out, I don’t think I’ve ever taken the time to do color mixing studies. 🤣 You and Denise are really encouraging me to actually learn more about mixes and pigments through your videos! I’m feeling more empowered to do that research and exploratory work! 💖

I love watching your videos, and I hope you are doing well with all that's going on 😃

I've been umming and eerrring on that palette for the last few days. Now I've seen you use it, I am going to get it :D Wonderful video as ever

I think one of my favorite activities now is creating mixing charts when I get a new palette. The exploratory part is made simple since I used to use trial and error with EACH painting. It was exhausting! It’s so helpful to do these mixes!

A year and a half later, I still LOVE watching this and your Sketchbook Habit videos for inspiration!

thanks for this video! really opened my eyes to how valuable it is to familiarize yourself with mixing colours

I just got the itty bitty turner tube set! Ive had winsor and Newton cotman, and the Turner is a good step. Cant wait to see what you do with it!

I thought its pretty funny we both use the oui jar for paint! thank you for your content as always

I can't afford too many paints, so now I use my paints and pay attention to what is holding me back in regards to pigment. I play with my paints and if I just can't do what I want, I know that I'm missing something. Currently, I'm studying what kind of blue I'm going to get because I'm always having a hard time with not having the right blue pigment that would react well with my other paints. So really using your paints to the max, it's really vital.

Made me think you’d like the Shinhan indigo. I rarely use shinhan colours but that one is in my main palette. It uses the synthetic indigo pigment, and that’s it. It’s a gorgeous rich muted dark blue. I love it.

thanks for the video!! the exercise looks so simple that it's even somehow confusing... no tricks here? just watching colors mix with each other? :D

As a beginner this is immensely helpful Thank you 💜

This video is very timely for me. Just what I needed for a push in the right direction!

I would love to see more videos of insight like this! It was only when I started watching your sabaticals when I realised how much more there was to learn about the weird and wonderful world of watercolour :0 all these small tricks and techniques really intruige me :0

You have the perfect voice for this.

Yay, more sabbatical footage! This video is so informative :) thank you thank you thank you!!

This is so soo helpful and insightful. Also you have a gorgeous voice!

Tori where are you? 🥺

As someone who mainly uses watercolor cakes this makes me want to pick up a few tubes of paint. Cause I definitely need more practice on mixing colors! I wanna try the mixing swatches exercise~

I love your art

I recently got the Daniel Smith primary set, so all the mixing tests will come in handy to get to know the colours:) can’t wait to explore them now

aa I always get so excited when you upload! thank you !

Hi Tori! I absolutely love your videos! They inspired me to start painting in my spare time a a way to get away from screens ( I draw digitally for work) and I'm having so much fun! I'm trying to get better at mixing my colors and water control so this was a perfectly timed video. These exercises actually look very fun to try with some music or Netflix playing in the background.

I am really getting excited about learning paint mixing. Thank you thank you thank you

Ah, yes, omg, this video couldn't come in a more opportune moment! thank you so much I'm a digital artist that is just trying traditional art for real for the first time and omG colors makes NO SENSE I'll try doing the swatch-book! thank you for the tips!

I have the print/postcard of this beautiful piece and this has made it even more special! It’s so cool that this was a lightbulb moment for you, it’s so inspiring! Yay for Tori :))) x

Yassss. More videos like this please!

I don't think you would have seen my message on one of your videos of over a month ago... Oops haha. I just wanted to say I've recently started watching Juicy Ink videos and then started with your new channel as well. I absolutely love your paintings and aspire to be able to paint as well as you do. The way you understand colors and shapes is exceptional and I especially love the lighter, more cheerful themes in your paintings. Your enthusiasm and happiness is contagious! I wish I could afford paint though😂 The only watercolors I've used for experience is the cheapest on the shelf. I come from South Africa and the Rand to Dollar was never good. The Rand to anything is not good😂 So I'm starting to save up money for a set that I can do almost anything with. Do you have any proposals? I also am unsure of quality books/paper to paint in and I don't know if I could reuse my older oil paintbrushes for painting watercolor? Would really appreciate and love to hear from you! Being RU-vid famous might make my comment invisible, but I'll always support your works on this channel. (These videos are my guilty pleasure between study breaks) 😃❤🌷

what a sweet treat😊💕 I love your videos. they are so relaxing and enjoyable to watch~

I like how you set up the color mixing pages with a large swatch of the base color on the side, and making lines with progressive amounts of the secondary color. I also like that you are realistic about how long it will take. I was getting bummed out that only doing 1:1 mixes of color was taking me so long. I'm definitely going to try this method this weekend!

Worth the wait! Painting with you today

Woah this piece was so beautiful

Thank you for this Tori! Just formed my new Daniel Smith palette and this video is just what I needed. ♥️

Great painting! Great video! Thank you for sharing. すごい絵画！とても綺麗です。 共有していただきありがとう御座います。

I hope you are okay :( it's been 3 months

I go to Ringling too. Each time u mention it I always get so happy an artist I look up to went there too. Currently going on my third year!

i love ur washes and seeing u make such beautiful colors gets me motivated to paint~

I missed your videos after the sketchbook habit 💛 so happy to watch this video and see your amazing painting skills

Knowledge just dropped and changed the art game forever!

This is such an understated helpful tip! I’m trying gouache and watercolor right now, but I’m constantly getting frustrated whenever I try to mix colors (they all turn into muddy green-brown). I’m used to oil painting so I was fairly confident in my color mixing, but more transparent mediums aren’t as forgiving. I think I’ll try this exercise with my gouache to better my understanding of this medium first then dive into painting!

Your work is absolutely stunning! Tfs

Seeing this Sabbatical footage was a real treat! Thank you Tori!

Thankyou for the concise information, I just started watercolour at the start of the lockdown. I started with a really old set of cotmans and produced some artworks and experiments. I just invested in the daniel smith essential set. and taken a break from doing just the artwork and I am now focusing on colour mixing. Which is harder than I thought it would be. But with your help and others on youtube I don't feel like I am drowning so much now hahaha :)

I did this recently because I saw it in your previous videos and managed to make my first own essentials palette with assorted watercolor paints that also fits my taste of colors and it made me really happy! I went to art school and never learned how to mix paints properly, not to mention understanding pigment information, and always had troubles making decisions on what colors to use in my pieces because I simply didn't know how to benefit from all the colors available to me, what would look good, what was even possible. I'd end up with rainbow barf on most of my work. I've learned so much from your videos alone and even tho I still have a lot more to improve on, I really love the process of mixing colors and creating color harmony now, it's become my favorite part when before it was more of a chore to me!

I never thought I needed this sooo much!! Missing swatches is sooo fun but I suck at it, so watching this was really useful TwT Thank you!!!

I so love and appreciate your educational content. I got a subscription to a watercolor class and found out that I knew so much of the content already purely from watching your videos. I had no idea how much knowledge had slipped in about pigments and what not. Thanks for being a huge source of information! I love that you share these “first year art school” type projects with us so that we can continue to work on fundamentals and get stronger even if we are not able to attend art school ourselves. I am really looking forward to continuing to build my pigment knowledge and color theory with you!

The way that you used the white of the page to create dimension in the dress is beautiful - absolutely inspired. That’s something i really struggle with - i tend to want to paint all the things with all the colours, lol. It would be neat to hear your opinions and strategies on using white space to your advantage. Lovely painting Tori ❤️

You are mesmerizing.

I know I'm late to this video, but I usually only watch your videos when I'm creating art. I would love to see more of these informative videos from you! I'm definitely going to try to do more color mixing based studies soon. Love you, Tori 💕💕💕

Thank you for sharing, I’ve learned a lot from your videos.😁

Really love this video. Would like to see more of you talking about observing and mixing colors!

YES YES PLSSS DO A COLOR THEORY SERIES!!!! Love love love your videos and the way you explain things. ❤️❤️❤️. And I also really want to level up my art and your videos always help soo soo much.

I’ve been looking forward to that ‘hey there youtube’! You inspire me a lot while watching your videos.

YEY!💕

this was so delightful to watch!! a gorgeous piece and i've recently started learning about color mixing and it's honestly so much fun, thank you for sharing your process and some ideas to take away, im excited :)

i'm on time :0 !! Thank you for the very informative video as always! i'm always so amazed and inspired that you give these highly informational videos with clear cut, handsome editing for free! Your videos always get my creative juices flowing haha. Sending many good vibes; Have a nice rest of the day 💞💕

I'd love to know what your favorite color mixtures are for greens (or any other mixtures you want to share)! I definitely fall into that trap of mixing colors and not painting anything. Sometimes though, I just make color charts and swatches to lift my mood. Your painting is lovely by the way! I love the white areas of the dress :)

i love your videos!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sounds like very sensible advice... Colour mixing is a big challenge for learners. Like me... Thanks.

Thank you for the tips Tori! I think the mixing exercise is the best one!

Thank you, Tori! This was really helpful :)

This video came out with such good timing! I've indulged in my first set of professional grade paints after putting up with Reeves for far too long, and I think this is a really good way for me to get to know how the paints act and react with each other. I honestly don't think I would have thought to attempt something like this on my own.

I love how you explained it so clearly why testing how the colors mix is so important. :}

Wow, days or weeks, huh. i didn't know it was that rigorous in art school. Coming from cheap student paint without pigment properties and suddenly getting a set of 34 artist grade paints was kinda confusing with some having similar hues. It only dawned on me this week all these pigment properties staining and granulation opacity have a subtle but very noticeable effect the way they lay ,blend and mix on paper. I really like your self imposed discipline and knowing exactly what this tube of paint does. It makes it more methodical like a chemistry student. I gonna do that. More focus on one paint at a time.

Hi Tori, i saw in the description that you used the moleskin watercolor sketchbook, how did you like it? ive been eyeing it for a few years now but i always see mixed reaction to the paper.

Victoria, look up color recipees.learn how tht make sea green, saphier, sky blueect...and memorise the shades

your voice is so soothing and calming and im really glad i could learn more from you :D

By chance have you done a review on the Turner watercolor paints? I bought a box of the 5mi tubes. I really enjoy the Mayan hues. They work well with what I paint. I’m interested in your comments on this brand. Thank you. And, I did enjoy your presentation, it will move me to go back and do the swatches better. I have skipped doing them correctly.

Wow Tori, this piece is fantastic!! 💕💕💕 Thanks for the great tips!

Hey Tori. Quick question. Do you have to wait till your paints are completely dry in order to start using your pallette

Hey Tori 👋 Girl you really called me out on this one 😄 at first I was like yeah I know my colors I know my mixing I do practice but actually applying the mixing in the painting? Nope... So , thank you! And thank you for always motivating me in such a calm but excited and positive way ❤️

Thank you for making this video. It was very helpful. I love the color scheme! It is so balanced out and the hair has so many colors and yet it looks so cohesive! so pretty! : )

Even though I’m not currently using this medium its still so helpful and valuable info. 💖 taking a break is such a good idea 💖

your voice is just so soothing what the hell

Ahhh I feel so inspired now! Your painting has came out very beautiful!💕 Great video!

Love all the searches! They’re so fun!

⭐️ This video is so well timed, I’ve set up a new split primary palette to help force me to practice mixing colours. I’m such a nerd for colour that it always boggles my mind that others don’t absolutely adore colour mixing, I do it to wind down lmao (I’m surprised to hear that you don’t enjoy it since your work is so colour focused!) 🙈 These are fantastic tips, one more I would add to that list is to create colour mixing charts; grids which showcase a gradual change between two paints (similar to multiplication charts), setting something like this up for yourself is a huge time saver for future projects, especially if colour is not your forte. I hope you do more informative videos in the future, you convey knowledge in a clear and concise manner, I and I’m sure many others appreciate how it’s all in bite sized chunks so it’s not overwhelming. I hope you’re having a lovely day and that you and your loved ones are safe!! ✨💛✨

The colours came out amazingggg

I only have 12 colors, mixing is a thing I’m known for. I’m getting better and better, I only have 1 red and so getting different purples is hard.

Hey tori! First I want to say that you are a wonderful artist and I love your videos :D but I noticed you have not been uploading recently nor are you streaming on twitch so I was wondering if you were ok, of course it perfectly fine if you decide to take a break for now, we'll support you no matter what! But I'm just wondering if you are ok?