I also like considering texture when mixing a grey. For example, a grey with phthalo blue would be smooth and transparent while one with Ultramarine would be granular. There are some textures I struggle to work with. Phthalo Blue (GS) + any semi-transparent Scarlet is a good neutral but I find it difficult to apply on paper.
my favorite neutral gray I've found has been mixing Payne's gray and Sepia. The ratio decides how warm or cool the gray is. Sometimes I will mix violet and viridian, but that's for grays that I don't want to be entirely inorganic looking.
I agree a vid would be nice, also one for good greens but to second what James above said, an orange and a blue. I recently ditched convenience browns (and greens) preferring the nuance of self mixed ones. For brown, I’ve had much success with 1) PB60 (indanthrone blue) and PO71 (Transparent Pyrrol Orange) and 2) PBr7 (burnt sienna) and PB29 (ultramarine) in a 2:1 ratio. They both make great browns. From a burnt umber, to raw umber, to almost black. Good luck!
All my paints dried out. What should I do? Use the holidays to remember the opposing colors. Christmas, red and green. Easter, purple and yellow. Blue and orange?? Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny have been arguing about this forever. Our old police cars were blue and orange. And remember, the color brown is really very dark orange. That will help you to know that you can add some blue to neutralize it.
Hy! As a beginner, it s very hard for me to find a plan, how to start learning to draw. There are huge amount of informations outhere and I am very, very lost. Please help me to make a plan for learning. Where do I start? What are the exercises I must do in order to move from this place of knowing nothing? A child, when is starting writing, he is doing lines, curves, etc and then makes first letter. I want that! Please, please help me!
Hi Liron, I keep revisiting this video. I have such horrible lighting that I can't see colors correctly. I bought a clamp on lamp with a natural light bulb (because it was my only option at the time-work in dining room with limited space), but it just isn't enough. And I don't know where to correctly place the light. Do you have any videos that address this? I haven't been successful in finding that yet. Any suggestions would be welcome. :)
@@mikesamovarov4054 Thank you for answering, but that's not an option. :) It has to be some sort of lamp. I'll eventually find the solution and then I'll post it.
Very timely. I have a grey sky to paint and I am unhappy with my choices of premade grey. I can’t wait to create my own and make those grey skies alive with hints of colour. 💕
@@LironYan Moonglow from Daniel Smith, as well as Sodalite Genuine at times, are my go-tos for adding something in shadowy areas, even though I know how to mix grays. I don't paint as muted as Liron does, but if I did, my approach would look awkward!
A very necessary basic. I came up with a beautiful gray by accident and that's when I found your video. Yay! Now I can practice doing it intentionally. Thank you.
I love Escoda & Lebenzon brushes (: And another good brand is Silver Black Velvet. As for a specific set, it depends on your needs. But as a general place to start - the most versatile you could get is with a round brush that has a good point. 2 of these (one large and one small) and you’re set! (: The specific sizes will depend on the size you paint. I recommend starting small (around the equivalent of an A4 page, or even half of that) - so brushes sized ~14 and ~8 should be good 😁 Hope this helps!
