I love doing charts. Since you have a cat, I will have to share story. My roommates cats liked to jump up and get in the middle of her art projects. Most of the time she was able to stop the cats from getting into her paints. One day she was doing a color chart for art class and she stepped away to make some tea and when she came back there was a trail of blue paw prints all across her color chart. Perfect blue paw prints and no smudges. No cats in the room. She found the cat with the blue foot and cleaned him up. She left the blue foot prints on her project. Her teacher loved it. LOL. Apparently we are not the only species that like to paint. Great video Thanks!
I too am color chart obsessed. I like this method too, but usually make an easy grid with a clear square stamp in Archival Ink then get busy mixing. I leave room to grow for new colors I might (will) buy. My highest praise for my charts came from my artist daughter who asked if she could have them when I am dead 😳
I've been using watercolor for a few years now and recently I realised that I don't really like my color palette (I've been using the same 8 color palette all these years). Never thought about doing a mixing chart and since I discovered your channel I can't get the idea out of my head 😂 Seems really useful but never thought about it. Thank you for sharing!!
I've learned more about color mixing gouache than I did in my two years in a graphic design program (back in the 90s). Probably because there weren't any teachers who did gouache. And I am working on making a portable mixing chart for when I finally get my pleinair painting kit together.
Love it! Great way to become at ease and more familiar with both colors and mixing colors, free, loose, easy and intuitive = fun anyone can enter into!
This! This is the kind of colour chart that I am looking to make with my new oil paint colour that I got. Will probably do it with my other colours as well. One colour at a time. Thank you.
I bow to you ☺️ freedom from color chart pressure! Doing them on separate sheets will let me move them with different setups, too. This is a much better way to see how colors truly work with each other. Thank you!!!!! 🌺
First time ever I found the color chart easy...otherwise it always confused me and seemed soooo difficult...thank you so much for making it fun specially for absolute beginners who are already so intimidated just by looking at it...🎨😵💫
One of my favorite things is to mix paint!!! I have watched your videos for a very long time but completely missed this one! I ended up finding it through downloading the beginner gouache PDF! :D I'm happy both ways! I love the way these look! Now to figure out how to make minis to go at the same time! Thanks a bunch for these!
Thanks a lot for this simple technique. The grid method was putting me off because it was so time consuming ! Your technique is so easy and now i am going to do my swatches this way .I wish i had seen your videos years back! Subscribed ☺️
I don’t know if you see comments on videos that you published months ago, but I just want to compliment you on what a great video this is. I particularly appreciate your advice about mixing variations or irregularities being something valuable to learn from, rather than mistakes that ruin the entire exercise. So true, but hard to remind ourselves of that! Your swatches, handled as you show, prepare us so much better for “real painting.” And it’s great to see what you demonstrated about Quin Magenta being a powerhouse mixing color. Thank you!!
Very helpful, thanks Sarah! Almost all of my charts are like this one because I'm just too lazy to do it the other way. I also find the "messier" charts to be more helpful and look more similar to how the paint would actually look when used.
Ooh thank you so much for sharing! This looks really fun and seems like an intuitive method. I have to say I find those neat charts with strict boxes a bit intimidating, because I'm the kind of person who will make a monthly spread in my journal and realise I've left out Saturday only after inking all the grids 😂 so I'm excited to try this out! I have a few new watercolours coming in soon from a Jackson's sale that I've never tried before, so I'm very intrigued to see what they'll be like. Thanks again!
I agree, the grid charts look really pretty, and have their uses, but it just ends up being so much more work than necessary. Ultimately learning how the colors mix is the only thing that matters
Thanks for this! This makes more sense than any of the others. I have yet to make one so this will be my first. I have decided that the neat ones are not for me!
I tend to do that kind of color charts when I have a new color that I want to explore more. Quinacridone Magenta is such a nice mixing color. 💝 I want to get my hands on Quinacridone Magenta by QOR. Personally, I have only tried Purple Magenta by Schmincke and Permanent Magenta by Mission Gold (currently on my main palette).
I love this actually :O And as someone who tried and gave up to do the fancy grid charts, the messiness looks more my style, haha. Thanks for sharing :)
Hi, is this to say that every single color will be mixed with every single color? (aka if you have 6 colors, you'll have like 30 "swatches" for each color, aka green with pink, green with yellow, green with orange... then another page for pink with green, pink with yellow, pink with orange...etc. etc)?
Yea pretty much You can avoid duplicate mixes if you want - I find it's nice to have a whole sheet based on one color as the 'base' color that I can quickly reference. So I can compare an Ultramarine vs. Anthraquinone blue color scheme very quickly
Are there any good ways to explore 3 colour mixes? I am currently working with a limited split primary palette and the possibilities of even just that are overwhelming sometimes
Can anyone answer this question. I’m really new to watercolors. When making this chart am I using any color in my palette as the secondary or should it be a complimentary color of the primary color?
The goal is to mix all your colors with eachother (in pairs) so eventually you see the variety of mixes you get. But it's customizable based on your needs...It's up to you!
Do you clean out the color B paint blob after you have touched your paint brush containing color A to it so many times. And yes, I do have OCD tendencies. 😆
No, in this exercise I try not to clean my brush between the mixes in one row, because that helps create a more natural transition between colors. Occasionally you might find there's too much of one color here and there and you have to clean, but you kinda get into a rhythm.
Sarah,please do a sketchbook tour{I dont know witch sketchbook exactly but it was full of seascapes ,you posted on instagram that you painted 11 paintings in one day to finish it before 2020}
Newbie here! Thank you for this great video but veryyyy basic question, inbetween adding in more drops of the mixing paint, do you wash your brush?! Or could that add too much water?
OMG it s so messy and ineven,🤣🤣🤣 HI Sarah I did a gouache mixing achart {greens} ,but when i use it I feel like it s not helping me, and when I want a color I cant have the same color that is already in the achart. I have a problem mixing greens cuz I dont get a special colors , i always get the same repetitive green. LOVE YOU SO MUCH YOU ARE MY FAVOURITE ARTIST.
Greens are tricky for sure. What I recommend is finding some paintings by artists that you really really love that include greens. Try to mix those same greens on your own paper or canvas. To test it out you can hold up the swatch/paper/brush to the screen (or to the photo if you printed out their art). After you do this for a few paintings, you start to notice patterns. A lot of times a green is VERY tinted in the highlights and shadows. or is very greyed down. It's hard to tell until you color match it. This information can be used in future paintings of similar lighting situations.
@@SarahBurnsStudio I mean everything. I only know primary (yellow, blue, red) and secondary colors (orange, purple, green). That's it. So seeing many variations which I own in markers but didn't mix them myself really leaves me clueless. And again the different names of yellow
Ooh I love this.. the first time I saw this method i think it was @inliquidcolor and she got the idea a video by an artist whose name I cannot remember (😅) I think Alec ua-cam.com/video/py1cjGcroyE/v-deo.html I tried it with defferent charts for mixing secondary colors . The greens, oranges and purples . and boy did a lot of colors surprised me. Some of the greens turned to be almost golden 😂
I love doing charts. Since you have a cat, I will have to share story. My roommates cats liked to jump up and get in the middle of her art projects. Most of the time she was able to stop the cats from getting into her paints. One day she was doing a color chart for art class and she stepped away to make some tea and when she came back there was a trail of blue paw prints all across her color chart. Perfect blue paw prints and no smudges. No cats in the room. She found the cat with the blue foot and cleaned him up. She left the blue foot prints on her project. Her teacher loved it. LOL. Apparently we are not the only species that like to paint. Great video Thanks!
Aww that's adorable!! 😆 I have permanent white paw prints on one of my desks because Vader walked across some boards I was priming.
@@seapossumsforrest8162 😊😊😊😊
I too am color chart obsessed. I like this method too, but usually make an easy grid with a clear square stamp in Archival Ink then get busy mixing. I leave room to grow for new colors I might (will) buy. My highest praise for my charts came from my artist daughter who asked if she could have them when I am dead 😳
I love this method! I’ve been so intimidated by some of the meticulous mixing charts and this can really help me get started. Thank you!
I just bought some new paper and was ready to start a chart. This is a great idea.
your videos are so so so precious. it’s very much appreciated!!
I love this method so much better. Thank you! I don't like tedious tasks so this is exciting.
I find it so enjoyable!
Thanks very helpful. By watching this and the color chart video by Will Elliston I have learnt soo much..Keep up the good work a thumbs up from me :)
I've been using watercolor for a few years now and recently I realised that I don't really like my color palette (I've been using the same 8 color palette all these years). Never thought about doing a mixing chart and since I discovered your channel I can't get the idea out of my head 😂 Seems really useful but never thought about it. Thank you for sharing!!
I've learned more about color mixing gouache than I did in my two years in a graphic design program (back in the 90s). Probably because there weren't any teachers who did gouache. And I am working on making a portable mixing chart for when I finally get my pleinair painting kit together.
I love this so much more. Sometimes those perfect looking grids get to me mentally if I feel mine isn’t perfect so I love this. Very freeing
I agree, this is definitely a great one for just feeling out your colors and not putting pressure on yourself to make something perfect.
Love it! Great way to become at ease and more familiar with both colors and mixing colors, free, loose, easy and intuitive = fun anyone can enter into!
God bless you!! This is brilliant! I’ve been DREADING doing grid charts!!
This! This is the kind of colour chart that I am looking to make with my new oil paint colour that I got. Will probably do it with my other colours as well. One colour at a time. Thank you.
It’s great for any medium!
I love doing these swatches, and coming up with really nice special colours.
i realize I am kinda off topic but does anybody know a good website to watch newly released tv shows online ?
@Maddux Troy Ehh try Flixportal. Just search on google after it :) -wyatt
@Wyatt Zain Thank you, I went there and it seems like they got a lot of movies there =) I appreciate it !
@Maddux Troy Happy to help =)
I bow to you ☺️ freedom from color chart pressure! Doing them on separate sheets will let me move them with different setups, too. This is a much better way to see how colors truly work with each other. Thank you!!!!! 🌺
Yea that's what I like to do as well, take certain sheets with me depending what colors I'm focusing on
I love this! This exactly what I was looking, something free and that also lets you discover much more colour mixes! Thanks a lot!
I loved this method. Perfect!
First time ever I found the color chart easy...otherwise it always confused me and seemed soooo difficult...thank you so much for making it fun specially for absolute beginners who are already so intimidated just by looking at it...🎨😵💫
One of my favorite things is to mix paint!!! I have watched your videos for a very long time but completely missed this one! I ended up finding it through downloading the beginner gouache PDF! :D I'm happy both ways! I love the way these look! Now to figure out how to make minis to go at the same time! Thanks a bunch for these!
Awesome! Thank you!
Thanks for sharing your idea. It is very simple and easy to pick the colors.
Have fun!
Thank you so much for this! This is exactly the kind of simple and easy to make chart I was looking to make!
Yes I hope you enjoy it as much as I do!
Can’t wait to try, right after my shower. Thank you for a meaningful day ... yay 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Enjoy!
Definitely what I’ve been looking for! Thank you, I’m actually excited to swatch now lol
Yesss it's fun!
Thanks a lot for this simple technique. The grid method was putting me off because it was so time consuming ! Your technique is so easy and now i am going to do my swatches this way .I wish i had seen your videos years back! Subscribed ☺️
I don’t know if you see comments on videos that you published months ago, but I just want to compliment you on what a great video this is. I particularly appreciate your advice about mixing variations or irregularities being something valuable to learn from, rather than mistakes that ruin the entire exercise. So true, but hard to remind ourselves of that! Your swatches, handled as you show, prepare us so much better for “real painting.” And it’s great to see what you demonstrated about Quin Magenta being a powerhouse mixing color. Thank you!!
Hi Martha! I read every single comment (I get an email) and always try to respond when I have time. I'm really glad you enjoyed the video :)
I just love it. THANK YOU!
Thanks for these! Cant wait to swatch my set using your technique!
Its so much fun!
Ahhh...something finally clicked with me!! Thanks Sarah 🙌🏻🎨🌈
You're welcome!
Wow this looks so fun!
thank you for sharing it with us! I've already tried out mixes with sap green, looking forward to try other variations!
I bet your sap green chart is beautiful!
Very helpful, thanks Sarah! Almost all of my charts are like this one because I'm just too lazy to do it the other way. I also find the "messier" charts to be more helpful and look more similar to how the paint would actually look when used.
Yea exactly! My paintings aren't perfect sections of separate colors.
Ooh thank you so much for sharing! This looks really fun and seems like an intuitive method. I have to say I find those neat charts with strict boxes a bit intimidating, because I'm the kind of person who will make a monthly spread in my journal and realise I've left out Saturday only after inking all the grids 😂 so I'm excited to try this out! I have a few new watercolours coming in soon from a Jackson's sale that I've never tried before, so I'm very intrigued to see what they'll be like. Thanks again!
I agree, the grid charts look really pretty, and have their uses, but it just ends up being so much more work than necessary. Ultimately learning how the colors mix is the only thing that matters
Great tips! Thanks!
Great thank you !! ^^
Amazing !!!
Thanks for this! This makes more sense than any of the others. I have yet to make one so this will be my first. I have decided that the neat ones are not for me!
It’s definitely helpful
I tend to do that kind of color charts when I have a new color that I want to explore more.
Quinacridone Magenta is such a nice mixing color. 💝
I want to get my hands on Quinacridone Magenta by QOR. Personally, I have only tried Purple Magenta by Schmincke and Permanent Magenta by Mission Gold (currently on my main palette).
I hear the QOR colors are magnificent!
I love this actually :O And as someone who tried and gave up to do the fancy grid charts, the messiness looks more my style, haha. Thanks for sharing :)
It can be as messy or clean as you like! That's the beauty of it 😄
Thank you
Freakin Awesome!
Hi, is this to say that every single color will be mixed with every single color? (aka if you have 6 colors, you'll have like 30 "swatches" for each color, aka green with pink, green with yellow, green with orange... then another page for pink with green, pink with yellow, pink with orange...etc. etc)?
Yea pretty much
You can avoid duplicate mixes if you want - I find it's nice to have a whole sheet based on one color as the 'base' color that I can quickly reference.
So I can compare an Ultramarine vs. Anthraquinone blue color scheme very quickly
thanks!!@@SarahBurnsStudio
Sometimes I like swatching more than painting 🙈
Same!
Thank you for this tutorial. May I know how you choose your color B's, or do you just go through ALL the colors you have in your palette? 😊
At first I just used my main colors, but yes eventually I did this with all of them. I only have 14 colors in my main palette
Are there any good ways to explore 3 colour mixes? I am currently working with a limited split primary palette and the possibilities of even just that are overwhelming sometimes
Can anyone answer this question. I’m really new to watercolors. When making this chart am I using any color in my palette as the secondary or should it be a complimentary color of the primary color?
The goal is to mix all your colors with eachother (in pairs) so eventually you see the variety of mixes you get. But it's customizable based on your needs...It's up to you!
Feeeedoooom!
Very helpful thank you. In the watercolor palette you are using are those half or full pans and who makes it?
Custom palette - you can learn about it here ua-cam.com/video/H-A7otE7ftw/v-deo.html
I love this. Are you using a size 6 brush ? The sea scapes swatch is a good idea, can you say what colours they are ?
It's a #8 brush. All my colors are shared in my supply list (in description)
Do you clean out the color B paint blob after you have touched your paint brush containing color A to it so many times. And yes, I do have OCD tendencies. 😆
No, in this exercise I try not to clean my brush between the mixes in one row, because that helps create a more natural transition between colors. Occasionally you might find there's too much of one color here and there and you have to clean, but you kinda get into a rhythm.
Sarah,please do a sketchbook tour{I dont know witch sketchbook exactly but it was full of seascapes ,you posted on instagram that you painted 11 paintings in one day to finish it before 2020}
I posted all my finished sketchbook tours already, go look through my videos! But yea of course Ill post the new ones when they are done :)
@@SarahBurnsStudio It's the big sketchbook , where you did the shading studies I think
Newbie here! Thank you for this great video but veryyyy basic question, inbetween adding in more drops of the mixing paint, do you wash your brush?! Or could that add too much water?
Usually not, unless I got too much of one color. If you don't wash your brush, I think it's easier to get a nice transition from mix to mix
OMG it s so messy and ineven,🤣🤣🤣 HI Sarah I did a gouache mixing achart {greens} ,but when i use it I feel like it s not helping me, and when I want a color I cant have the same color that is already in the achart. I have a problem mixing greens cuz I dont get a special colors , i always get the same repetitive green. LOVE YOU SO MUCH YOU ARE MY FAVOURITE ARTIST.
Greens are tricky for sure. What I recommend is finding some paintings by artists that you really really love that include greens. Try to mix those same greens on your own paper or canvas. To test it out you can hold up the swatch/paper/brush to the screen (or to the photo if you printed out their art). After you do this for a few paintings, you start to notice patterns. A lot of times a green is VERY tinted in the highlights and shadows. or is very greyed down. It's hard to tell until you color match it. This information can be used in future paintings of similar lighting situations.
@@SarahBurnsStudioThank you so much for helping me.❤️❤️ and by the way you are the artist that i really really love
I have no clue how the mixtures happen.
What's mixed with what and why. I'm lost lol
Which part confuses you?
@@SarahBurnsStudio I mean everything. I only know primary (yellow, blue, red) and secondary colors (orange, purple, green). That's it. So seeing many variations which I own in markers but didn't mix them myself really leaves me clueless. And again the different names of yellow
How do you follow you on discord?
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Ooh I love this.. the first time I saw this method i think it was @inliquidcolor and she got the idea a video by an artist whose name I cannot remember (😅) I think Alec
ua-cam.com/video/py1cjGcroyE/v-deo.html
I tried it with defferent charts for mixing secondary colors . The greens, oranges and purples . and boy did a lot of colors surprised me. Some of the greens turned to be almost golden 😂
It's a pretty common technique that I usually see oil painters do