Avoid Muddy Colors: Learn the Art of Mixing Colorful Grays!

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  • Опубліковано 4 сер 2024
  • Neutrals, what some watercolor artists call "mud" can be beautiful! I usually refer to myself as a colorist painter, but there are times when the scene calls for a more neutral or gray color. But that doesn't mean it needs to be boring or muddy. I will show you how to mix gorgeous and vibrant grays to enhance your more neutral paintings.
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    00:00 Intro
    01:40 Mixing Grays
    05:43 Short Demos
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  • @lindaneckel9085
    @lindaneckel9085 6 місяців тому +2

    I think your one of the best water color artist I've ever seen. I love your colors. Your also an excellent teacher. TY.

    • @DonAndrewsAWS
      @DonAndrewsAWS  6 місяців тому

      Hi Linda,,, thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed the video! Friend Don

  • @M0odyBlue
    @M0odyBlue 6 місяців тому +3

    This is absolutely the kind of content I need. Thanks so much. I love your beautiful grays! I appreciate your taking the time to show the degree of wetness you need on your paper as well. Love your paintings. You’ve been a favorite of mine for a long time!

    • @DonAndrewsAWS
      @DonAndrewsAWS  6 місяців тому +2

      Hi MOodyBlue,,,,thank you so much,,,I'm glad you enjoyed the video! Friend Don

  • @MaryGadsby
    @MaryGadsby 11 днів тому

    I loved watching this, your colors are beautiful and your enthusiasm contagious!

    • @DonAndrewsAWS
      @DonAndrewsAWS  11 днів тому

      @@MaryGadsby hi Mary,,,,, I appreciate your comments,,,I'm glad you enjoyed the video! Friend Don

  • @pmlt2010
    @pmlt2010 6 місяців тому +3

    Thank you for sharing this with all of us!

    • @DonAndrewsAWS
      @DonAndrewsAWS  6 місяців тому

      Hi Paulo,,,thank you,I'm glad you enjoyed the video! Friend Don

  • @paulah317
    @paulah317 6 місяців тому +3

    Thank you! I'd love to see how you developed these 2 demos into paintings.

    • @DonAndrewsAWS
      @DonAndrewsAWS  6 місяців тому

      Hi Paula,,,thank you,,,yes, I'll have a video with this emphasis that I'll take to resolution soon! Friend Don

  • @Eovielle
    @Eovielle 6 місяців тому +3

    Loved this video and your painting style! Thank you for sharing and please make more of these!

    • @DonAndrewsAWS
      @DonAndrewsAWS  6 місяців тому +1

      Hi Eovielle,,,, thank you so much,,,,I'm glad you enjoyed the video! Friend Don

  • @gracehorton770
    @gracehorton770 6 місяців тому +1

    I enjoyed this tutorial showing us the infinite combinations while color mixing. Thank you

    • @DonAndrewsAWS
      @DonAndrewsAWS  6 місяців тому

      Hi Grace, thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed the video! Friend Don

  • @isobelmoore7025
    @isobelmoore7025 6 місяців тому +3

    This is the most invaluable painting lesion I’ve come across. Thank you! Please share more 😍

    • @DonAndrewsAWS
      @DonAndrewsAWS  6 місяців тому +1

      Hi Isobel,,,thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed the video! Friend Don

  • @jessieleggoe455
    @jessieleggoe455 6 місяців тому +1

    Great tips and techniques. I'll be playing with colorful grays in my next project.

    • @DonAndrewsAWS
      @DonAndrewsAWS  6 місяців тому

      Hi Jessie,,,thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed the video! Friend Don

  • @gracehorton770
    @gracehorton770 6 місяців тому +1

    I just saw your bio that you are a graduate of Ringling School of Art. My first husband was, too. We were there in ‘75-80. Crazy days

    • @DonAndrewsAWS
      @DonAndrewsAWS  6 місяців тому

      Hi Grace,,,yes, Oh fond memories! Friend Don

  • @alicek8789
    @alicek8789 6 місяців тому +1

    I am going to paint this Neutral lesson right now! I'm going to look for more of your lessons too! Great teaching style...thanks so very much to both you and Martha Jax FL

    • @DonAndrewsAWS
      @DonAndrewsAWS  6 місяців тому

      Hi Alice,,,thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed the video! Friend Don

  • @floydfloart1240
    @floydfloart1240 6 місяців тому +1

    I learned so much from this, thank you 🙏🏻 😊

    • @DonAndrewsAWS
      @DonAndrewsAWS  6 місяців тому

      Hi Floyd,,,,thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed the video! Friend Don

  • @janelloyd7601
    @janelloyd7601 3 місяці тому +1

    Just discovered your channel. Love your work. ❤

    • @DonAndrewsAWS
      @DonAndrewsAWS  3 місяці тому

      Hi Jane,,,,we're glad to have you with us! Friend Don

  • @22GmaRocky
    @22GmaRocky 6 місяців тому +1

    I just love how you blend colors😍❤️

    • @DonAndrewsAWS
      @DonAndrewsAWS  6 місяців тому

      Hey Roxann,,,,,thank you so much,,,,I'm glad you enjoyed the video! Friend Don

  • @KateTheSleepyTeacher
    @KateTheSleepyTeacher 6 місяців тому +1

    I always appreciate your videos 🎉

    • @DonAndrewsAWS
      @DonAndrewsAWS  6 місяців тому +1

      Hi SleepyTeacher,,,,thank you for watching! Friend Don

  • @sheilacruz7922
    @sheilacruz7922 6 місяців тому +1

    This is a wonderful video. Thank you so much.

    • @DonAndrewsAWS
      @DonAndrewsAWS  6 місяців тому +1

      Hi Sheila,,,, we're glad to have you with us! Friend Don

  • @sharonc7031
    @sharonc7031 6 місяців тому +1

    ...how lovely...

    • @DonAndrewsAWS
      @DonAndrewsAWS  6 місяців тому

      Hi Sharon,,, thank you,,,I'm glad you enjoyed the video! Friend Don

  • @moirastevenson4567
    @moirastevenson4567 6 днів тому

    Fabulous fabulous lesson Don. Just what I wanted to learn. You’re my new watercolour hero. Only found you recently. Thanks so much for sharing your wisdom xx

    • @DonAndrewsAWS
      @DonAndrewsAWS  6 днів тому +1

      @@moirastevenson4567 Hi Moira,,,,,thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed the video! Friend Don

    • @moirastevenson4567
      @moirastevenson4567 6 днів тому

      @@DonAndrewsAWS incidentally I love your accent! You should come here to Northern Ireland and then you’d learn a thing or two about grays😄

    • @DonAndrewsAWS
      @DonAndrewsAWS  6 днів тому +1

      @@moirastevenson4567 Hi Moira,,,,yes, I'm born,raised in South Alabama so the accent comes with the territory! And yes,,,,I taught a workshop in your wonderful country 6 or 7 years ago and it was gray made for watercolor! Btw,,,I'm half Irish myself, most everyone on my mothers side is a redhead! Friend Don

  • @cathydale104
    @cathydale104 6 місяців тому +1

    Great video. Short, easy to understand and very informative segments. Thank you for sharing. Recently subbed.

    • @DonAndrewsAWS
      @DonAndrewsAWS  6 місяців тому +2

      Hi Cathy,,, thank you for watching! Friend Don

  • @ranjanachand9306
    @ranjanachand9306 6 місяців тому +1

    Great input.. Thanks

    • @DonAndrewsAWS
      @DonAndrewsAWS  6 місяців тому

      Hi Ranjana,,,,thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed the video! Friend Don

  • @diannawillman3511
    @diannawillman3511 6 місяців тому +1

    The grays are beautiful

    • @DonAndrewsAWS
      @DonAndrewsAWS  6 місяців тому

      Hi Dianna,,,thank you, yes they are! I'm glad you enjoyed the video! Friend Don

    • @DonAndrewsAWS
      @DonAndrewsAWS  6 місяців тому

      Hi Dianna,,,thank you, yes they are! I'm glad you enjoyed the video! Friend Don

  • @gmichael8
    @gmichael8 6 місяців тому

    Your use of tropical colors has really inspired me.

    • @DonAndrewsAWS
      @DonAndrewsAWS  6 місяців тому

      Hi gmichael8,,,,, thank you,, I also love them! Friend Don

  • @CastleMc
    @CastleMc 6 місяців тому +1

    First time visitor to your channel. Great content, and I'm excited to try the overwash technique. However, I had to watch it several times to figure out the mixes because sometimes you call the 6 primaries "lighter and darker" instead of "cooler and warmer" and never use pigment names (eg lemon yellow) after the intro.

    • @DonAndrewsAWS
      @DonAndrewsAWS  6 місяців тому

      Hi CastleMc,,,,, thank you for your input,,, you are putting your finger on one of the negatives in doing live painting demonstrations, namely trying to paint and talk (and make some sense) at the same time! Go to my website, donandrewsstudio.com, then to the video section, scroll down to color harmony(not the title, martha gives the videos come on titles)there's a colorful church on the thumbnail, this video is free to watch and it give you a better idea of my color selections and why,,,more to come! Friend Don

  • @cristinatort8280
    @cristinatort8280 6 місяців тому

    Hi Don. Lived the exercise. To me was mind-blowing. So, if I understood correctly we can cool or warm our watercolor mixings by adding cooler or warmer paint!!! If so, my question is if that goes for every color mixing? Not only grey? right?????

    • @DonAndrewsAWS
      @DonAndrewsAWS  6 місяців тому

      Hi Cristina,,, thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed the video! Yes, you are 100 per cent correct, this color temperature concept is so unnecessarily confusing,,,, all blues are visually cool, there is no such thing as a warm blue that you see as warm paint,,,, Ultramarine blue is a good example,it is referred to as a warm blue,why? Because it has a touch of Magenta in it, a cool red has a touch of Thalo blue in it,,,a warm green has more yellow,a cool green has more blue,,,etc,,,,Hope this helps! Friend Don

  • @michaelsigler5820
    @michaelsigler5820 6 місяців тому

    Was everything wet when you added the Grey's or did you let the color dry?

    • @DonAndrewsAWS
      @DonAndrewsAWS  6 місяців тому +1

      Hi Michael,,,,yes, everything on the page is wet except the saved whites! Thanks for joining us! Friend Don

  • @majrminer
    @majrminer 6 місяців тому

    Don, any workshops for 2024?

    • @DonAndrewsAWS
      @DonAndrewsAWS  6 місяців тому +1

      Hi majrminer,,,,, Oh yes, we haven't announced yet but we are about a month out from launching a Patreon monthly watercolor class! You're on our email list so you'll get a notification! Hope you'll join us! Friend Don

    • @DonAndrewsAWS
      @DonAndrewsAWS  6 місяців тому

      Hi Majrminer,,,, Oh yes,,,,we haven't announced yet but we're about a month out from launching our Patreon monthly watercolor class! You're on our email list so you'll get a notification! I hope you'll join us! Friend Don

  • @EARN-750-DAILY_JOB_FOR_U
    @EARN-750-DAILY_JOB_FOR_U 6 місяців тому

    "I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have." --Thomas Jefferson