I love this! I have to admit that I have this odd fear that I will mix a color that I will adore and will never get back to no matter how hard I try. I don't know why I would feel this way, but it definitely keeps me from going absolutely wild in my mixes most of the time.
You can always get back. Just note the base colours you used and then mess around with them until you get back. The more you do it, the better you get at finding any colour
I so agree!! I’m the same and as a result, I have a box full of pre mixed paints ….that I still don’t understand how they were created and cost me a fortune. What a fun exercise this is, I’m definitely playing with this asap!
Over the years I have watch a lot of tutorials about understanding and mixing colors, your videos are by far the best I have seen and I will recommend them to all new painters
Wow!!! Wish I had known about this several years ago before I invested a lot of money on tubes of paint. The best part is that now your painting comes together because the colors are mixed together. After all my watching of videos nobody ever said this. You are amazing!!!
This limited palette produced some beautiful variations of color. Apparently I don’t go “far enough” when mixing. Thank you for showing the colors I can achieve if I just go a little further. ❤
Amazing! The colours you mixed worked so beautifully together. This is one of the best examples I've seen for achieving simple but wonderfully effective colour combinations. Thank you! Can't wait to start the "Find your joy" course.
I'm hooked on your teachings Louise. I have learned more from you in just a few short edisodes than I have in all the research I've done since I started painting in 2021. You are an amazing educator! 🌹
I love it! I just begun painting- I normally have been creating art on the computer with Adobe apps. I have been wrestling with color harmony to really tie my art work together. Thank you for unlocking the mystery.❤
Thank you Louise - such a clear little piece that says so much on color mixing but also why they will make your paintings great. A great learning that you don't need lots of different colours. So appreciate your work.
I've noticed that a lot of the art I'm drawn to right now has very limited colors used and mixing for harmony in the palette. Thank you for showing us how it's done.
Hi Louise! Ellen from LI . I’ve hibernated from my studio for 5 months but enough is enough. You. brought me back “ to my painting life” 2 years ago from a much longer hibernation. I’m forever grateful having found you 2 years ago at about this very time. I loved the layering video , this one and ALL the ones prior. Life brings curves ,as you know , however there comes a time to hold on tight and return back to painting. I love the peace it gives my mind . Thank you.
Love watching you mix colors. I started with a limited palette and need to go back to that. Thanks for sharing you knowledge, skills, and love of art with us!
Great video! I really loved the video where you painted the face from your course somewhat abstracted. I couldn’t get back to it to tell you how much I liked it. Wish I could do the course. It looks amazing.
This is fab. I’m fired up and going to do this tomorrow. I have a stack of those index cards I got in Wilkinsons. Seeing you create the colours makes so much sense and something of a relief as there have been plenty of times I’ve sat down to mix colours and ended up with my entire palette looking muddy. Thank you.
Yes I must make a video about muddy colours- usually it's because you mixed 3 primaries together but it can also be because you just picked the wrong starting colours x
Hi Louise. This is the second time I've watched this video - it's such a great one. What amazing colours you can mix just from a chosen few. Thanks so much for sharing this. Very cool. Cheers, Deb (NZ)
Love the tags with a whole idea it means if you forget which colour you mixed together to get a colour you can write it on the back of the card, brilliant!
I love this video Louise! Thanks for sharing. Colormixing can be challenging but you make it easy to understand. I tried a mix and it's so nice to se the colours harmonize. Looking forward to more mixing video's. 🙂
Thank you for such a simple demo of using non-standard primary colours. I love how you go off piste with a technique and stretch the lesson out into new territory.
This is brilliant and has helped me enormously in mixing colours. Its lovely to have the confidence that they will all work together. I especially like Grey's and this is an amazing way to mix them. Thank you x
seems i am not the only timid one when it comes to mixing! thanks for leading the way for us.. what a lovely palette you made from 3 choices I would not have thought of. Really appreciate the extra youtubes on color.
Absolutely fantastic!!! A great video. Straight to the point- why did I not come up with that 😅? I did order the index cards straight away. What a cool idea!!!!🎉 thank you so much ! Like button- check! Subscribe-check!
Good one Louise. Sometimes I worry that I will drive myself mad with my colour experimentations. You demonstrate the practice of having a method to the madness - thanks you.
Love this, Louise! You really have inspired me to go into my studio and just play with some colours! And that idea of the tags with the wole is great!!
Thanks for sharing this, I love mixing colours but sometimes feel hesitant about what base colour palette to use. You certainly give me a push into more experimenting!❤🌿
Hi Louise, first of all thank you for this. Regarding mixing greens, my only fear is that when I need more of it, I might not be able to create it in quantities. I guess the solution to this would be to take a note on the reverse side of the tags, but I fear that I’m just not that organised. 😂
This color mixing video is awesome. I hope you do more of these. I wonder how you use the cards? Do you group them by the original palette colors? I am curious about documentation because I have a bad memory. So I know I need to write things down and love to learn how others do it. Thanks for this video. PS Just read your newsletter and wishing you the best as you take time to invest in yourself.
So glad you are enjoying them! I don't have a rule but I say always start with what draws your eyes and just make sure they are complimentary to each other. 🖌
Louise, thankyou for your insights and enthusiasm which is especially helpful Could you explain the obvious please - as you set up your palette do you use greaseproof paper over a mid grey My apologies if you have already explained your initial steps in a different video
I love this! I have to admit that I have this odd fear that I will mix a color that I will adore and will never get back to no matter how hard I try. I don't know why I would feel this way, but it definitely keeps me from going absolutely wild in my mixes most of the time.
You can always get back. Just note the base colours you used and then mess around with them until you get back. The more you do it, the better you get at finding any colour
I so agree!! I’m the same and as a result, I have a box full of pre mixed paints ….that I still don’t understand how they were created and cost me a fortune.
What a fun exercise this is, I’m definitely playing with this asap!
The more you play, the more you understand how it all works and you will be able to mix your colour again.
I can completely understand that. Push past fear anyway.
Over the years I have watch a lot of tutorials about understanding and mixing colors, your videos are by far the best I have seen and I will recommend them to all new painters
Wow, thank you!
Wow!!! Wish I had known about this several years ago before I invested a lot of money on tubes of paint. The best part is that now your painting comes together because the colors are mixed together. After all my watching of videos nobody ever said this. You are amazing!!!
Glad it was helpful and that you enjoyed it.
This limited palette produced some beautiful variations of color. Apparently I don’t go “far enough” when mixing. Thank you for showing the colors I can achieve if I just go a little further. ❤
You are so welcome!
Amazing! The colours you mixed worked so beautifully together. This is one of the best examples I've seen for achieving simple but wonderfully effective colour combinations. Thank you! Can't wait to start the "Find your joy" course.
I am learning so much with your videos. I’ve not had such a easy ways to explain things. Thank you
I'm hooked on your teachings Louise. I have learned more from you in just a few short edisodes than I have in all the research I've done since I started painting in 2021. You are an amazing educator! 🌹
Wow what a compliment. Thank you Rene!
I love it! I just begun painting- I normally have been creating art on the computer with Adobe apps. I have been wrestling with color harmony to really tie my art work together. Thank you for unlocking the mystery.❤
Wow I bet it is neat to see art on a computer like that! I'm so glad my video helped. ❤
Thank you Louise - such a clear little piece that says so much on color mixing but also why they will make your paintings great. A great learning that you don't need lots of different colours. So appreciate your work.
You’re welcome 😊 ❤
Louise: this technique would be fabulous to help someone create "brand colors" for a website or business (and my color theory prof would adore you!)
That really is a great idea and I never thought of that! Thanks for watching.♥
Omg!! I’m in shock! This is soooo educational to me .. thank you ☺️
Love these colors and all that they create
This is just wonderful! It’s such a great way of finding stunning colour combos.
Thank you so much and I'm glad you liked it!
This is a grate video. Lots of hints of Colour and way to avoid dull Colour, unless if you plan for it. Many thx.
I've noticed that a lot of the art I'm drawn to right now has very limited colors used and mixing for harmony in the palette. Thank you for showing us how it's done.
So glad I could help provide some insight.
Hi Louise! Ellen from LI . I’ve hibernated from my studio for 5 months but enough is enough. You. brought me back “ to my painting life” 2 years ago from a much longer hibernation. I’m forever grateful having found you 2 years ago at about this very time. I loved the layering video , this one and ALL the ones prior. Life brings curves ,as you know , however there comes a time to hold on tight and return back to painting. I love the peace it gives my mind . Thank you.
Wow I am so glad I could inspire you in that way! ♥
Fascinating... Color Theory? I have needed this kind of color help forever! Thank-you for this, very helpful.
what about it?
Somehow I always love the turqoise- orange vibration for me like the vibration of the birth of early mornings and celebration of life 🧡🩵
They look so beautiful together don't they? ♥
Love watching you mix colors. I started with a limited palette and need to go back to that. Thanks for sharing you knowledge, skills, and love of art with us!
You are so welcome! Happy to have you as a watcher!
Great video! I really loved the video where you painted the face from your course somewhat abstracted. I couldn’t get back to it to tell you how much I liked it. Wish I could do the course. It looks amazing.
Glad you enjoyed it! Happy painting!
This is exciting to view. Very helpful indeed, Louise.
Glad it was helpful Charlotte. Thanks for watching!
Outstanding colors. My favorites are yellow,green and pink. I will do that practice. Thank you😊
Glad you enjoyed it! ❤
I am very new to abstract painting, I am so glad to have found you!! This is so great!
So you joined us and enjoyed it!
@@ThisPaintingLifeyes and I have also joined The Tribe! Very exciting!
This is fab. I’m fired up and going to do this tomorrow. I have a stack of those index cards I got in Wilkinsons. Seeing you create the colours makes so much sense and something of a relief as there have been plenty of times I’ve sat down to mix colours and ended up with my entire palette looking muddy. Thank you.
Yes I must make a video about muddy colours- usually it's because you mixed 3 primaries together but it can also be because you just picked the wrong starting colours x
Excellent tutorial for all levels of experience!
Glad you think so!
That was terrific! I’m so afraid of color mixing, but this will help!
Glad it was helpful!
Hi Louise. This is the second time I've watched this video - it's such a great one. What amazing colours you can mix just from a chosen few. Thanks so much for sharing this. Very cool. Cheers, Deb (NZ)
Aww glad you liked it Deb!
This is a fabulous video! I have been painting for a while and have never tried to mix so many colors. Definitely giving this a try today!
Wonderful! Be sure to let me know how it works out!
@ThisPaintingLife I did two big sheets (divided into 16 section), one with blue, yellow, white, a black and one with red, yellow, etc.
Color is so much fun
Yes it is!
A very useful exercise, despite my insurmountable aversion to this particular colour palette. Thank you
haha - just choose what you like
Love this tip! Thanks Lou
You bet! ❤
Very good tip on harmony and colors
Glad you think so!
Excellent video, will definitely use this technique.. Thank you Louise.
Glad it was helpful!
I really Loved and enjoyed this .
You taught me a lot in this short video , thank you.
I'm so glad!
I learned this from Nick Wilton but somehow related so much more to it with you. TY.😍
Glad it was helpful!♥
Love these videos about color❤
Awww so glad you love them! I'm hosting a free webinar on colour mixing if you are interested. event.webinarjam.com/register/3/8m2r6h1
You are amazing explaining color! Thank you so much.
You are so welcome! ❤
Love the tags with a whole idea it means if you forget which colour you mixed together to get a colour you can write it on the back of the card, brilliant!
Yes exactly :)
Thank you. A fantastic explanation, Louise
Glad it was helpful!
Wonderful tutorial, thank you for sharing
You’re welcome 😊
Sehr guter Tipp,vielen Dank!😊
Thank you for this wonderful tutorial.
You are so welcome!
Lovely colors! Very nice video!
Thank you! Cheers!
This was really helpful, I will definitely try this! Thanks!
Definitely do and then report back! I would love to hear how it worked for you!
I can’t see this enough. I always get something new. Thanks!
Glad you enjoyed it!
These videos have been extremely helpful…thanks
Glad to hear it!
I love this technique and will give it a try. Mucho
Have fun!
i absolutely love these restricted palettes. Please make more of these videos! Thanks so much for the inspiration!
Very helpful. Thanks Louise!
You're so welcome!
I’ve done this before but love the card idea. I’m going to try this maybe making some “recipe” notes on the back of them. TFS
That's a great idea!
I love this video Louise! Thanks for sharing. Colormixing can be challenging but you make it easy to understand. I tried a mix and it's so nice to se the colours harmonize.
Looking forward to more mixing video's. 🙂
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you for such a simple demo of using non-standard primary colours. I love how you go off piste with a technique and stretch the lesson out into new territory.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thanks so much for sharing all your knowledge & experience
My pleasure!
Thanks Louise. Happy birthday soon. I think of you with deep gratitude SO OFTEN. You are the most generous and gifted teacher ever. OX Keldwyn
Awww thank you so much! Your comments mean the world to me. ♥
😊Looks great!
Thank you!
Between you and Bob burridge artists would learn all they ever need ... ty.
Awww that is so nice of you to say. Thank you!
Hi Louise, I have just subscribed to your amazing channel after a referral from Marion Chapman.
Wow! can't wait to watch more thanks so much
So glad you are enjoying my videos Lorna and welcome! ♥
Thank you so much for making this video!
You are so very welcome!
I love this! It proves we don't need all of the colors, just a few we want to use and the many variations they can create. 🙂
Absolutely!!
Brilliant.
Thank you!
Louise,you are the goddess of art,thank you.
Most helpful color mixing demo I've seen! Many thanks!
Glad it was helpful!
Golden should give me stock die the number of colors I bought in the past. Going to mic my own related colors from now on. Thanks, Louise.
Glad I could help!
Super useful! Thanks 😊
You're welcome!
You hello me à lot. Thank you.
Love these handy colour tips
Glad you like them!
Love these videos. Thanks!
Glad you like them!
love these color mixing demos... gives me so many ideas... thank you
You are so welcome and I'm glad you are getting ideas from them! :)
Very inspiring
Thank you Cheryl!
I seen many artists talk and this and demonstrate, but today it sunk in due to the limited palate. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
You are so welcome!
Wow, love this! Thank you so much, Louise, very useful tips! Will be waiting for other mixing videos!
More to come and so glad you enjoyed it!
Colour mixing videos are so helpful. Thanks Louise.
Glad you like them! Thanks for watching!
So helpful. Thank you
You are welcome - happy to share :)
This is brilliant and has helped me enormously in mixing colours. Its lovely to have the confidence that they will all work together. I especially like Grey's and this is an amazing way to mix them. Thank you x
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching!
Great information! Thanks for sharing 👏👏👏
My pleasure! Thanks for watching!
Beautiful demonstration. Thank you for this very thoughtful tutorial, I always learn something new when I watch you.
Aww thank you Susie!
Thank you!
You are so welcome!
The greys..so beautiful!🌸
I completely agree! ❤
Love this palette !
Glad you loved it!
Excellent color video! Thank you!
Glad you liked it!
Great to see what you can do with just a few colors!
It saves so much money when you can just buy a few in bulk :)
This is great! I'm going to try these exact colour combo's today. For a splash of something bold, I may add some areas of pink. Thank you!
Sounds great!
Thank you Louis love this lesson of mixing colors.Learn a lot!!!
Love your colors! Great video! Thank you!!!!❤
You are so welcome!
I’ve been thinking about trying to do some mixing using the Zorn palette
That's a great palette!
This is Fantastic Louise!! Such perfect timing for me today.
So glad it helped!
Love it, thanks Louise! 😍😍😍
You're so welcome!
Love
Thank you Leanne!
Wonderful. Thank you. Such a lovely array of colors and what fun.
Glad you enjoyed it!
seems i am not the only timid one when it comes to mixing! thanks for leading the way for us.. what a lovely palette you made from 3 choices I would not have thought of. Really appreciate the extra youtubes on color.
You are so welcome!
Absolutely fantastic!!! A great video. Straight to the point- why did I not come up with that 😅? I did order the index cards straight away. What a cool idea!!!!🎉 thank you so much ! Like button- check! Subscribe-check!
Good one Louise. Sometimes I worry that I will drive myself mad with my colour experimentations. You demonstrate the practice of having a method to the madness - thanks you.
Thank you! Cheers!
Love this, Louise! You really have inspired me to go into my studio and just play with some colours! And that idea of the tags with the wole is great!!
I'm so glad!
Thanks for sharing this, I love mixing colours but sometimes feel hesitant about what base colour palette to use. You certainly give me a push into more experimenting!❤🌿
You are so welcome!
Hi Louise, first of all thank you for this. Regarding mixing greens, my only fear is that when I need more of it, I might not be able to create it in quantities. I guess the solution to this would be to take a note on the reverse side of the tags, but I fear that I’m just not that organised. 😂
You are so welcome! Being organized is a work in progress for most of us creatives 😂
This color mixing video is awesome. I hope you do more of these. I wonder how you use the cards? Do you group them by the original palette colors? I am curious about documentation because I have a bad memory. So I know I need to write things down and love to learn how others do it. Thanks for this video. PS Just read your newsletter and wishing you the best as you take time to invest in yourself.
Hi Carla, here's a video that answers your question :)
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I love this, thank you Louise, I'm learning so much from your videos. Do you have a rule as to how to pick your basic five colours?
So glad you are enjoying them! I don't have a rule but I say always start with what draws your eyes and just make sure they are complimentary to each other. 🖌
I love this Louise…great idea to get the decks of card stock - do you simply note what palette you were using?
Yes if I feel the need to, I will just place a quick note on it.
Louise, thankyou for your insights and enthusiasm which is especially helpful Could you explain the obvious please - as you set up your palette do you use greaseproof paper over a mid grey My apologies if you have already explained your initial steps in a different video
It's greaseproof paper over wet paper towels on a plastic tray x
Great info! Thanks for the demo!
Glad it was helpful!
Very useful. I love the advice not to buy green paint!
Glad it was helpful! Happy painting!