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๐จ OK LEGENDS โ TRY THIS! ๐จ
If colour mixing ever feels confusing or intimidating, this little exercise will help clear the fog. No pressure, no right or wrong โ just have a play.
๐ด Step 1: Red + White Put two dobs of red on your palette. Add two dobs of white. Gradually mix them together.
Slow it right down and watch how many pinks you pass through โ from strong rose to soft blush tones. Using your palette knife separate a portion and mix either the straight red or the straight white to strengthen or soften the tones.
๐ง Step 2: From Pink to Flesh Tone. Take the pink you just made.Very gently mix in a tiny dob of raw sienna.
Youโve now got a natural flesh tone.
Try this:โข More white = lighter skinโข More raw sienna = warmer skinโข A touch of blue = cooler shadow tones
This is how portraits start making sense. You can try adding a little yellow Ochre but this will give your flesh tone a more yellow look. Have a play and see what you come up with. No right or wrong here just experimenting and building confidence.
๐ต๐ก Step 3: Blue + Yellow (Separate exercise)
Put two dobs of blue on your palette.
Add two dobs of yellow.
Mix slowly.
Youโll see greens ranging from olive to bright grass depending on the balance.
If it goes muddy โ good. That means youโre learning what too much looks like. Different Yellows will alter the tones as well. Again separate a portion and either mix more blue or more Yellow to see what happens.
๐ฏ The Goal -
Youโre not trying to paint a masterpiece. Youโre training your eye, your brush control, and your palette knife skills. In the end if you do it enough you will just get a sense of what colour you need to mix to achieve the tone you're after
By mixing slowly and deliberately, youโre learning how to control the paint instead of letting it get away from you. Less mess. More intention.
Play with the colours. Watch them change.Thatโs where confidence really comes from. Hope this helps get you motivated,
Cheers, Heff ๐จ
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