Knowing Your Pigments And How To Mix Exciting Greens
Probably everyone knows that green is made by mixing blue and yellow but that does not always make an exciting green or one that you will want for your fine art creation. You can always buy premixed greens but mixing your own pigments will make your painting much more unique and exciting and certainly more satisfying for you.
I’ve tried to make my own blend of greens but I couldn’t mix one that was satisfying to me. There are many choices when it comes to the blues and the yellows that you can choose to use to create your mixed greens. Practicing using different blues and yellows and different proportions of each, is the only way for you to achieve the greens that you desire. Record what and how much of it you were using, so when you do find that perfect combination that ‘brings a smile to your face’ you will be able to reproduce it whenever you wish while practicing the mixes.
A different array of greens can be achieved depending on the kind of blues and yellows used. Some will be more of a muddy or darker green while others will be bright and vibrant. The rule is to add the darker pigment to the lighter pigment when mixing any color, so begin with a yellow and slowly add the blue. It just takes less paint to make the light color darker than vice-versa. In your color wheel, you should find Phtyalocyanine blue and Azo yellow and start with those colors.
Green and red makes brown, doesn’t it?
Yes, brown is an effect of that combination. There are other combinations that can make different brown values. A pigment that corresponds to the hue of a primary color that is being mixed is needed so that the mix will be balanced. This is called a tertiary color. This is the term used when a primary color is mixed with a secondary color that harmonizes with it.
It is always best to use the colors that you have used throughout your painting rather than introducing another tone, when painting brown. Fine art is a harmonious creation. There are many combinations to make brown such as green to red or purple to yellow or orange to blue. There are different values of browns that comes out of each combination, keep a record for future reference. There is nothing more frustrating than achieving the perfect color mixture and then not being able to reproduce your efforts.
For instance, if you are painting a brown horse there will be different shades of brown needed to bring the animal to life. You will want to use a glazing method to bring out the sheen of the horse’s torso and layered colors to build the depth of the muscles. To achieve the illusion of a 3-D horse, since the animal is not one dimensional, on your canvas you will need to build different layers of the browns that you mix no matter what medium you choose to use. Experts say that for creating the darker tones add some burnt umber or indigo blue, and a sap green for the under-painting is best for reddish or chestnut browns. For creating lighter shades use light ochre and the horse will be golden, but for a chestnut horse add bright red to burnt sienna. For a dark brown effect, use layers of semi-transparent colors to build layers.
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