- Alright, so we are going to go over
just some color mixing things today.
So remember, this is a really good way as
which wanna make sure
you guys can see this,
alright, this is a really good way to make
sure you are mixing and
setting up your colors,
so leave some space
around, now notice here
other than the
blue and yellow, I have
multiple colors of red,
so this is my magenta,
this is the neon, and
this is the actual red.
You might also have another
yellow for the neon red.
So don't blob on so much paint, because
you're just gonna end up wasting it,
and you're gonna run out
of place to mix, okay?
So I want you guys to keep this
paint tray from day to day.
So, the first thing I wanna talk about is
how to make brown, so
I'm gonna actually mix
on this plate, so you guys can
see that a little bit better.
So I'm gonna kinda go like this.
Now, when you are mixing brown, okay,
so as part of this, your requirements for
your project, brown is
not on here, however,
where it says "You may use
additional colors than this",
but these five color
schemes might be in there,
brown is not going to be
a part of any of these
color schemes, same with
black, except for the
black and white value, okay?
'Cause brown and black
and white, they're kinda
their own colors, they're
neutral colors, so
these are gonna be kinda off on their own,
so what that means is that
brown might be an added area.
So, if you have all of these five included
into your painting, brown can certainly
be in there, it just can't
count as any of these, okay?
So, if you are making
brown, you are simply
going to mix all of the colors together,
so what I would start,
it's very very important
to just mix a little bit at a time.
So I'm going to start with
a little bit of yellow.
And them I'm going to
come in with a little bit
of red, trying to keep that
paint as clean as I can.
So as I mix through,
with this I'm looking to
make an orange right
now, so I'm gonna make,
add a little bit more yellow.
So, if I want to make
brown with an orange,
I'm going to use that
color's complement color.
Orange's complement
color is blue, so let's
go ahead, and let's, it's a good idea to
wipe off your paper towel between times,
or wipe off your paintbrush
with your paper towel.
Then, I'm gonna do a tiny bit of blue.
When you're using blue,
should be a tiny bit,
I probably got too much there.
So now, you can come in and see that it's
already kinda getting to
be a little bit more brown.
Now it still looks a little too orange
for what I want, so I'm
gonna add a smidge more blue.
Okay, now let's go ahead and test
this out on a piece of paper.
So I'm just gonna test this out here.
That's actually created a
pretty nice brown, okay?
Now, there's a lot of
different kinds of browns
that you can have, you
know, there's browns
that are tinted more
red, so that might look
like you might add more red to it, okay?
So when you're making
brown, I would suggest
using the true red, not the magenta red.
And really play your
colors you're really gonna
use a lot of are the
yellow and red, and usually
just a tiny bit of blue, okay?
Try to stay away from using black,
'cause you're gonna get a
pretty gross color, okay?
Now you can also use that white
let's say you want more
of, like, a tan brown.
You can also use that to kinda help make
a lighter color of brown,
and another thing you
can do is just add more
yellow if you want it to be
more tan, things like that.
So there's tons of different things
you can do here, as far
as those browns go, okay?
So, just, if you are looking for brown,
those are gonna be the
best ways to do that, okay?
So now, let's get to our actual painting.
Now, when it comes to
this, there's a couple
of things that I want you
guys to keep in mind, okay?
Remember the color wheel portion
does not have to be in a circle,
it can be in a row, okay?
So, let's say I'm gonna
go ahead, and I'm just
gonna go over creating something that is
monochromatic, so the
thing that is going to be
monochromatic is my
squirrel, let's say I don't
necessarily want my squirrel to be brown,
I want him to be ...
I want him to be like a blueprint, okay?
So I'm just gonna start with my blue,
yellow ...
I got way too much blue to start,
so I'm gonna come over here.
So now, this color here is kinda the color
that I want for that blue-green here,
so I'm gonna go ahead and get started.
Now one thing, and I'm
gonna switch brushes,
because it's a little too big,
one thing I want you guys
to be thinking about:
as you are doing this,
you shouldn't just be
painting in things solid, make things look
a little bit more realistic, okay?
So, as I go in to do this, it's
okay to mix colors together.
If I want this to be monochromatic,
let's go ahead and do that, so then I'm
gonna come in, and these
black details here,
I'll come back in later and reemphasize.
So, I'm just gonna, if
I just colored it with
one solid color, it's
not gonna be interesting.
So that's where mixing in white can
really be helpful, or even
a little bit of black,
so I'm gonna start with
a little bit of white.
Continue to mix and
kind of blend together.
Now, I can use both of
these colors to kinda
get a nice painterly effect,
as things are blending together,
now when I come in here for the ears,
I might want a really light color here
to tell the difference
between the two parts.
And then, maybe, I come around
with that darker blue-green.
Now, remember, as you go to do this,
make sure you are covering and you are
painting in the same direction, guys.
Can't stress that enough, so I'm just
kinda comin' down here to quickly show
you how this can get a little bit lighter.
Still need to work on up here,
got a little too dark too fast.
Just using tints, tones, and shades
is actually gonna make your project
a little bit more interesting.
Alright, so you kinda get
the idea of that, okay?
So, really be mixing colors together.
I'm just gonna paint
here for a little bit,
and you guys can kind
of check out progress.
Alright, so I'm not even
done with my painting yet,
but I've already used monochromatic,
I've used my black/white value scale,
here's my color wheel,
this is my analogous,
red-orange to red to red-violet to violet,
and even looking at here, where I used
my color wheel, that adding a little bit
of white in there to mix it adds a lot.
Over here's my complement colors,
now the rest of this, I can either
repeat some of those color schemes,
or do my own thing, so you guys'll
check that out later,
maybe I'll finish it,
and I'll see if I have time.
But, when you are done for the day,
what I would like you to do, and guys,
please get a sloppy copy, unlike me,
I'm a horrible example.
When you're ready to go, over by the sink,
there is the Seran Wrap, this is super
easy to use, all you do is you pull,
and place over top of this part here,
then this slider, this slider deal here,
what you do is you run it
across, and it cuts it,
so just take it, just gotta make
sure you got a big enough piece.
And then tightly cover it, now I needed
to have a bigger piece for that,
but if you don't want
it to touch the paints,
tightly cover it or even
on the backside here,
put a piece of tape on the back, okay?
This goes in your bin at the end of class,
just make sure to clean up all your stuff,
do a really good job, so that we can move
on to some fun stuff later on.
