Acrylic Mixing for the Complete Beginner

Here we will go through all the materials that are required for this course, as well as a few extras you may want to have as options.

In this section, we will begin drawing the color wheel onto our painting surfaces.

Here, we will finish drawing the color wheel onto our painting surfaces.

In this section, I will discuss the benefits of learning and knowing how to mix colors.

Here, I will talk about two different terms to describe color: value and saturation.

In this section, I will discuss how having a relaxed, open mindset can allow you to have a great experience with this course.

Here, I will show you one way to set up your work area for comfort and success.

In this section, I will introduce you to the first set of colors we will be "mixing", which are the primary colors: red, yellow and blue.

Here, we will learn the basics of mixing a color and start by mixing yellow with a little bit of white.

Here, we will learn the basics of painting a color by painting the yellow we just mixed onto the color wheel.

In this section, we will "mix" red, but we will also mix a light pink so I can show you in the next section how putting a lighter version of your color down as a primer can increase opacity.

Here, we will paint half of the red circle with our light pink, then add a coat of red after the pink dries. We will paint the other half of the red circle with just red so we can experience the difference between the two.

In this section, we will "mix" and paint blue.

In this section, I will introduce you to the second set of colors we will be mixing, which are the secondary colors: orange, green and purple.

Here, we will mix and paint orange.

In this section, we will mix and paint green.

Here, we will mix and paint purple.

In this section, I will introduce you to the third set of colors we will be mixing, which are the tertiary colors: yellow-orange, red-orange, yellow-green, blue-green, red-purple and blue-purple.

Here, we will mix and paint yellow-orange and red-orange.

In this section, we will mix and paint yellow-green and blue-green.

Here, we will mix and paint red-purple and blue-purple.

In this section, I will introduce you to the last set of colors we will be mixing, which are complementary colors: blue/orange, red/green and yellow/purple.

Here, we will mix orange and blue to create a neutral grey. Then we will paint it into the color wheel.

In this section, we will mix red and green to create a neutral grey. Then we will paint it into the color wheel.

Here, we will mix yellow and purple to create a neutral grey. Then we will paint it into the color wheel.

In this section, I will congratulate you on a job well-done (really, CONGRATULATIONS!!), and we will review what we did in this course.