Choosing an Acrylic Pour Color Palette - Acrylic Pour Color Wheel
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- One of the hardest things I find with this abstract artform is finding a good acrylic pour color palette. Getting a palette that works together and doesn't create muddy colors is not as easy as it seems.
In this video I give 3 tips on how use a color wheel to improve your color selections for an acrylic pour, how to avoid muddy colors, and how to test your colors before you pour.
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You're the first person I have heard say "complimentary colors will cause mud." I have been making these mistakes all the time, & yes wonder why my paintings would come out gross. Your explanation is clear, concise, easy to understand the theory process. Thank you.
Once I started actually mixing my paints in small quantities to test this my mud creation went way down.
Very important and interesting.
Me too! I thought you were suppose to use the colors opposite of each other on the wheel. That’s about all I know about that wheel. I muddy a lot because I am a perfectionist. That was only painting with acrylics and not even doing my first pour yet!
@@Joywith3LastNames 🙂if you ever get into making jewelry that tip will help a lot
Happy crafting🌈🎨🌈😉
I'm 2 yrs in and I cant believe I'm just hearing this too.
WOW! I have been struggling with understanding the colour wheel and combining colours. Your explanation is the first I have understood completely. Indeed, all of your videos are extremely precise and definitive. You should get a an Oscar-type award in recognition. I am truly thankful for your efforts and generosity in making these videos.
Aw you're making me blush. I love to do these video because it makes me focus my thoughts and retain what I am learning also.
I'm all-in for giving him an Oscar-type award for his teaching vids!
I strongly agree!!
I second that! Such a clear, simple and comprehensive explanation! And the suggestion of trying to combine colours is great so when we dive in we already know what not to do and avoid wasting time and money! Thank you,
@LeftBrainedArtist!
This is fun. Been an IT-Pro for 40 years and I like the way you're talking about things. Knowing what you're doing is the most essential thing! Though I started painting in '87 with oil, very much nature like. Then later it became acrylic, and I love to paint "as a painter" too. But the pouring stuff looks so nice, and I love the way you talk about colours... Rule 1 for a painter is when you mix paint, you start with the light colour and very slowly add the darker colour. Otherwise you'll end up like the orange and the green. Really, this made my day!
Thanks for the tip. Color theory and mixing is definitely a lifelong learning type of subject.
Honestly this is the first video that help me understand the color wheel thank you very much I just asked other people to pick my colors for me before. Not very convenient.
Great video!
I've been an artist all my life and have taught a lot of classes. What I generally tell students without any color theory experience is this. (Please know I started pouring LONG before cells were a thing. That is new to me and I'm having to work with that a bit)
Color theory is a whole thing and takes several semesters as an art major in structured classes. However, it's easier than that. Just trust your eyes.
If the colors together look good to your eye, then use them. HOWEVER, when in doubt, split them with either white or black. You'll still get some color mixing, but in the case of pouring, the ugly colors should be minimal. (again cells mix differently, thus the next bits)
When in doubt if the colors will actually mix well, use a tiny bit of each and mix them together. The color will be pleasing or disgusting. Your eye will see it immediately. Then keep a log of what colors NOT to use together.
The other thing I teach is to pay attention to "warm" and "cold". For instance, on the color wheel, you will ignore the red. Anything mixed with yellow (or something that looks sunny, like yellow orange or yellow green) is "warm". Anything mixed with blue (such as violet red or dusky pinks/purples, or blue-green) is "cool". In general, when they are up against each other, warm colors can clash with cool ones and when they mix, you get an ugly grey-brown no one wants to look at. Again, you can use both, but split with black or white so they stay away from each other. This is harder to do when you're creating cells, so watch that. For cells, keep with either warm or cool. You can get warm and cool in every color.
Another thing I teach is tone. This means dark to light. By adding white incrementally, you can, for instance (my favorite) is add white to a Pthalo blue or Pthalo green to create mint colors. Pthalo blue has some green and Pthalo green has some blue. As you add white, the colors go from dark green-blue through turquoise to pale wintergreen in the case of Pthalo Green. For Pthalo blue, they go from a deep blue-green through teal to a pale mint blue.
Next is adding black and white to darken or lighten colors. White is easy. Black, not so much.
Titanium white is without warm or cool ... but there are dozens of whites that all look white and skew to warm or cool, so stick with Titanium for mixing. Don't believe it? Go to a paint store or home center and get the "white" sample book. Depending on the brand of paint, they can have two different base colors to mix with, so if you want pure white (Titanium), pick the cool base.
Adding black means adding just a TINY amount. Black tends to be overwhelming. I would never add black (even a yellow black ... yes, there are different tones of "black") to a warm color unless I KNOW it's a warm black (and that takes a lot of color theory to know, but I've told the secret below). It's just going to make a nasty "almost" color. Same for the opposite. There are other dark colors you can add (like burnt umber to warm colors) that will darken warm better, or perhaps a navy to cool colors. Cool colors are more difficult.
Rule of thumb, Lamp black is cool.
Mars black is warm.
The last thing I teach? Let any mixture dry until you make a decision. Some colors deepen upon drying and you really never know what the end result will be until it's DRY.
For instance, Alizarin Crimson is one of my favorite cool, deep reds. When wet, it looks dark pink. When it's dry, it's a beautiful blood red, which is on the blue scale.
Thus, the three staples are Titanium white, Lamp black for cool colors, and Mars black for warm colors. Anything on the yellow side is warm. Anything on the blue side is cool. Use the correct black in VERY small increments to darken (or another color if you know which to use), or Titanium white to lighten (also in small increments to get the right color), and you're eye will tell you if you're wrong once it's DRY.
Stay warm or cool unless you split with black or white, and you won't go wrong with cell mixing. Every color goes together in nature. Just look at a wildflower meadow.
Difficult?
Nope, as long as you understand "warm" and "cool". Everything else is by eye.
Great info. Thanks April.
I don’t often comment on videos even though I watch a lot. This video is awesome as it explains even to the most novice painter. I have painted for years and have made a lot of mistakes and ruined a lot of paintings before I figured this out. Thank you so much for taking the time to explain this.
So generous of you. Thanks for wtaching.
Thank you ...I was getting ready to give up pouring but then I found your videos
I need a color wheel and study it and practice like you just showed us
Thank 😊 🙏
You can do it Denise. If I can, anyone can . . . it's true.
I have learned that complimentary colours can be useful. My colour tip - I was trying to make burgundy because it is a favourite colour of mine. I mixed dioxizine purple with a scarlet red but it just became a darker violet no matter how I did the ratios. So, with a little research I found a suggestion to add green. So I was finally successful by mixing 2 parts purple and 1.5 parts red followed by drizzling in phthalo green until I reached my desired colour. Hence a good use of mixing secondary colours.
I've always had a hard time mixing colors (that's why I have 100+ bottles of different color paints) but it is so expensive. I'm trying to limit my colors to less than a dozen and figure out how to create any color I want from those. We'll see how it goes.
The burgundy tip is a great one. I love that color too.
Good to know ... thanks
I never would have thought color wheel opposites would muddy! In interior design it's key to mix them! Thank you!
Glad to help.
Well Mister Brain, ya done it again. Thank you for helping me out of a confusing mess. And I do mean MESS! I scraped off another canvas today . Now tomorrow will begin my REAL paint pouring. (third time I said that).
Those are the best, albeit most painful, lessons. Enjoy those just as much as the successes.
Thank you so much!! I am new to art (I was a programmer/analyst in my old life) and this is the first time I am really starting to understand color! You are so clear in explaining things … thank you so much!!
You are so welcome! It took me forever to figure a way to understand it.
My tip is to watch you. And a few others. The best talent is on yt. And many of them do so much more than pour paint. There are some 'not so good ones' but they can be forgiven if they admit their inexperience, because this is all about the journey of learning to get there. And its a lot of fun watching you.
Thanks Ma. I definitely don't feel like an expert but I do love experimenting.
I LOVE that swatching/testing idea with the paints!!!! I've not done a paint pour yet (still working to quiet the "It's gotta be perfect" voice) and already I can see this one tip alone can save lots of heartache!!!! Thank you!!!!!!!!
You are very welcome. You just need to jump in. Even if it is cheap paints and paper.
When I started pouring, I used those canvas on what seems to be cardboard panels. They're cheap and great for practice!
Take it from a fellow artist: tell that voice to shut up forever, or you will hamper EVERY project. FORGET PERFECTION and Experiment and Play!!!
Did you know that some American Indigenous artists work in a deliberate "mistake" into their art, because every human work is fallible and only the Divine can create perfection? You might approach it that way.
Doing the same & enjoying these videos as learning things not in any book!
@@BJones-yw4dd That's a great idea! I did a creativity seminar a few months ago and one of the things talked about was along the same lines - giving yourself permission to fail. Not only is it not the end of the world, it's part of the process, and sort of, then, not even a failure to begin with!
Thank you! At 80 y. O. I've learned something new. I have a color wheel but feel that I now know how to use it for paint pour. Your video is very good but a bit fast for me. No problem I will watch it again and again until I have my aha moment. It will happen. You're a good teacher! Carrie L.
Thanks Carrie. It is something I will continue to learn forever. Colors are so fantastic but they are quite a handful.
I knew about the tinting strength, though not in such words, but I hadn't realized yet what an effect opacity had!
Glad to help out a fellow artist.
This was great. I am autistic painter and only self-taught, because social language is too painful to endure classes. But I wanted to explore pouring and my first came out... mud. This at least gives me some guidelines to make it less likely I will waste a lot of time and money in developing my technique. I don't mind experimentation, but I don't have endless resources. This gives me a practical "middle road." Thanks for a simple, clear video.
Glad to help my friend. Good luck.
My aha moment was the testing the colors before. Great tip!!!!
Did it work? How'd the next one turn out for you?
Mine too
My ‘Aaha moment’?… THE WHOLE VIDEO❣️ thank you soooo much for sharing your knowledge so simply and thoroughly 🙏 I’m brand new to this and want to do a Dutch pour for my sons indoor/outdoor shower and toilet.. and the inspiration I have gleaned from your videos is priceless 🙏 Thank you thank you🙏. I didn’t even know the tubes have ‘opaque and semi’ on them😅 let alone the colour wheel which makes so much sense🙏
You are so welcome. Let me know if you have more questions.
In this video I learned the difference of what transparent and opaque will do in painting. That tells you how new I am.
We all start from there Pam. Just part of the journey. It my case I "knew" this was the case but I hadn't internalized it until I started doing this experiments.
OMG Ah Ha moment. Theory. Totally get the weight thing now. Using the color wheel to mix brought it around for me. The Tint strength, and Pigment weight from previous video. Thank you sooooo much
So glad to hear that Jamie. I love aha moments. 💡
That makes so much sense! I was a hairstylist for 16 years. And when helping correct a color a customer had, we looked to the opposite end of the color wheel. So ash blonde with too much green for example, we'd use an orange based blonde to neutralize the color and vice versa.
Same thing with skin color. Red blotchy skin needs a green based foundation.
I love TH-cam. I spent a year learning wire wrapping and weaving and now I'm learning this. I keep saying, I should pick up plumbing or something. Lol.
Haha, pluming would be a useful skill but you always hope you don't need that one yourself.
I've been trying to just pour without checking. Thanks for taking your time to explain theory
Glad to help Virgil.
I’m just starting pouring, and part of me just wants to play and part of me wants to go about this analytically. So, I’ve watched this twice and tomorrow I’ll play!
Excellent. That play is always the best part is it not?
Thank you for your presentation on the color wheel. Have such a hard time matching colors.
I do to. I just keep practicing with each pour where I create my own colors.
OMG!!! You are the best!! I’ve come to you to learn everything about paint pouring. You share aooo much knowledge what a GREAT teacher you are!! Thank you for all your time, knowledg and your wonderful videos!! i’m horrendously bad at math but I went thru your video about how to figure out how much paint to use and I finally am able to use your formula. Also thanks for the calculator you have on your website (I think it’s there). Instead of my math challenged mind I can plug the numbers in and get the amounts. This video about opacity and tints was so great, I again learned sooo much!!! So many thank yous!!!
I am so glad those resources were helpful to you. Let me know if you have any additional questions. I am always looking for new ideas for videos.
That tip about mixing small amounts of the colors was great! I can't believe I never thought to do a test spot... Thanks
Glad it was helpful Laurie. It's the little things that really add up to us making amazing art. You got this!
OMG, you're so funny. Great video and thank you so much for saving us frustration! I really liked your 'ugly' one the best.
Interesting how that works isn't it? That's the beauty of acrylic pouring I guess Leah. Someone is going to love everything.
You are a Man of Honor. Thank you
TY Helmut. I appreciate that.
You are. A good teacher and a better motivator.
Wow, thank you! Glad I could help my friend.
It's so funny! This morning I was preparing paint for tomorrow. While mixing PM and acrylic paint I suddenly became aware of that my paints had different opacities and number of stars (on the tubes). As I am a newbie in acrylic pouring I couldn't get a grip of what impact those different opacities (and numbers of stars) would have on my pourings. I was so sorry and didn't know where to find that information. And a couple of minutes later there was this notification from TH-cam.. Where you explained just that! What can I say more than Thank's a lot 🙏 Cecilia from Sweden
Excellent. Let us know how they turned out and if varying the amounts based on opacity and tint strength gives you the results you were expecting.
@@LeftBrainedArtist Sure will!
OMG. I learned so much. Now I know why I get mud and will need to learn color theory. Thank you so much.
You are so welcome Jeanne. Hope it helps you.
Well that’s a whole darn thing so far is been an aha lightbulb moment for me and we’re just at the first break where you asked our opinion. I’m really digging this
Excellent Alma. Love the name BTW. Don't hesitate to ask questions.
This makes sense, thank you. I have gotten colors that I didn't want bc I was mixing opposing primary colors. Now I better understand how they mix.
You are so welcome!
Those first two pictures were really pretty
Thanks Yoli!
You are hilarious. I laugh during your presentation. 10 out of 10. My A-ha moment was when you began blending the primary colours on the plastic. Thankyou 🙂
Thanks! My family tells me that I think I am more funny than I am. Glad to know they aren't 100% right.
@@LeftBrainedArtist
I followed your great advice and today the magic happened. I got cells and I got colours.
I posted it on my TH-cam page. I am an Artist !!! Thanks again.
@@onepersonart Yes you are an artist! I love hearing that.
Huge Thank you for all your tutorials they are the most helpful out of all the videos on TH-cam and I am glad I stumbled across them! I just started pour painting and I feel much more confident knowing I can get good advice from your channel 😁
Great to hear!
Thanks so much again for taking the time out . 💜💜💜💜
You are so welcome
Didn’t even think of the semi opaque and opaque colors.. that will help a lot!
Excellent. I may be doing another video experiment this week for opaque and transparent colors.
thank you so much for explaining this in a way that i understand it... i've seen 1000 color wheels and everyone talking about secondary and tertiary colors and i had no idea what they were and at that point the rest of their videos just go in one ear and out of the other because i'm lost... but you're the first person who didn't do that or make me feel stupid... i appreciate that so now i'm gonna go try it out lol thanks again
I can't tell you know long it took me to even begin to understand the color wheel. My intellectual side though it did but the results from trying to mix and match colors were always sub par. I still feel like this is my weakest ability with pouring. We just learn differently than others. I just kept practicing and writing down what I was learning.
Me too!
Okay, so this video is 1 year old for Me. And as usual you are EXTREMELY helpful for me. You just fixed my ADHD !!! Ty...;) I really need a colour wheel!!! I'm sharing!!!...;)
So glad this was helpful Lisa. I don't intuitively get color like many artists so this was, and still is, extrememly helpful to me.
00:53 I love that one. it reminds me of a rust/ industrial environment.
Thanks so much!
Vielen Dank für deine super Erklärung 🙏. Auch dieses Video war für mich sehr hilfreich!!! Ich besorge mir ein Color Wheel 👍👍👍. Das spart Geld 💶 und Zeit 🕛. Nochmals lieben Dank 🙏. Liebe Grüße aus Deutschland 🇩🇪
My pleasure. The color wheel really is a must have for any pour artist.
Great tutorial. You explanations are simple to understand( my brain at age 70 is not sure if it's right, left or dormant). I greatly appreciate your teaching. God Bless
My pleasure. I sometimes I feel like my brain is dormant too and I'm only 42.
I"m starting my paint pouring adventure at 74. Ring pours frustrate me because of a slight tremor in my dominant hand
Him: “nobody wants this!” Me: “wait, I kinda like that. [Or this] Oh, that one is cool. The mud makes the colors pop, like apathy that found emotion. [Or this] Oh wow, I really like the contrast on that neon swipe, dim to vibrant.” Hah! It really goes to show that EVERYONE has “trash” paintings that someone will love.
But yes, understanding colors helps a lot, thank you! 😄
Haha, I get this so much now. I love it, and hate it, all at the same time. Now that I am about to launch my storefront it makes deciding what to sell and not even more difficult.
Keep the comments coming Jessie. Love these.
@@LeftBrainedArtist just put it all out there and see what resonates with your audience. It blows my mind when I make, say, four paintings in an evening and will be ready to trash two, but those are my partner’s two favorites of the night. Or when he shows five to a friend and the one I was going to paint over was the friend’s favorite. Everyone sees something different. I just started a month ago but I’ve decided to not paint over anything any time soon, let it all have at least a 3 month opportunity to be loved by someone else. Maybe then I’ll make it something else.
Anyway, thank you for the regular enlightenment and inspiration! I’m excited for your storefront growth!
I did a dirty pour with black/cream/bronze/gold and suprisingly got a picture that looked exactly like marble...so pleased with that one
That sounds fantastic James. I've tried to do some marble or stone looks but I didn't like any of them.
This channel helped me a lot in my art work.
Thanks so much Prasanna.
OMG dogging on yourself about your clothes in the beginning XD XD hilarious. Love the humility NO one is perfect. Shine
Thanks Louis. I found out a long time ago not to take myself so seriously. Not worth the trouble.
Its good that you explain what youve learned in layman's terms, not bombarded with too much information.
Thanks so much. That is how I learn so I figure others would be the same.
@LeftBrainedArtist It's much appreciated!
I know I have come late to this video but I still just wanted to leave a thank you for all the knowledge I have a gleaned I really feel I have learnt so much. You graciously said to watch other TH-camrs however I have seen some of there videos and yours are the ones that make most sense to me-I believe you have saved me a lot of wasted paint and frustration as I am just starting my journey with fluid art - thank you so much and a new subscriber here - much love Southampton, England X
Wow, thanks Jayne. So glad you found me and that my videos are helping.
I like all of the tips, but the last one was the best for me.
Thanks Diana. Color theory never really "stuck" for me till I started using it before every painting.
@@LeftBrainedArtist I think that the little test will help it stick for. Because I do have quite a bit of mud. 😆 🤣 😂
As a beginner in this art form you just made me run over and CHECK my paints and wow.. I now understand why everything was so ugly. Thanks!
Happens to the best of us Winder. I guarantee I was in the same boat just before I made this video.
This makes sense. This explains why all my paintings are so dark. Thank you.
I am glad it was helpful. Good luck on your future pours Shannon.
Thank you soooo much for sharing your knowledge!!!!!!
You are more than welcome. Hope it helped.
THANK YOU SO MUCH !! I have been wondering, since watching acrylic pours, Why no one uses 'opposite' colors (I'm brand new to acrylic pouring, don't even have all supplies yet). I kept yelling (lol) 'why not try these colors' & such). This video is going to save me a bunch of $. And as many videos as I watch, I haven't seen any on color mixing 🤔. Very nice & thank you again !!!!!! 💞
You are so welcome Rebecca. Don't take too much time watching other people though. You just need to get started so you start failing, and ultimately learning, quicker.
This guy is my new guru
Aw shucks. Thanks!
Thank you so much for explaining things so clearly
You're very welcome!
Excellent teaching video. I’m just starting and was feeling overwhelmed. Very helpful video.
You got this Bernadette.
I'm glad I watched this
Glad to help!
You are a master of instruction! It’s the detailed information that makes all the difference. Thank you.
Glad it was helpful Don. Luckily these help me learn too.
My first pour was pure mud! So, thank you!
Glad I could help!
Very informative once again. So glad you are left-brained. 😊
Sometimes I am glad too. Sometimes my quest for answers gets me in trouble. 8)
Really good video I have been painting for 40 years and this is one of the best explanations I’ve seen
Thanks Joy. It really helps me learn to put my thoughts in a video so I am glad it is helpful to others too.
Thank you - awesome teaching - I learnt a lot today 😀
Glad it was helpful Christine.
I have just started pouring and have had a few dull muddy pours.
This video is really helpful and I will think about this when doing my practice pours today.
Great to hear.
This is my biggest problem is that it gets muddy. So thank you for your help. I am really learning a lot from you. I am great full. I will definitely will get it soon😉
Happy to help Inna. We all have the same problems fortunately so we can learn from each other.
Thank you so much! I never did understand the color wheel. You are fantastic 👏
You’re welcome Darlene. I still don't feel like I do but at least it isn't a foreign concept for me anymore.
Buying a color wheel now. Thanks, never thought about how the MUD was made.
You and me both. It’s all a learning experience GeorgeAnn. Sorry TH-cam was showing me a different comment while I was replying.
Thank you so much! You are so encouraging and a great teacher! You have really helped me out!
Glad to help Kim. Happy pouring!
Ummm LOVED the green one you held up at the beginning lol.
Thanks. Interesting how we all see things to differently. That is the beauty of art.
Wow much appreciated. This will save me a lot of mess ups
You are very welcome. Let us know if you have any more color choice tips as you go.
I'm so excited! You are teaching me so much!
Awesome! Thank you Gail.
Thank you SO much for all this good information. This has helped me more than any other video I've seen on color theory!
As far as my tip...I say trial and error. Get out there, test out different colors together and figure out what you like and don't like. You don't know unless you try, right? Thank you again for all the great info!
100% agree. Thanks for watching!
Ooh my I never heard about the opacity and transparency of the paints! I just bought what looked nice and that was it.
Thanks
!
I'm glad I was able to tip you off to opacity/transparency. Hopefully you can use that to make even more beautiful art.
Thamk you for going over this. I needed to see this.
Glad to help Tynita.
The art of art. The song my name is mud pops into my head & then I hear Bob Ross saying happy mistakes are a part of life ,balance is key in a world of chaos & there can be no mistakes…..till the primus song comes back on.
Thank you for your priceless advice 💯
MY NAME IS MUD? I haven't heard that forever. Looking it up now. Thanks for the childhood reminder.
Yep, I've made plenty of mud! I thank you for this tutorial on color theory. You have a great, orderly, easy-to-follow teaching style. Very helpful!
So glad to help Deborah. I've learned from all the mud I've made. I still to occassionaly but much less since I pay attention to my color choices.
I also did a lot of research on colour theory before I started. I hadn't been paying much attention to tinting strength so I appreciated that discussion in your video. And the suggestion to try mixing each of the colours together before pouring is a good one. I will try that. I learned early to separate my colours with white because I love green and purple together 😊.
There are so many things with color theory that I was just trying to grab the top ones I've dealt with when acrylic pouring. Usually one color takes over which almost always has to do with tinting strength and opacity so I figured other would be interested in that also.
I am new to this and I and I too think instead of jumping into a project that I'm also going to do a lot of practicing with colors first to bad I just left Michaels before I saw this.
Thank you so much this is one of my biggest struggles 😊 I went to the lady's channel and subscribed to it I also saved those videos to refer back to. I suspect this will help so much when I can start painting again, I'm healing up from surgery on my right elbow.
I hope you recover quick and they are helpful Angela.
I love your videos!!! All of them speak to me. Thank you!!!
I'm so glad Christen. Hope you have as much fun pouring as I do.
i feel very beginner.. in my head, 2 complementary colors should give a grey but i learn now how to do the mud!!! ❤
Glad to help Marcus.
Thank you, thank you, thank you. This is a very new endeavor to me and I’m so appreciative of having found your videos. Purchased quite a few supplies from Walmart but it’s off to Michael’s tomorrow for a color wheel and a few other things
Get the magenta blue yellow color wheel and not the red yellow blue. So much better for color combos.
Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge with us! ♥
You are so welcome Aga. Glad to help my fellow pouring artists.
Thank you so very much for making this video it’s going to help so many people including me. ❌❤️🥰
You are so welcome Cynthia. Always glad to help.
Oh my gosh! So glad I saw this before I started. I never would have guessed complimentary colors would muddy each other out like that!
I know right? You can use them, just put something in between to keep them from going all brown/grey.
Thanks. You taught me so much I didn't know.
Glad I could help Rene.
I haven't had that moment yet, I still have not started painting. I am trying to get some information on it first but I am excited to start.. I want you to know that your videos are SO HELPFUL, Thank you again.
You are more than welcome. We do need to get you going though. Nothing like the feeling of pouring your first cup of paint.
@@LeftBrainedArtist I'll be starting soon,That's my reward for "spring cleaning" lol. What brand of paint do you suggest?
As someone who is still fairly new to this (or any) artwork, I will tell you this ~ when you actually start 'doing it", you'll get a totally different POV & it makes more sense. But I watched a ton of these before I actually tried it & wish I'd known that all that info would get jumbled up in my head the minute I actually tried mixing & putting paint to canvas! Many things I can learn about 1st & so minimize my mistakes -- not this! I encourage you to sit with your paints right there while you watch & hit 'pause" to try something that grabs your attention. This really is a "learning by doing" kind of art thing. And that includes making mistakes, or as I now call them, "unexpected educational moments". LOL
Good summaries easy to understand.
Thanks Robyn. Let me know if you have more questions.
You are so informative! Thank you!!!🙋♀️
You are so welcome Carlotta.
again....thanks! You are very good at explaining
You are welcome Ryan. Thanks for dropping this note.
Ok so I wasn't going to do anything this evening as I was tired from being at work all day but I just couldn't resist. I experimented with paints and colours . I cant even describe how happy I felt to get the results I've been desperate for. Thankyou so much..your tutorial is so easy to understand, I'm delighted! Have subscribed!. ☺️
Perfect! Just what I like to hear Janine. Thanks for watching and don't hesitate to ask questions if you have them.
Wonderful, thanks!😊
Wow, what a great help this lesson was❣️
Glad you think so Jensen!
You are 100% the reason I was just able to put my own palette together for a BEAUTIFUL piece with ZERO muddiness. I’m so excited. Thank you!!
That is awesome to hear Kylee. Thanks for letting me know.
So pleased with these explanations. Very helpful...Ty
So glad to help Debra.
I can’t thank you enough for breaking the color wheel down in its simplest form. I’m so glad my search brought me to you. Your videos saved me the frustration a $$$$😊
You are so welcome Melinda. I never thought I could learn it let alone teach other people it so I know how you feel.
i saw this a few months ago. I already had my color wheel but couldn't figure it out. You helped a lot. I went To Diane Mize and some others to learn more. and watched your recommendations. Spent about 6 hours until I felt comfortable with the color wheel. Thanks so much!
I hope it helps your pours turn out more like you expect Raye. This part of pouring took a long time for this left brained guy to learn.
Omg! Took me awhile to figure out how to leave comment.
I started paint pouring when I lost my job in April. I've done about 100. Only about 25 are okay.
I've also watched 1000's of videos.
YOU ARE THE BEST.
In explaining, colors that don't like each other, etc.
Thing is, all the little and big questions I have you have answers for. Have not tried them, but will send pic of my first that I love.
Thank you for all your hard work! If I had the money i would buy you a bottle of paint (instead of beer although you seem like a wine lover)
Thanks again. Going to try some of what I learned from you tomorrow. Weather good or bad I will send a pic.
Cynn595
Thanks Cynthia. 100 pours is AMAZING. Have you tried to sell them? FYI I am a hardcore Pepsi drinker (a gallons or so a day).
@@LeftBrainedArtist yes I have sold about 20. Even though I don't like them it seems like others do. I'm getting back to simple colors. Having one pop and the others muted works best. Of course blue is easiest but tans and orange had a freak good out come. 26th
Sorry still getting the hang of how to respond. Most of the ones I sold were to me horrible but after watching another video I turned the losses into winners. Not my idea and ill have to look up artist name..0
Now I know why my paintings turn brown or gray is places! Thank You for all your tutorials. I am learning so much from you.
You are so welcome Karleen.
It’s a running family joke that I’m about 80-90% left brain so I’m not surprised you’re the one to finally make this stuff make sense. To keep it simple I knew that 2 primary colours were safe but as soon as the 3rd gets involved, you risk 💩 even in secondary and tertiary colours. This gives me so much more to work with 😃
Glad to hear it Amie. You just needed to hear it from the right person to make it click!
Thank you. This is one of the most informative tutorial!
It was a pleasure to do. I learned researching and people watching the video like you learn so it's a win-win for everyone.
Hi.....Im a newbie.....have not done any pour.....still researching and taking notes....Thank you sooooo much. You took a great deal of fear away from getting started. I have seen some pour videos and many of them has mud issues. Thanks again.
Excellent to hear Cat. You really should get started, even on a small canvas. You'll learn so much more.