I choose a different palette for each painting. I am now checking what pigments are in the paints, after buying a "cyan" & it was just phtalo blue plus white. The pthalo blue is more useful than the "cyan" as can get darks without black.
I've been working with acrylic and also with limited palettes for quite some time, but you're video brought me back to the basics once again. Thanks for that, every beginning painter should watch this video first!
Another very helpful video I am planning on buying a basic liquitex set of cyan, magenta, primary yellow, black and white to really learn colour mixing but when I get more practiced I will simply add ultramarine and burnt umber ! All set 👍
Thank you for that video, it is so well explained! I was actually thinking of trying acrylic paint, so it is perfect timing. I heard the Amsterdam Expert paint dry slower than the Standard one, i wonder if that would be more suitable for a beginner.
As far is I know they dry equally fast. There may be a slight difference, but I've never noticed it. The main difference is that Expert contains more and better ground pigments. Therefore it's easier to mix very precisely. Also, in the Expert Series you'll encounter some pigments that aren't available in the Sandard Series, because they're to expensive to put in the study quality paint. So if you're already an advanced painter with other paints, Expert may be a good choice. If you're an absolute beginner, Standard is great because it's more affordable (when beginners start painting with artists' quality paint, they often hold back and don't want to use enough paint, because of the pricetags). The fast drying time is something you'll get used to with some practice. Have fun painting!👍
@@toon-nagtegaal Thank you so much! And you are absolutely right, I should start with a student grade since I’m a beginner. Plus, I don’t even know if I will like acrylic paint at all.
Ok, I get it. After years of painting I will use Gesso to prepare my surfaces. I will use plenty of paint so my brush can be fully loaded and also, my palette won't dry out as quickly when it has more paint on it's surface. I see you use the larger jars of paint and these jars don't look like anything I've seen. Where do I find these larger jars to purchase? There is a company here in the USA called NOVA paints. Are yours Nova's? Thank you.
Most brands offer different sized tubes or jars. I'm from the Netherlands (Europe) and I use some brands that are well known here, like Amsterdam Expert from Talens and ARA-acrylics. For the videos I often use student quality paint as well by the way, like Amsterdam Standard. Other great brands that you might be familiar as well are Winsor & Newton (Galeria is their student quality line and their artist's quality line is called Professional) and Golden. I had never heard of NOVA before, but I looked it up and I think it's great paint! It looks like they have bigger jars and then you can scoop out some paint with a palette knife.
If the blue you're using to try and mix green has red undertones then I go in the opposite direction on the wheel to mix a green. Use the blue with a red to get purple then add yellow. You'll get a green which sits better within the limited palette range. Hope this helps someone
Learning to paint with only a few colors like so many teachers recommend is like learning to cook only by boiling water. It is true that there are a heck of a lot of things you can cook with water, but there's a hell of a lot you're not going to learn. It's the same with painting! I have yet in my life of painting seen anybody recommend a pallette that is both limited but will also allow me to paint what I want to paint. Such a pallette does exist, but I have yet to see anybody recommend it. You can't get used to a painting process by severely limiting yourself from the start. LEAVE THE OPTIONS OPEN!!!!!
I understand your frustration, but the comparison with cooking doesn’t really hold up. In cooking, you need specific ingredients to create a dish. You can’t mix broccoli from other ingredients. Painting works differently. With a limited palette of, say, five colors, you can mix any color you need. A well-chosen limited palette isn’t restrictive-it’s liberating. You always have what you need without being overwhelmed by too many choices or overly complex color mixing. Isn't it great that when you understand the principles, you can mix yellow, red and blue to mix for example yellow ochre or burnt sienna? It's all a balancing act. And of course, maybe it's more practical later on to buy these colors for a faster workflow, but then you understand where they lie on the color spectrum. That said, please feel free to go your own way. Nobody says you must use only five colors. The idea of a limited palette is just one approach to help artists, especially beginners, understand the fundamentals of color mixing and relationships. Once you’ve mastered those, you can use as many colors as you like-it’s entirely up to you!
Love this. I've been working with the primary palette and am both frustrated and bored with the outcomes. I appreciate you sharing the alternative.
Really wonderful video, thanks so much! You give a lot of personality and also provide really practical advice
Thank you, I'm glad it was helpful!👍
I choose a different palette for each painting. I am now checking what pigments are in the paints, after buying a "cyan" & it was just phtalo blue plus white. The pthalo blue is more useful than the "cyan" as can get darks without black.
I've been working with acrylic and also with limited palettes for quite some time, but you're video brought me back to the basics once again. Thanks for that, every beginning painter should watch this video first!
That's great, enjoy painting!👍🎨
A very nice intro ... better than most. Thank you.
So helpful thank you so much
You're welcome!
Another very helpful video I am planning on buying a basic liquitex set of cyan, magenta, primary yellow, black and white to really learn colour mixing but when I get more practiced I will simply add ultramarine and burnt umber ! All set 👍
That's a great strategy, have fun painting!👍
Thank you for that video, it is so well explained! I was actually thinking of trying acrylic paint, so it is perfect timing. I heard the Amsterdam Expert paint dry slower than the Standard one, i wonder if that would be more suitable for a beginner.
As far is I know they dry equally fast. There may be a slight difference, but I've never noticed it.
The main difference is that Expert contains more and better ground pigments. Therefore it's easier to mix very precisely.
Also, in the Expert Series you'll encounter some pigments that aren't available in the Sandard Series, because they're to expensive to put in the study quality paint.
So if you're already an advanced painter with other paints, Expert may be a good choice. If you're an absolute beginner, Standard is great because it's more affordable (when beginners start painting with artists' quality paint, they often hold back and don't want to use enough paint, because of the pricetags).
The fast drying time is something you'll get used to with some practice. Have fun painting!👍
@@toon-nagtegaal Thank you so much! And you are absolutely right, I should start with a student grade since I’m a beginner. Plus, I don’t even know if I will like acrylic paint at all.
Nice introduction 😁
😂😂👍
Ok, I get it. After years of painting I will use Gesso to prepare my surfaces. I will use plenty of paint so my brush can be fully loaded and also, my palette won't dry out as quickly when it has more paint on it's surface. I see you use the larger jars of paint and these jars don't look like anything I've seen. Where do I find these larger jars to purchase? There is a company here in the USA called NOVA paints. Are yours Nova's? Thank you.
Most brands offer different sized tubes or jars. I'm from the Netherlands (Europe) and I use some brands that are well known here, like Amsterdam Expert from Talens and ARA-acrylics. For the videos I often use student quality paint as well by the way, like Amsterdam Standard. Other great brands that you might be familiar as well are Winsor & Newton (Galeria is their student quality line and their artist's quality line is called Professional) and Golden.
I had never heard of NOVA before, but I looked it up and I think it's great paint! It looks like they have bigger jars and then you can scoop out some paint with a palette knife.
@@toon-nagtegaal Thank you. I hope your audience grows immensely.
@@Allie-ck2lj Thanks!😂👍
If the blue you're using to try and mix green has red undertones then I go in the opposite direction on the wheel to mix a green. Use the blue with a red to get purple then add yellow. You'll get a green which sits better within the limited palette range. Hope this helps someone
Learning to paint with only a few colors like so many teachers recommend is like learning to cook only by boiling water. It is true that there are a heck of a lot of things you can cook with water, but there's a hell of a lot you're not going to learn.
It's the same with painting! I have yet in my life of painting seen anybody recommend a pallette that is both limited but will also allow me to paint what I want to paint.
Such a pallette does exist, but I have yet to see anybody recommend it. You can't get used to a painting process by severely limiting yourself from the start. LEAVE THE OPTIONS OPEN!!!!!
I understand your frustration, but the comparison with cooking doesn’t really hold up. In cooking, you need specific ingredients to create a dish. You can’t mix broccoli from other ingredients.
Painting works differently. With a limited palette of, say, five colors, you can mix any color you need. A well-chosen limited palette isn’t restrictive-it’s liberating. You always have what you need without being overwhelmed by too many choices or overly complex color mixing.
Isn't it great that when you understand the principles, you can mix yellow, red and blue to mix for example yellow ochre or burnt sienna? It's all a balancing act. And of course, maybe it's more practical later on to buy these colors for a faster workflow, but then you understand where they lie on the color spectrum.
That said, please feel free to go your own way. Nobody says you must use only five colors. The idea of a limited palette is just one approach to help artists, especially beginners, understand the fundamentals of color mixing and relationships.
Once you’ve mastered those, you can use as many colors as you like-it’s entirely up to you!