this was so useful. I was searching for something specific for watercolor but this is color theory and works for whatever medium you are using. Amazing tips. Thank you!
Red and black, or red and small amount of ultramarine. This makes a chocolate brown. You can also use orange instead of the red, but it makes a lighter brown.
Thank you ..this totally helped me add a Bald eagle to one of my landscape paintings .the red and black made such a good thin wash for a dark brown body base color !! Thank you !!!
Color me amazed! Wouldn’t have guessed so many variations of brown could be created with primary colors. Thanks for the cheat sheet, too. I’m mixing browns tonight 🎈🤸♂️🎈🤸♂️🎈
I'm so glad I came across your videos! They have an ASMR feel to them - I'm learning and relaxing at the same time! I hope we get to see more of these where you just talk through your process.
Thanks! I’m always surprised when people say they like listening to me talk. I have other videos like this, like this one where I paint a salt shaker is another one th-cam.com/video/36HFDMWcLoA/w-d-xo.html
This is so helpful, I'm experimenting with coloring polymer clay so I'm excited to see how this knowledge transfers between mediums 😊 this video was so relaxing before I knew it the whole video was over.
You have earned a new subscriber and very happy artist! Thank you for this. I usually mix 3 pts purple 4 pts red 1 pt orange 1 pt black to get a milk chocolate shade but I like your mix better, much easier with less steps. You're awesome!
I was searching for how to make a chocolate brown as I'm painting (water colour) a brown curly coated retriever dog for my sister...this was perfect and it worked. Many thanks.
thank you for the information, I have a question, is brown considered neutral color ? and is there an international standard that specify what is true brown or true red, etc, thanks for your time.
One day I'll actually try and make my own colors rather than using out of the bottle ones. I guess that is a perk of doing paint pouring like I do. The colors mix themselves. Loving these color mixing videos by the way. Have you tried putting together a cheat sheet info-graphic for us newbies? Maybe as lead magnet?
Thanks. Yes, I have an acrylic color mixing cheat sheet that you can download from the link below. I love learning and experimenting with color. I would think that color is probably a major part of acrylic pouring. Here's the PDF drawandpaintforfun.com/acrylic-color-mixing-chart/
Outstanding tutorial. I have 2 small 1/25 scale figures to paint with (enamel) flesh tone and medium dark brown hair, as well as a small cardboard box to paint but have no browns in my paint set. I wondered if I could mix a few browns using other colors without it looking like a cheap substitute. This video shows how easy it is to make an entire range of browns using primary colors and a few others. Now I don't have to go out and buy 6 shades of brown, I can just mix my own. Much thanks.
Since when has black been a primary colour? I thought the black was made from yellow, blue and red, the real primary colours. If we are to consider black as a primary colour, then all secondary and tertiary colours must also become primary colours by that definition.
Do you have a time stamp of the point where I say black is a primary color? I remember demonstrating how I mix brown from primary colors- both the traditional primary colors of red, yellow, and blue. I also mix it from phthalo blue, magenta, and yellow.
I ve just found your channel and I must say your content is very very helpful !! very well explained and filmed. I enjoy it very much. Thanks for making it
Blue is easy: you can't go wrong with phthalo blue and ultramarine blue. I use Pyrrole Red but cadmium red is similar. If you've seen my other videos, you would know that I think magenta is the real primary color instead of red- so I also add Quinacridone Magenta to my palette. I used to use Hansa Yellow a lot but Golden discontinued it. Cadmium yellow would work too. Keep in mind that you don't need the exact same colors that I used in the video as there are other pigments that would work too. For convenience, you can also start with a brown like Burnt Sienna or Burnt Umber and then adjust it to your liking.
i tried adding crimson red to ultramarine blue and it turned out that how much i tried, i could not get a brown and i only got magenta or purple shade. why is it so?
I'm not sure which pigments are in crimson red, but I some brands of Alizarin Crimson contain mostly quinacridone magenta so that may be why you're getting purple. My video about mixing pink covers some of the different pigments that brands use for alizarin crimson etc.
Thanks for making this video. I'm trying to paint a violin and trying to achieve the right color blend to get the violin brown/red color. Do you have suggestions?
Finished wood is a complicated color because the stains are transparent and it allows the wood grain to show through. So if you use opaque paint to touch up an area it will probably be noticeable. But if you’re painting the entire violin a solid color, I would just choose a brown that you prefer. Brown is basically a dark red or orange. One of my favorite ways to mix brown is to add a small amount of ultramarine blue to red. Also, if you do paint the entire violin, I’m wondering if that would affect the sound quality.
@@ChrisBreier Thank you. Yes, it's not an easy color to achieve. Like you mentioned, I'm planning to add multiple layers of different tones of brown to get the texture. I'm painting a violin on canvas, not the actual violin.
Oops, I took that literally 😂 It sounds like you have a plan. As for the brown color, you could start with something like burnt sienna and modify it to your liking. That makes things a little simpler if you have to remix more of the same color later. Good luck!
Thanks! I have a color mixing playlist that contains my videos related to mixing colors (link below). Also, almost all of my TH-cam shorts are color mixing demos. 🙂 th-cam.com/play/PLJWwgoBXxzb3L1WQHDj6VTYM0iqrU8ESB.html
@@ChrisBreier thank you chris, but it's probably my eyes, I can see all colors, but I managed to fail the color blindness book on 3 separate occasions so I think I maybe color deficient 😂. Thanks for the video, God bless.
Is there anyway you can tell me what color is my hair? I know my hair is brown but it has a golden tinge to it. And I am having a hard time finding a box dye. I realize now i have to mix two different dyes because I do not find my color anywhere! I don’t know if this video and dye is the same thing.
I wish I could help but I don’t have experience with dyes. Color can be tricky so I would suggest asking a hair stylist for help with selecting a color. 🙂
Hi, can you show different skin tones with acrylic colors for indian portrait work? Which brand brushes are best for portrait work. Is oil or acrylic better for portrait work? Which canvases are better for portrait work granular or smooth?
I plan doing some videos about these topics. The oil/acrylic debate is somewhat of a personal preference though. There are “portrait canvases” which are smoother than regular canvases.A lot of these questions depend upon your painting style. For example, realistic portraits may be easier to achieve with oils on a smooth canvas. The downside is the solvents aren’t fun to work with. If this is a problem for you there are water mixable oils and slow drying acrylics. I would say start with the materials that appeal to you and make adjustments as you gain experience. I hope this helps!
@@ChrisBreier Thanks Chris...I will, and I do have a short video of a greenish color that I thought I was gonna be happy with but now I believe a shade of brown or tan, maybe a combination to create a desert storm camouflage effect
I need help on finding right color for Latino or Hispanic color with (lvl 1 acrylic pain) no watercolor. I already know it have brown (orange+ultramarine blue), but I don’t know with color of yellow (Naples, lemon, ochre, or brilliant) good for the shadow to the bright like white from the video
I don't completely understand the question, but in the video I mixed Hansa Yellow Medium with Purple to make brown. Out the 3 yellows you mentioned, I believe lemon yellow would be the closest.
3:16 the exact moment where I realised my printer wasn't actually shitting me when complaining it ran out of cyan to print an image without any blue in it 😬
Hola muy interesante su clase lástima que no hablamos el mismo idioma seria posible que colocarás su traductor porque yo coloco mi traductor y sale en inglés la verdad me interesa sus clases yo muy agradecida por compartir sus enseñanzas deseándole que Dios Todopoderoso lo siga bendiciendo saludos cordiales desde Mexicali 💯😉😊
this was so useful. I was searching for something specific for watercolor but this is color theory and works for whatever medium you are using. Amazing tips. Thank you!
You’re welcome! I use it with gouache and oils too.🙂
Great demonstration and very helpful in finding subtle brown shades. Thanks!
I'd just forgotten what two colors made brown, didn't expect such a useful and comprehensive video
can you tell me? I couldn't find it in the video
Red and black, or red and small amount of ultramarine. This makes a chocolate brown. You can also use orange instead of the red, but it makes a lighter brown.
Thank you ..this totally helped me add a Bald eagle to one of my landscape paintings .the red and black made such a good thin wash for a dark brown body base color !! Thank you !!!
Color me amazed! Wouldn’t have guessed so many variations of brown could be created with primary colors. Thanks for the cheat sheet, too. I’m mixing browns tonight 🎈🤸♂️🎈🤸♂️🎈
I'm so glad I came across your videos! They have an ASMR feel to them - I'm learning and relaxing at the same time! I hope we get to see more of these where you just talk through your process.
Thanks! I’m always surprised when people say they like listening to me talk. I have other videos like this, like this one where I paint a salt shaker is another one th-cam.com/video/36HFDMWcLoA/w-d-xo.html
@@ChrisBreier I'm watching it next. Thanks for making these videos! Subscribed and followed on IG!
This is so helpful, I'm experimenting with coloring polymer clay so I'm excited to see how this knowledge transfers between mediums 😊 this video was so relaxing before I knew it the whole video was over.
The brown shades of colours are awesome 👍🏽👌🏽🫶🏽🟤🤎.
You have earned a new subscriber and very happy artist! Thank you for this. I usually mix 3 pts purple 4 pts red 1 pt orange 1 pt black to get a milk chocolate shade but I like your mix better, much easier with less steps. You're awesome!
Thanks Hillary, I'm glad it helped!
@ratnarahman8874that would be a muted brown
Hi Chris
I found this tutorial very useful, thank you so much for taking the time to make this tutorial.
Glad you enjoyed it!
I was searching for how to make a chocolate brown as I'm painting (water colour) a brown curly coated retriever dog for my sister...this was perfect and it worked. Many thanks.
thank you for the information, I have a question, is brown considered neutral color ? and is there an international standard that specify what is true brown or true red, etc, thanks for your time.
I think brown neutral
thank you can you make video on types of skin colour
I may make a video about how to match skin colors in the future. Thanks for the suggestion!
First 27 seconds was already enough, tysm!!!
Thanks. I really needed this so I can use the blue painting stuff for my T80BV tank.
One day I'll actually try and make my own colors rather than using out of the bottle ones. I guess that is a perk of doing paint pouring like I do. The colors mix themselves. Loving these color mixing videos by the way. Have you tried putting together a cheat sheet info-graphic for us newbies? Maybe as lead magnet?
Thanks. Yes, I have an acrylic color mixing cheat sheet that you can download from the link below. I love learning and experimenting with color. I would think that color is probably a major part of acrylic pouring. Here's the PDF drawandpaintforfun.com/acrylic-color-mixing-chart/
@@ChrisBreier how do I download it? I may just be blind and I can’t see it but I looked and I can’t find a download button 😂
@@Jade-ib9np drawandpaintforfun.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/how-to-mix-brown-paint.pdf
@@ChrisBreier oh thanks 🙏
Thanks for sharing your expertise in color mixing= brown colour. More Power!
Your channel is very under rated your content is very good
Thanks for the encouragement! More videos are on the way...
Outstanding tutorial. I have 2 small 1/25 scale figures to paint with (enamel) flesh tone and medium dark brown hair, as well as a small cardboard box to paint but have no browns in my paint set. I wondered if I could mix a few browns using other colors without it looking like a cheap substitute. This video shows how easy it is to make an entire range of browns using primary colors and a few others. Now I don't have to go out and buy 6 shades of brown, I can just mix my own. Much thanks.
You're welcome! That's the advantage of learning the color theory, you can get away with using a limited range of colors.
Thank you very helpful i did not have brown paint so i was trying to find a way thanks
Wow!! Thank you, I downloaded the PDF. I will share with my friends and tell them about you. We meet online one day a week to share ideas
Rosa Oilart - You’re welcome! Feel free to share the PDF with your friends, I hope they find it useful. 😊
I used to mix orange with black-
This was VERY HELPFUL
Your demeanor is that of the Doctor in Startrek Voyager, and it makes me quite happy.
Thanks for the help!
Ha Ha, great comment !
I need 4CCs of Burnt Sienna! 😂
Thankyou that was amAZINGLY informative and helpful. Very much appreciated
5/30/2021 USA Grandpa Bill: This is one of the most helpful videos I've seen; certainly the best about making browns.
Nice, very helpful, i needed to paint my wall with shade of brown.
Thank you! this helped me a lot
You're welcome, I'm glad you found it useful!
Love your color theory videos!!!!! Especially the brown! ❤ thank you.
I struggled to get purple until I learned about Quin Magenta ! Everyone should purchase it .👍
Since when has black been a primary colour? I thought the black was made from yellow, blue and red, the real primary colours. If we are to consider black as a primary colour, then all secondary and tertiary colours must also become primary colours by that definition.
Do you have a time stamp of the point where I say black is a primary color? I remember demonstrating how I mix brown from primary colors- both the traditional primary colors of red, yellow, and blue. I also mix it from phthalo blue, magenta, and yellow.
7:20 - light colours (don’t ask whyyy !
Coffee grounds for browns creamer lightens it up.
This can get you patinas on paper
This was fantastic
I'm using the knowledge in this video to create "smearable poop" using finger paint for a Halloween game. Thank you.
Great video of mixing paint to make color brown!
This is absolutely fascinating
And while workin with fluorescents ill do the pink n black and move on with that too
You are a wonderful teacher - thank you so much! You deserve all your successes.
This was super helpful! I have about 8 colors in my collection but I'm thinking about switching over to just the primaries. Thanks for all your help!
Phoebe Moon - You’re welcome, I’m glad it was helpful!
Nice art
You are artist🎨
Can you do a video on warm and cool colors of brown and other colors
So succinct and effective! Soothing and informative too!
Great and helpful video! Very clear and good quality ❤ thanks for sharing
Used this to mix my hair color. So helpful! Many thank yous 😎
Thank you so much! This is the first tutorial that actually helps
Excelent way of teaching! Thank you. Have you written any book about color mixing?
Rosa Oilart - Thanks for the compliment! I started writing an ebook about color mixing but I think a video course might be more effective. 🎨
I ve just found your channel and I must say your content is very very helpful !! very well explained and filmed. I enjoy it very much. Thanks for making it
Thanks for the compliments! I'm glad you find my videos helpful.
You are the best, thank you so much!
You’re welcome 😊
Thank you so much, I looked very where to try to knwo how to make a peanut butter color, thanks
You're welcome! I also mix the color of peanut butter at the 3:10 mark in this video th-cam.com/video/l83mPKFBtvw/w-d-xo.html
@@ChrisBreier thank you so much!
Incredible video. Thank you!!!
Need to know how to make a Sierra brown
I got gouche lumi red and 3.0 black
I have a 5 gallon bucket of what I see as lime green paint. What can I add to get a darker brown
Hey, it's a map of the Western region of the USA at lower left at the 3:54 mark!
Thank you, this helped me a lot!!
Which acrylic red, blue and yellow colours should I choose to make burnt sienna and other shades of brown you demonstrated in the video
Blue is easy: you can't go wrong with phthalo blue and ultramarine blue. I use Pyrrole Red but cadmium red is similar. If you've seen my other videos, you would know that I think magenta is the real primary color instead of red- so I also add Quinacridone Magenta to my palette. I used to use Hansa Yellow a lot but Golden discontinued it. Cadmium yellow would work too. Keep in mind that you don't need the exact same colors that I used in the video as there are other pigments that would work too. For convenience, you can also start with a brown like Burnt Sienna or Burnt Umber and then adjust it to your liking.
@@ChrisBreier thanks
Thankyou for sharing what colours x
Seems like the brown rainbow that makes Hazel colored eyes at 3:07?
Thank you so much
This is Bob Rob for colour nerds...
Animal Portraits on a canvas golden doodle ? What colors to mix oil paints
Thank You
i tried adding crimson red to ultramarine blue and it turned out that how much i tried, i could not get a brown and i only got magenta or purple shade. why is it so?
I'm not sure which pigments are in crimson red, but I some brands of Alizarin Crimson contain mostly quinacridone magenta so that may be why you're getting purple. My video about mixing pink covers some of the different pigments that brands use for alizarin crimson etc.
How about mixing red, yellow, and black?
I think that would work because that’s basically orange and black. I’d mix the orange first, then add in small amounts of black.
Thanks for making this video. I'm trying to paint a violin and trying to achieve the right color blend to get the violin brown/red color. Do you have suggestions?
Finished wood is a complicated color because the stains are transparent and it allows the wood grain to show through. So if you use opaque paint to touch up an area it will probably be noticeable. But if you’re painting the entire violin a solid color, I would just choose a brown that you prefer. Brown is basically a dark red or orange. One of my favorite ways to mix brown is to add a small amount of ultramarine blue to red. Also, if you do paint the entire violin, I’m wondering if that would affect the sound quality.
@@ChrisBreier Thank you. Yes, it's not an easy color to achieve. Like you mentioned, I'm planning to add multiple layers of different tones of brown to get the texture. I'm painting a violin on canvas, not the actual violin.
Oops, I took that literally 😂 It sounds like you have a plan. As for the brown color, you could start with something like burnt sienna and modify it to your liking. That makes things a little simpler if you have to remix more of the same color later. Good luck!
Cool! Thank you, Im tryin to make like an old photograph or manuscript color. Light brown with a lil more yellow?
That sounds like a good place to start, yellow will make it warmer and lighter.
Brilliant explanation
Awesome tutorial
Wohh thanks 🙏
Please mention the names of the colors required for making dark Brown
thank y very much,do y have more videos about other colours?? by the way it is relaxing...
Thanks! I have a color mixing playlist that contains my videos related to mixing colors (link below). Also, almost all of my TH-cam shorts are color mixing demos. 🙂 th-cam.com/play/PLJWwgoBXxzb3L1WQHDj6VTYM0iqrU8ESB.html
Unbelievably thorough. Thank you!
Am I colorblind or were you mixing yellow with the other colors everytime you said you.were mixing orange like at 2:15
Ryan Hatcher at 2:15 that’s cadmium orange at the top right. I probably I didn’t get the color grading right when I edited the video.
@@ChrisBreier thank you chris, but it's probably my eyes, I can see all colors, but I managed to fail the color blindness book on 3 separate occasions so I think I maybe color deficient 😂. Thanks for the video, God bless.
You’re right though, the video definitely doesn’t show it as orange as it should be.
I like the colour brown
Really helpful, thank you!
Another subscriber to your channel, as your video is so helpful, and you are so professional 🙏
I really loved this. How you talked, mixed the paint and everything
Is there anyway you can tell me what color is my hair? I know my hair is brown but it has a golden tinge to it. And I am having a hard time finding a box dye. I realize now i have to mix two different dyes because I do not find my color anywhere! I don’t know if this video and dye is the same thing.
I wish I could help but I don’t have experience with dyes. Color can be tricky so I would suggest asking a hair stylist for help with selecting a color. 🙂
@@ChrisBreier I wish you could help also! 😊 I think it’s time for a trip to the Salon now!
Brown is the hardest color I've tried to mix without a set base
hi, i have brown paint and i make it a deep red ? thank you i am trying to match my kitchen cabinets
Hi, can you show different skin tones with acrylic colors for indian portrait work?
Which brand brushes are best for portrait work.
Is oil or acrylic better for portrait work?
Which canvases are better for portrait work granular or smooth?
I plan doing some videos about these topics. The oil/acrylic debate is somewhat of a personal preference though. There are “portrait canvases” which are smoother than regular canvases.A lot of these questions depend upon your painting style. For example, realistic portraits may be easier to achieve with oils on a smooth canvas. The downside is the solvents aren’t fun to work with. If this is a problem for you there are water mixable oils and slow drying acrylics. I would say start with the materials that appeal to you and make adjustments as you gain experience. I hope this helps!
i make brown by mixing 4 parts red, 2 parts blue and 1 part yellow (cad red, ultramarine blue and cad yellow).
Thanks for your instructions...I want to create a military coyote brown from rustoleum for my old jeep truck
Cool! Post a video of it when it's done, good luck!
@@ChrisBreier Thanks Chris...I will, and I do have a short video of a greenish color that I thought I was gonna be happy with but now I believe a shade of brown or tan, maybe a combination to create a desert storm camouflage effect
Yay I made my cherry blossom tree!
Im also here because im painting a cherry blossom tree lol
I need help on finding right color for Latino or Hispanic color with (lvl 1 acrylic pain) no watercolor. I already know it have brown (orange+ultramarine blue), but I don’t know with color of yellow (Naples, lemon, ochre, or brilliant) good for the shadow to the bright like white from the video
I don't completely understand the question, but in the video I mixed Hansa Yellow Medium with Purple to make brown. Out the 3 yellows you mentioned, I believe lemon yellow would be the closest.
Thanks
You are amazing!
Thank you for this video!
Thanks for information. Very helpful.
How would you mix a mid tone golden brown color that's vibrant?
Golden brown makes me think that starting with orange might work. Add a small amount of blue to make it turn brown.
3:16 the exact moment where I realised my printer wasn't actually shitting me when complaining it ran out of cyan to print an image without any blue in it 😬
Hola muy interesante su clase lástima que no hablamos el mismo idioma seria posible que colocarás su traductor porque yo coloco mi traductor y sale en inglés la verdad me interesa sus clases yo muy agradecida por compartir sus enseñanzas deseándole que Dios Todopoderoso lo siga bendiciendo saludos cordiales desde Mexicali 💯😉😊
Thanks so clear and helpful
Very helpful 😍😍
Tysm this is RLLY usefull
Thank you it helped me .
Hi please try 2 red, 2 green and 6 white
THANK YOU SO MUCH
34 people tight bc this man telling the truth about their beloved primary colors! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Great vid! Thanks!
You're welcome!
Thanks alot
U got a new subscriber ☺☺