Palette exploration: Switching up my blues

I’ve been using the same blue in my palette over and over. It’s time to switch it up! If you are as obsessed with colour mixing as I am you might enjoy this week’s video.
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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:57 Intentions for my palette
02:10 Different blues
10:58 Phtalo blue mixing
14:34 Choosing colours
17:30 Making swatches

[@annrubino6252]

and swatching.Excellent analysis

[@jclosestudio]

Thanks 😊

[@denisecope]

I finally got it last night. Now even my palette paper is pretty. Dab dab dab. Thank you!

[@jclosestudio]

Haha, fantastic 😄

[@kimclenard]

I truly enjoyed watching this process. 🥰 Thank you for sharing the details of creating your color palette. I’m looking forward to seeing what you create in your new space on larger canvases. 💛

[@jclosestudio]

You are so welcome! It’ll be exciting for me to find out too 😄

[@sheenasproule5335]

I really love watching your process and work develop. You even choose great background music.

[@jclosestudio]

Thanks! The music sets the mood 😊

[@emilynelson5880]

How long do your mixed paints stay good in those containers?
Are you mostly mixing on the paper? Or on the palette?
I’d love a shorter version of this in real time with more explanation about what you’re doing.
I’m fascinated by all this color mixing!

[@jclosestudio]

Hi Emily! The paints stay fresh for several weeks, and if you spritz them with a little water every now and then they should last pretty much indefinitely.
Here I’m mixing mostly on the palette and only a little bit on the paper if I’m not happy with the colour yet.
Thanks for the feedback! I might do one of these in the future then.

[@petalflower2012]

I look forward to your videos, you have taught me so much and how to be so free. Also how to fit in art in my life! I want to try colour palettes as I have colours of lots is materials and would love to see how I can make them work for me. Sorry I dance at you opening wee song!! ❤

[@jclosestudio]

Haha, I dance a little too when I edit the intro 😂
I’m so happy to hear that you have learned things from my videos! I find it so fun mixing colours and seeing what other colours they make. It’s also a great thing to do when you don’t have the headspace to make a painting, but want to do something.

[@petalflower2012]

@@jclosestudio great advice, being a mum yourself, how do you fit it in? I work 3 days and still struggle with all house and mum stuff!!

[@jclosestudio]

@@petalflower2012 oh it's a struggle 😄 I mainly work while she sleeps, or hope she plays on her own when I need to do some stuff.

[@sigrunasa]

Very well done! Loved watching this, thank you

[@jclosestudio]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it!

[@ChantelleArts]

This is fantastic, such gorgeous palette ☺☺☺

[@jclosestudio]

Thank you!!

[@cindyfromsydney7693]

Lovely colours!

[@jclosestudio]

I think so too 😄

[@sangeetamandrai4889]

beautiful

[@jclosestudio]

Thank you! 😊

[@denisecope]

I love your method so much. When I do it, I waste so much paint! How do you do use so little? Do you just take one little dab for every test and then there is still enough to work with when you get to white? Silly but I want to be able to do it like you do.

[@jclosestudio]

Thanks, Denise! I guess I do just take a little dab. That's all there is to it!

[@kerriwilson7508]

I have a question about your paint tray - is this paint squirted directly on a wet paper towel placed inside a tray? Tell me more!!

[@jclosestudio]

Hi Kerri! I use what they call a “stay wet palette”. It’s a tray (can be any tray) with wet kitchen roll (or any kind of fabric that holds water) soaked with water, and then tracing paper or baking paper on top. On that paper I mix my paints. It helps them stay wet for longer. If you put another tray on top as a lid they’ll stay wet over night even.
So it looks like this:
- baking paper-
-soaked cloth-
-tray-

[@MariaGonzalez-ug2zi]

Hola, me gustaría saber que diluyente recomiendas para que las pinturas acrílicas sean más fluidas???. Enhorabuena me encanta tu trabajo.

[@jclosestudio]

¡gracias! Yo uso un medio de flujo acrílico, similar al medio de aerógrafo: www.jacksonsart.com/jacksons-acrylic-flow-medium-500ml?___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=2d00f43f07911355d4151f13925ff292