When John Constable painted his famous English landscapes he found that a mix of lamp black and lemon yellow best provided the greens for his trees. That mix went down in history as "Constable Green", which gives a sense of realism that no green from any blue/yellow mix could ever hope to achieve.
Very help full here in New Zealand a lot of our pasture landscape is very rich and a bright saturated green many of our tourist are stunned when they get here and see how green and bright it is in real life .Also the forest we call it bush is also full of bright greens and yellow greens its a real challenge to paint ether a farming landscape scene or a bush scene with the green's we have in the land scape . I have been using the sap green a lot but are now moving toward mixing my own greens So you tutorial is very helpful .You make a very good teacher . Many thanks .
Thanks so much for the wonderful comment! I'm so glad you find my videos helpful :) New Zealand sounds beautiful...I would love to see it someday. Thanks for watching!
A green you don't talk about is Terre Verte - literally 'green earth'. I've used it as a base for portraiture, but also, straight out of the tube, for dark, subdued, winter greens. It has just about no tinting strength, but if that happens to be what you want, it comes into its own. I prefer Viridian to Pthalo Green every time, incidentally - it mixes so much better with other colours, eg yellows, earth reds, even blue, without swamping them, as Pthalo so very quickly will. Thanks again for another excellent video.
I'm glad you enjoyed the video! Yes, Terra Verte is a nice color but I find it to be a weak tinter. It's hard to use it for landscapes. It was mostly used in the old days as a modifier for portrait skin tones.
Favourite greens: Perylene Green (Do you get that in Oil Paint?) Hookers Green (W&N), Prussian Green, Cobalt Green. if you're into Watercolours, Daniel Smith's Primatek range have some magical greens :)
Thanks for watching! Yes, some of those are less common in oils but they do make them. I dabble in watercolor so I have used some of the Daniel Smith paints. Their Serpentine is a beautiful green! :)
Thank you so much! Your videos are really good!! I'm learning a lot. Walcott congratulations my respect.. I been looking for videos like this along time ago and know I found them here! Awesome job... painting is my life
Phthalo green should be mixed with a Black, Yellow ochre or another earth colour as it’s very intense. Chromium oxide green is an earthy opaque neutral green good for background, mountain landscapes which could be grey and dull. Green gold or Golden green is a highly recommended single pigment colour to mix with white and warm up landscapes with it. Sap green is a colour which leans towards yellow and you can dull it down with Black or warm it up with Yellow. Olive green is a good neutral green and a good green to start out with.
It should be printed somewhere on the tube, but it's usually on the back. More than likely it will be listed by pigment index number for example "PB 15" would be Phthalo Blue. Thanks for watching!
Thalo green mixed with white reminds me of toothpaste. I treat thalo green as blue when mixing it with yellow to make a green. Just takes a touch of the thalo. Insanely strong color.
That is a great color! It's made by a variety of manufacturers and the pigment index number is PY129. Gamblin makes it, and so does Sennelier and Winsor & Newton. Thanks for watching :)
I put Winsor newton mineral green in my shopping cart to mix with pthalo turquoise. I want cobalt teal and I am trying to mimic Malachite and lapis colors. Is it good?
I am not familiar with those specific colors so it's hard to predict how they will mix. It can also depend on the brand. The best way is to do some testing and see what you get. Lapis is the same thing as natural Ultramarine Blue so that can be mimicked by adding a very tiny amount of black to Ultramarine to dull it a bit. Thanks for watching!
I believe true verdigris is very prone to darkening and is not a stable pigment. I would say you're better off using a modern replacement unless it's its for a very specific purpose like restoring an old work. Thanks for watching!
Yes they are two different pigments. The Viridian tube you have is likely a Viridian "Hue" made with Phthalo Green (PG7). True Viridian will have a pigment index number of PG18. It's similar in mass tone but much more natural looking than Phthalo. It should be fairly easy to find but will be more expensive than Phthalo green. Thanks for watching!
Green is difficult. Someone said when painting green, use anything but green. - ? - So I vary my colors. But this is indeed a great video on the subject. Thank you Jason.
Hello: Wonderful; the green you state are Standard Pigment do they actually have a name. I would like to purchase them so I can mix the palette as you. Thank you, R
If you go back and rewatch the video, the names and the numbers are all given as each color is presented. It's shown in a white rectangle at the bottom of the screen. Thanks for watching! :)
Hello mr walcot I am a great fan of your chanel! Could you please for the love of god, tell me what is the song/music in the background? Thank you so much?
Thanks for the nice compliment on my videos and for watching! The music in this video is the George Street Shuffle. It's free music provided for use on TH-cam. incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1300035
The pigment(s) should be listed somewhere on the tube, typically the back. If there is only one pigment in the paint, then you will only see one listed. Reputable paint makers will always list the pigments used in a color. At the very minimum you will see the pigment index number which always starts with a capital "P". For example Ultramarine Blue would be PB29 (for 'pigment blue 29'). Thanks for watching! :)
In terms of greens watch out for any mixed pigment that contains a yellow that might not be so lightfast. Although truthfully these are not common. PY3 (Hansa Yellow) is at the edge of good lightfastness and is probably the one you'll most likely see. Overall for any color, avoid Alizarin Crimson (PR83). Thanks for watching!
I'm not familiar with the building you are referring to, but I do have another video on mixing greens here: th-cam.com/video/lpEh4lG9aRM/w-d-xo.html Thanks for watching!
Thanks for watching! To be honest true Terre Verte isn't really that useful as a green. It's more for making tiny changes in value/temperature, especially for portraits.
Thanks for watching! I didn't have any Viridian on hand when I made this video as I don't normally use it. I realized later I probably should have included it. LOL I may have to do a Greens #2 video at some point. :)
@@walcottfineart5088 Thanks Jason, if you have heard they are non-toxic, then that is good enough for me, as I trust your expertise in oil paints, and I think a guy like you, deeply steeped in the industry, would have heard it. Thank you for a very entertaining and informative channel!
When John Constable painted his famous English landscapes he found that a mix of lamp black and lemon yellow best provided the greens for his trees. That mix went down in history as "Constable Green", which gives a sense of realism that no green from any blue/yellow mix could ever hope to achieve.
Yes, Black and yellow make a good green! Thanks for watching and for the great info. :)
I can’t begin to tell you how thankful I am for your videos! They’re an amazing resource. You’ve saved me so much money and time!
I am so glad you've enjoyed my videos! Thanks for watching :)
Your vids are always helpful especially for us beginners.
I'm so glad they are helping! :) Thanks for the comment.
Very help full here in New Zealand a lot of our pasture landscape is very rich and a bright saturated green many of our tourist are stunned when they get here and see how green and bright it is in real life .Also the forest we call it bush is also full of bright greens and yellow greens its a real challenge to paint ether a farming landscape scene or a bush scene with the green's we have in the land scape . I have been using the sap green a lot but are now moving toward mixing my own greens So you tutorial is very helpful .You make a very good teacher . Many thanks .
Thanks so much for the wonderful comment! I'm so glad you find my videos helpful :) New Zealand sounds beautiful...I would love to see it someday. Thanks for watching!
I don't think I could live without Viridian...
Thanks for such useful videos, we watch them over and over again, why aren't there any new ones?
A green you don't talk about is Terre Verte - literally 'green earth'. I've used it as a base for portraiture, but also, straight out of the tube, for dark, subdued, winter greens. It has just about no tinting strength, but if that happens to be what you want, it comes into its own. I prefer Viridian to Pthalo Green every time, incidentally - it mixes so much better with other colours, eg yellows, earth reds, even blue, without swamping them, as Pthalo so very quickly will. Thanks again for another excellent video.
I'm glad you enjoyed the video! Yes, Terra Verte is a nice color but I find it to be a weak tinter. It's hard to use it for landscapes. It was mostly used in the old days as a modifier for portrait skin tones.
Chromium oxide green makes gorgeous color mixes with Prussian Blue. I found that to be extremely useful!
Good to know! Thanks for watching :)
Jason, I love your vids; they are extremely helpful, especially for a beginner artist. Thanks for making these videos for us. Regards from NYC.
Thanks so much for the nice comment! I'm glad you've enjoyed my videos :)
Your tutorials and studies are always very educational. Thank you. And I like your unobtrusive and soothing music 🙂
Thanks for watching and for the nice comment! :)
Another excellent vid, thank you so much Jason and Merry Christmas
I'm so glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for the comment. :)
Totally agree with starting out mixing greens
Thanks for watching! Mixed greens tends to look much better, especially in landscapes! :)
Favourite greens: Perylene Green (Do you get that in Oil Paint?) Hookers Green (W&N), Prussian Green, Cobalt Green. if you're into Watercolours, Daniel Smith's Primatek range have some magical greens :)
Thanks for watching! Yes, some of those are less common in oils but they do make them. I dabble in watercolor so I have used some of the Daniel Smith paints. Their Serpentine is a beautiful green! :)
Thanks for all of your videos Jason.
Thanks for watching and for the nice comment!
Thank you so much! Your videos are really good!! I'm learning a lot. Walcott congratulations my respect.. I been looking for videos like this along time ago and know I found them here! Awesome job... painting is my life
Thank you for watching and for such nice comments! I'm glad you are finding my videos useful. :)
I love everything about you and your videos!
Thank you so much for the nice comment and for watching! :)
I am outside a lot. The greens I see are hard to find in a tube. This helps a lot. Thank you
Phthalo green should be mixed with a Black, Yellow ochre or another earth colour as it’s very intense. Chromium oxide green is an earthy opaque neutral green good for background, mountain landscapes which could be grey and dull. Green gold or Golden green is a highly recommended single pigment colour to mix with white and warm up landscapes with it. Sap green is a colour which leans towards yellow and you can dull it down with Black or warm it up with Yellow. Olive green is a good neutral green and a good green to start out with.
Where on the tube can you read if its a single pigment colour ? And what is the name of the medium in your small bottle. Thanks
It should be printed somewhere on the tube, but it's usually on the back. More than likely it will be listed by pigment index number for example "PB 15" would be Phthalo Blue. Thanks for watching!
Thank you! You are a treasure. Great teacher and much needed guidance is great! Thank you!
I really appreciate your kind comments! Thanks for watching...I'm glad you enjoyed the video. :)
Good review now that I am painting a garden landscape. Thanks a lot!!! Sure green is a tricky thing.
Thanks for watching! I'm glad the video helped you. :)
Thalo green mixed with white reminds me of toothpaste. I treat thalo green as blue when mixing it with yellow to make a green. Just takes a touch of the thalo. Insanely strong color.
Please who is the maker of the Green Gold? So beautiful!
That is a great color! It's made by a variety of manufacturers and the pigment index number is PY129. Gamblin makes it, and so does Sennelier and Winsor & Newton. Thanks for watching :)
I put Winsor newton mineral green in my shopping cart to mix with pthalo turquoise. I want cobalt teal and I am trying to mimic Malachite and lapis colors. Is it good?
I am not familiar with those specific colors so it's hard to predict how they will mix. It can also depend on the brand. The best way is to do some testing and see what you get. Lapis is the same thing as natural Ultramarine Blue so that can be mimicked by adding a very tiny amount of black to Ultramarine to dull it a bit. Thanks for watching!
Sir there are a old green pigment verdigrise which made by hanging coper on vinegar. How is it form painting. Can I use my hand made verdigrise
I believe true verdigris is very prone to darkening and is not a stable pigment. I would say you're better off using a modern replacement unless it's its for a very specific purpose like restoring an old work. Thanks for watching!
Another color I often have issues with. Thank you for this! My real issue is getting light blue-green tints to show distance. So this really helped.
Thanks for the comment! I'm glad it helped you. I always appreciate your great feedback.
1. Pthalo Green (PG7) 2. Pthalo Emerald 3. Chromium Oxide Green (PG17) 4. Green Gold (PY 129) 5. Sap Green 6. Olive Green
Thanks for watching!
Are phthalo green and viridian made from different pigments? I noticed I have a tube of each of these green colors but they are both PG7
Yes they are two different pigments. The Viridian tube you have is likely a Viridian "Hue" made with Phthalo Green (PG7). True Viridian will have a pigment index number of PG18. It's similar in mass tone but much more natural looking than Phthalo. It should be fairly easy to find but will be more expensive than Phthalo green. Thanks for watching!
Green is difficult. Someone said when painting green, use anything but green. - ? - So I vary my colors. But this is indeed a great video on the subject. Thank you Jason.
Thanks for watching! Green is definitely the hardest color to learn to control. You can get a lot of variation from mixing different blues and greens.
Thanks, your videos have helped me alot
I'm so glad you are enjoying my videos! Thanks for watching. :)
Love your videos! Really learned alot 💚
Hi ! I enjoy your vídeos very much ! Is ir possible to make one about skin tone? Thanks !!
Thanks for watching! I'm not really a portrait painter, but I can definitely do a video on skin tones. I will add that to the list! :)
Your videos are so educative
Thanks so much for the nice comment and for watching! :)
what brand is the gold green you're using? Another great video. Thanks :-)
Glad you liked it! The green gold is Sennelier. Thanks for watching.
Hello: Wonderful; the green you state are Standard Pigment do they actually have a name. I would like to purchase them so I can mix the palette as you. Thank you, R
If you go back and rewatch the video, the names and the numbers are all given as each color is presented. It's shown in a white rectangle at the bottom of the screen. Thanks for watching! :)
Hello mr walcot
I am a great fan of your chanel!
Could you please for the love of god, tell me what is the song/music in the background?
Thank you so much?
Thanks for the nice compliment on my videos and for watching! The music in this video is the George Street Shuffle. It's free music provided for use on TH-cam. incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1300035
@@walcottfineart5088
Thank you so much dear Sir.
It evokes pleasurable memories in my mind, but i dont know where from.
Like always, this video is also very useful.👍🏻
Thanks for watching!
Sir I use cobalt green . Is it good for painting
Yes, Cobalt Green is very permanent. It doesn't have the highest tinting strength but is fine to use for painting. Thanks for watching! :)
@@walcottfineart5088 and sir how is vridian pigment for painting
How can you tell if a color is single pigment?
The pigment(s) should be listed somewhere on the tube, typically the back. If there is only one pigment in the paint, then you will only see one listed. Reputable paint makers will always list the pigments used in a color. At the very minimum you will see the pigment index number which always starts with a capital "P". For example Ultramarine Blue would be PB29 (for 'pigment blue 29'). Thanks for watching! :)
Sir what are the most vulnerable colors in term of lightfastness?
In terms of greens watch out for any mixed pigment that contains a yellow that might not be so lightfast. Although truthfully these are not common. PY3 (Hansa Yellow) is at the edge of good lightfastness and is probably the one you'll most likely see. Overall for any color, avoid Alizarin Crimson (PR83). Thanks for watching!
Great and best videos .
I'm trying to make the color green like the window on business building .? down town Los Angeles.
I'm not familiar with the building you are referring to, but I do have another video on mixing greens here: th-cam.com/video/lpEh4lG9aRM/w-d-xo.html Thanks for watching!
Love your channel. What is the glazing liquid?
Thanks for watching! That medium I'm using is the traditional mixture of 1/3 linseed oil, 1/3 turpentine, and 1/3 damar varnish.
Kind of disappointed you don't have terre verte PG23.
Thanks for watching! To be honest true Terre Verte isn't really that useful as a green. It's more for making tiny changes in value/temperature, especially for portraits.
How Doo make a good olive with yellow and blue?
Ultramarine Blue and Cadmium Yellow Deep would make a good olive green. Thanks for watching! :)
Walcott Fine Art I love learning from you! Thanks!
mix Rembrandt Veridian with other colors except white and you will get beautiful greens
Very great Video!!
Thanks for watching! :)
Thank you very helpful
Glad it helped! :)
It's true with viridian and phthalo green. E. John Robinson advocated viridian in seascapes, while the latter is stronger and easier to overuse.
Thanks for watching and for the great comment!
god bless u jason sir , u r the best
Thank you so much for the nice comment! I'm glad you enjoyed watching this. :)
Hi Jason, no Viridian?
Thanks for watching! I didn't have any Viridian on hand when I made this video as I don't normally use it. I realized later I probably should have included it. LOL I may have to do a Greens #2 video at some point. :)
Dear Jason, you are a great man! What could be the way that you look at my pictures and show me all of my mistakes. That will help.
Thanks! :) You may contact me through my website which is www.WalcottFineArt.com
Hi Jason, I think I heard the guy on DrawMixPaint say that either phthalo green or blue is toxic. Do you agree with that?
I'm not sure why he would say that? As far as I know Phthalo colors are completely non-toxic. That's what I've always heard. Thanks for watching!
@@walcottfineart5088 Thanks Jason, if you have heard they are non-toxic, then that is good enough for me, as I trust your expertise in oil paints, and I think a guy like you, deeply steeped in the industry, would have heard it. Thank you for a very entertaining and informative channel!
I love that Gold Green. What brand were you showcasing? Momma needs a tube. 😁
Thanks for watching! That tube looks like it was the Sennelier. It's also made by Gamblin and a few others. :)
Yes,,, this is the real technic with pigments showing.
Thanks for watching! I'm glad you enjoyed it. :)
@@walcottfineart5088 i have a couple of video for painting on my youtube channel.Sorry,all is in french.
Good video. Helps a lot. Thanks.
Glad it helped! Thanks for watching. :)
Merci+++! MLS
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Athank u
I dont know how you can do so many pills and still paint pictures without freaking out 👍
Please who is the maker of the Green Gold? So beautiful!