Angela Fehr Watercolour | How to Mix Vibrant & Authentic Greens in Watercolor @angelfehr | Uploaded March 2019 | Updated October 2024, 1 day ago.
If you're painting a landscape with a lot of green in it, it can be hard to make the different greens stand out from each other. Some greens feel too bright to be natural, shadowed greens can look too blue. So many new painters struggle to work with the color green, but green can be one of the most fun colors to work with if you follow a few simple principles.
1. Start with a vibrant green and you'll have more options for mixing to get different variations. I like Green Gold and Phthalo Green (Blue Shade)
2. Use a single base color to mix your greens. You can start with a yellow and add turquoise or Phthalo Blue and the variations are endless as you tweak that mix with tiny splashes of red or magenta.
3. Have fun with pre-mixed greens. Daniel Smith makes some that are so fun to work with. I like Zoisite, Kingman Green Turquoise, Cascade Green.
4. Pay attention to the "temperature" of your colors. Warm blue and yellow will mix more cleanly than a warm temp of one and a cool of the other. Experiment and find your favourites!
Supplies Used in this lesson: (I receive a small commission when you order using the links below. Thank you!)
Brush - Escoda Versatil #10 rigger bit.ly/Rigger10
Palette - Robax 64 well, 18 inch palette, robax.com
Daniel Smith watercolor paint: bit.ly/2cXeE8J
Deep Sap Green, Green Gold, Quinacridone Magenta, Cobalt Teal Blue, Carbazole Violet, Kingman Green Turquoise, Cascade Green, Zoisite Genuine, Ultramarine Blue
QoR watercolor paint: Viridian, Phthalo Green bit.ly/2iZWDLc
Paper: Arches cold press, 140 lb pad - bit.ly/2xXmxVk
Download 3 free guides to help you paint more confidently! Sign up here: bit.ly/2QGwFca
If you're painting a landscape with a lot of green in it, it can be hard to make the different greens stand out from each other. Some greens feel too bright to be natural, shadowed greens can look too blue. So many new painters struggle to work with the color green, but green can be one of the most fun colors to work with if you follow a few simple principles.
1. Start with a vibrant green and you'll have more options for mixing to get different variations. I like Green Gold and Phthalo Green (Blue Shade)
2. Use a single base color to mix your greens. You can start with a yellow and add turquoise or Phthalo Blue and the variations are endless as you tweak that mix with tiny splashes of red or magenta.
3. Have fun with pre-mixed greens. Daniel Smith makes some that are so fun to work with. I like Zoisite, Kingman Green Turquoise, Cascade Green.
4. Pay attention to the "temperature" of your colors. Warm blue and yellow will mix more cleanly than a warm temp of one and a cool of the other. Experiment and find your favourites!
Supplies Used in this lesson: (I receive a small commission when you order using the links below. Thank you!)
Brush - Escoda Versatil #10 rigger bit.ly/Rigger10
Palette - Robax 64 well, 18 inch palette, robax.com
Daniel Smith watercolor paint: bit.ly/2cXeE8J
Deep Sap Green, Green Gold, Quinacridone Magenta, Cobalt Teal Blue, Carbazole Violet, Kingman Green Turquoise, Cascade Green, Zoisite Genuine, Ultramarine Blue
QoR watercolor paint: Viridian, Phthalo Green bit.ly/2iZWDLc
Paper: Arches cold press, 140 lb pad - bit.ly/2xXmxVk
Download 3 free guides to help you paint more confidently! Sign up here: bit.ly/2QGwFca
