Michael McStay Art

you can create almost any color you want with just a few pigments

mkmcst — Sun, 16 Mar 2025 05:12:09 +0000

To begin, I suggest using a palette that includes yellow, red, and blue, complemented by white and black.

This combination of primary colors—yellow, red, and blue—forms the foundation of a vibrant and dynamic color scheme, allowing for a wide range of creative expression. Yellow brings a sense of brightness and optimism, evoking feelings of warmth and energy, while red adds intensity and passion, making it perfect for drawing attention to key elements within your work. Blue, on the other hand, introduces a calming and serene quality, providing balance to the more vibrant hues. The addition of white serves to lighten and soften the overall palette, creating a sense of space and clarity, while black can be used strategically to add depth and contrast, enhancing the visual impact of the colors. Together, these colors can be mixed and layered to create a rich tapestry of shades and tones, enabling you to explore various moods and themes in your artwork. This versatile palette not only allows for bold statements but also invites subtlety and nuance, making it an excellent choice for artists looking to convey complex emotions and ideas.

How to make crimson red

mkmcst — Fri, 28 Feb 2025 18:50:32 +0000

mix a bright red with a small amount of blue or purple, creating a deep red color with a slight purple

undertone; essentially, you’re adding a touch of blue to a base red to achieve the crimson hue

how to make Cadmium yellow from Lemon Yellow

mkmcst — Fri, 21 Jun 2024 20:27:42 +0000

As you blend Lemon Yellow with Cadmium Red, pay close attention to the evolving hue and intensity of your mixture. Depending on your desired shade of Cadmium Yellow, you may need to adjust the ratio of pigments accordingly

how to make Yellow Ochre

mkmcst — Fri, 21 Jun 2024 20:20:12 +0000

For the Yellow Ochre, I would begin with the Cad Yellow Medium, and to that add a slight touch of Cad Red Medium, following with an equally small “touch” of Thalo Blue.

Burnt sienna

mkmcst — Fri, 21 Jun 2024 20:12:32 +0000

Burnt sienna is a popular earth tone color that’s a mixture of orange and purple. Here are some ways to make burnt sienna:

Mix orange and purple: You can try layering the colors, mixing different ratios, or mixing different oranges and purples.
Mix primary colors: You can start with yellow orange and add a little dark blue to create a burnt orange color.
Use percentages: Burnt sienna can also be represented as 91% red, 45% green, and 32% blue.

How do you make medium yellow paint?

mkmcst — Mon, 15 Apr 2024 13:21:05 +0000

Blending red and green actually results in a mixture of the colours brown and yellow. Orange and green can also be used to produce a brighter yellow-brown tint. My daughter was intrigued to know what 2 colors make yellow.

What colors do you mix to make raw sienna?

mkmcst — Mon, 15 Apr 2024 03:32:15 +0000

What Colors Make Raw Sienna Acrylic Paint? To mimic Raw Sienna in acrylics, mix a medium yellow with a touch of red and a hint of brown.

How to make Van Dyke brown

mkmcst — Fri, 29 Mar 2024 19:44:01 +0000

Van Dyke brown is typically made by mixing raw umber or burnt sienna with black pigment,

and as a rich, dark brown color, it is often used to create shadows and depth and can be mixed with other colors to create a range of earthy tones.

What color makes burnt umber?

mkmcst — Fri, 03 Nov 2023 18:35:36 +0000

you mix yellow and red to make orange and slowly mix in blue to make brown.. keep adding blue til you reach the desired shade to mimic burnt umber..

if you mix in too much blue, mix in yellow to lighten it, if it turns too yellow, mix in red to bring the brown back…

mixing any type of earth color, it’s just a matter of balancing between all primary.. using this, you can mix ranges from yellow ocher to sepia..

here is both burnt sienna and burnt umber hue that i mix myself.. yes, I’m using watercolor, but I’m sure the same principle applies..

if you have burnt sienna, it’s much easier, you just need to add in ultramarine until you achieve the desired shade to mimic burnt umber, if you mix in too much ultramarine, just mix in burnt sienna to lighten it back up.