“We touched on the basic principles of drawing - what you need to do to draw approximately what you want. And they did this using the example of pencil and paper. Why? Because it is easier than learning how to paint with paints, since in the case of using paints in addition to the problem " How should I draw this? the problem “” appears - so that what comes out is very similar to what was intended. And in this article we will try to give an accurate answer to this question.

How to get the right color? There are two ways. The first is traditional, using the well-known color wheel:

So, there are primary colors:

• yellow
  
• blue
  
• red .

Which when mixed give

• orange
  
• green
  
• violet
  
• brown .

Moreover, the shades of mixed colors depend on the proportion of primary colors. And, using the color wheel, you can get the desired color like this:

1. Take a certain amount of the main color (for example, blue )
2. Add some second primary color (for example, yellow )
3. Compare the result green with what you wanted to get
4. Add one or another primary color to correct the shade.
5. Or simply take the desired shade of green from a tube jar.

Why does the last point arise? take the desired shade from the jar? Because getting the desired color by mixing the main ones sometimes happens difficult.

In principle, for starters, you can get the desired color using such a color wheel. However, as skill increases, the need for more precise color selection increases. Indeed, with the help of the described principles, it often turns out dirt. For example, it is very difficult to get a good violet color by mixing red And blue. Or is it difficult to get necessary shades green , orange, brown flowers. That is, the principles do not take into account any factors that affect the result when mixing colors.

We are happy to tell you that these factors really exist, and, moreover, with their help you can cope with the problem of “dirt” and still learn how to get the right colors not by intuitive mixing, but by ordinary simple sequence of actions. This sequence and the reasons for the “dirtyness” of the standard color wheel were discovered not by us, but by Michael Wilcox. Who wrote the book " . How to get the color you really need". By the way, you can download this book by Michael Wilcox from the link Blue and yellow do not make green.

Naturally, it will not be possible to present all the material in the book in one article, so we will limit ourselves to the main points, and we recommend that you get the details from this very book by Michael Wilcox, “Blue and Yellow Don’t Make Green.”

So, how can you reliably and accurately get the color you want?

To do this, it is necessary to take into account an important theoretical point. Why do we see color? Because different objects (including paint pigment) have different surface, which reflects light differently from the sun or other light source. That is, the surface of, for example, a bathtub, has such a structure that it reflects all colors and absorbs nothing. And all the colors of the rainbow, as we know, form white. Accordingly, the bathtub appears white. On the other hand, the surface of soot has such a structure that it absorbs all the light falling on it. And soot does not reflect anything. As a result, we see black soot.

What happens if you mix white and soot? It will turn out beautiful grey color. Why? Because light is reflected from pieces of white completely, as white. And then it is partially absorbed by soot particles. The more soot in the white, the darker the gray it turns out - due to the fact that more and more white light reflected by the white particles is absorbed by the soot particles.

The exact same principle works for color pigments. Thus, red paint is red because it primarily reflects red color. Blue color looks blue, since the pigment in its composition absorbs all colors except blue. It “works” exactly the same way yellow color - the pigment absorbs most colors except yellow.

Next, we move on to mixing colors. So, for example, you take blue paint and red paint. Mix them and get dirt. Why? Because the reflected color is red ABSORBED blue pigment in the same way as all the falling color. Accordingly, the red pigment absorbs all the radiation is blue - because the nature of its surface is designed so that predominantly red pigment is reflected.

But you may ask: “What nonsense, because mixing blue And yellow we still get green, and according to your theory, it should also turn out to be dirt?” Well, if truly pure colors existed in nature, then we would see the formation of dirt. But there is one thing But, which makes it possible not only to mix colors, but also to carefully and reliably select the truly desired shade of color.

So, the pigment reflects more than just light. Light of the same wavelength is reflected in greater least. Thus, the red pigment mainly reflects red color. But nevertheless, all other colors are also reflected (for example, violet or orange). Exactly the same can be said about yellow color - the pigment predominantly reflects yellow, but nevertheless it can be reflected in sufficiently large quantities orange or green. WITH blue same thing - it can carry additional “harmonics” green or purple .

So there is Not three primary colors. Eat six primary colors:

1. Mainly reflective paint red and to a lesser but significant extent orange .
2. Paint that mainly reflects red and to a lesser (but significant) extent violet .
3. A pigment that primarily reflects yellow and in addition green .
4. A pigment that primarily reflects yellow and plus an additive orange .
5. Mainly reflective material blue and partially violet .
6. Material that reflects predominantly blue and partially green .

Well, have you already understood the principle of color formation?

It's very simple: you take yellow from point 3 and blue from point 6, mix these colors. Blue pigment neutralizes yellow, yellow pigment absorbs blue color. What color remains? Right, green! And not just green, but beautiful, bright and juicy green.

In the same way: by mixing blue from point 5 and red from point 2, you neutralize the blue and red colors, and a rich and rich color appears violet color.

And finally: by mixing yellow 4 and red 1, you get orange due to the fact that the red pigment will absorb radiation from the yellow pigment, and yellow will absorb the reflected radiation from the red pigment.

The result was NEW color wheel of six primary colors:

The colors have arrows that indicate the path for optimal manifestation of the “mixed” color. Respectively, variety of shades is born as a result of one or another combination of these SIX primary colors. “Wrong” combinations (for example, blue 6 and red 1) produce dull shades of colors (for example, dirty purple). The combination of one “correct” color and one “wrong” color (for example, blue 6 and red 2) produces more pronounced shades (for example, a brighter purple). And finally, the combination of the “right” dyes (for example, blue 5 and red 2) produces a pure and bright color (bright and beautiful purple).

Naturally, reading the article is not enough to master getting the desired color. It is best to read the book " Blue and yellow do not give green» by Michael Wilcox plus do the practical color matching exercises described in the book. But nevertheless, the answer to our question has been received.

Two color mixing tables

The color mixing table allows you to learn how to get the right one when mixing two or more colors and shades.

This table is used in various fields art - fine art, modeling, and others. Can also be used in construction when mixing paints and plasters.

Color Mixing Chart 1

Required Color	Base Color + Mixing Instructions
Pink	White + add a little red
Chestnut	Red + add black or brown
Royal red	Red + add blue
Red	Red + White to brighten, yellow to get orange-red
Orange	Yellow + add red
Gold	Yellow + a drop of red or brown
Yellow	Yellow + white for lightening, red or brown for a dark shade
Pale green	Yellow + add blue/black for depth
Grass green	Yellow + add blue and green
Olive	Green + add yellow
Light green	Green + add white/yellow
Turquoise green	Green + add blue
Bottle green	Yellow + add blue
Coniferous	Green + add yellow and black
Turquoise blue	Blue + add a little green
White-blue	White + add blue
Wedgwood blue	White + add blue and a drop of black
Royal Blue
Dark blue	Blue + add black and a drop of green
Grey	White + Add a little black
Pearl gray	White + Add black, a little blue
Medium brown	Yellow + Add red and blue, white for lightening, black for dark.
Red-brown	Red & yellow + Add blue and white to brighten
Golden brown	Yellow + Add red, blue, white. More yellow for contrast
Mustard	Yellow + Add red, black and a little green
Beige	Take brown and gradually add white until beige color. Add yellow for brightness.
Off white	White + Add brown or black
Pink gray	White + Drop of red or black
Gray-blue	White + Add light gray plus a drop of blue
Green-gray	White + Add light gray plus a drop of green
Gray coal	White + add black
Lemon yellow	Yellow + add white, a little green
Light brown	Yellow + add white, black, brown
Fern green color	White + add green, black and white
Forest green color	Green + add black
Emerald green	Yellow + add green and white
Light green	Yellow + add white and green
Celadon	White + add green and black
Avocado	Yellow + add brown and black
Royal purple	Red + add blue and yellow
Dark purple	Red + add blue and black
Tomato red	Red + add yellow and brown
Mandarin, orange	Yellow + add red and brown
Reddish chestnut	Red + add brown and black
Orange	White + add orange and brown
Burgundy red color	Red + add brown, black and yellow
Crimson	Blue + add white, red and brown
Plum	Red + add white, blue and black
Chestnut
Honey color	White, yellow and dark brown
Dark brown	Yellow + red, black and white
Copper gray	Black + add white and red
Eggshell color	White + yellow, a little brown
Black	Black Use pitch black

Color mixing chart 2

Mixing paints
black= brown+blue+red in equal proportions
black= brown+blue.
gray and black= blue, green, red and yellow are mixed in equal proportions, and then one or the other is added by eye. it turns out we need more blue and red
black= it turns out if you mix red, blue and brown
black=red, green and blue. You can additionally add brown.
bodily= red and yellow paint... just a little bit. After kneading, if it turns yellow, add a little red, if a little yellow paint turns pink. If the color turns out to be very saturated, add a piece of white mastic and mix again
dark cherry= red + brown + a little blue (cyan)
strawberry= 3 parts pink + 1 part red
Turkiz= 6 parts sky blue + 1 part yellow
silver gray= 1 hour black + 1 hour blue
dark red= 1 part red + a little black
rust color= 8 hours orange + 2 hours red + 1 hour brown
greenish= 9 hours sky blue + a little yellow
dark green= green + a little black
lavender=5 parts pink + 1 part purple
bodily= a little copper color
nautical=5h. blue+1 hour green
peach=2h. orange + 1 tsp. dark yellow
dark pink=2h. red+1 hour brown
dark blue=1h. blue+1h. Sereneviy
avocado= 4h. yellow + 1 part green + a little black
coral= 3 hours pink + 2 hours yellow
gold= 10 hours yellow + 3 hours orange + 1 hour red
plum = 1 part purple + a little red
light green= 2 hours purple + 3 hours yellow

red + yellow = orange
red + ocher + white = apricot
red + green = brown
red + blue = violet
red + blue + green = black
yellow + white + green = citric
yellow + cyan or blue = green
yellow + brown = ocher
yellow + green + white + red = tobacco
blue + green = sea ​​wave
orange + brown = terracotta
red + white = coffee with milk
brown + white + yellow = beige
light green=green+yellow, more yellow,+white= light green

lilac=blue+red+white, more red and white, +white= light lilac
lilac= red and blue, with red predominating
Pistachio paint obtained by mixing yellow paint with a small amount of blue

Thanks to modern technologies, interior designers become real wizards. In the blink of an eye, they will make any room stylish and original. IN lately More and more attention is being paid to color design. The most popular are non-standard shades that can be obtained by mixing colors.

Process Basics

Manufacturers of paints and varnishes presented a fairly wide range on the market. But it’s not always possible to choose what suits the interior perfectly. Combining several shades will help save time and money.

In many specialized stores You can use the services of a specialist who will help you make the desired color. But if you know the basic rules of how to mix dyes, you can do it yourself at home.

One thing to remember when mixing important rule: Do not combine liquid products with the dry mixture. They have different indices, so the coloring composition may eventually curdle.

The most interesting part of the process is creating the desired shade. There are four primary colors:

• white;
• blue;
• red;
• green.

By mixing them you can get any others. Here are some illustrative examples:

1. You get brown if you combine red and green. To make a lighter shade, you can add a little white.
2. Orange is the result of mixing yellow and red.
3. If you need green, you need to combine yellow and blue paints.
4. To get purple, you need to mix blue and red.
5. Red and white will result in pink.

This way you can mix endlessly.

Mixing acrylic-based materials

Designers love acrylic paints the most. They are very easy to work with, and the finished coating has excellent water-repellent properties. Their use has several nuances:

1. The working surface must be perfectly flat and smooth. To do this, it needs to be sanded.
2. It is important that the paint does not dry out.
3. To obtain an opaque color, use undiluted paint. Conversely, you can add a little water for transparency.
4. To be able to slowly select the desired color, it is recommended to use. Thanks to it, the product will not dry out so quickly.
5. Use the edge of the brush to distribute the paint.
6. Mixing is best done with a clean instrument. In this case, the colors should be directed towards each other.
7. To make a light tone, you need to add white dye to the solution, and to get a dark one, add black. It is worth remembering that the palette dark colors much wider than light ones.

Here are some examples of mixing acrylic-based paints:

1. Apricot color is obtained by mixing red, yellow, brown and white.
2. The recipe for making beige paint involves combining brown and white. If you want a bright beige, you can add a little yellow. For a light beige shade you will need more white.
3. Gold is the result of mixing yellow and red colors.
4. Ocher is yellow and brown. By the way, it is considered popular this season.
5. Khaki can be made by mixing green dye with brown.
6. To get purple you need three different colors: red, yellow and blue.

Mixing oil paints

Oil-based paints are more fluid, which necessitates more thorough mixing of the compositions if tones are mixed. The specificity and properties of oil colors provide the following advantages:

• the tone will be the most uniform, so the paint is perfect for decorating any surface;
• If desired, you can leave veins in the paint, which will allow you to create unusual effects on the canvas or wall.

Stirring the oil

Before work, it is important to evaluate whether it is possible to combine individual tones with each other, what will happen in the end. If you introduce a little glossy paint into matte paint, the result will be inexpressive. Adding matte paint to the shiny one helps make the latter a little more subdued.

You can use these methods:

1. Mechanical. In one bowl, on a palette they are combined different colors by mechanical mixing. The saturation of the finished mass is adjusted by adding brighter or lighter shades.
2. Optic. This method only professionals practice. Paints are combined to produce a new color when applied to a canvas or wall.
3. Color overlay. By layering strokes, a new tone is created.

Features of mixing paints

The mechanical method is the simplest, so it is recommended for beginners. When using color overlay, the result may differ from what was planned, which must be taken into account in advance. You can use the glaze method - first apply a darker color, then lighten it with strokes of light paint. It is better to practice combining oil paints in small portions, learn to create original effects, and then start creating paintings or interior decoration.

Workflow

By mixing several different colors you can get large number a wide variety of shades. Which ones?

Shades of Gray

Quite often used in interior decoration. They help create shadow or unobtrusive color, as well as:

1. You can create a regular gray by mixing black and white.
2. To create cool shades, you need to add a little green to gray, and for warm shades, add ocher.
3. Grey-green is gray with white and green.
4. Gray-blue - gray, white and a little blue.
5. Dark gray is the result of mixing gray and black.

Brown tones

To make the dye, you need to mix:

• green with red;
• red with blue and yellow;
• red with white, black and yellow.

How to create other original tones:

1. It will turn out mustard if in yellow paint add red, green and black dyes.
2. Tobacco shade is red, green, yellow and white.
3. Golden brown is the result of a combination of yellow, red, green, white and blue. In this case, there should be more yellow pigment.

Red tones

1. The basis for the pink shade is considered to be white. Red is added to it. The brighter the desired shade, the more red you should add.
2. To get a rich chestnut color, you need to mix red and black.
3. Bright red-orange color - red and a little yellow. The more of the latter, the paler the result will be.
4. You can give the dye a purple tint by mixing a few drops of bright blue and yellow flowers and red pigment.
5. To create raspberry, according to the recipe, you need to mix bright red + white + brown + blue. The more white, the pinker the hue.

Deep green color is formed by combining yellow and blue tones. The saturation of the finished dye depends on the amount of each of them. To create shades, you need to add other colors to green:

1. For mint you will need white.
2. To obtain an olive color you need green and a few drops of yellow.
3. The shade of grass can be obtained by mixing green with blue. Yellow paint will help to even out the color.
4. The color of the needles is the result of mixing green with black and yellow.
5. Gradually mixing green with white and yellow, you can create an emerald tone.

Violet tones

Purple is made by mixing blue and red. You can also use blue and pink paints– the final color will be light, pastel. To darken the finished tone, artists use black paint, which is added in very small portions. Here are the nuances for creating shades of purple:

• for light purple, you can dilute the finished color with white in the required ratio;
• For purple, you need to add more red paint than blue.

Orange

When creating classic orange, combine one part of yellow and red paint. But for many types of paint you have to use more yellow, otherwise the color will turn out too dark. Here are the main shades of orange and how to get them:

• for light orange use pink and yellow, you can also add a little white paint;
• for coral, dark orange, pink, and white are required in equal proportions;
• for peach you need colors such as orange, yellow, pink, white;
• for red, you need to take dark orange and a little brown.

Important rule

Many people ask the question: is it possible to mix paints and varnishes from different manufacturers? It is advisable that the dyes being mixed are manufactured by the same company. It's even better if they come from the same batch. It is not recommended to mix dyes from different companies. They often have different properties, such as density, brightness, etc. Because of this, the finished coating may curl.

If you want to take a risk, you can combine a little bit of one and the other paint and apply the resulting solution to the surface. If it thickens or clumps, the experiment is a failure.

Computer help

You can correctly mix several colors using special computer programs. They help you see the end result and determine percentage, how much of this or that tone needs to be added. Such programs will help you figure out what shade you can get from the products that are available. They consist of several elements:

1. A button that removes tones from the set.
2. Color names.
3. Lines of input or output to or from a calculation.
4. Samples.
5. A button that introduces colors into a set.
6. Result windows.
7. New selection window and list.
8. Composition of the finished dye in percentage terms.

Mixing several different colors– a fairly common technique among designers. Unusual shades will help to decorate the interior favorably, make it original or even unique. You can even mix dyes at home. There are many recipes for creating one shade or another. For example, to get beige you need to combine white and brown, and to get pink you need to combine white and red.

It is recommended to always have a thinner on hand that will prevent the paint from drying out quickly. You should not mix products from different manufacturers, because the result will be a poor-quality coating. To find out the final result of mixing, you can use a special computer program.

Learning to draw: mixing acrylic, oil, watercolor paints. All kinds of shades from three primary colors.

Without creativity human life empty and uninteresting. Painting, like music, is learned not only in order to be realized in life, but also in order to find an outlet in life, a hobby that will bring joy and peace to life. And where there is drawing, so is mixing colors. This is exactly what this article is dedicated to. In it we will tell you how to mix and obtain new colors and shades of the most common paints in painting.

How to properly mix acrylic, oil and watercolor paints to obtain the desired color: table, proportions

Mixing acrylic paints

We suggest that you familiarize yourself with the lesson famous artist and a called teacher, author of Acrylic Painting with Lee Hammond. Lee Hammond warns that although we supposedly know from childhood that mixing red and blue will get purple, acrylic paints have a different pigmentation and most likely you will find brown on the palette.

Important: read the pigments on the packages. Have you seen on store shelves there are up to 15 types of the same shade? Do you think this is to fill a display case? No, it is the same color with different pigments. Therefore, we write down or photograph on a smartphone the color - the necessary pigment - and with this we go to the store to replenish the paints.

Also note that the pigments are transparent, translucent and dense in consistency. Therefore, you can buy completely different structures from the same paint manufacturer. This is not a defect, but the properties of the pigment.

So, in order to get an almost full range of colors, only 7 colors are enough. For beginners, it is recommended to purchase exactly these colors, and in the future, at your own discretion, purchase additional shades.

Please note that we do not specifically translate the names of the primary colors so that you can name them in the store and purchase the necessary pigments:

• Base: Cadmium Yellow Medium
• Base: Cadmium Red Medium
• Main: Prussian Blue
• Additional: Alizarin Crimson
• Additional: Burnt Umber
• Neutral: Ivory Black
• Neutral: Titanium White

We bought, prepared the canvas for the experiment and move on to the magic.

Experiment one - mix each color with white and get new, amazing pastel and delicate shades. We provide a table of strokes with a caption of what we mixed.

Well, now, from left to right, from first to bottom, let’s look at the shades that we managed to get: fawn; peach or as it is also called coral; soft pink; beige; sky blue; gray or light asphalt.

Now we try to mix all the colors with black, the result is in the table below.

And we got these colors: khaki or dark green; chestnut; plum; deep brown; dark blue.

But this is all simple, now let’s move on to a more complex mixing option acrylic paints, but interesting! Mix and get all shades of green.

As we already did, we mix the two colors that are under the stroke and get exactly this shade.

Additionally we received: olive green color; a gray-green tint reminiscent of asphalt after rain reflecting the green crowns of trees; bottle green; mint.

The next step is purple and violet tones and midtones. In order to obtain such shades, you will need to have Prussian blue or alizarin pink or cadmium red in the work kit. Two examples for mixing: Prussian Blue + Cadmium red medium or Prussian Blue + Alizarin Crimson.

The colors we got were chestnut, rich warm grey, plum and a touch of lavender.

Now add white pigment and stir, add another drop to each option. Notice what a riot of color appears in your hands!

Sunny shades. That's what they like to call shades orange artists, these are wonderful uplifting tones. They are made by mixing red with complementary colors.

On this table we got: orange as it is, peach, brick, coral.

Earthy tones can be achieved by adding burnt umber (international meaning Burnt Umber). If there is a need to get pastel shades of these tones, then just add a drop of white pigment.

In this case, we got earthy shades: umber; brick; dark turquoise; dark sepia; dirty beige; pastel lilac; steel blue; Warm gray.

Mixing oil paints

IN oil paints The situation with the palette is a little simpler and one pigment is used in one color, so we will not give the main colors, but will leave only the name of the color. The rules that we remember from childhood are precisely the rules of oil paints.

What color should you get?	What colors need to be mixed
Pink	Add red paints drop by drop to white paints until the desired shade is obtained.
Chestnut	Add red to brown and, if necessary, darken - a drop of black, lighten - white.
Purple red	Add blue drop by drop to red
Shades of red	Red with white to highlight, red with black to darken, red with yellow for purples and oranges.
Orange	Add red to yellow, drop by drop.
Gold	Add a drop of brown and red to the yellow until the required shade is obtained.
Shades of yellow and orange	Yellow with white, yellow with black, yellow with red and brown.
Pastel green	Yellow with a drop of blue, yellow with a drop of blue and black.
Grass color	Yellow with a drop of blue and green.
Olive	Add yellow to dark green, drop by drop.
Light green	Add white drop by drop to green, and a drop of yellow for depth of color.
Turquoise green	Green with a drop of blue.
Bottle green	Mix blue with yellow.
Green needles	Add yellow and black drop by drop to green.
Light turquoise	Add green and white to blue drop by drop to lighten it.
Pastel blue	Gradually add white to blue.
Wedgwood blue	Add 5 drops of white and 1 drop of black to blue until the desired shade is obtained.
Royal Blue	Add black and a drop of green to blue.
Dark blue	Add black to blue and a drop of green at the end.
Grey	We dilute the white with black, adding green to get an asphalt tint.
Pearl gray	Add white to black and a drop of blue.
Brown	Mix yellow, red and blue in equal proportions, diluting if necessary with white, black or green for the desired shade.
Brick	Red with yellow and a drop of blue, if necessary with white.
Brown-gold	Red with yellow, blue and a little white. Yellow mostly for expressiveness.
Mustard	In yellow, a drop of red and black, for a piquant color, a drop of green.
Beige	In brown, add a drop of white; if you need bright beige, add a drop of yellow.
Off white	In white there is a drop of brown and black.
Pinkish gray	In white, a drop of red and black.
Gray-blue	Add gray and blue to white.
Greenish gray	Add green to gray and, if necessary, white.
Light charcoal	Drops of white into black.
Citric	In white there is a drop of yellow and green, more yellow.
Pastel brown	Add a drop of green to yellow and mix with brown and white.
Fern	Green with white and a drop of black.
Coniferous	Mix green with black.
Emerald	Add yellow and a drop of white to green.
Bright light green	Add yellow and white to green.
Bright turquoise	Add green to white and a drop of black for depth of color.
Avocado shade	Add yellow to brown and a drop of black.
Royal purple	Add red and yellow to blue.
Dark purple	Add blue to red and a drop of black.
Tomato color	Dilute red with yellow and add brown.
Tangerine	A drop of red and brown into yellow
Chestnut with reddish	Dilute red with brown and a drop of black for shading.
Bright orange	Dilute white with orange and brown in equal proportions.
Marsala	Red with brown and a drop of yellow and black.
Crimson	Add white to blue, a little brown and red.
Plum	We mix blue with red and white, darken it with black.
Light chestnut	Red with yellow and diluted with black and white.
Honey	We dilute brown with white and yellow.
Dark brown	Red with yellow and black.
Gray gray	Gradually add red and white to black.
Eggshell color	Yellow with white and a drop of brown.

Mixing watercolor paints

Watercolor paints are mixed according to the same principle as oil paints, except that watercolor is translucent and the shades are more muted. We recommend working through the table above first, and only then moving on to drawing on canvas.

Basic colors for mixing paints

There are only three primary colors in paint mixing. These are red, blue and yellow. White and black are considered additional. Thanks to these colors you can get absolutely all shades of the rainbow.

This article does not give ready-made solutions, because it is impossible to squeeze out paint or smear a certain amount of milligrams, this article gives the direction in which you can work and develop. Try, experiment and you will definitely end up with a delicious creation. And painting works much better than any psychologist, relieves stress, distracts from problems and helps you see the beauty in the ordinary!

Video: How to get brown, purple, blue, red, beige, orange, pink, gray, lilac, black, turquoise, mint, green, olive, blue, lilac, pistachio, khaki, yellow, fuchsia, cherry, marsala, white when mixing paints?

How to get orange color and its shades in 10 photos + table of all possible derivatives. How to get coral, peach, terracotta and red colors? The influence of white, black and brown in color composition.
Orange color is obtained by mixing red and yellow, but you can get a shade of this color (soft and quite light) by adding pink to yellow paint. Subsequently, all the main saturated shades of orange are in one way or another connected with red, yellow, pink, and white. More complex and darker tones are obtained using purple, brown and black.

How to get orange color by mixing paints: red and yellow of the desired tone?

Everyone knows that the main gradient of orange lies within red-orange and yellow-orange. Since the color is obtained from two colors, depending on the percentage of each color there is a shift in one direction or another.
Of course, all the resulting shades from the primary colors (in our case, red and yellow) will be paler. However, orange consists of 2 warm tone, the waves of which are not very different (the opposite would be blue and yellow to create green), and even in the second order it looks quite catchy.

Mixing acrylic paints for painting:

How to get yellow-orange and red-orange?

It is believed that to get classic orange, you need to take 1 part yellow and 1 part red. However, in practice it turns out that you have to take more yellow than red. In the palette you can always choose the desired tone by adding yellow or red to the mixture.

How to get light orange color?

This tone comes in a wide range of pastel shades. They are built using white, but there is an alternative option: mix pink and yellow, the resulting shade is a soft orange tone, belonging to the light range:

Another option would be to add yellow and white.
Usually in a palette of 12 colors there is already an orange tint, which is much brighter than the color obtained by mixing, so when constructing shades we will use what is already available.
In my palette of glossy acrylic paints there is a bright red-orange tone. To get light orange tones from it, I will need to mix red-orange, yellow and white:

How to get coral color?

Although this shade is closer to pink, its construction is completely tied to orange color, and there are 2 scenarios for getting it:
1) Complex: take red-orange, pink and white in approximately equal parts (when you mix, adjust the shade by eye, the main thing is to mix the paint thoroughly).

2) Red-orange is close to scarlet, and scarlet is a shade of red. Red, when mixed with white, produces pink, and coral can be called a light shade of pink with an orange undertone.

IN in this case coral will lean closer to orange, but still remain a luxurious tropical shade.

How to get peach color?

Another light and subtle shade of the main color. Peach belongs to the soft pastel palette, standing out from it with its sophistication, it has long been loved and entrenched in our imagination. Its construction consists of 4 colors:
1) Red + yellow + pink + white
2) Orange + yellow + pink + white
3) Coral + yellow + white

How to get terracotta color?

Let's move on to dark shades of orange. One of interesting options– this is terracotta: a medium-dark, but rich complex red-orange shade is obtained by mixing violet and red-orange:

Adding a drop of white will help make the shade lighter.

How to get red color?

Red color has an orange undertone. If you take brown and mix it with red-orange, the resulting shades will be dark but rich. You can adjust the tone by adding yellow.

How to get dark orange color?

You can adjust the brightness of shades of orange using black: either to complete darkness or simply dim the brightness. This is necessary to create contrast.
If you want to tone down light shades: mix white with black to a gray mass and bring it into the working tone.

Table for obtaining orange shades when mixing colors:

Practice in color science is irreplaceable, but theory can give you an understanding of how this or that tone is built.

In the center is the main color from which the color is built. The first circle of colors is the shades with which the color is mixed in the proportion indicated below. The third circle is formed by tones that were obtained by mixing the main color and the first circle in a smaller proportion than the third. On each side of the color at the end of the beam, the same color with the addition of black (darker) and white (lighter).

How to get other colors and their shades: theory and practice. Click on the icon.