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How many colors can you make using only the three primary colors? Artist David Tenorio seeks to answer the question by mixing different amounts of each color, creating a wide range of shades, tints, and tones. By continuing to mix colors together, you can create compound colors with a wider range of hues and shades. From vivid reds to neutral gray tones, it's important to experiment to achieve the desired effect in your artwork.
Learn how to:
Here’s what you’ll need:
- Winsor & Newton watercolor tubes: Alizarin Crimson, Cerulean Blue, and Cadmium Yellow
- Watercolor paper
- Paint brush
- Palette
- Water cup
Downloads:
- Mix only red, yellow, and blue to make the rainbow plus more!
- Mix primary, secondary, tertiary, and compound color
- Make neutral shadow colors such as brown and gray




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Essential Color Mixing Reviews
79 users recommended this class to a friend
Deirdre Storm
Coming back to painting after many years, I found this class to be a concise and helpful review of all the basics of color mixing.
4 hours ago
Kyra Waldron-Allen
I enjoyed this video on watercolor, which was very relaxing and provided a lot of information about how watercolor works and how to combine colors to add more detail to my art.
2 days ago
Maria Sanchez
This was so helpful in learning about color and color theory. I would love another class lilke this!
September 16