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How Do You Mix Gray with Purple?

May 18, 2021 By Carol McIntyre

Learning how to mix various grays, is important in our painting world. We need de-saturated or gray-like colors give our eyes calming places to rest. These wonderful colors also help to make our more intense or saturated colors sing.  What do I mean by GRAY?

I am referring to grays that carry a hue, such as a green-gray or a blue-gray. I am also referring to a gray that either leans toward a warm gray (carries a titch of brown) or a cool gray (carries a titch of blue.)

It is important to note that none of these grays are created by mixing white with black. By the way, I never mix gray using black and white because it is dull….it has little life to it.color mixing, how to mix grays with purple

When I begin to mix grays, I always ask myself, “What is the color opposite of my base color?” As you know, the opposite of purple is yellow. There are basically two yellows available to us. They are a green-yellow and an orange-yellow. Which yellow will yield the gray I am looking for? Watch the video below for the answer.

Please pass the vlog along to others who may be interested.

Gratefully and colorfully yours,

Carol

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How Do You Mix Turquoise?

November 21, 2020 By Carol McIntyre

A few of you have asked me, “How do you mix turquoise?” Even though I include many blues in my paintings, I don’t think I have consciously mixed turquoise. Curiosity got the best of me.

When we think of turquoise, many of us probably think of the stone. As you can see here, there is a fairly large range of hues.mix turquoiseThis got me thinking. What is the difference between aqua, turquoise and teal? Google did not disappoint. Here is one photo my researched revealed. I find it interesting because I have probably referred to all three of these hues as “turquoise” as some time or another . How about you?

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Here is One Approach to How to Mix Turquoise?

I did a little experimenting and determined the three main tube colors needed for mixing turquoise are: blue, white and yellow. The next questions are: which blues and which yellows? Intuitively, I made an assumption that my blue would be a green-blue and my yellow would be a green-yellow. However, after further thought, I decided I needed to include a red-blue and an orange-yellow to see what would happen. I wanted to see if I would be surprised. [Read more…]

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Let’s Mix Green! Workshop

April 28, 2019 By Carol McIntyre

Do greens ever frustrate you?

Or would you like to efficiently mix natural-looking greens with just a couple of tubes of paint?

Or do you get overwhelmed with all of those yellows and blues, and then wonder which to use to mix your green?

My next Let’s Mix Green! Workshop will be held in Colorado Springs, CO.mix green, art instruction, painting

Eliminate the angst and learn the joy of mixing the greens you want in this 1-day workshop. Stop using those acid-looking tube greens and learn to mix natural-looking greens with an easy-to-use approach.

During this workshop, you will learn:

  • The color bias of your yellows and blues and why this is critical when mixing color
  • Which yellows and blues you want for your working palette
  • How to mix bright and dull natural-looking greens
  • Why tube greens are not necessary
  • If you are a plein air painter, which few tubes you need to achieve the greens you want
  • How to mix greens for all four seasons

Carol will demonstrate throughout the day to assure the information is processed to everyone’s satisfaction. If time allows, we will paint a “greens only” painting.

This workshop is for: Advanced beginners* of all tube-based media (i.e., watercolor, oil, acrylic, water mixable oils) who work in any style.

Upon registration, you will receive a supply list and how to order lunch if you choose not to brown bag.

Questions? Contact Carol McIntyre at: 719-510-0006 or carol@mcintyrfineart.com

Carol is the recent author of “I Just Want to Paint: Mixing the Colors You Want!” and she has worked in all major media and styles. To view her painting portfolios and learn more about her book, click on the tabs above.

Signed copies of “I Just Want to Paint!” will be available.

Join us for this fun and exploratory workshop.

Date: Friday, May 17th

Time: 9am – 4pm

Location: LSJ Gallery, 218 W. Colorado Avenue, Colorado Springs.

Cost: $85.00. Only 8 spaces available.

Register via this Facebook Event Page:

*Advanced beginner is a painter who has completed a minimum of 15 unsuccessful and/or successful paintings.

 

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What Are the 5 Phases of Publishing a Book? | Part One

April 24, 2019 By Carol McIntyre

“Carol, you have written and published a book! Congratulations! How did you do it?”

Writing I Just Want to Paint: Mixing the Colors You Want! has, as many of you know, consumed much of my time and energy the past two years. As I depart the launch phase, I have been reflecting upon the process and I thought I’d share it with you. Some of you might like to hear one author’s insight to becoming an independent book publisher. The latter is sometimes referred to as “Indie.”

Readers of my blog and my book, know that clarity is foremost in my mind when explaining a concept or skill. I believe clarity is key to understanding or learning something new. I also think it is a skill I have worked at developing. Here is my attempt at explaining a complex and time-consuming process.

What are the 5 Phases of Publishing a Book?

Caveat:  I write this article solely from my perspective. I am not a book publishing coach or consultant. I have never seen the process described in phases as I have identified. My book publishing story is about writing a non-fiction book — a how-to art instruction book. I outline the phases I have experienced though many nuances and details of book publishing are skimmed, so consider this an overview.

The Phases are:

  1. Incubating and Conceiving the Idea
  2. Writing
  3. Producing
  4. Marketing
  5. Distributing and Shipping

Even though I have portrayed them as a sequence, publishing a book, like any creative endeavor, is not linear and be a bit mushy with lots of overlap. However, I think these five phases represent a model and provide a good framework to take an aerial view of the  process.color mixing, book publishing, self-publisher

Phase 1: Incubating and Conceiving the Idea

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Book Launch Party Invitation!

January 29, 2019 By Carol McIntyre

It’s time to celebrate the launching of my new book

I Just Want to Paint!

In other words, it is time to party!

Mark March 12th on your calendar.

Please bring a friend and join us for a fun gathering. New paintings of mine will also be on display, so there will be lots to talk about and look at. If you are not available to attend, then visit Amazon to purchase the book. Amazon loves it when several buyers show up on the same day.

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Your support is greatly appreciated.

I could not have taken this book journey without you!

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