Mix your shadow color & stay away from using black out of the palette #watercolor #arttutorial #art

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My brother is an artist and he taught me pure black doesn’t really exist naturally, so you should only use it when painting man-made things like asphalt or power lines.

crazyscarecrow
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Pretty nice, as someone who draws and paints a lot the difference is here and it doesnt pop out as much

atinybruh
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HOT TIP::: Always use the main color's opposite in a darker shade to give it that pop of color!!

shcriptyhaek
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While I adore using burnt sienna and ultramarine blue to create a lovely grey, I actually love to use the colors I already have in my wet palette area. So if you used leaf green and have a puddle of color in your mixing area, add some alizarin crimson or Quin rose to neutralize the green! That way the shadow has color harmony.

dawnchesbro
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Agreed. I was taught that black makes painting unnatural. A mix of darker colours usually gives a softer touch to the painting and to show the item's colour merging with the shadow. Unless you're going for a certain style with black lineart, never use black as it is

MiTsuRiN
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if theres one thing ive learned that artists will always include in all their tutorials, its that to NEVER use black for blending darker colors and shadows, always use a mixture of any shade of blue and orange

mwcshk
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I DON'T THINK SO
it depends on how you use it, I always use black straight out of tube even though many ppl say don't use it that way!!!
who creates these rules 😐
I always advise you to try everything and continue using what's suitable for you!!!
I have painted lots of watercolor paintings which I got lot of recognition for how realistic/artistic it looks and feels (until they see the process videos of my paintings where I use black directly 😅) btw I'm a self-taught artist, I love to experiment with different mediums so I create my own way of painting and improved a lot by experimenting with different techniques I create.
so go try out everything, follow what's suitable for you. There are no rules in creating artworks!!!

AnnaRajasekharan
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Is it bad that I actually like how the black shadow looks better? Cause it actually looks more like a shadow, instead of just sitting on, like, a table, or something?

kdepp
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Honestly I like my black foe water colours cus I never really try to go for something realistic. I personally just prefer to use black with shading when I do watercolours although I may use this when I want to be a bit more realistic

mythos
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I really like a purpley grey for shadows. It depends on the colour palette of the painting but it's kind of my default for soft shadows.

Happytravellerkimmy
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black is a VERY pigmented color as a watercolor cake, even using just a bit of black will be pretty strong. So use black sparingly when mixing colors, use only a watered-down black, almost like a grey, if you must darken a color with black.

SuchSweetChaos
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I've got a visual diary somewhere with a whole lot of different "blacks" generated by systematically mixing different colours. Warm blacks, cold blacks, tinted blacks, etc. (It started off as a basic school project, but I kept trialing various combos on & off, with different paint brands & types, for years afterward.)

Now if I need to add any pure blacks as outlines, impact points, etc. I do so sparingly, using a tiny brush.

Ninth_Penumbra
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As someone with no artistic experience I can say with absolute certainty that I can't tell the difference 😂😂😂

loveyaok
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I love that you showed the color swatches afterwards, wonderful video

honey
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Fun fact! Early 2000s comic artists did use pure black for shadows. It made the art look dramatic and very distinctive from other art styles. Another reason they did this was that it would be easier to printers to just use pure black than to mix colors and all that.

iqbalbahar
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This is soo right! If you’re learning also avoid using black as a mixer too. It’s very easy to muddy your colours with black and you don’t learn how to mix properly just using black. There’s often a lot of subtlety in shades lost when you use too much black. I much prefer adding like a burnt umber, prussian blue, or even a dark sienna for mixing darker shades with more depth. Black is usually too harsh, but by not using it you can always then go darker in places if you really need to. Most my experience is in oil paints not watercolours though. Compressed charcoal however is a great way to practice with black, since it’s water soluble (has to be compressed in though).

leocervidae
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Me using black colour to mix with other colours to increase the intensity

areebaftab
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I always thought of it like "black and white are for making other colors, not using alone" i never demand anyone to do it my way but that thought helps me, or thinking of all colors as natural and unnatural

stuckbiscuit
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Thank you I’m starting slowly doing water color again after over 3 months and I need new tips!

yourfavvsimp
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I love painting and drawing. Also, I always mix colors to make shadows when painting with watercolor. There's no black shadows in reality. Shadows are gray areas that are cast by an abject that is under a light source. Sometimes light can have colors and the shadows have a slight glow from the color of light. Drawing is different I use pencil shavings from drawing to smudge the shadows onto the drawing. It's easier to blend the pencil when you use the residue from the pencil. I also like charcoal. I have been drawing since I was seven years old. I have a natural ability to draw, sculpt and mold. I think like a 3d printer. Everything has measurements and shapes with data.

GothicPoet