How to Mix Greens in Oil Paint

This is a recording of a live stream in which I show the tube paints I use to mix stunning greens - they will lilkely be different from the ones you expect!

. Titanium white
. An arylide yellow (I'm using Michael Haeding Brisht Yellow Lake here, the pigment is PY3, but Hansa Yellow is similar)
. A phthalo green (I use Winsor and Newton Winsor green yellow shade)
. Ivory black (which is actually a blue...)

I also use raw umber to drop the chroma.

[merledrury]

One of the best painters/teachers - watch and learn .

[luciamadriz]

I can´t believe I live this long without understanding color...Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge. Best wishes!!!

[moshokbelandres]

Very helpful understanding differences between hue, value, and chroma.

[chrisgriffith]

I was pleasantly surprised by the mixing tutorial you just provided here... some very nice insights to how chroma and hue and value are interrelated.

[tamforee]

Such a wonderful tutorial! You’re so kind to share your knowledge. Thank you.

[lunadargent]

Wow what an excellent tutorial!! 👏🏻👏🏻👍🏻👍🏻😃

[Ralphsearsart]

Thanks I was struggling with moss on logs this should help. Also I understand values better. Great information!

[ClariceAust]

'Just came across your channel & thoroughly enjoyed listening to how you explained this, not that all of it has sunk in, but I'll give it time. :)

[stevenshackelford]

Very enlightening - TY for sharing this!

[AlexKellyArtUK]

Always good to revisit value, hue and chroma relationships. Ive been using Paynes Grey as a base for mixing greys but might switch to Ivory Black and see how that works. Paynes Grey is usually a mix of Ivory Black, Ultramarine Blue and Burnt Sienna so not that far from straight Ivory Black anyway but higher chroma in the blue dimension I think. I don't tend to use Paynes Grey for mixing my darkest values though as low chroma shadows can look very flat and hence not shadow like except maybe if there is reflected light in a cast shadow. I prefer to mix high chroma (with Ultramarine blue and Transparent Oxide Red for instance) for the darkest shadows as they appear high chroma to me in actual observation.

[north]

Amazing! Go to around the 10 minute mark in the video and see the dogs face!

[rikkenielsen]

greetings from Denmark.
Really sad that I'm not living in the UK,
because you are a really talented educator!! 🌿🌿

[janroach]

Lovely greens, Paul. I love your analyses. Makes things crystal clear. You are teaching on Facebook? How do we find your Facebook teaching page (for those who are not on Facebook, I guess we would have to join). Not a big fan of Facebook but for this purpose it may be necessary.

[Linbranda]

You are such a wonderful artist and teacher, Paul! I love all your videos. (Plus I have to ask, what is the piano music here? so lovely)

[romelmadrayart]

This question is in regards to using walnut oil with oil paint. Walnut oil from art companies are not readily available where I currently reside but Walnut Oil from Waitrose is. Can this be used as a painting medium/ semi solvent just for flow when using oil paint. Waitrose says on the bottle that it is 100% walnut oil but I am wondering if there is a difference between this and the artist grade oils? Alkyds and odorless thinners although odorless are still toxic especially in closed environments. Any advice or experiences in this matter appreciated

[Tracr.]

I would most certainly be interested in a short course on this if you can. I’m not doing a canvas anytime soon I’m afraid. I am a model builder dioramas etc. I was taught all the colours at school but that is a whole different story nowadays with my memory just not there on remembering the colours. So I did look on your page and tried to reach out to you to discuss this possibility as I would only need short course as I am utilising oil paints only to enhance my models but this is knowledge I should pay to learn. If you think you could provide a short course for me with all this chroma, hue, saturation as essentially I’m here because I got Winton Artists olive green and learning Olive Drab, field olive drab, ranger green etc and the likes. Washes are used to detail and provide weather but and no disrespect to model builders they are artists in their right but we are drifting onto oils and so I am here to learn. Please do reach out if you think we could do something:) if not thank you so much in advance and do have a great weekend. This blew my mind it was delightful to see you work.

[renatobfa]

Thank you for that Phthalo demonstration, I was looking for a good phthalo useage. I've just recently put together a new palette for general usage, using a mix of opaque and transparent colors, and Phthalo Green YS was my choice for green. My "first step" palette was based on the Zorn palette and I chose: T. White + Yellow Oxide + Pyrole Red + Carbon Black (all opaque colors). So, after much consideration, I added to that just 3 transparent colors: Transparent Oxide Red, Phthalo Green (Yellow Shade) and Dioxazine Purple (perhaps i'll add Quinacridone Red PV19 also). I still have Ultramarine Blue and Cad. Yellow light in had, just in case, but in my work i rarely need them. What are your thoughts on this aproach? Just for clarification, I paint with OPEN Acrylics (the type that dry much slower). Thanks again, have a nice day.

[fernandogutierrez]

Hi Paul!, i really grateful. your videos are so instructive, clears up all my doubts. This live sessions that you do on facebook are private? how can i participate ? greetings from Chile!

[AramsYoutube]

hi there, what about using Viridian instead of phtalo green?

[davidlockwood]

Totally agree Paul. Never use one word where 6 will do. Sorry !