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• Blue and yellow colors both have hot and cold shades. Cool-tone yellow looks a bit green, while warm-tone yellow looks a bit orange.
• For a brighter greens, you would use yellow and cool-toned blues with some green tints.
• If a mixed green appears dark, it is probably because you used a warm-tone orange or hot-toned purplish blue.

Combine yellow and red colors to create an orange color. Take equal amounts of yellow and red and stir with a brush or trill to create an orange color. Using an unequal amount of color can cause an orange to turn a more proportionate of the yellow or red.

• Similar to blue and yellow, red also has hot and cold shades. Hot-toned reds look a bit orange, while cool-toned reds look a bit purple.
• For a bright orange color, choose orange-yellow and a warm-orange-reddish shade.

Purple with blue and red. Take equal amounts of blue and red, and stir with a brush or blend to create purple. Using an unequal amount of color can cause the purple to turn a more proportional shade of blue or red.

• Just like other tones, blue also has hot and cold undertones. Warm blue tones look a bit purple, while cold tones look a bit green.
• For a bright purple color, you will mix tones of red cold has a purple tint to it with a bluish tinge hot has a purple tint.
• If the purple color produced looks dark, it is probably because you used a warm orange-toned red or a cool-tone blue with a green tinge.

Use black or white paint to change the brightness, saturation and darkness of the paint. Brightness and darkness indicate how bright and dark a color is. Saturation is the "density" or lightness of a color. Try incorporating a little white or black paint to make a difference to the primary colors.

• You can also lighten the paint color by adding a little yellow, or a little more blue for a darker color.
• Whether black and white are primary colors is a matter of debate. For color mixing, it is important to remember that some black shades may be produced from other paint colors, but no combination of colors will produce white.

Preserve the colors that you have mixed. Pour the paint over a potentially sealed storage device, such as a jar, if you are not planning to use it right away. You will use these colors to paint or to create a ternary color. A plastic container with a tight-fitting lid is a good option when you don't have a jar at all.

• If you don't have a paint storage tool, cover the tray tightly with plastic wrap and place it in the refrigerator (or freezer if you store oil paint).
• You can also place a wet washcloth on the paint holder to keep the paint moist until needed.

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Method 2 of 3: Tertiary color mixing

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   Combine primary and quadratic colors to create tertiary colors. Take equal amounts of primary and secondary colors and stir well with a brush or trimming. Using an unequal amount of color can cause the finished product to turn a more proportional shade of the primary or secondary color.
   • Experiment with different color ratios. Try taking more blue than purple and see what happens.
   • Note that tertiary colors are usually named based on a primary color, such as "yellowish green".

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   Create all 6 ternary colors. Each tertiary color is created in the same way with equal color ratios. Paint brands often have slightly different mixes of color pigments; So, don't worry if the color mixing results are not what you want. A total of 6 tertiary colors are as follows:
   • Green with yellow
   • Green with blue
   • Purple with blue
   • Red purple
   • Red orange
   • Yellow orange
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Method 3 of 3: Mix brown, black, neutral and many other colors

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   Combine a tertiary color with a primary color to create brown. Specifically, you will be mixing a tertiary color with a primary color that is not used for your chosen tertiary color. In the case of browning, the ratio of each color will affect the shade of the finished product.
   • Adding large proportions of hot colors, such as red, produces browns with warmer shades.
   • Using large proportions of cool colors, such as blues and greens, produces a very dark brown, almost black.

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   Combine complementary colors to create black. Complementary colors are colors at opposite positions on the color wheel. Examples include red and green or blue and orange. Combining these colors will create a mixture of black that slightly turns to one of the colors used for mixing the color. This is considered to be black created from other colors.
   • Dark blue and brown can produce a deep black that is tuned to cool or warm tones depending on the proportions of paint.
   • Note that buying a standard black tube will limit mixing of that color.

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   Combine primary, analog, and complementary colors to create gray. An analogue color is the color next to a particular color on the color wheel. For example, the similar colors of green are yellow and green. Adding a similar color to a color with a complementary color mix neutralizes the color's intensity and produces a more gray color. Add white to brighten the color of the blend until you're happy with the gray you are in.
   • Dark colors are often easier to blend into lighter colors than vice versa. Add some gray mixture to the white color and then gradually increase it if necessary.

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   Use colored circles. With three primary color groups available, you'll leverage each color to create any color you desire. When you are unsure of what color combination to look like, consult the color wheel. See where that color is on the color wheel and combine the two primary colors that make it.
   • Use white (or yellow) to lighten colors.
   • Use the complementary color of a color to turn the color gray.
   • To darken a color, you need to add one of the primary colors that make up the color, depending on what shade you want the color to be.
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Advice

• Take notes to remember how color combinations and color ratios help you create a color you like.
• Simulation of the color circle is an exercise to help you mix colors.
• Experiment because you never know what the results will look like.
• Try with a small amount of colors so that you get used to the amount needed when mixing a particular color.
• Only wear clothes that you are not afraid of getting dirty when mixing colors.
• If you need a large amount of color, mix more than you think should be enough. Otherwise, you may be lacking in color and unable to produce the original color.

Warning

• Many paints contain hazardous metals, such as lead and cadmium; Therefore, you should avoid swallowing the paint or exposing it to skin for a long period of time.

What you need

• Basic color paint types: red, yellow and blue.
• Black and white paint tubes.
• Clothes that you are not afraid of getting dirty.
• Color mixing tray
• Paint brush
• Flying color mixing
• Vials or sealed containers.