I discovered two
colors for mixing what I think are the most natural-looking greens for your
outdoor and landscape paintings-- at least in my humble opinion.
Many, many painters think you must have at least one tube green
in your palette, if not more. I used to
be one of them. Yes, there are some greens in nature, and especially in photos,
that you just can’t match without using a tube green, but that doesn’t mean you
have to.
If you are like me, you probably already have a bin full of
tubes of Hookers, Sap, Olive, Viridian, Chromium Oxide, Brilliant Yellow Green,
Pthalo and other greens as well.
I maintain that you don’t need to use any of these tube greens.
You do, however, need to change your thinking and choices of the greens you use
in your paintings. Be creative and inquisitive and inventive by mixing a green(s)
that comes as close to the color you’re after.
That is, mix some blues and yellows that make a green that comes as close as possible to the
green in your motif. A mixed green will enhance and improve the harmony in your
painting, and it will look more natural.
What are the two colors that I think are the best for mixing
the most natural looking greens?
Payne’s Gray (the blue) and Lemon Yellow.
Try them yourself and see the great variety of greens you get
from a light soft yellow green all the way to a dark woodsy green and
everything in between. These really are the greens found most in
nature and in landscapes, plants, and trees, as seen both in the distance and in the
foreground.
Keep on Painting
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