Color Theory : Mixing Dark Colors and the problem with Black Paint

Hey everyone, sorry for the long summer break. I have lots of new projects so I couldn't make a video earlier. Hope you like this one. Painting with dark colors is more challenging than we usually think. Creating dark colors is not about just using black paint. In fact, it is possible to paint black things without using any black paint at all. First I explain what is the common issue with black paint and why it is an issue. Then I explain how you can create your own black using dark transparent pigments and using the color wheel to your advantage. After that, I show how you can still add variety to black pigments by adding transparent colors. And finally I show how these informations transfer to mixing dark skin tones. 🖌️(◔◡◔)🎨Want to start learning how to paint and draw realistically as the old masters did? If so, click here https://atelierfigurativearts.com/ M O R E R E S O U R C E S - A R T C O U R S E S ➡️ LEARN OIL PAINTING (beginner to advanced level) - A 9HR+ COURSE : https://atelierfigurativearts.com/b/t... ➡️ COLOR THEORY COURSE - 9HR+ : https://atelierfigurativearts.com/b/t... ➡️ MY COLOR WHEELS : https://atelierfigurativearts.com/b/c... M O R E R E S O U R C E S - A R T C O M M U N I T I E S *️⃣ DISCORD :   / discord   *️⃣ PATREON (content for both free and paid members)   / florentfarges   T H E A T E L I E R O F F I G U R A T I V E A R T S The idea of the “Atelier” is that we all work together on the same exercises and learn from academic models, twice a week, live on Twitch : painting every Tuesday and drawing every Friday. All the resources are free for everyone and, for those who want to learn more, there is extra content and more personalized help on my Patreon and in my art courses. Download resources and documents to follow along and improve with the help of our amazing art community. 🔷 Download Atelier Assignments :   / 736761   Important: you don't have to be a Paid Member, all Free Members can access and download the Plates (it's free and open access, plates are CC-by-sa 4.0). 🔷 Follow-along during live streams :   / florentfarges   (make sure all your notifications are activated - Streams Are Tuesday and Friday 9PM UTC+1). 🔷 Share your work and ask questions :   / discord   *** ▶️ Social media : YouTube Memberships (Join to get exclusive perks and early access) :    / @florentfargesarts   Facebook :   / florentfargesarts   Instagram :   / florentfarges.arts   Write to me : https://www.florentfarges.com/contact *** About me (bio) : 🌐Website : https://www.florentfarges.com I am an artist living and working in France. I paint mainly imaginative realism. I’m mostly self-taught, I learned the techniques of the Academy of the Nineteenth century by myself and now I try to share some of my knowledge with the rest of the world, because I think that beauty still has an important role to play in artistic creation. On YouTube, I do mostly drawing and oil painting techniques videos in the Atelier tradition, I share thoughts and explanations that can be useful to anyone, from beginners to more advanced artists interested in picking up realism and classical figuration. 🛒 Visit my shop : https://atelierfigurativearts.com/ *** Materials list: ✍️ Drawing ✓ Kneaded eraser ✓ Small mirror ✓ Graphite Pencils 2H, HB and 2B ✓ Charcoal: Nitram charcoals (H, HB and B) 🎨 Palette ✓ Titanium White PW6 ✓ Flake White (or substitute) PW1 ✓ Cadmium Yellow light (or "lemon") PY35 ✓ Yellow Ochre PY42 ✓ Raw Umber PBr7 ✓ Transparent Red Oxyde PR101 ✓ Burnt Umber PBr7 ✓ Venetian Red PR101 ✓ Pyrrole Red PR255 ✓ Quinacridone Rose PV19 ✓ Ultramarine Blue PB29 ✓ Ivory Black PBk9 ✓ Cobalt Teal Blue (turquoise light) PG50 ✓ Phthalo Turquoise PB15 + PG7 ✓ Phthalo green yellow shade PG36 🖌️ Brushes ✓ Filbert hog bristle and Synthetic sizes n° 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12 ✓ Flat Synthetic brushes (same size) ✓ Round sable brush or round Kolinsky sable n° 4, 8, 10, 12 (from the size of the nail (about one inch) or synthetic imitation Medium ✓ Linseed stand oil ✓ Odorless mineral spirits ✓ Or Alkyd medium (Liquin, Galkyd, Flow'n'Dry etc.) ✓ Safflower oil Surface ✓ Linen canvas, fine grain universal coating ✓ For studies : Canson oil-acrylic oil paper Figueras ✓ Gesso and MDF panels are also great for studies #art #painting #inspiration