All about acrylic colour mixing

I’ve been learning as much as I can about acrylic paint colour mixing. It’s a huge subject that will likely take a lifetime to master. I’ve created this page to gather all the colour mixing videos and blog posts in one spot, so check back regularly to see what’s new. Or better yet, follow me on Instagram and never miss a blog post.

Colour mixing showdowns

Below are blog posts where I compare how two similar colours mix. Great if you’re getting to know particular colours or are trying to choose a colour for your palette:

Red

• Warm reds (cadmium red and cadmium-free red light)
• Cool reds (alizarin crimson hue and quinacridone magenta)

Blue

• Warm blues (cobalt blue and ultramarine blue)
• Cool blues (phthalo blue (green shade) and phthalo blue (red shade))

Yellow

• Warm yellows (cadmium yellow medium hue and cadmium-free yellow deep)
• Cool yellows (cadmium lemon and hansa light yellow)
• Cool yellows (cadmium-free yellow light and hansa yellow light)

Green

• Sap green and hookers green
• Terre verte hue and chromium oxide green
• Viridian hue permanent and Jenkins green
• Green gold and brilliant yellow green

Purple

• Dioxazine purple and cobalt violet hue

Orange

• Cadmium orange and vat orange

Blue-green

• Teal and cobalt turquoise

Neutrals

• Raw umber and burnt umber
• Raw sienna and burnt sienna
• Yellow ochre and yellow oxide

Black

• Carbon black and mars black
• Bone black and ivory black

Grays

• Payne’s gray and N5 neutral gray

White

• Titanium white and zinc white