Painting blog by Masha Eretnova
It is a myth (beneficial for marketing people and brands) that to be successful in painting you need to buy a set of 48 colors. It is not true, there are basic colors and some variations of the basic acrylic paint palette that you can buy and paint absolutely anything. I’ve been painting with acrylics … Read more
I absolutely love purple color but sometimes it is hard to buy the right shade. Many brands have either purple which is way too dark or a pale violet which is not what I need. So I often resort to mixing my own paint. Yet, mixing specifically purple is quite challenging as the two colors … Read more
I love doing painting experiments and explore what creation are beyond traditional painting techniques and “rules”. As an abstract artist I explore texture and color a lot, and the base of each color is a pigment. In fact, many flowers and food can be used to make pigmetns and be used in painting. Today it … Read more
Red and green are situated on the opposite sides of the color wheel – they are complementary colors. I tested different red and green colors to show you what colors they create when mixed in different ratios. When you mix red and green paint you can get brown, black, or olive. Red and Green on … Read more
Color mixing is so satisfying to me but some combinations are hard to predict. As an artist and teacher, I love sharing color-mixing swatches I make to help you navigate color theory better (and most people hate it! haha). Pink and green are both bright colors but mixed together they make such a variety of … Read more
Red and orange are both warm colors that are close to each other on the color spectrum. As an artist, I’m often mixing colors and I will show you my real swatches of red and orange paint. Since both red and orange are warm colors, when you mix red and orange you usually get a … Read more
Have you ever tried to find and match all the pieces of the sky in a puzzle? Not an easy task (I’m a puzzle lover myself!). And the same with painting the sky. There are actually a few colors we observe above us: darker blues on the top and paler blue at the horizon line, … Read more
Green and purple are popular secondary colors: green is a combination of blue and yellow, while purple is a combination of blue and red. But what color do green and purple make if they are mixed? Green and purple make a brownish-gray, blueish-grey and brown. The lighter the green the more grey mixed color will … Read more
Are you stuck on what color pink and yellow make? They go very well together but what if they are mixed? As background, I’m Masha, a crafter, acrylic painter, and certified teacher and I love mixing colors and explaining them! Mixing pink and yellow paints makes peachy orange color, and shades of orange. The different shades … Read more
We used to picture the galaxy or the Milky Way in multiple mixed colors, and in most artworks or photos of it, it is like a war between two colors, violet vs purple. However, it is a mystery what color is how to actually differentiate them, and if they are two different or the same … Read more