How To Make
Black Paint
How To Make Black Paint
Though not strictly speaking a color, black is a very important part of illustrating and painting.
How To Make Black Paint
Different tones and shades of black can be mixed for different effects
How To Make Black Paint
So How do you Make Black Paint?
How To Make Black Paint
Mix equal amounts of primary colors, red, blue and yellow to create a nice thick shade of black.
Primary Colors
How To Make Black Paint
Start by mixing the blue paint with the magenta to create a vivid and warm shade of purple. Add yellow to cancel out the purple and create very dark black.
Printing Primaries
How To Make Black Paint
These are less vivid and less bright. Start, similarly to the last method, by mixing the red and blue shades then add yellow to create black.
Other Primary Shades
How To Make Black Paint
For cool black colors, try mixing Phthalo Blue with Cadmium Orange or Ultramarine Blue with Burnt Umber
Using a Blue Base
How To Make Black Paint
Mix Phthalo Green and Alizarin Crimson or Phthalo Green and Quinacridone Red to get black.
Using a Green Base
How To Make Black Paint
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How To Make Black Paint