The Easiest Color Palette to Create
If you’re just starting to paint with watercolors you might find all of the color options in your palette a bit overwhelming. Truth is, you really don’t need a complicated color palette to create beautiful artwork. As a matter of fact, you can create a masterpiece with only one color! This is called a monochromatic color scheme and in this week’s video, I demonstrate how to easily create a monochromatic color scheme.
Monochromatic color schemes can be truly beautiful. Personally, I have found that they are a great way to learn how to master the water to paint ratio and make it easy to focus on the subject and technique, rather than a complicated color palette.
There are three things that are important in creating a monochromatic color scheme and in this video, you’ll learn about the following and why they matter:
Tints: A color mixed with white.
Tones: A color mixed with neutral gray.
Shades: A color mixed with black.
0:00 Intro
0:54 3 Things to know
1:35 Paper acts as white paint for Tints
2:15 Gray addition for Tones
2:45 What is a Neutral Tint
3:20 Adding Black for Shades
6:30 Endless Variations
Have you tried painting with a monochromatic color palette? How did you like it? Did you find it easy or difficult?