I thought it was easy to mix pink - it's red and white, right?
But then I tried it. I took Cadmium red and mixed it with Titanium white and got more of a peach than a pink.
So how do we mix a bright pink?
Will Kemp explains below how to mix a bright pink with acrylic paint.
Watching Will's mini color mixing lesson taught me not only how to create different pinks but also the importance of good color theory.
If you are like me and jumped straight into painting without any basic color theory and need to go back to basics I've found some color theory classes that have been very helpful.
The first is Will Kemp's Simple Color Mixing Course. If you liked his pink explanation above you may want to sign up for his class.
The next class is for watercolor called Luminous Watercolor Mixing by Kateri Ewing, but I found it really easy to apply the information to acrylic paint and at the end of the lesson I had a really good color map of my split primary palette.
The third class is also by Craftsy called Acrylic Color Mixing Made Easy by Carol McIntyre. I've still got to sit through this one but I have already got lots of useful tips from Carol's blog so I've got high hopes for it.
If you have some good color theory links let me know below.
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