Beginning Watercolor – Mixing Colors

First, make sure you can make paint lighter or darker, like tea to cream. This example is with Phthalo Blue.

directions on how to do color mixing squares:

1. Prepare 2 colors. In the next image, it is Lemon Yellow and Phthalo Blue
2. Mix paints to at least a coffee, maybe up to a milk.
3. Paint both squares on the left and right sides.
4. Add a tiny amount of the blue to the yellow.
5. Paint the next square to the right.
6. Keep slowing adding more blue to the yellow paint, and paint the next square until complete.

Now try it with some different yellows and blues, and get a feel for what different types of greens you get.