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Incorporating a neutralized green

Incorporating a neutralized green

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Incorporating a neutralized green

And here I'll talk about complementary color in a minute. I'm going to make this, all of the color ground should look different than the sky, so I'm going to mix a little bit of actual green into it. In this case, I'll mix a little bit of ocher in with that Antwerp. Again, I'm using colors that I've used before to make sure it all relates. And, I'll blend this together, and layer this right on top of what's here. So I'm creating what's called a mixed green versus a layered. When you're working with this kind of material, layering means that piece of color is completely dry before you pop another piece on top of it. When you mix a color, you do what I'm doing. It's like stirring the pot. You're mixing the color right on the palette. You might say, well, you know, what's the difference? There's a big difference. You actually test it. And you mix Antwerp blue with yellow ocher and put it on a piece of paper versus layering, putting blue down, letting it dry, and the yellow on top. What…

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