Five Minute Friday: Cactus Study + Color Layering (Replay) (Patreon)

Replay is up for our Five Minute Friday warm-up and Q&A!

Today we played with color mixing using ultramarine, lake blue, sienna, and raw umber to create some really beautiful, natural shades. We also talked about glazing and how layering colors can completely shift your results.

I shared a quick cactus demo too—painting each one over a different base color, then layering green on top to show how much those underlayers matter. Such a fun way to see color in action!

We talked a bit about the lightfastness of our paints and how professional paints do last much longer without fading. If you would like to go a bit deeper, we talk about this in my 6 Week Self-paced Watercolor Affinity Seascape course: https://www.kelliechassefineart.com/courses/Seascapes

Have fun mixing and playing!

Kellie