You can create the color brown by mixing primaries together.
When preparing to paint a picture on canvas, you typically begin by mixing the paint colors on a palette. Sometimes you may not have specific colors that you will need. You can go to an art supply store to buy the missing colors, or you can save time, gas and effort by making the same colors on your own by skillfully mixing together various colors that you may already have. For example, if you do not have brown, you can produce the color by combining the three primary colors in different ways.
Instructions
1. Mix together a dollop of yellow paint and a dollop of purple paint on your palette using a palette knife. Purple is the complementary color to yellow, and will create a medium brown when combined.
2. Mix together a dollop of red paint and a dollop of green paint on your palette using a palette knife. Green is the complementary color to red, and will create a medium brown when combined.
3. Mix together a dollop of blue paint and a dollop of orange paint on your palette using a palette knife. Orange is the complementary color to blue, and will create a medium brown when combined.
4. Mix a small amount of black paint into the medium brown to make it a darker brown. Add more black paint into the brown paint to make the brown very dark.
5. Mix a small amount of white paint into the medium brown to make it a lighter brown. Add more white paint into the brown paint to make the brown very light.
