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Quick Tip Video-The Art of Not Blending

Name: Quick Tip Video-The Art of Not Blending
Uploaded: 2023-09-27T18:00:05+00:00
Duration: 55 s
Channel: Christie Hawkins
Description: In this short instructional video, Christie Renee Hawkins demonstrates a simple remedial technique for paintings that have become muddy due to premature…

27 Sept 2023 · 1 min

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In this short instructional video, Christie Renee Hawkins demonstrates a simple remedial technique for paintings that have become muddy due to premature color mixing. She explains that the key is to allow the muddied area to dry completely, then paint over it with fresh, layered shades—specifically using various blues—to re‑establish depth and contrast. The video emphasizes that it’s never too late to correct a painting, offering reassurance and a step‑by‑step visual example of the layering process.

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This quick video is going to be to show you how you can fix if you created a muddy mess in your painting. You didn't let your paint colors dry in between, you ended up mixing your blues and your oranges together, and now you're worried you've ruined your painting. Here's the trick: you just have to let it dry. Once it's dry, we can paint right over top of that, and those darker colors are going to show up underneath, and they're going to create some depth. I'm going to show you how I'm going to fix it now. I've got some different shades of blue on my brush, and I'm just going to start layering in these colors. It's never too late in a painting. You can't mess anything up that cannot be fixed. The trick is just that you have to let it dry, and then you can paint right over top of it again.