How to mix turquoise in paint??

Question

how do you mix turquoise?

using which blue in paint? ultramarine or phthalo????

and that green you use... how do you mix the green? again which blue and which yellow to make the green? e.g. lemon yellow or cadmium yellOW

Answer 1

blue yellow & green... you'll have to experiment with the different varieties of each

Answer 2

As you probably know, Turquoise is a very artificial colour. So you are best using artifical colours to make Turquoise. You can buy colours very near to it (such as Cerulean Blue) and add a bit of white. It should be noted that white is the main key colour that binds everything together

If you want to make a opaque Turquoise then use opaque colours especially Titanium White. For a transparent Turquoise, use transparent colours bind with Zinc White.

My personal favourite mixture for Turquoise is 1 part Cobalt Blue to 1/2 Lemon Yellow and 1/2 Sap Green. To get the desired shade, add Titanium White. If the mixture is too blue, adjust by adding Lemon Yellow.

Answer 3

Phthalocaine blue and lemon yellow and white vary as required. French Ultramarine is too warm to mix a good turquoise (blue-green)...ther is a Phthalo Turquoise by W&W I like a lot.

Answer 4

cerulean blue, a little lemon yellow, and white.

Answer 5

Ultramarine is too dark. Phthalo, cad yellow and a bit of titanium white, sorted.

Answer 6

Turquoise is a mix or blend of the colors blue and green. It is used interchangeably with the word "aquamarine". Turquoise has many shades. These shades can start as soft, pale colors and range into vibrant, intense colors. The color span can start at a light greenish-blue color, aquamarine, and range through to a bluish-green color, turquiose. Here are some tips on creating the color turquoise with your paint.

Things You'll Need:

paintbrush

blue paint

green paint

palette

canvas/paper

cup of water for watercolor paints

clothes that you don't mind getting dirty

newspaper or drop cloths to protect work surfaces

1.Assemble the first six items in the material list.

2. Place a small amount of blue paint on one side of the palette and green paint on the other side of the palette.

3. Since turquoise has more blue than green in it, put one-paintbrush scoop of green paint for every two-paintbrush scoops of blue paint in the middle of the palette and mix.

4. Continue to mix the paints together until the paint is evenly distributed throughout your color sample.

5.You now have turquoise.  

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Tips:

You can vary the color intensity by changing the color ratios. Currently, the ratio is 2:1 (two blue:one green).

Answer 7

A light blue and lemon yellow or light green.

Answer 8

just have blue then add in A LITTLE! green it makes a great color! good luck hope it looks beautiful