How to Get the Color Green

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05-09-2024 |
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Green is a mixture of blue and yellow.Once you understand basic color theory, you can make it happen using many different mediums, including paints, glazes, and polymer clays.

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Get a Green Paint

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Mix blue and yellow paint. Pour small, equal amounts of blue and yellow paint onto a palette, then use a palette knife to mix them well.
- Once mixed, the original colors should produce a pure green.
- To get a better idea of the type of green you've achieved, use a brush and apply a small amount to a sheet of paper.
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Vary the proportions. Depending on the subject you want to draw, pure green may not be the most suitable for your purpose.The easiest way to change the tone of the color is to add more yellow or blue.
- Adding more yellow will give you a warmer green, while adding more blue will make the resulting color cooler.
- When trying to change the tone of the color, make small changes until you get the one you want.Gradually producing the right shade is easier and wastes less paint than overdoing it and having to work backwards from one extreme.
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Experiment with various types of yellow and blue. Free up some space on your palette and try mixing various shades of yellow and blue together.This way you will get different types of green.^{[1]
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- With pure yellow and pure blue you will get pure green, but by changing those starting colors before mixing them, the resulting green will also be different.For example, mixing golden yellow with standard blue will give you a duller, more brownish green.Conversely, with standard yellow and light blue you will get a lighter green.
- The best way to understand what types of green you can get from combining various yellows and blues is to experiment.Choose a few different shades of blue and yellow.Mix them in equal parts, trying all possible combinations.Record the results for future reference.^{[2]
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Try mixing various types of greenery. If you have two shades of green that are similar to the color you want, but not exactly the same, you can try combining them.
- Since all greens contain parts of blue and yellow, mixing them should result in new shades.
- You can also mix green with various yellows or blues to change the tone even more dramatically.
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Change the brightness using white or black. Once you find the right shade, you can modify it without altering it using white or black paint.
- Add white paint to create a lighter color, or black paint for a darker color.
- Regardless of how bright you want to go, add only small amounts of white or black.If you overdo it, you may end up with a green that is too light or too dark.
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Method 2

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Make Green Icing

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Prepare some sample dishes. There are many ways to create green icing, in various shades.By experimenting with some of these options at the same time, you will gain a better understanding of the process.
- You need at least 4 saucers, but the experiment is more complete with 6-12 plates.
- Place between 50ml and 125ml of white icing on each plate.Keep track of how much icing you use, as you will need to know how much food coloring to add.
- Get at least four types of food coloring:one green, one yellow, one blue and one black.You can also purchase other shades of green, yellow or blue to experiment with.
- The types of coloring designed to color icing are paste, powder or gel, so stick to those, which should not alter the consistency of your cake.Liquid colorants are only useful if you want very light shades, otherwise the amount of colorant you need to add to get a vibrant color will change the consistency of the icing.^{[3]
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Add some green food coloring to one of the dishes. Dip a toothpick into the dye, then place it in the icing to transfer the color.Mix until the color is uniform.
- To get a better idea of the color you've created you need to keep mixing until you no longer see any green streaks in the icing.
- The type of green dye used affects the color of the icing.For example, using "moss green" dye will give you a warmer color than "kelly green" and leaf green dyes.
- The amount of dye used changes the brightness of the color.Since the icing is white, with small amounts of green you will get very light pastel colors.With more dye you can create more vibrant colors.
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Mix equal parts blue and yellow in another dish. Use two clean toothpicks to transfer equal parts yellow and blue dye to the second saucer of white icing.Mix until the color is uniform.
- After mixing the two colors you should have green icing.
- The precise shade varies based on the yellow and blue you used.As mentioned above, the brightness of the color changes depending on the amount of dye.
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Mix green and black in another dish. Create a third saucer of green icing by adding equal parts green or blue and yellow coloring to the white icing, following the procedure described in the previous steps.Add a small amount of black in this case.
- Once you mix the black food coloring well, you should notice that the icing turns a darker green than the original, but without changing the shade.
- Since black can have a dramatic impact on the appearance of a color, you should only use very small amounts of it.
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Experiment with other combinations. Use remaining white frosting samples to experiment with various combinations.Record the dye shades and quantities used for each sample for future reference.
- Follow the dye manufacturer's directions to create different shades, or experiment on your own.
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  - Mix equal parts sky blue and leaf green to get an aqua color.
  - Create chartreuse using 9 parts lemon yellow and 1 part leaf green.
  - Combine equal parts leaf green and royal blue, then add a touch of black.This should give you a dark jade color.
  - Mix various amounts of lemon yellow and sky blue to produce turquoise or baby blue.
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Method 3

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Obtain a Green Polymer Clay

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Get some clay samples. At a minimum you will need two blue, two yellow, one white, one clear and one black clay.
- Choose a warmer-toned blue clay (with a hint of green) and a cooler one (with a hint of purple).Likewise, the color of one of the yellow clays should be slightly warm (with a hint of orange) and the other slightly cool (with a hint of green).
- You can use multiple variations of blue and yellow clay, but by starting with the two mentioned you should be able to figure out how to get the shade of green you want.
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Mix a blue and a yellow clay. Take equal amounts of warm blue and cool yellow.Press the two parts together and knead the ball until the colors are uniform.
- Roll, stretch and squeeze the ball to mix the colors.When you're done, you should no longer notice blue or yellow streaks in the sample.
- The resulting color should be a relatively vibrant green, as both yellow and blue tended towards green.^{[5]
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Complete the remaining combinations. Mix equal parts of the blue and yellow clays, following the same procedure used to create the first green sample.Repeat for all possible combinations.
- Warm yellow and cool blue should give a dull green with brown tints.
- Warm yellow and warm blue should create a warm green of medium intensity, with strong yellow undertones.
- Cool yellow and cool green should create a medium-intensity cool green, with strong blue undertones.
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Add white to a swatch. Choose the green shade you prefer and replicate it.Once done, add a pinch of white clay.
- Mix the white into the green until all the streaks disappear.The color should become less bright and lighten.The more white you add, the lighter the color will be.
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Add clear clay to another sample. It replicates the same green used in the previous step, though Not add the white clay, but the transparent one.
- Once you mix the clays, the transparent one should make the color much less intense, without changing its brightness.
- If you use more transparent clay than green clay you will get a semi-transparent washed out color instead of an opaque one.
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Add black to the last swatch. Create the same green you used for your experiments with white and clear clay.This time, mix a very small pinch of black clay well.
- Once you mix the black into the green, the swatch should get darker but remain the same shade.
- In most cases it won't take much black clay to darken the green significantly, so only use very small amounts of color.
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Understanding Color Theory

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Mix yellow and blue. Green is a secondary color, so to create it you need to combine equal parts blue and yellow, two primary colors.^{[6]
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- "Primary" colors exist in nature and cannot be created by combining others.The three primary colors are red, blue and yellow, but to get green you only need the last two.
- "Secondary" colors are obtained by mixing two primary colors together.Green is one of them because it comes from the combination of blue and yellow.The other two secondary colors are orange and purple.
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Vary the aspect ratio to change the hue. Pure green is a mixture of pure yellow and pure blue, but if you add more of either color you will get a slightly different shade of green.
- The two simplest variations are "blue green" and "yellow green", defined as "tertiary" colors since they are found between the secondary and primary colors on the color wheel.
  - The "blue green" is made with two parts blue and one part yellow.You can also create it by mixing equal parts green and blue.
  - The "yellow green" is made with two parts yellow and one part blue.You can also create it by mixing equal parts green and yellow.
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Change color brightness with white and black. If you want to get a lighter green without changing its hue, you need to add white.If you want to darken your color instead, use black.
- While in Italian there are no well-defined terms to distinguish light or dark colors, in English they are divided into tints (clear) e shades (dark).
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