Let's demystify how to mix a range of earth tones using orange in watercolour. From deep browns to earthy reds and yellows. I'll take you through my thought process with the example of mixing with Pyrrole Orange. We'll look at a finished painting and mixing chart using this orange, and how I mixed earth tones with it. Earth pigments are wonderful for convenience, so why learn to mix earth tones without them? It can help you practice colour mixing theory, learn how to make interesting hues, and help increase the range of limited palettes for you to use. Mixing with complementary colours is a staple part of colour theory, yet there are a whole world of mixes available to you by utilising near-complements too.

If you spend time around art communities you may come across Draw This In Your Style challenges. In this blog post I share my approach to hosting my own DTIYS challenge using a recent ink and watercolour character illustration. I also explain what the challenge is, and how you can host your own.

A peek into my creative process of taking a sketch from my sketchbook and turning it into ink and watercolour illustration. I’m only using one pen for inking the lineart of this medieval era inspired elf character.