That’s GREAT to hear Christy! I hope you’ll give it a go!!!

Really helpful and the color chart was wonderful.

Thanks Susan – glad you liked the video! Yes, colour charts can be super helpful. I find though that we all tend to make them while in workshops but don’t make the time to create them on our own at home. Glad to hear you make your own. Now you can add greys to the chart mix 🙂

Thanks Leslie! And thanks for your questions. First yes, I definitely encourage anyone, and particularly beginners, to try out as many layering possibilities as they can. In this case it’s all about greys but it could also be about mixing greens, purples or oranges for instance.As to your question regarding Girault greys, I cannot really answer it as I don’t have experience with that set, with any set of greys in fact. Truth be told, I’ve always had a bit of an aversion to greys and it’s only as I mature as a painter that I now recognize the perfection and use of greys. If you’ve already ordered the set, let us know what you think. Otherwise, try out some grey-making and then add grey sticks as needed. There’s nothing like having some cool and warm greys in your collection!

Hey Chris, I think using complements or an opposite temperature may be the answer. I do hope you’ll return and let us know what happens when you try doing this. And yes, I know what you mean about those warm lovely browns and gorgeous greys that appear in clouds often in contrast to purplish ones in the same collection.

Hi Sandi,
Loved that you would save this chart. Do go ahead and create your own – it’s such a fun and yummy experiment!
Look forward to a pastel question I can create an answer to 🙂

How lovely to know I brightened your day Tracey even if it was with greys 🙂
Thanks for the addition to how to create greys – I hadn’t heard that version before. I’ll be giving it a try!

Hey Irene, that’s fantastic! Would love to hear how your class went 🙂

Great question Catherine! When I was doing the exercise for this, I randomly chose which colour went down first. Generally when I’m painting, if I want to grey down a colour, I’ll add the complement to it. If the second colour is lighter (or darker) and I want to retain the value of the first colour, I’ll go overtop with the original (first) colour to re-establish the value I want while still holding on to the greying aspect of the second colour. With colours of similar values, I may tend to apply the lighter and/or brighter colour first. But I don’t have a formula I follow. I suggest you try out both versions on a piece of paper to see the effect of each application. Remember, you can always reapply the first colour and then the second again until you achieve the greyness you desire!