Oil Painting Palette Set-Up by Paul Cumes

[fatskateman]

Someone needs to call "Hoarders" about this guys paint collection problem. Nobody could possibly need that many tubes of paint.

[breakfastisgo]

Can you also freeze acrylics?

[insomniacgrace]

Wow! Exceptional works. 

[seanbone]

Wow I thought my palette was ugly....thanks for the tips and letting me feel good about jamming all my paints together.

[7yL3rDvrd3n]

Great video! I've been looking around the net for awhile trying to find some type of tutorial about setting up a paint palette.. This really helped me in trying to set up my own palette. Thanks so much!!

[Austinartistsheryl]

Thanks Paul for ur insight ...around here they call me "coma girl" bc I had a serious mind wipe coma. Some things I'm sad to gave lost but standard traditional studies at university I can move past and not regret the loss. Here's to new mind and new approach :)

Austin artist

[eMbry00s]

Hey! Big ups for sharing this. Always awesome to see speed-painters to get a new feel for people's flow, but I always feel like half the effort is missing when I can't see them working their palette. You know, that's one big thing that Bob Ross really got right, may he rest in peace. Keep up the good work!

[BDJOEcustomvideos]

I don't do anything like this. Well, I don't arrange my palette. I just start with the colors I need for my first work. I take little little colors and finish my painting, this is very neatly done. And I always clean it.

[bagoona]

the poor guy needs more space

[SHINYamAHA21]

oops I should post on here...

Paul, I love your work.

..keep clothes off and paint~ I have done that years ago...Voila~

but the gloves.....nah nah...okee? Cheers!

[SHINYamAHA21]

..keep your palette in the freezer? with food? omg....actually it's a good idea..I do have problems with dried colors and brushes. Do you paint with shirts off? but wear gloves? perhaps, getting color on the body is ok but hands?....lol...

The best hand cleanser,"Gojo".

No problem with heavy grease & oil.

Enjoy color on your fingers~ thank u for the vid. u r great.

[blackspy13]

if your paints get dry just put it in a hot water... doint boil it..haha..i mean.. just pour a hot water in something that you can place your paints..and make sure it is sealed..so that the paint itself well get moist.. sorry if my english is disturbing..but thats what i do everytime my paints get dry.... they just moist and ready to paint again..ehi...im ajust a beginner by the way..-=)

[SHINYamAHA21]

Well..BLACKSPY13 thank u for reply.

However.. we are talking about removing OIL paint is with pigment bound with medium of drying oil it's not waterbased.

I use more Turpentine than linssed oil somehow eaier to clean hands and brushes. never use water to clean! Perhaps you are thinking Acrylic can be diluted w/water. But Acrylic also become water resistant after it dried up.

Using hot water to clean ur brushes..woe..not a good idea. Cheers.

[nevyn1]

@SHINYamAHA21 there are (since a vew years) water soiluble oil paints with good pigment density.

[Librarygurl]

Call me shallow, but thanks for doing this without a shirt!  ;->

[ilov3lucy86]

Turpenoid

[sharonspaintings]

the palette is so beautiful! just hand that on the wall! :)

[sharonspaintings]

*hang* heh

[kkpittman]

Thanks for sharing! As a beginner in oil painting, I find it helpful to see which colors other artists use for their work.

[lilianamaya]

Great job! I laiked your artwork!

[ulyssesbarbosa]

im an artist but i have more experience with pencil and paper. i am bearly taking on painting and i wanted to ask u if u set up your pallet like this everytime u paint ?

[sirLEVITSKY]

he said it at the beginning of the video: no :) it depends... I feel like an ass for some reason, I hate correcting

[tad5000]

very informative

[awanahtunowhiho]

I've just started oil painting. Would love to see this.

[davis911228]

Real quick. The more I've been painting with oils this year, the more I don't want to play with acrylics. It's an addiction.

[davis911228]

The palette is interesting. I would love to see what and how you ad things to the paint, dryers, oils and so on. I might have mentioned I am an acrylic painter but have been fighting it and do love oils. I'm not sure how to get that creamy oil mix that I see in great works of art in person. I think, DAMN, mine don't dry like that. They also don't sell my paintings as coffee mugs in their shop so I must still need to learn something. chemicals/additives? thoughts?-thanks

[RLTromble]

Do you ever add white to your palette?

[mnilandcom]

i prefer using very few colours but very interesting to see your method

[thomasvalenti]

Hey Paul, Very interesting. You just got a new subscriber.

[soldner234]

what do you think about the non-toxic "hues" as substitutes for the toxic colors?

[paulcumes]

Good question. Hues don't have the same mixability as true pigments. If you want to mix a small number of colors together to get new ones, suggest real pigments instead of hues. Hues tend to get muddy and dull when mixed together. True pigments typically don't.

[MsRosiePerez]

thanks, paul.

[Vilecupid]

Paul - great vid as usual! Interesting to see your approach to colours - that abandon of yours is coming through clearly again!! :o) Do you tend to mix your paints in advance of a painting (Picasso did this) so that you can paint with fluidity? Also, do you use a particular colour to give a hue to the other colours, pulling them all together?

I tend to limit my paintings to just a few colours (usually about 5 max) and they tend to be warm or cold themed..

[June6ugy]

Thanks Paul, your videos are inspiring! I am painting more (and more freely) because of them. I was surprised by all the colors you use on your palette.