Atomic and Optical colour mixing explained | Winsor & Newton Masterclass

Atomic and Optical mixes are two ways of mixing colour; atomic mixing is the physical mixing of colours together and optical mixing is the result of layering a transparent layer of colour over another colour to create a third colour. This layering can be the result of a scumbling technique or with a glaze, either way a third colour is created as your eye perceives the bottom layer through the veil of the top colour. The advantage to atomic mixing is that you don’t have to wait for a layer to dry before adding a second colour and you can mix more than two colours at once. On the other hand, optical mixing adds depth and the colours appear more radiant. To adjust the drying time for optical mixing, we used a medium to accelerate the process, Liquin Light Gel. This will keep your layers clean and you can avoid the usual wait time.

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