What Color to Use on a Beach Scene for Sand Using Acrylic Paint

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hi my name is abith and I'm going to show you what color to use on a beach scene for sand so I'm going to have you grab a tube of titanium white a tube of yellow ochre and a tube of burnt Umber and you're going to squeeze out some white and squeeze out about the same amount of yellow ochre and then just a little bit of burnt umber because darker colors tend to take over more than lighter colors so squeeze those all out right next to each other take your palet knife and mix those colors around and your color should look something like this and if it leans too strongly in the direction of brown or yellow just add more of the opposite color to it to get a nice Sandy color my name is abith and I just showed you how to mix paint for a beach scene for sand

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Published: May 31, 2012
Updated: Feb 5, 2019
1 minute read

When painting a beach scene, it may be helpful to look at real life examples to get an accurate gauge of what the colors should look like. Learn what color to use on a beach scene for sand with help from a graduate of the Maine College of Art in this free video clip.

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