Nikita Coulombe

Transparent colors can take oil paintings to the next level by adding luminosity to opaque colors as well as a glow to previous layers thanks to the light that passes through them. I've mixed the primary, complementary, and secondary color combinations of Nickel Azo Yellow, Quinacridone Magenta, and Phthalo Blue and compiled them into a color chart, which you can view and download for free: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/1nfmi13g08kt16nj1mzkz/Trans…

If Dropbox is being weird or asks you to sign in, the PDF is also in the Color Palettes folder on my site: www.nikitacoulombe.com/files

I'm going to publish a few more short videos highlighting some of the combinations and I'll make a long form video as well.

6 days ago | [YT] | 20

Nikita Coulombe

💥 I've been testing out Williamsburg Handmade Oil Paints (same manufacturer as Golden acrylic paints) and am really impressed! They are on par with Michael Harding and Rublev and I've added them to my preferred pigments list, which you can view and download as a PDF here: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/eg3k4e431c9rzrqxvmmas/Prefe…

If you are having difficulty accessing Dropbox, I've also uploaded a copy to my site in the Color Palettes folder: www.nikitacoulombe.com/files

#oilpaint

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2 weeks ago | [YT] | 29

Nikita Coulombe

Currently working on a very fun ceiling mural!

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5 months ago | [YT] | 10

Nikita Coulombe

The wonderful folks over at ‪@GoldenPaints‬ have created an acrylic and oil color matching tool. If you want to explore color mixing and matching, definitely check it out. You can upload reference photos or select a color from the color picker panel. One of the best parts is that you can get mix suggestions based on the paints you already have: goldenartistcolors.com/mixer-overview #colormixing #paintmixing

7 months ago (edited) | [YT] | 10

Nikita Coulombe

💥 I've put together a comprehensive review of painting supports along with canvas texture examples: www.nikitacoulombe.com/canvas-for-oil-painting

Feedback is welcome! #painting #artsupplies

7 months ago | [YT] | 6

Nikita Coulombe

You can now set my paintings as the background on your TV. I've uploaded much of my work to Artcast, which you can download directly from the app store on your smart TV or streaming device like Roku, Apple TV, or Amazon Fire TV. If you have a Google Chromecast, you can stream from the Artcast app on your Android phone or tablet. There is a free subscription option: artcast.tv/ #artcast

7 months ago | [YT] | 9

Nikita Coulombe

What an incredible collection: https://youtu.be/K2lKYfC-gwo?si=YNc3k...

You can watch the auction live today at 18:00 EST on Sotheby's: www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2025/leonard-a-lau…

7 months ago | [YT] | 2

Nikita Coulombe

I recently got asked how Matte Varnish looks over metallic paint and thought I'd share this before and after -- as you can see, Matte Varnish evens and dulls the natural sheen of both the gold and raw sienna paint. #varnish

8 months ago | [YT] | 9

Nikita Coulombe

What did a stone age art store look like? This is a wonderful exploration of artist pigments throughout history - some we still use today!

10 months ago | [YT] | 3

Nikita Coulombe

Winding down the summer of color - this is what my little workstation looks like when I make the charts.

10 months ago | [YT] | 16