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7 colours I'd choose and the importance of temperature bias. (Patreon)

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2022-11-25 20:23:50
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Hi everyone, 

Here's a video about the colours I would choose if I was just starting out in watercolour and the importance of knowing what temperature a colour is.

I published it on my YouTube channel this morning. I'm posting it here without the ads. I'll put it on the indexes so you can refer to it whenever you need it.

I have spent thousands of dollars on colours I don't use so I hope this video will prevent you from doing what I did.

If I could start all over again knowing what I know now, the 7 colours I mention in this video are the colours I'd buy. You'll watch me mix them together to see some of the different colours I can make from them. The list of colours I mention on the video would get me started and I'd add to my paint kit as I continued to paint. 

I also talk about the importance of knowing the temperature of a colour and why it's helpful to know that when you mix the paint.

You may notice in my earlier tutorials that I used pre-mixed greens and pre-mixed violets and the list of paints I used was much longer than what I use now. That's because after painting for over 20 years I am still learning about colour theory myself. It's a huge topic. I have learnt a lot since I started on Patreon because I read and I experiment with colours so I can pass on what I am learning to all of you.

I hope this is useful to you.

Louise

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jacques a

Such an eye opening moment. This was very helpful thank you

Andree Heroux

Powerfull lesson! It teached me: learning before buying… but, i didn’t. 😂

Manja Besser

Thank you Louise! This video is so helpful!♥️💜💙

Kimberly Rombaut

Thanks so much for this informative video! Had a good laugh at the end :)

Marsha Littleton

I always get confused with the blues. If I held the French ultramarine blue up to the color wheel, it seems it would lean more toward the cools, as compared to the Windsor blue green shade, which looks warmer to me. I read a good explanation somewhere about it, but can’t remember. Is there a way to tell other than the color wheel? Is it apparent when you mix with another warm or cool color ?

Louise De Masi

Hi Marsha, Yes there is. I'm making a tutorial about how to determine the temperature of a colour. I hope to post it on here this month.

Sabine Lamer

This is so helpful. You are able to explain this confusing topic so beautifully. It now makes so much sense.

Kim Oanh Dao

Hi Louise, I noticed that you often used violet in your paintings. I would like to treat myself with a tube of violet but don't know what kind to buy, Winsor violet, quin. violet or dioxazine violet...? Could you please help me to make a choice? Also, I already have quin. magenta, is it necessary to also have permanent rose, as you use it quite often?Thank you very much Louise!

Louise De Masi

Hi Kim, I used to use Winsor Violet a lot but I do more mixing these days and if I want a violet I'll mix it. I use Perm Rose (PV19) more than Quin Magenta but don't go out and buy it. I'd make do with what you have.

Kim Oanh Dao

Thank you so much Louise for your precious advices. Thanks to this video, I set up my new palette without being obliged to buy many colors, as they're quite expensive. Therefore, I have to learn mixing colors in order to get the colors I need. Your explanations concerning warm and cool colors are so clear that I'm not afraid anymore about this subject.

Mark Robinson

Thank for this video. I agree with Kim. Using the 7 colours can you suggest the colours for mixing a dark distant green, please.

Louise De Masi

Hi Mark, Thank you! I would try mixing the blues with the yellows but if I wanted a dark value, I would mix with freshly squeezed pigment and a slightly damp brush. I would make the mixture thick and creamy and then I'd add small amounts of water with my brush, a little at a time until it was the consistency I needed. A tiny bit of Permanent Rose added to the green mixture might help to deepen the colour further.

Mark Robinson

Terrific. Thank you for your super quick response

georgia simms

where did you get the color wheel you show/use in this video 75109061?

Louise De Masi

Hi Georgia, from an art supplies store here in Australia. Google 'colour wheel' and then choose the 'shopping' tab and you should be able to find them or similar.

Cici

Hi Louise. I cannot catch what you are saying about what W&N says about Indian Yellow. It sounds to me as if you’re saying W&N says it can’t withstand the damp but that makes no sense lol. What did you say exactly about Indian Yellow? Thanks.

Louise De Masi

Hi Cici, W&N list Indian Yellow as being a pigment that 'cannot be relied upon to withstand damp.' They are basically warning that the colour might not hold up well in humid or moist conditions. The pigment could fade, bleed, or even change colour if it’s exposed to too much moisture. It is particularly important for artists who display or store their watercolour paintings in humid areas.

Cici

Ha well that is what I thought you said, but I’ve never heard of a pigment doing that. Thank you!

AKR

Thank you so much 😊🙏

Matthew iles

That was great. As someone pointed out below, blues seem to pose a special difficulty determining temperature. I will look for your video you said you made specifically addressing this? Thanks for sharing your expertise. It's much appreciated.

Shelly Solle

I bought all of them. LOL. By all I mean ALL the colors. I wish I had known this in the beginning. Excellent instruction as always Louise.

Leslie Rinaldi

Starting with few colors is very good advice! It is also worth getting a color wheel sooner rather than later. I've found there are a lot of books on color theory - you could build a library just on that topic - but Color Choices by Stephen Quiller and his color wheel (included in the book) goes into complementary colors ++++ and explains why beginners sometimes struggle with dull/blah colors. There are actual reasons mixing warm colors with other warm colors is a good idea! Its not a black art.. :) (I was relieved to find this out!) Thanks Louise!!! Your painting are so amazing because of the way you use color and how vibrant they are!

Wendy Parsons

This was so helpful Louise. Thank you.

Jean Gursoy

Louise you explained this so well and it is such a good reference video. I know what you say is true but I love all those granulating colours too. Thank you so much

Di

Thank you Louise very helpful.❤️

Anita Repya

So good to know as I was just wondering what colors I should stockup on, I like to stockup on supplies while in the USA as they're are alot more expensive in my retirement country 😅

Janice Mary Lancaster

Thank you Louise a great help look forward to more on the subject of mixing colours. 😊

Nettie Moss

I'm so grateful you have done this video Louise: I have been confused by warm and cool colours for a long time. Like you I now try to keep the amount of paints I use to a minimum, so learning to mix as you show is going to be so useful - this will be a video I return to many times. I have developed a kind of aversion to tubes of one shade and immediately think how can I get that colour by mixing, which because of your teaching I reckonise looks so much better. I really feel I am on such a good learning curve through your teaching: a kind of advance uni' course in fact! I can never thank you enough for all the effort you put in for us, I am eternally grateful to you! Thank you.

Bonnie Williams

Thank you for this video -- the temperature discussion was so helpful. I've understood that colors were warm and cool and even could identify them as such but I don't think I've ever understood the mixing by temperature part before. And it's so good to have your suggestions of colors to start with too. I'm curious where sepia & Paynes gray would fall in your list?

Louise De Masi

Thank you. I'm glad it was helpful. Sepia I would call a warm colour and Paynes Grey a cool colour.

Louise De Masi

Thanks so much Nettie. It's so good to know you are learning and it's wonderful that we can learn together.

Louise De Masi

Me too. Thanks Jean. Granulation can be a topic for another video. 💕

Louise De Masi

Thanks so much Leslie. I love that book and I refer to it often.

Louise De Masi

I just about bought all of them too. Thank you Shelly!

Naginder Manhas

Thank you. This was very educational. I had a basic understanding of the primary colours to make other colours but the warm and cool colours takes it to a whole new level.

Dian

Thank you Louise, this was very interesting and helpful especially the info on warm and cool colours. Like you and, from the comments, some of the other Patreons I have many colours. Hey ho!, we live and learn 😬

Basia

Thank you for this useful video, it has really helped my understanding of how the colours work with each other, and how just altering the temperature can add a completely different dynamic to your painting. This probably explains why on some of my paintings, I have felt at the end, that somehow the colours did not work together as much as I thought they would. 😆 !

Leesh Borowski

Loved the video, thanks so much. It was very informative and I’ll challenge myself to limit my palette and mix my own colours more.

Deborah Goodwin

Thank you so very much for this very informative video. I was just on the verge of ordering 2 more colors to add to my ever increasing pallet and realize that they are truly not necessary. I have always felt that I understood the difference between warm and cool colors but I struggle with the blues. For some reason, my brain just doesn't seem to want to understand that French ultramarine is warm and that Pthalo blue is cool. Since I recognized that I was having such a challenge, I did just as you suggested and began a chart mixing the colors on my pallet and it was quite eye opening to see the crazy differences when mixing warms and cools vs the opposite. Your video makes it so much more understandable to me. Thank you!!!

Linda

This was so helpful, Louise. Thanks so much.🌺

Elderine Wyrick

Very informative. Still working on understanding warm and cool colors. This video helped a lot. Thank you.

Louise De Masi

My pleasure Deborah. There is so much to learn. That's great that you've been making a colour chart. I hope it helps you. Thank you!

Louise De Masi

We sure do. All those beautiful colours are very tempting. Thanks Dian.

Louise De Masi

That's wonderful and makes me very happy to know. Thank you Kerstin.

Libby Padovan

Thanks Louise. This tutorial was very enlightening. I'll try this with my colours.

Marilyn Velvin

This makes so much sense, thank you Louise. I have enjoyed following your tutorials where you only use 2 or 3 different colours but get a variety of colours in the painting. I can see how important it is to distinguish between the warms and cools.

Betty Johnson

Such worthwhile, important information. Thank you once again.

Jan Flynn

Very helpful, Louise. Thank you so much.

Vee

This is probably one of the best videos to refer to for me. I find it very difficult to buy paint on a limited budget, but going by the colours you recommend, I can have a full rainbow to use. Thank you so very much for sharing your vast knowledge and expertise with us!

Louise De Masi

My pleasure Vee. Thank you. I know paint is so expensive. 💕

Saleemah Ahamed

Hello Louise - Thank you for this video. This is a fantastic video which I will refer to a lot! What is the palette you are using in the video? I like its size and accessibility. I've seen it several of your videos now and am interested in trying it out.

Blanca Bowman

This was awesome! I still can't believe that 7 colors can make such wide variety of colors.

Louise De Masi

Thank you Blanca. Oh the money I've wasted over the years buying colours I never use!