Warm vs Cool Colors in Watercolor & Mixing Browns

Determining where any color falls on the color wheel can reap useful benefits when determining what compliments to use, how to mix for a warmer or cooler hue and even in mixing sensational browns.

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[angies]

You were the first watercolor artist I subscribed to on YouTube. I have learned soooo much from watching your videos. They are easy to follow and understand, fun to experiment along and a great boon to a person newish to watercolor. Thanks to you I have developed a deep love for watercolor painting. I wish I could afford to be a patron but I do appreciate your sharing what you do with your subscribers. Stay safe in this hurricane season. hugs

[nameissturdy]

I made my first color wheel and it was more fun than I should admit. Then again, I don’t get out much. Seriously though....thank you!

[bonnietoney]

You're the only one who explains the why warm or why cool. Thank you

[plekang]

Very useful video! One thing a friend told me regarding color mixing ... "Mix red into white and you'll never be blue." What that MEANS is: Mix the dark color into the light color and you will be more "safe." You showed that perfectly when you mixed the very small amount of the (dark) "blue" color into the (light) "orange" color and it affected the outcome DRAMATICALLY. Really - it's just a saying that made it easy for me to remember to be conservative when adding dark colors into light colors.

Thanks for all your great tips and tricks ~ keep it up!

[JK-ugqn]

Awesome. Finally, someone explains warm and cool colors. Usually, everyone talks about this subject as if it is knowledge we are born with!

[leafgrass]

You're probably the best watercolor teacher on YouTube. I've watched so many videos and they all had many likes and subscribers but we're awful teachers, they never explain anything instead just plot down colors and leave out all the details leaving me with more questions than answers.

[ladymuck]

Thanks. I had forgotten what a lovely colour Indian yellow is.

[colleenmckeeman]

I am so impressed with this entire series of videos regarding  the color wheel, mixing colors, and warm vs. cool.  I have never heard anyone explain and demonstrate it so well.  Today I will be creating my wheel from my palette and doing some of the same exercises.  Your the best Steve.

[carolscables]

Great explanation. Learned more in these few minutes than from multiple books over several decades! Many thanks.

[grahamheywood]

Hi. When I took up watercolour I just wanted to put colour on paper. How naive! However I came to really get into it and in order to understand how to improve I needed to understand more 'theory' or I guess the mind of watercolour. Your tutorials do the 'theory' painlessly and simply. So, many thanks.

[julienielsen]

I like the color viewer idea. I've never seen that before. Thanks.

[Fayery_Random_YT]

Now I understand how to better work with colorful shadows. I used to just neutralize the color when I need to put shadows on the object. This video is really helpful, thanks!

[maryriley]

Thanks, Steve, for demonstrating how the color wheel works with your little view finder to test color against it. Those are some nice golden browns. They remind me of sunflowers when they are just beginning to dry out.

[leighanderson]

Am a new comer and really benefitting from your technical stuff made easy . Brilliant. Thanks.

[claychick]

Loved this explanation of warm and cool colors. Also the yummy browns you can mix are magic. As always, thanks so much!

[joannamiller]

I am loving your tutorials. I'm a teacher and I find your instruction excellent and also encouraging for beginners. Thank you!

[samanthaglorioso]

Unbelievable! This is an episode I had missed, and last week I commented that I needed help mixing my own browns, instead of always using convenience colors! Of course now I own more than a dozen tubes of different brown paints. Anyway, thanks for this, Steve.

[DerBingle]

This also applies to Oils. Browns have always been a hassle for me and I tried starting with the warms & got what I needed. Thanks.

[Ktpstudio]

Thank you for these videos they have helped me grow and learn so much and I keep revisiting and will continue to revisit them

[macarthurkaren]

I'm coming back to watercolors after years of absence. Your tutorials are a terrific refresher. I use the M. Graham paints as well. Thank you.