2 Quick and Easy Ways to Identify Warm and Cool Colours Without Using a Colour Wheel.

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It's not easy trying to identify what temperature a colour is. Trying to determine the temperature of a colour by looking at a colour wheel can be confusing. I've found a simpler way.
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@dianes326 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, Louise. I’m a young 71 year old beginner 😊 and this info is very helpful. I usually can guess, but this takes that uncertainty out of the equation. You are a gem and your teaching skills are the best! Thank you, thank you!!

@LouiseDeMasi Жыл бұрын

Wonderful! Thank you Diane.

@trulylynn9941 Жыл бұрын

You are at the right place as Louise is amazing!

@evelynscott8520 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the mixing of paint

@connied8507 Жыл бұрын

I have a giggle every outtake. You're probably too young to remember the beginning of Betty White's career. She combined class, innocence, and humor for a very successful career. You remind me of that young Betty White. You do you and I'll be laughing with you 💕

@KarenDellaLuna Жыл бұрын

Very great comparison! Charisma and charm can’t be taught 🫶🏻💕

@LouiseDeMasi Жыл бұрын

Thank you Connie. 🥰

@annenglish2935 Жыл бұрын

Yes!!! Betty White...

@sandraharris8386 Жыл бұрын

Every time Louise, every time you get me to smile despite myself with your outtakes! Dom’s (I assume) “helpful” appearances cracked me up. Oh, and thank you once again for a clear, helpful video.

@madmadmona 6 ай бұрын

This is, by far, the best instruction I've found for determining color temperature! I've searched for years to discover how to make these determinations for myself but had no real guidelines. Countless videos I've seen explain what the difference between warm and cool colors are and how they work to give depth to a painting, but yours is the first to demonstrate to us newbies how to determine for ourselves what category any given color falls within. Terrific! (Light bulb here.)

@lydiabond5393 Жыл бұрын

Added tip: once temperture is established write c or w on tube for future painting without a check again on manufacturer page!

@LouiseDeMasi Жыл бұрын

Great tip Lydia! Thank you. I write a word document for myself and put all the information in a table. Then I laminate it and keep it handy in the studio. Your idea is simpler- thank you.

@lydiabond5393 Жыл бұрын

Yw.

@nancymarks7062 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much. I am a late bloomer at age 69 beginning my watercolor experience. I've been looking for an explanation as to what warm and cool colors are all about. Now I need to find out how to use this knowledge. Most instructors don't address this subject. They dive into painting pictures. I'm a great believer in learning the fundamentals of anything I do. The why is very important.

@marcydrake9159 Жыл бұрын

This was the absolute best explanation of color temperatures that I’ve seen. Thank you!! I’ve got it now! ✨🌈✨

@LouiseDeMasi Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful. Thank you Marcy.

@bettygalanter4417 Жыл бұрын

I love your out-takes - they are absolutely hysterical. But seriously not only are you a great painter, you are a great teacher. Thank you for explaining color temps so well. I think I got it! Thank you.

@dsimms561 Жыл бұрын

I'm beginning this at the age of 72. Mixing has been a challenge, but it's fun. It's even fun working through "The Uglies". This helps considerably, thanks

@kristenclark2755 Жыл бұрын

This was hands down one of the best explanations I have ever seen. Thank you soooooo much!

@The.lazy.eyed.artist Жыл бұрын

Oh my mercy. I love your videos. I learn so much and then I get to laugh. You are awesome.

@marikareimer4411 Жыл бұрын

Oh my goodness. I love how you add the bloopers in! I thought your hair was just fine BTY! TYFS these great tips on warm and cool colours. I have a very hard time with this. Take care, see you soon 🤗

@kathystopczynski9661 2 ай бұрын

I appreciate ALL YOUR INSTRUCTIONS. You explain in a very understanding way. Thank you

@vickiestewart7394 Жыл бұрын

I cannot thank you enough for doing this video, as this was MY QUESTION for the new server on Patreon! Now I shall have to think of a new one, but that should be easy enough, LOL. And I still have my exhaustive notes taken during this video to memorize, so it may be a while before I move on to having other questions. Ugh, I feel like I'm in school again. Disgusting. But USEFUL, very useful! And please tell Dom to quit fussing with your hair, it looks fine, I'm not sure applying spit helps at all 🤤🤨, you are certainly NOT old (but I am), and everyone in the world DOES watch!! 🥰😍

@debbieabruzzini7004 11 ай бұрын

LOL! FIRST YOU ARE NOT OLD! 2ND, your hair was not frizzy on top! Too funny! Love the out take! Love how you teach!

@amandastratton8242 Жыл бұрын

That was very interesting Thank you Louise, it has made much more sense to me now and you are not old!😀😀😀

@LouiseDeMasi Жыл бұрын

Lol- Thank you Amanda. I'm glad it's helpful.

@Beecosy Жыл бұрын

This information is gold, clearly explained, it was like a light bulb moment, thank you so much for sharing 🥰

@LouiseDeMasi Жыл бұрын

I'm so happy it was helpful. Thank you Bee.

@lynnt5859 Жыл бұрын

This was indeed the easiest explanation of how to identify the difference between warm and cool colors! I had almost begun to question whether I had become color blind since I couldn’t even use the color wheel and had searched the internet for a transparent color wheel, but after viewing this video, I downloaded W&N’s color chart to use as a reference and intend to work with it today. Thank you so very much for making my color mixing so much easier!

@xxgamer434xxrichards4 Жыл бұрын

I’m old too. Maybe that helps me to recognize quality! Your posts are great I’m always learning Thank you

@sandrapate7497 Жыл бұрын

Louise, I do enjoy your videos. I learn so much. I also enjoy your bloopers. You make me smile.

@TheSerenitysangel Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this Louise. This makes it so easy to understand how to identify cool or red colours, something I struggle with, but not any more thanks to your explanations.

@cynthiabsaibes3381 Жыл бұрын

This is a great explanation of cool and warm colors. Thank you so much.

@Saahrish Жыл бұрын

You and Dom are such a fun couple! Love you both! Bless you ❤

@LouiseDeMasi Жыл бұрын

Thank you Sahrish! 🥰

@977400Dana Жыл бұрын

That was SO helpful! I’m glad to realize I’m not the only one who may be undecided if certain colors are warm or cool! Thank you!

@SheXyShellyMarie Жыл бұрын

Simply the very best. So proud to be Patreon.

@LouiseDeMasi Жыл бұрын

Wow, thank you Shelly. 🥰

@zenfulpainter Жыл бұрын

Love the out takes!!

@JC-il4or Жыл бұрын

I never realized that you could use those websites like that! This was such an informative vid that I subscribed. Thank you!😊

@mary12rose Жыл бұрын

🥰 LOL bloopers?!!! That was hilarious!

@janjans1178 Жыл бұрын

Dear Louise ! I,m watching and learning 🇬🇧 Thank you!

@LouiseDeMasi Жыл бұрын

I'm glad! Thank you.

@juliehopkins5784 Жыл бұрын

Haha, I am old and no one watches me, love the outtakes and of course we watch you ❤

@LouiseDeMasi Жыл бұрын

Love that. Thank you Julie.

@annenglish2935 Жыл бұрын

This was so awesome!!! However, at 70, it's still not real clear how to determine if a color is warm or cool... just by looking, I thought Quinacridone Red was cool until your mixing ... it's just me... thank you 😊 for sharing this! Just adore your bloopers! You and your husband are too cute!!!😂

@wendychampness1901 Жыл бұрын

Very useful! I hadn’t noticed the manufactures’ temperature groupings in their color charts!

@kathrynregier_kind1maui 9 ай бұрын

😂 Your outtakes crack me up. You are not old and we ARE watching. Love your style and informative videos. Thanks for sharing your talent in such an easy fun way. The spit seems to work great on your hair 🤣

@nkguenther1 Жыл бұрын

This was so helpful, Louise. I’ve been Googling different colors to determine if they are warm or cool but never knew about the colors are listed on the color charts. Thank you so much!

@LouiseDeMasi Жыл бұрын

You're welcome. Thank you Nancy.

@theamoore6787 Жыл бұрын

I love the out-takes!! Very informative video. Makes choosing color combinations so much easier!

@patspaulding7639 Жыл бұрын

Thank you Louise!

@denalemmons7966 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this warm and cool color explanation.

@LouiseDeMasi Жыл бұрын

A pleasure Dena. Thank you.

@kimlindseyOH Жыл бұрын

Thanks for this Louise! Very practical methods! I'm coming to watercolor late in life, and my brain is very entrenched in seeing color along a linear spectrum, like in physics (i.e., a prism or a rainbow). I understand how and why the color wheel works, and (thankfully!) I have a good instinct for color mixing. But I just cannot get my brain to make sense of "warm" blue or "cool" red: blue is cool, and red is warm (like infrared light) - stubborn brain, LOL! So instead I think of color names: not "warm" blue, but "purplish" blue, etc. It means I'm always translating the terms that artists use, but it's working for me so far. This also seems to be the naming schema that Crayola Crayons used back in the day - for example, you'd have yellow > orange(ish)-yellow > yellow(ish)-orange > orange. I'm sharing this in case it can help someone else who's stumbling over this important topic. Do what you need to do, to make it work for you!🙂

@susanbaker3078 Жыл бұрын

Thanks, Kim, for your explanation of your warm vs cool color identifications, how you see colors, and how you've worked it out. You saved me the trouble of putting my own color identification experience into words. Though my art isn't so amazing, I majored in art years ago and trust my ability to see and mix colors. Most of what's described as warm or cool colors makes intuitive sense to me except when it comes to the various blues. To me, ultramarine looks cool, and green-leaning blues look warm. Like you, I've recently come to the conclusion that color descriptions such as "red-violet" or "a green-leaning blue", similar to the old Crayola crayon color names, is a clearer description leaving less room for confusion or individual interpretation. After working through this, at least I know to pause when I hear someone refer to a "cool blue" and do my own mental translation. 😕🎨😄

@LouiseDeMasi Жыл бұрын

Thank you Kim.

@marjoriebees6745 Жыл бұрын

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@annenglish2935 Жыл бұрын

Still, at 70, having a bit of difficulty in discerning color theory... I'm going to watch this video again! This is the best information I've ever heard... it's just me!

@GretchenBender-kw2js Жыл бұрын

Thank you , this was very helpful as I am setting up a palette of DS paints while I listen and watch your video ! You are a awesome teacher Louise , blessings to you from WA state !

@LouiseDeMasi Жыл бұрын

My pleasure Gretchen. Thank you!

@janicelancaster3020 Жыл бұрын

Thank you Louise for sharing your knowledge. ❤️

@LouiseDeMasi Жыл бұрын

My pleasure Janice. Thank you!

@birdwatcher1015 Жыл бұрын

Great work around, and very helpful. I still find the color wheel, color temperature, and color mixing to be a challenge. I initially got myself confused by lazily thinking cool + cool or warm + warm were always vibrant, and cool + warm were always muted. I was WRONG!! It is never that simple. Now, instead of helplessly worrying about color temperature when mixing pigments, I figure out my end color "mud factor" by examining all the pigments contained within the specific paint colors I choose to mix. When you mix cool blue and cool yellow, you are really mixing 2 different pigments together to produce a third color. EX: cool blue( blue with a touch of green) and cool yellow (yellow with a touch of green) produce a Vibrant green--unlike mixing warm blue(blue with a touch of red) and cool yellow(yellow with a touch of green) which together contain 3 different pigments to produce a muted green color; two of the 3 are opposite on the color wheel (red and green); the addition of red mutes the green end product-more mud factor than two cool blues. Warm blue and Warm yellow have the same problem:Warm blue( blue with a touch of red) and Cool yellow (yellow with a touch of green) = green with a touch of red pigment, which is muted. I hope I have explained my thought process. For me, when in doubt, figure it out! I am in awe of people like yourself, and many of your students, who can look at colors and know intuitively what to mix to get their preferred end color product.

@leannnewton1 Жыл бұрын

You're just adorable. Is that your husband? He's so cute, helping you fix your hair. Great info.

@LouiseDeMasi Жыл бұрын

Yes it is. Thank you LeAnn.

@nickykegen Жыл бұрын

Fabulous video -so much helpful info. There are lots of people watching you - you are awesome !❤

@qtpatooty4929 8 ай бұрын

You are absolutely adorable. Loved the “bloopers” so much. ❤❤ and the content was exactly what I needed. I do watercolors and also paint fantasy miniatures but the whole “contrast with the opposite temp” has frazzled my brain.

@diegrid8279 Жыл бұрын

Your videos are ALWAYS soo helpful and interesting like no others dear Louise!!! You explain everything so good and understandable, a big Thankyou, that you are sharing your ability, knowledge and experience! And of course, I love your outtakes 😊😅😂 I always have to giggle... Sunny greetings from Freiburg South Germany, Ingrid ❤

@eileenburnus1692 Жыл бұрын

Made so much sense. My problem however is when you are planning a painting how do you know when to use a cool colour and when to use a warm colour?

@beverlydevriesburrows3097 Жыл бұрын

Yes, please,I'd also like yo know!

@HeatherLikesArt 10 ай бұрын

Good question.

@angelamariefornash 11 ай бұрын

The lightbulb finally went on! Thank you for the ah-ha moment Louise!! The color wheel has always been daunting to me. Love your tutorials so much.

@jennisalyers Жыл бұрын

I found this extremely helpful. Thank you

@veroklassmann654 Жыл бұрын

Good teacher, Louise!

@LouiseDeMasi Жыл бұрын

Thank you! 😃

@Sam34292 Жыл бұрын

Such a clear explanation of a slightly confusing subject!

@slfieck 8 ай бұрын

Incredibly helpful! I’m a patron member to learn and practice, thank you for all your content! Fabulous!

@mb3938 8 ай бұрын

Thank you!!! I felt lost with all these colors!! Btw I love the bloopers!!

@bfly5 Жыл бұрын

Best tutorial explaining how to determine cool vs. warm colors ever! Your out takes are laugh out loud funny. 😂 Just wondering who the man was who licked his hand and smoothed your hair down? 🤣

@elviamunguia8397 Жыл бұрын

Lol😂it’s contagious!!!! I’m starting coughing too!! ❤

@LouiseDeMasi Жыл бұрын

Lol- that tickle of mine gets me every time. 😂

@marionbik2022 Жыл бұрын

This is most helpful. Thank you

@tessellatiaartilery8197 10 ай бұрын

Thank you very much indeed for this careful and in depth explanation on this topic. I wish I had had the benefit of your outstanding teaching decades ago. Can we nominate you for any kind of medal for services to watercolor painting? Your channel is superb.

@JessicaSmith-gd1fu Жыл бұрын

Louise, this was so very helpful! Thanks for explaining things so clearly.

@LouiseDeMasi Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful. Thank you Jessica.

@northcliff5 Жыл бұрын

Extremely helpful, thank you!!

@LouiseDeMasi Жыл бұрын

You're welcome! Thank you.

@catepearce2138 Жыл бұрын

Hi, such a logical approach to identifying the cool or warm colours. Thank you for the delightful start to your video by tossing the complicated looking colour wheel aside 😂. An interesting and informative video with a side serving of humour. Have a great week.

@LouiseDeMasi Жыл бұрын

Thank so much Cate. You too!

@user-dp5tz7cr4e Жыл бұрын

Loved this lesson !!! Thank you Louise, I’ve been painting for years and still struggle with mixing 😂

@johnsyjose Жыл бұрын

Yay I'm the first here, thank you Louise

@LouiseDeMasi Жыл бұрын

Welcome! Thank you Johnsy.

@kathyhamer6118 11 ай бұрын

Thank you, thank you and thank you some more, I have been trying to figure out which colors are warm/cool for the longest time. Great video

@lindamarsh6711 Жыл бұрын

I’m an almost 72 year old beginner and enjoy you and your classes. You are not old! We women are all like fine wine, we get lovely as we age. Take care of you! God bless! 🎉🇨🇦👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻☝🏻

@TheLinuxGallery-qz2vs Ай бұрын

Thanks for this video! I'm coding a color wheel to let people select palettes based on RGB, color mixing, different schemes based on color theory, and things like that which might be interesting to a designer. I was thinking about my way to warm and cool colors, and it started feeling very complicated to do the more I thought about examples of warm vs cool that break the model I'm writing. So I ended up here, and I'm not quite as confused!

@sinydedeugd6989 Жыл бұрын

Thank you Louise for sharing all your knowledge!🥰

@pennyyoung901 Жыл бұрын

Love the outtakes! Oh, and the color mixing is good too!

@aliciashackley5830 Жыл бұрын

This is a very good video. Thx very much. 🥰

@MsMoniqueWilson Жыл бұрын

That was super helpful. Thank you!

@LouiseDeMasi Жыл бұрын

Fantastic. Thank you Monique.

@MisTikkalRosy 10 ай бұрын

Wonderful. One of the best lessons on warm/cool I've seen. No surprises there. I've known for a long time what a great *teacher* you are, always clear, always informative, and fantastic 'show and tell'.

@suzum.9713 Жыл бұрын

Great teaching!!!❤

@margaretderen2082 10 ай бұрын

Thank you for another excellent video. Kudos to your fantastic camera crew! 😍

@colleenmcchesney1482 Жыл бұрын

😂💕Ohh no, you’re definitely not old!! I love 💕 your humorous outtakes/bloopers. Yes 😊I agree with the others, you’re like a beautiful young Betty White! This was definitely a great helpful video with determining the temperature of your colors & a wonderful reminder of how to check it both ways. Also how to color mix greens too. Thanks for sharing this with us!

@SDMoore_LighthouseArtsStudio 10 ай бұрын

What a great explanation. I wish I had seen this much sooner, but glad I have now. Having just retired, and just started with watercolors, I feel I am in a big hurry to learn as much as possible quickly. All your videos are fantastic! I have learned so much! You are the BEST! 😊🙋‍♀

@lieselwesselsart Жыл бұрын

Thank you, this help tremendously 🙂

@edus82 9 ай бұрын

oh!!! This was super helpful!!!! Thank you so much,. To me cool or warm colour never really made sense. Apart from associating red and yellow with the warm sun and cold blue with the sea i could think of nothing else intuitively to help me remember what colour is what. And then i discovered cool and warm shades of the same colour exist, and wanted to pull my hair out lol. as other people below described what helped me differentiate is whether a blue would lean towards purple or green (although I was not able to say which one is cool and which one is warm, but at least i could distinguish between them finally. Anyhow, im around 40 just picked up watercolour a couple of years ago, never before done anything artistic other than primary school art classes, and it was a difficult beginning, although super enjoyable. this video helped so much in understanding the difference and differentiating between cool and warm colours!!!! i guess it was time to finally understand it after years lol.

@ericakauffman5786 Жыл бұрын

What is your opinion of magenta vs red and cyan vs blue when mixing? No matter how many color charts I make, there is a lot of mud. It looked very much like the web page references were following a traditional color wheel. I suppose this is why I waste money on convenience colors.

@annenglish2935 Жыл бұрын

I'm a beginner, and I, too, love the convenience colors! My last new favorite was Seaglass by Da Vinci... and any PG7 Blue, PR254 Da Vinci Red (Winsor Red also) and magentas! Lol😅 Happy Painting!

@momma2cavalierssf 3 күн бұрын

This is so helpful! Thank you!

@lmbjeffers 10 ай бұрын

Best explanation ever! Thank you!

@appleknocker56 Жыл бұрын

Now going to see if Da Vinci has chart like this as so helpful & this helped me so tyvm!

@liviariviello9474 5 ай бұрын

Lezione istruttiva e semplice da ricordare: grazie mille!

@brigitteitg Жыл бұрын

It was really interesting to see your approach! I intuitively know which colours are warm or cool, and the process you described would be my conclusions rather than my starting point (mixing clear or muted colours or finding a specific warm or cool colour on a brand’s chart). We all have our different views on this wonderful world of watercolours! 😎

@LouiseDeMasi Жыл бұрын

Thank you Brigitte.

@normamiller2316 10 ай бұрын

Excellent explanations and useful tools. I didn’t know about the temperature bias order on companies websites, thank you. I love your color mix of Indian Yellow and Permanent Rose, thanks for that combo!

@janinafisher101 Жыл бұрын

I've been trying to figure this out myself. It'll be the same with oil paint. Very useful tips! Thank you!

@Laura_________ Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I never knew that about the order of colors on the website's charts. 💡 (love the outtakes)

@Cchouette Жыл бұрын

Unconvincing explanations 🤔 Sennelier should have added in its check filters, the hot or cold functions 🔍😉

@kaynignrowan9305 9 ай бұрын

I love all of your videos but had to drop in on this one to say what a pretty top you are wearing!

@deannamears1102 Жыл бұрын

So helpful. New and love color. Thank you.

@beverlydevriesburrows3097 Жыл бұрын

Thank you, thank you, thank you.

@trivenipraveen2339 Жыл бұрын

Thank you 🙏🏻😊

@LouiseDeMasi Жыл бұрын

A pleasure Triveni. Thank you!

@cindybtanner3974 Жыл бұрын

Just what I needed today. I overuse cool colors, so your techniques will help me warm up my subjects. Thank you Louise ❤

@bleuvertetforetdepin7308 Жыл бұрын

Miss De Masi you are Cute ! cute as a basket full of Kittens .

@donnagoode6923 Жыл бұрын

Very helpful

@stephaniegrier8379 Жыл бұрын

Great information! Thanks easy to understand!🎉

@sallieturner8771 Жыл бұрын

This was awesome!!!!

@buickcentury9565 5 ай бұрын

Louise can really paint and you can learn a lot from her. But lots of us find this color temperature stuff is a confusing workaround for the problems that always come with the long-outdated red-yellow-blue primary system. I found it simpler to just memorize the 12 segment version of the Kodak RGB-CMY color wheel. No fussing with warm-cool or looking at charts: I can just picture how to mix the approximate hue by thinking for a few seconds. Or you could take a look at James Gurney's color wheel or consider buying a Kolormondo. If you still want to stick with Louise's warm-cool approach, but need more encouragement, go look at Robert Gamblin's "Navigating Color Space" video, which features warm-cool at the 14 minute mark. And then come back to Louise for more!