Limited Palette (Use my unique watercolor formula!)

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In this watercolor painting tutorial I show you how I go about choosing a limited palette of colors, specific to each individual painting. I talk you through a landscape, a botanical and a flower painting to show you the stages I go through to choose my colors. I share my unique formula and tell you how to go from theory to the practical application and instinctive use of color.
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0:00 Introduction
5:54 A beginners Limited Palette
12:52 How to decide when and if to add another color
20:53 Building a palette around a color you love
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@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber 2 жыл бұрын

Let me know what other color mixing videos you would like to see on the channel, and try this next: Colors No One Uses (But You Should!) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mpeVhrV4msDJh40.html

@dawnpehle9803 2 жыл бұрын

I'm so glad to know there are others who want to have every color made by every brand...... I love getting new colors and mixing them up!

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber 2 жыл бұрын

Life's too short to limit colour :-)

@susanmorrison2372 2 жыл бұрын

Haha I am with you Dawn!

@dawnpehle9803 2 жыл бұрын

@@susanmorrison2372 life it too short to limit colors! I just wish that my budget wasn't so limited.....lol

@joykruczay 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent, Michelle! Since I have problems with interpretation of a subject, choosing the paints for a particular subject is very helpful. I mark my colors by mfr. name AND pigment code, such as PB15, etc. One could think they have several "different" blues, but they are all PB15, with minimal difference . Names can be misleading, as the mfrs. have proprietary formulas. Also, "do and don'ts" of mixing particular colors is always helpful. Showing the comparison between two different palettes for the same subject (i.e. two paintings with different colors) would be great. Really, anything you could offer would be ab fab, with your teaching style.

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Joy, remember that you also get variation between even pigments of the same number, just to make things harder for us!

@slcrooks Жыл бұрын

Limited palettes according to the painting! Thank you for showing the process of choosing

@colleenmcchesney1482 2 жыл бұрын

We must be related 😁, yes I love all the colors, I want all the colors, & I have quite a few palettes of different brands of colors but not that many yet. Wow that’s great how you made the blue gray for the ghost leaves in the flower painting. I really need to try doing/sticking with a limited palette sometimes. I really am learning how much better my paintings look if I don’t try to put everything in to it. I would definitely like to see more videos of this type. Yes I would like to see comparisons between the Phalo Blues & Greens across the brands. Also how would/could you get a vast range of colors from one pigment of color.? Thanks for sharing this with us.

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Colleen, I will make a note!

@tbm7187 2 жыл бұрын

It's hard to know all the different choices when deciding a pallet. This was very helpful. I would love to see more videos like this one. Where you pick the colors for your project. Then you talk about your options. I have an area in my swatch book where I put different mixes I discover. Thank you!

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber 2 жыл бұрын

You are very welcome!

@chrisgregore359 2 жыл бұрын

Michelle, I love your videos. You are such a wonderful teacher. =)

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Chris!

@suzancrouse2505 2 жыл бұрын

I'm always interested in color mixing. I find it very interesting to see where a mix can go. I would love seeing more mixing videos and maybe an idea where to use such mixes. One of the mixes that l enjoy is magenta and teal or turquoise or green and purple. I know these are pretty basic but I would like to see what you do. As always I enjoy the education you share so generously.

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, suggestions noted!

@marcwheeler4406 2 жыл бұрын

Michele has posters in her shop that helps you mix different colors I bought the posters and I really enjoy using them it's great practice and when you feel like you just cant draw anything you can still create and paint..I framed them and hung them on my wall the posters are quite lovely and inspiring...many art blessing today

@linlippy3358 2 жыл бұрын

Personally, I would like to have you choose one color and then mix it with other colors so we can see the swatches, rather like a swatch book to be used as a reference. Since you have so many colors from different manufacturers this would be an endless source of exploration that you can always default to for videos amid your others.

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Lin, noted!

@gaemlinsidoharthi 2 жыл бұрын

It often seems to be that people are more creative when under restrictions, either self-imposed or just as result of their situation. It’s not just colours and painting, of course. Everything, including cooking, farming, space exploration, and pretty much every kind of human endeavour.

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber 2 жыл бұрын

Very true :-)

@mizkeenmills 2 жыл бұрын

Yes! I have been doing this organically I think, but this really helps! Thanks so much.

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber 2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@rebanelson607 2 жыл бұрын

One of your best vids yet! Thanks for sharing the thought processes that go into color selection and mixing. As usual, I learned so much. Thanks!

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome, thank you!

@Katrina.for_art 2 жыл бұрын

I'd like comparison of colours across brands. Thanks for your continued energy and enthusiasm.

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber 2 жыл бұрын

Great suggestion!

@Katrina.for_art 2 жыл бұрын

@@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber hmmm I thought it was your suggestion and I was giving it my thumbs up 😆👍🎨

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber 2 жыл бұрын

@@Katrina.for_art let's make it our suggestion then 😁

@lynnewilliams3472 2 жыл бұрын

I am a complete newbie...Am trying to use the limited palette of Alizarin,Cobalt blue and Cadmium Yellow but am really struggling with mixing grey. I have never done colour mixing and certainly never done art at school and I am now 68. Finding your tutorials fascnating....

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber 2 жыл бұрын

You need cooler primaries, a lemon, a cool pink like permanent rose and a phthalo or cerulean blue will get you a better grey, your primaries are on the warm side, which will lean more towards warm greys and browns.

@estherwestcott9085 Жыл бұрын

Your style of painting is quite new to me but I really like it. What I found so interesting in this video was your explanations of how you choose your colours for each type of painting. Those tomatoes look delicious and that dahlia is stunning. I have a bit of a sense of what will happen when two colours are mixed but nothing like as much as you do. I would never have thought of putting the viridian in with the Davy’s grey to get the colour for your ghost leaves. I learn so much from each of your videos.

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber Жыл бұрын

Thanks Esther!

@cherylj.harris4967 2 жыл бұрын

Learning so much from this video! Awesome info and demo!

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber 2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@kathyhall668 2 жыл бұрын

Love that painting so many pinks!the greens are marvelous, such talent!

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 😀

@aliciashackley5830 2 жыл бұрын

Another excellent and useful video Michele. Your paintings are divine! Thx very much. 😍🥰

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Alicia, so kind :-)

@janewineinger1569 Жыл бұрын

It thrills me when I guess the color you are going to choose. A victory! The tomatoes painting is BRILLIANT! Am in love with perylene black. Found Daniel Smith Aussie redgold........a fabulous color that illuminates a pear, for instance. Try that one.

@rachelconnor2327 2 жыл бұрын

I’m like you, in that I love collecting the colours, ideally all of them (!), but I love working in limited palettes. Thanks so much for this great video. 😊👍🏻

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber 2 жыл бұрын

You are so welcome!

@criss9607 2 жыл бұрын

Hi! I would like a video on pigment toxicity - which pigments contain heavy metals and what pigments can we swap them for? And how to dispose of toxic water... Thank you for all your fabulous content, color mixing is indeed what sets you apart among youtubers!

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber 2 жыл бұрын

Noted, thank you!

@abibritton8791 2 жыл бұрын

So interesting watching you work, marveling at your knowledge and teaching, and waiting for you to breathe, lol! I save them all so I can go back and try my hand st whst you've shown us in your videos. Thanks so much! From Abigail in NH, USA

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber 2 жыл бұрын

Oh thank you! (I never breath lol)

@deaniegraves1784 2 жыл бұрын

This is EXACTLY what I need! I really want to hear the thinking behind choosing which colors and why. The metacognition helps me know colors to mix and reasons they would work and why others would cause issues. Thank you!

@sarahbuller 2 жыл бұрын

Yay! Thank you, I’m going to try choosing a few colours before I start painting now. 😀

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber 2 жыл бұрын

It will make a big difference :-)

@arnekgriswold9059 2 жыл бұрын

I had stumbled onto a very similar way of choosing my colors when I work - by painting instead of having a set palette I apply to every painting project. That latter way seems a bit blind, as if everything in the world has to be filtered through the same colors. Actually, another factor besides the staining color - which I learned from your video, thanks! - that matters to me is the lightfastness. That is why I wouldn't personally use Opera Pink. I really want to hang my art and have it last a long time.

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber 2 жыл бұрын

I understand, actually the only part of opera pink that fades is the iridescent part, which reassured me when I found out, so it won't actually disappear!

@laurenmorgan-outhisack6341 Жыл бұрын

Love this video. Very informative. I seen to have missed what staining colors are in my watercolor journey.

@gaemlinsidoharthi 2 жыл бұрын

Fascinating video. Your colour knowledge is so impressive.

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber 2 жыл бұрын

Many thanks :-) Unfortunately it occupies the part of my brain where maths and a sense of direction should exist!

@Isaiah_writes_360 2 жыл бұрын

Mam, I’m a beginner in painting 🖼 Your insights are valuable and useful By using Limited palettes 🎨 helps us to gain insight on the characteristics of color in relationship with nature and also to add drama in the artwork 🖼 Thanks for sharing! 👍

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber 2 жыл бұрын

My pleasure 😊

@jakea1035 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. So informative. Loving the green black.

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber 2 жыл бұрын

Me too!

@delphinewood7519 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent instruction in this video. I loved the examples you used as it made everything so much clearer. I have trouble with all color in general so I love using a limited palette and mixing my own interpretation of what inspired me. Very interesting to hear how you picked a limited palette for a single painting. I’ve been doing that for a while naturally, I think. I find your tutorials offer me the basics that I was missing. My paintings have improved greatly over all after watching many of your videos. In response to your question about topics for upcoming tutorials, I’m very interested in special colors that you buy, why you choose that color, and the colors you can mix from it. An example might be green gold. I watched your video on needing a cool pink in a pallet. (I ordered that pink immediately lol). I am quite interested in colors that make YOUhit the “buy now” button on a website…. An extra color that you can’t live without because you already know what you can do with it. Thank you for posting. 🙏💙🌵

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber 2 жыл бұрын

Noted Delphine, thanks for your lovely comment :-)

@susancook1617 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Michele. I love that tomato painting, fabulous!!

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@susanmorrison2372 2 жыл бұрын

I really like this video. I appreciate your thorough understanding of the colors involved in an individual paint and your explanations of how those different colors act in a painting. More of this type of video would be great. Also, you had 3 different things here which was great. I would love to see a video with the discussion on one (like your beautiful chrysanthemums) where you move through picking the colors and then demonstrating part of the painting with them. Thanks for all you do Michelle, so appreciate your videos and your expertise.

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber 2 жыл бұрын

No problem at all!

@melodycrites3145 10 күн бұрын

So very helpful. Thank you.

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber 10 күн бұрын

You're very welcome!

@mog-gyveroneill2500 2 жыл бұрын

Happy Christmas!!

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber 2 жыл бұрын

Same to you! Thank you :-)

@amypanddirtytoo1926 2 жыл бұрын

I LOVE the Perylene colors! I decide long ago that I do NOT care about being a "real" artist that only uses the same small handful of colors for every painting ever because I am just SO cool and just TOO GOOD to NOT mix every color I could ever want. I am 43 now and I know I can mix any color I want, I just don't have the time for that anymore! It's not fun to spend all that time mixing a palette of colors for every single painting!. I still use a limited palette and mix from those, but I start with any colors I feel like! Usually no more than 5 or 6, but my "primaries" will end up being weird versions of them, like using DS Green Gold for my yellow, Maya Blue for my blue and Dragon's Blood for my red. Then I'll add in a few special colors..........It's so much more fun to do it that way. For me. It's different every time, which is so much fun! All the amazing color mixes I have made using my unusual colors! And I have swatch books that I keep track of them in so I can always reference when I want! SO much more varied than the same six colors til the end of time!

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber 2 жыл бұрын

Swatch books are a great idea! Primaries simply cannot replicate many single pigments, it's a commonly held misconception so you are definitely a real artist!

@virginiavredeveld7956 6 ай бұрын

Wonderful information, thank you.

@deborahthompson3847 2 жыл бұрын

Always helpful !

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@OneTrueWord1988 2 жыл бұрын

So much excellent information! This video is very helpful to me because, as a teacher (not art - 😊,) I so appreciate an explanation of the process involved to reach a desired result. Thank you for providing your detailed steps to deciding on the colors you chose. 👏💐😻

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber 2 жыл бұрын

You are always welcome!

@OneTrueWord1988 2 жыл бұрын

@@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber Merry Christmas to you and your family! ♥️🎄♥️

@geoffmitchell6515 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks again

@artwithalexander5359 2 жыл бұрын

owning all the colors... yup, that my dream LOL some things you just can't mix.

@saral.1933 2 жыл бұрын

BTW: I love the flower painting that was not quite finished. It is already beautiful & vibrant. I hope you will show it on you tube fnished.

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber 2 жыл бұрын

I did, it's on my community feed, also my instagram etc :-)

@gaemlinsidoharthi 2 жыл бұрын

I’d be quite interested to see the process of creating your own paint colour or the other collaboration that you mentioned you do with the paint manufacturers.

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber 2 жыл бұрын

I have something like this planned for next year when I visit the site where they are made :-)

@nattyw495 2 жыл бұрын

I put my self on a no buy art supplies till xmas(lol, well its cause im on a limited budget these past few years ive got up to 40 6 of them are different greys so i just use your color charts i purschased to mix up all the different colors i find really pretty from your poster charts, someday im gonna buy schimike grandular set, and one of your paint sets but first i have to use up my colors i have now.ive tired to stay to colors that you recommended as a deftly must have, but i did stick in a whit tube of white i dont care lololol im a watercolor rebel....like turner...lol love your sky colors really pretty...mikelle art mom🎨✍👩‍🎨

@chrisgregore359 2 жыл бұрын

I am interested in learning how to mix blacks from other colors and how to paint shadows on yellow objects. You may have already made those videos ... I will look at your playlists but, since you mentioned wanting this type of feedback, I thought I'd add it here too. Thank you for the videos you make. You are a brilliant artist and teacher. =)

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

@candysummer7646 2 жыл бұрын

I would love a video on doing a variety of reds really interesting video an I will be trying out some of the tips this evening thankyou 💖💖💖

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber 2 жыл бұрын

Great idea!!

@sue6002 2 жыл бұрын

This video was so helpful. Thanks Michele. I love all color, and working with a limited palette is one of my goals. As far as colors and next year, I will appreciate anything. One of the things I need help with is value and color. Where I can learn to see value and put any color that matches that value. Do you have a video like that? Cheers! 👩🏻‍🎨💕

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber 2 жыл бұрын

I do have a video on values. KZfaq doesn't let me put links here but the title is 'Tonal Values (in Watercolor Painting)' if you put it in the search bar you will find it.

@mermaidjaffa9135 2 жыл бұрын

My fave limited palette are primary colors, red, blue and yellow, in warm and cool colors. I prefer mixing my own colors and feel stifled if I use premixed colors.

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber 2 жыл бұрын

It's great to mix your own, but remember certain single pigments can't be replicated by mixing primaries, so don't discount them completely :-)

@veroniquequesnel76 2 жыл бұрын

Very interesting vidéo, thank you very much Michelle !! As for colour mixing, I struggle sometimes a little bit with oranges, and peachy colours. Could you show us some mixing with different reds, yellows, pinks...? 🙏🏻🥰

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber 2 жыл бұрын

Great suggestion, noted!

@cosmicwolffe9757 2 жыл бұрын

oh Michele this video could not have come at a better time, as i'm working out limited palettes for different pieces i'm working on. which are the staining colours and how do they lend themselves to value your art piece. what are better colour choices that you could choose in a limited palette that will mix well with others. colours that are better choices for a muted watercolour piece and how best to achieve them. i really love the perylene green you showed in this video, are there more? i love gothic watercolour pieces and abstract pieces and would buy up the whole gothic deep perylene or other similar in a heart beat. right now i''m working on florals for christmas for family and don't want to freak them out with my beloved colour choices so it's a completely 180 and doing my head in. i'd get a whole lot of value from colour recipes with the gothic deep tones, as well as muted colours and anything else along these line you could share. thank you from the bottom of my heart for this video, so invaluable xx

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber 2 жыл бұрын

There's a link in the video description to the Perylene green and yes they have other perylenes too, I also sell a shadow set of shadow and muted colours, same link :-) I love gothic too, as well as colour, although I had to learn early on that paintings of graveyards don't sell well (!)

@ljschlag271 2 жыл бұрын

I struggle with greens and grays. Videos of that would be helpful

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber 2 жыл бұрын

Noted!

@sandrabeck8788 Жыл бұрын

For me,too many colors make thing confusing and stressful. I’ll buy a new color if I have a specific use for it. It saves money plus I don’t have supplies sitting there getting old.

@suel4269 2 жыл бұрын

Very informative. I’m confused why there needs to be a staining color. Are they the only ones that can make dark darks? Are staining colors usually blues and greens?

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber 2 жыл бұрын

There are non-staining darks, Burnt Umber would be one, personally I like the drama, if you had a very muted scene, a misty landscape for example you could get away without one.

@michelzabethmills 6 ай бұрын

Just found your channel and look forward to watching more of your videos 😊 I notice you use Jackmans watercolours I want to try them and one I notice on site is 5gram but can’t quite figure out how much that is and how long it will last… I assume it’s like a trial size but I’ve never seen this before in watercolours? Are you able to just help with some answers, I would really appreciate it 😊

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber 6 ай бұрын

If you mean the little pots, I would say it's a little more than you get in a half pan. Just email them via the website they are very helpful :-)

@michelzabethmills 6 ай бұрын

@@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber thank you ☺️

@michaelthorpe1869 2 жыл бұрын

love the videos and I don't paint, draw or do anything artistic

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber 2 жыл бұрын

Maybe time to start? :-)

@amybush9066 2 жыл бұрын

I love mixing colors, but struggle with skin tones

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber 2 жыл бұрын

I have a skin tone video on here Amy if you do a little search :-)

@sandradonofrio413 2 жыл бұрын

Why do I need a staining color? How do I recognize a staining color?

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber 2 жыл бұрын

You recognize them either by swatching, they look strong and transparent like ink, or by the names, Phthalo blue and greens, prussian, paynes grey and permanent blue violet are some common ones. They enable you to get strong darks. If you were just to use weak colors in a limited palette it would be hard to get a good range of tones.

@AnnieThanjan 2 жыл бұрын

Do we have to put in a background or just leave it blank?

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber 2 жыл бұрын

It's entirely your choice, I hadn't done a white background for years so fancied a change, but I more often put backgrunds in :-)

@barbaramoll1666 Жыл бұрын

😂❤🥀🦜🏝️

@Isaiah_writes_360 2 жыл бұрын

Mam, I’m a beginner in drawing ✍️ I use eye reference and circle method to draw portrait using right hand. I’m right & left handed batsman in cricket So I tried drawing organic shapes like mountains 🏔 using my left hand. I’m bit slower but able to draw ✍️. Recently, I’ve come across this concept of drawing upside down. I’m like 🤷‍♂️ Is it useful to try this or have you tried this method? Can you throw light on this concept? Or make a video on the same? I’d love to listen to your thoughts 😎 Thanks 🤝

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber 2 жыл бұрын

It's a great idea for a video. The idea is that by turning your work upside down you stop your brain making assumptions about what it should be seeing and force it to see properly :-)

@lizadivine3785 2 жыл бұрын

Greetings Michelle! How are things in England? Is it true the health minister says you all have to vaccinate every 3 months? Thanks!

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Liza, lol, no. We vaccinated two doses, then we are encouraged to seek a third dose after 6 months as a booster (I had mine last week). We have good take up here, about 90% I am grateful for free vaccines, thank you scientists. I have no idea when there will be another, perhaps yearly like the flu?

@lizadivine3785 2 жыл бұрын

@@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber will you kindly keep us posted as to if it will go to 3 months? I’m not sure if the vids I see are truth or not. Glad to know England is well! Love to England!

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber 2 жыл бұрын

@@lizadivine3785 of course. Get your information from your doctor, not videos is my advice 🙂🙏

@lizadivine3785 2 жыл бұрын

@@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber I’m in healthcare. Doctors are very divided. I want to know what’s going on in the world in general. I don’t feel good about this at all. The division is very telling… also sadly I don’t know anyone personally in England. I was hoping you could help me to figure this out. I like interaction with real people as opposed to propaganda.

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber 2 жыл бұрын

@@lizadivine3785 no problem 🙂 doctors here aren't divided. Politicians always, it was ever thus 😏