How to Avoid Muddy Colors when Painting - Color Mixing Secrets Demystified for Beginners
Рет қаралды 1,179,093
Күн бұрынWant to learn watercolors with me? Join me inside my watercolor course for beginners & let me personally help you get started: makoccino.com/roadmap
Grab my 'No-Fail Watercolor' book here: nofailwatercolor.com
Hey guys! Have you ever wondered why you're mixing muddy paint, struggled with understanding how to mix colors with a limited palette using only primary colors while avoiding muddy paint? Because in this video I will talk about color mixing for beginners & demystify the color theory basics for beginners while sharing the color mixing secrets! Let me know if you want more video about color theory because there is still so much to share!
❤ SUBSCRIBE if you're new to my channel & click on the bell 🔔 so you never miss a new video: bit.ly/Makoccino ✔️
❤ NEW VIDEO EVERY THURSDAY & SATURDAY
❤ Hashtag your artwork & recreations with #lookmako, so I can find it and feature it in my next videos!
► Previous video: Watercolor Painting Ideas for Beginners | Wet in Wet Technique • Watercolor Painting Id...
► Binge-watch all my videos here: bit.ly/WeeklyDoseOfMako
► Full list of all the supplies I used ( English / Deutsch )
○ Schmincke Watercolors
amzn.to/2p4BeTu * (EN)
amzn.to/2qELqUR * (DE)
○ Winsor & Newton Cotman Watercolour
amzn.to/2r0QCRP * (EN)
amzn.to/2srq8GC * (DE)
○ da Vinci Student/Beginner Paint Brushes
amzn.to/2rlgB7o * (EN)
amzn.to/2qEAs1r * (DE)
○ Hahnemuhle Watercolour Book
amzn.to/2qEwdDc * (EN)
amzn.to/2shpufN * (DE)
____
✧ GIVEAWAY ✧
How to enter the giveaway:
❀ Step #1 Turn your on notifications on by clicking on the bell to be part of the #makoficationsquad
❀ Step #2 Leave a comment with #makoficationsquad as soon as I upload! Comments that were posted within the first 24hrs will have a chance to win & get a shoutout in my videos! Please don't spam or you will be filtered as spam and/or disqualified!
✧ RULES ✧
❀ The giveaway is open internationally and free to enter
❀ There will be 3 winners
❀ The winners are chosen randomly in the pool of entries that entered within the first 24hrs of a video published
❀ The winners will be announced at the end of every month in one of my videos that I post on Thursdays & on Saturdays
❀ The winners will be contacted through the comments & have 48hrs to respond. If I don't get any reply within 48hrs, I will pick a new winner
❀ Your entry must follow the KZfaq guidelines:
kzfaq.infocommunity_gu...
❀ This giveaway is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, KZfaq.
❀ Any entries not following the KZfaq Community Guidelines will be disqualified
❀ Personal data from the giveaway will NOT be used or shared in any way, shape or form.
This giveaway is ran in accordance to the KZfaq Community Guidelines and KZfaq Terms of Service. kzfaq.infoabout/poli...
P.S. KZfaq is somehow really strict with the giveaway rules, so I hope I didn't forget anything!
---
❤ Film & Editing Gear ❤
- Camera Canon 80D amzn.to/2HupbGl *
- Camera Lens Sigma 30mm F1.4 amzn.to/2pNt3tk *
- Canon Powershot G7 X amzn.to/2tkt5fm *
- Studio Light amzn.to/2qLzjAZ *
- Manfrotto Tripod amzn.to/2pT6WSg *
- Blue Yeti USB Microphone amzn.to/2pNkjDv *
- Editing Software: Sony Vegas Pro 13
___
If you have any questions, feel free to comment down below!
Thank you so much for watching guys, have a wonderful day and I will see you soon!
~mako
---
❤ Let's stay in touch! :)
👻 Snapchat: / makoccino
📸 Instagram: / makoccinos
🐦Twitter: / makoccinos
📘 Facebook: / makoccino
Art/Crafty/Bullet Journal Amino: makoccino
---
❤ WANT TO WATCH MORE OF MY VIDEOS? ❤
♡ Previous Video: Watercolor Painting Ideas for Beginners | Wet in Wet Technique • Watercolor Painting Id...
♡ Inspiration, Motivation & Advice | Art Tips & Tricks bit.ly/2r2AYWX
❤ TOP 5 MOST POPULAR VIDEOS ❤
Fun & Creative Things To Do When You Are Bored At Home:
• Fun & Creative Things ...
DOs & DON'Ts: How to Draw Realistic Eyes Easy Step by Step bit.ly/2nQcVIT
DIY: Clay Fruit Bowls from Scratch: bit.ly/2gk21TP
DIY: Phone Dust Plug: bit.ly/2gu7oDu
DIY: Lemon Soap - Citrus Fruits Melt & Pour Soap bit.ly/2hgbZaM
---
💖 Other links:
Pinterest: / makoccinos
Google+: plus.google.com/makoccino
My Homepage: www.makoccino.com
Tumblr: / makoccinos
---
♫ MUSIC ♪
EpidemicSound.com
Disclaimer: not sponsored!
Links marked with '*' are affiliate links! This means I get a very small commission that may benefit me financially if you buy one of the products mentioned here!
@Makoccino 2 жыл бұрын
Want to learn watercolors with me? Join me inside my watercolor course for beginners & let me personally help you get started: makoccino.com/roadmap
@christianebehr138 6 ай бұрын
Very informative showing and explaining how to mix colours thank you many greetings Christiane 😊😊
@raukonazgul3419 5 жыл бұрын
I wonder why none of the art teachers at school have never shown this when we drew with watercolor or any other paint. Maybe if they did, there would be more people interested in art. Honestly, this vid is so cool and informative that i want to paint smth right now )
@josefschiltz2192 4 жыл бұрын
Unfortunately, for the students, they are still trying to teach the old primary notion that there is such a thing as three pure primaries, red, blue and yellow, which don't exist. There they stick and the students adhering to this inaccurate notion have continual problems with accurate colour mixing.
@ddnava96 4 жыл бұрын
@@josefschiltz2192. Unfortunately, for the students, they are still trying to teach that the primaries are red, blue and yellow, which are not. The primaries are cyan, magenta and yellow. There they stick and the students adhering to this inaccurate notion have continual problems with accurate colour mixing.
@josefschiltz2192 4 жыл бұрын
@@ddnava96 Mm. Always a problem. But then you learn the complexities within the paint mix, how the sub-network of colours carried within the mix influence the final colour and that piece of knowledge simplifies when it comes to achieving it. Thank goodness, because it saves paint, therefore money.
@ddnava96 4 жыл бұрын
@@josefschiltz2192. Yeah, I know it's more complicated than that, but this video actually shows the problem. At one point she mixed a blue with a yellow and it turned into gray, because they're complementary colors. Then she mixed a blue that leans a bit towards cyan and a yellow that leans a bit towards green and she got green. That's not because of "impure primaries". That's because one pair of colors were pure complementaries and the blue on the other pair was actually closer to the real primary
@josefschiltz2192 4 жыл бұрын
@@ddnava96 Very important to know the exact nature of the colours by doing a chart to see which way on the spectrum the colour is leaning - violet-blue, green-blue. orange-yellow, green-yellow. orange-red, violet-red, etc. and then behavioural mixes and how they interrelate with other colours, on the surface or in the palette. Otherwise it's difficult to guage whether you make the novice mistakes of mud and Christmas or a 'masterpiece'!
@lindas.martin2806 6 жыл бұрын
This is THE BEST explanation of basic color theory for watercolors that I have seen in over thirty years of teaching. Congratulations! I will certainly refer your KZfaq page to my students. At some point it would be great to be able to have a transcript or voiceover in Spanish. And thank you!!
@dr.ducttape2161 5 жыл бұрын
would love to see that!
@lisevadeboncoeur2565 4 жыл бұрын
Hands down the BEST, CLEAREST, SIMPLEST COLOR THEORY I have ever seen! Thank you so much! I will spread the word.
@dianawatercolor 4 жыл бұрын
If @makoccino wants, I could translate it to Spanish, in order to add subtitles to this video. ✨
@StrawberryNova 5 жыл бұрын
Ohhhhh my goodness, this is the video that FINALLY made me actually UNDERSTAND color mixing for watercolor!
@georginatoland 6 жыл бұрын
This is the first time the whole “warm vs cool” has made sense to me. You are a treasure trove of information! Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!
@magdalenaairi2260 6 жыл бұрын
This is honestly one of the best watercolor painting advice videos i ever seen if not the best its just so informative thank you very much for creating it can't wait for more
@personanongrata9289 5 жыл бұрын
I was thinking the same!
@begrateful9836 4 жыл бұрын
❤❤
@ddnava96 4 жыл бұрын
To be honest, it's false information. The muddy colors are a result of mixing the secondary colors blue and red. The real primary colors are yellow, cyan and magenta and you can even see them on any printer because those are the colors printers use
@stephanijeopdevelt5600 4 жыл бұрын
dd nava How can it be „false“ when the results speak for themselves. I think most of us don’t care about WHICH way is the RIGHT way to reach the goal of not having muddy colors, right?
@ddnava96 4 жыл бұрын
@@stephanijeopdevelt5600. Precisely, and the green that she got in this video is still muddy. You can get a more vibrant green if you mix yellow with cyan instead of yellow with blue
@purpledoorable 6 жыл бұрын
I was literally painting today and all my colours were so muddy! I stopped painting for a little and as was getting my paints out I got a notification because I'm part of #makoificationsquad, so I got to finish my painting strong! The only problem is that half of it looks muddy and the other perfect...
@Makoccino 6 жыл бұрын
Aww now you know more about color mixing and can use muddy colors whenever you want and whenever they fit in your artwork :)
@zuhraahmed4353 6 жыл бұрын
Oh well, at least now you know what to do and what not to do. 🙂
@Dollectable_Dreams 5 жыл бұрын
This is so informative!!!!! I watched a million color mixing and color theory videos on KZfaq but only today, with this video, I finally understood how they work when mixing either a cool or warm color!! Thank you so much!!!!!
@Makoccino 5 жыл бұрын
Yayy so glad it helped!
@DoodleDrawArt 6 жыл бұрын
I love this video! I've been working on learning water colors and this video makes things so very clear. Well done!
@prachetachaturvedi3618 3 жыл бұрын
I started today 😊
@krishnasingh9120 3 жыл бұрын
Thulsis8 😂😘🥳🍬🌹🥳🎂👍🙏
@krishnasingh9120 3 жыл бұрын
HhzsijzuIizKXK
@shannarafryer3111 6 жыл бұрын
If I knew how to paint, this could be useful to me
@shannarafryer3111 6 жыл бұрын
Hey, past me. Guess what, You just recently bought watercolor paint. I think it be useful to you soon
@arielle2733 6 жыл бұрын
shannara fryer LMAO WHY DID I FIND THIS SO AMUSINF
@shannarafryer3111 6 жыл бұрын
arielle m Oh, I do that whenever I watch a video and notice that I watched it before when I see my old comment
@shannarafryer3111 5 жыл бұрын
@@hiii._.01 It wasn't... well not yet at least. I'll start using my watercolor this weekend
@shannarafryer3111 5 жыл бұрын
@@hiii._.01 Useful
@thetea4171 6 жыл бұрын
Is it just me or does the warm red look orange already?? Like it looks orange already to me- Edit: to people saying "it's vermilion" or "blood orange" I know that, I was just pointing out that colour isn't the best to use as a 'red' for this video since it's not really a red in the sense and would likely be used as an orange in some artwork. There are more red toned warm reds that could be used rather than this one that appears more orange.
@hongmaudon 6 жыл бұрын
Crystal Edlin yeah that one is pretty orange to be considered red. Well, maybe it is more red in real life than on camera I’m not sure, still I see it as orange.
@luckycat2010 6 жыл бұрын
Everyone sees colours different, for me its Orange and vor my brother its Red. Same Story as the dress, i think
@lucynguyen4390 5 жыл бұрын
I think it has to do with that "red-orange"/"scarlet" thing
@ciraxa 5 жыл бұрын
My eyes and 10bit IPS panel tell me its closest to the dark orange in this color cycle. It does lean towards red tho.
@unpredictablehuman1001 5 жыл бұрын
Crystal Edlin probs it’s vermillion a red-orange color while the other one is crimson a reddish purple :)
@rashmibharthuar 3 жыл бұрын
1:17 I literally thought is was buffering😂
@maddyv5948 4 жыл бұрын
"Green is a cool colour" Yes it is, it's the coolest of them all 😄
@Maddie-sn7yt 4 жыл бұрын
Makoccino: Green is a cool color! Green: B)
@waynelast1685 3 жыл бұрын
Blue is the coolest color. Green has some yellow in it.
@shre9 6 жыл бұрын
No art school would've taught this in such a great way! Thank you Makooooo! Love you to the moon and back! ♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡ #makoficationsquad
@Makoccino 6 жыл бұрын
aww
@Makoccino 6 жыл бұрын
Happy Saturday! I'm finally sharing some color theory secrets almost no art teacher is talking about! I really hope this video will be super helpful for you guys! After all the research and learning my mind is still blown away! Let me know if you would like to learn more color theory secrets!! *Edit:* I just realized I forgot to fix the divider when I was talking about warm/cool colors in the beginning after changing something while editing! Of course Yellow 💛 belongs to warm colors and the other Purple 💜 to cool colors! Please make sure you remember it correctly!
@sajimonjoseph6398 6 жыл бұрын
makoccino your all videos are very creative and helpful
@kathleenagera7416 6 жыл бұрын
makoccino really helpful video , thanks for the information
@sajimonjoseph6398 6 жыл бұрын
And i had tried your art tips and tricks that was wonderful👌
@katepaget4910 6 жыл бұрын
#makoficationsquad
@urvigupta9899 6 жыл бұрын
Yes please do make more videos about colour theory.... This was very helpful
@Wolf-E-Romeo 5 жыл бұрын
I've had various people try to explain why colors get muddy. I know that if you add the opposite color it dulls it out. But the one thing people never told me or maybe they tried but didn't know how to explain to me at the time, was that even the primary colors lean a certain way. To me, primary was primary. that's that. Thats what ive been told. You have blown my mind by this video for something so simple. Maybe its just something people overlook, Maybe im just slow and never caught on. Maybe others do it subconsciously while i need to be shown it, like you did in this video. Thank you! (I just stumbled upon this video, im so happy I did. :) It has helped a lot.)
@auntchristineandvalentino3122 4 жыл бұрын
Only just stumbled across this video and as someone who has studied color and color theory in college, I’ve got to say APPLAUSE! Brilliantly succinctly and clearly demonstrated and explained. And as a painter, I appreciate this method of learning about our paints and how they work with water and with each other. Thank you for this.
@PeachyKeenify 6 жыл бұрын
4 years of art school and I'm learning more from one youtube video. Thank you!
@monjastock 5 жыл бұрын
Thank you, this is so helpful! I had a basic idea of color theory but still didn't get why some colors mix well while others don't. I've recently started watercolor painting and it's so much more fun when I understand what's going on :D
@IAmKoach 5 жыл бұрын
I am very happy to have watched this. Simple, direct to the point. Perfect!!
@yourduolingoreminder9969 6 жыл бұрын
This will change my life for ever :o all this time I thought it was just because my paint was bad quality
@studiouiri 6 жыл бұрын
It bothered me a little when the yellow wasn't a part of the warm colour side
@Makoccino 6 жыл бұрын
Oh no, you are right, I accidentally put the divider in the wrong spot! I still hope people will understand what I meant!
@tempestuouslenora2746 6 жыл бұрын
Oh, I'm slightly confused. So yellow and red are both warm, but blue and yellows or reds mixed with blue are cool?
@studiouiri 6 жыл бұрын
Tempestuous Lenora what? Yellow is a warm colour. Yellow, red, and orange are warms. , blue or Indigo green and violet are cool colors
@GingerKat23 6 жыл бұрын
Tempestuous Lenora Red and yellow are warm, blue is cool. If you add blue to another color, it turns it cool. So warm colors are: red, orange, yellow. Cool colors are: green, blue, purple.
@justtheletterV274 6 жыл бұрын
GingerCat23 but cool blues are the one with some purple in them and warm blues are the one with some green in them
@graaceie 3 жыл бұрын
I actually really like working in muddy and dull colors, as I draw a lot of forests and things like that. This helped me a ton because it told me what not to do😂
@baizhuisadeks 5 жыл бұрын
Simply the best explanation on colour theory I've ever watched. I have almost zero knowledge on colour theory and always have a bad understanding on colours so as a future worker in the art industry, this helps me a lot. Like, a LOT! Thank you very much!
@bruh-tu1sr 6 жыл бұрын
This video really taught me a lot! Thank you for uploading a video like this. 😊💕
@Oinkoinkmurderorsmth 6 жыл бұрын
I use complementary colors to also tone shades down as well! If I feel a red is too poppin', just add a tiny bit of green, and it makes the red a lot more neutral!!
@mylynd 5 жыл бұрын
I'm so glad I stumbled across this video! Such clear explanations of a simple concept that is often overlooked. Thank you ☺️
@karennelson4499 5 жыл бұрын
I love color theory! Thanks for the great tutorial. This was so clearly laid out, and honestly quite helpful. Thank you again.
@rayisweird 5 жыл бұрын
This video was soooo helpful. I’ve been having this problem for a while now and I couldn’t figure out why my colours , that I was mixing, were coming out muddy. Thank you 😊
@sumaiyahaltaf660 4 жыл бұрын
This literally should be shown in schools
@ddnava96 4 жыл бұрын
No. Schools should teach that the real primary colors are cyan, magenta and yellow
@lylac. 4 жыл бұрын
@@ddnava96 umm maybe i could be wrong but there is no "real" primary colors both could ge used and both are ok The true primary colors are green, red, and blue when speaking of light, or red, yellow, and blue when speaking of pigments. There is also a printer ink scheme that uses magenta, yellow, and cyan as its primary colors, but IMO that's just a modified version of red/yellow/blue. This was a search result but they could be wrong also but idk i think they should teach both of them for varieties and they could choose which want they want to use so yeah but as i said i could be totally wrong
@ddnava96 4 жыл бұрын
@@lylac.. I mean, don't get me wrong. I'm not saying it's not valid to use red, blue and yellow for your paintings, but don't expect to be able to mix all the colors you want from those three, because it results in a limited color palette, but in that regard you can even use green, orange and purple to make your own palette if you so desire. BUT if you want to be able to mix any color you want, you absolutely need to use CMY
@eman5369 4 жыл бұрын
@@lylac. red yellow and blue are the primarys only because they're found in natural pigments, however magenta and yellow make red so red isn't a true primary
@lylac. 4 жыл бұрын
@@eman5369 welp maybe youre right maybe im wrong maybe everyone is wrong XD but i dont if im right soo😅
@frederiken6804 5 жыл бұрын
This is so incredibly helpful! I love to be able to understand the "why" behind the color mixing.
@carolinagirlcreationz7049 6 жыл бұрын
I LOVE this video! I feel pretty comfortable with mixing colors but this explains way more in depth why you would mix certain colors together depending on what you are doing with them. Thank you so much!
@JLPrice-kc2uy 6 жыл бұрын
You are a blessing to the ears... For years I struggled with color mixing; only because I listen to good artist, but they themselves didn't have a clean understanding, just like their work and it showed. Through researching of my own, I found where the old masters, had three different yellows; pure yellow, lime yellow and lastly Limon yellow. The reason? One has blue(Cool) the other, Red(warm) It is as you say, there's a difference between gray-ing down a color in the shadows vs mud; giving the student artist great disappointment. You're a treat ... Thanks!
@sugoiiininjadesuu7262 3 жыл бұрын
Why does this girl have only 1.8 million subscribers??? She deserves much much more!!
@dexcharisma4805 3 жыл бұрын
This really is the best explanation of these concepts that I've found and I looked all over KZfaq for a while. Very instructive. I'll definitely be watching more of your videos now, and I'm not even a watercolor painter! Thanks!
@piccuh 4 жыл бұрын
Woah, the video I didn’t know I needed! This is so informative and makes everything so easy to understand. Thank you!!!!
@nonchalantelle 6 жыл бұрын
This was nice because im still starting to know how to paint and itss gonna be my hobby for this coming vacation💕 i love it
@taeilgropingass2401 6 жыл бұрын
You,intelectual: *opens mouth* Me: *instant subscibe*
@AD-ok9qz 6 жыл бұрын
taeil groping ass subscribe*
@unpredictablehuman1001 5 жыл бұрын
taeil groping ass yasss NCTzen
@elizabethbruneau 5 жыл бұрын
This is what I've been looking for!!!! Thank you so much! I've been struggling mixing water colors because they always turn out out muddy. Because of that I've always been intimidated using it and stuck to graphite drawings. Now I'm inspired to try watercolor again!
@Morgan-oq7uj 5 жыл бұрын
This is so helpful! I knew this already, but I never thought about why the colors acted this way. It makes so much sense and so much easier to understand now! Thanks!
@taesthetic7289 5 жыл бұрын
It's very helpful. I was finally able to make the perfect purple
@KINGKOON777 6 жыл бұрын
I’m new to this channel and IM BINGE WATCHING;;;;;;--;;;;;
@Makoccino 6 жыл бұрын
awww
@plumbutt3612 5 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! This was very informative. I've been binge watching your stuff in preparation as I plan to start playing with water color painting very soon. Thanks for all of your helpful info!
@alliev8701 2 жыл бұрын
This video is so amazing for beginners. I have done acrylic and oil painting before, yet I still learned some new things on color theory. Awesome video!
@maggiemarie02 6 жыл бұрын
#makoficationsquad Thank you so much for this video! I never understood what people were talking about before when they refered to warm and cool colors. And the color bias was so informative! I get so excited when I see that I have a notification that you've uploaded a new video for us!
@Makoccino 6 жыл бұрын
Aww! I'm glad I could help! I've seen lots of people talking about this topic but I never understood why it's important and all the reasons behind it. So I'm happy I could make a video about it after gaining all the knowledge and finally understanding it!
@saffcat101 6 жыл бұрын
another way to avoid muddy colors is to use CMY(K) instead of RBY for your primary colors :)
@saffcat101 6 жыл бұрын
nope, cmyk can be used used in the real world :) printers run on cmyk, and that's why they have vibrant colors. the same principals in this video also apply to CMYK
@eqqies3196 6 жыл бұрын
gouache often come in cmyk, as does printer ink. Screens and digital art use rgb when youre drawing it but will print with cmyk. so cmyk for true primary colours and rgb is for light!
@user-to4fo2xb8v 6 жыл бұрын
Claire, RGB is for light (screens). CMY(K) is for the physical world (pigments, printer ink, paints). I don't know if you mixed up. Why? Try to create yellow with RGB paints, you simply can not, the same goes for magenta and cyan. But you CAN create Red, mixing Magenta and a bit of Yellow, you can create a dark blue with Cyan and a bit of red, and Green with Yellow and Cyan. You can get great results with the 'primary' colors used in this video (RYB) like makoccino's, if you use her method, but you'll get better with a palette that is closer to CMY. In my experience, the best you can use/get in watercolor paints is RYB + Magenta. It's been easier for me to get the colors that I wanted since I got a Magenta liquid watercolor before I couldn't get a nice bright pink or purple with Cadmium red, but now I can, mixing Magenta & Blue.
@SilverishKitten 4 жыл бұрын
@rainy wednesday Nope. CMY is the actual primary colors of the pigment world.... All that RYB is a myth from when people didnt know about CMY and the light spectrum. There is only one true primary color wheel and that is CMY. RYB can be made from CMY, so if you only have RYB colors, then you essentially have "impure" colors that are not primaries since those were mixed from CMY.
@kjalight 4 ай бұрын
I actually love the look of the muddier colors because they appear more nature oriented, which is what I enjoy painting. It’s so fascinating how different pigments interact together when mixing and you really have to be aware of that to get the desired color you want.
@bwclaw8005 2 жыл бұрын
I never learned basic colour theory and I was watching your previous video that linked to this on watercolour basics and saw that you mentioned this. This video is so, so unbelievably helpful and so clear. Thank you so so much. I was struggling with this exact issue and now I feel like I really understand what's going on! Very grateful!!
@shigure_natsu 6 жыл бұрын
This is going to save my life! Thank you so much Mako
@MissMelindas 6 жыл бұрын
This was immensely helpful!
@JosieLewisArt 5 жыл бұрын
Clearly explained and easy to apply, thanks for the straight forward examples!
@maj-ann5722 4 жыл бұрын
I am just learning to paint and this was so helpfull! Thank you so much for putting the time in to teaching this in a easy way 🤍
@Makoccino 4 жыл бұрын
►► Your watercolor paintings don't turn out as you hoped? Don't worry, download your free guide that'll set you up for success here: bit.ly/WatercolorSuppliesGuide
@deirdreginley4833 4 жыл бұрын
I like to use three cups of water ...one dirty for warm colors and one dirty for cool colors and a clean water
@mubsi.y 6 жыл бұрын
#makoficationsquad !!!! All of your hacks are awesome and they always help.
@dishashinde1804 6 жыл бұрын
#makoficationsquad
@SK-gk3tx 3 жыл бұрын
Decent explanation & wonderful demo of color mixing. I'm definitely gonna watch a lot more of this artist's videos!! One "critique" I'll make is the repeated use of the word 'muddy'. I prefer the alternative 'neutralized'. Muddy implies a negative result, which it is when it's not the result "you" are attempting to achieve. However, a neutralized color is positive when that's the desired result. Neutralized colors are very useful & necessary for objects in shade, to create shadow, depth, etc. Another excellent source for understanding color theory, with a lil more precise/technical info, is the book by Michael Wilcox, BLUE & YELLOW DON'T MAKE GREEN, which I highly recommend. He goes into a bit of detail & uses a lot of illustrations with what he considers (if I'm recalling correctly) 12 fundamental waterecolor colors. The huge advantage of this is one isn't spending a small fortune on a huge variety of watercolor paints.
@denimacaz 5 жыл бұрын
That was awesome! I am brand new to this, learning to paint is on my bucket list. I’ve never had an art class, so I never learned any color theory...and never understood what a color wheel was, really. This is enormously helpful! Thank you!
@ivetakratka 6 жыл бұрын
I love your videos ❤
@aleeshacampbell129 5 жыл бұрын
🤯This video changed my life.......... And you just got a new subscriber!😛😘
@jenniferthornton8655 4 жыл бұрын
This is incredible!!! Your explanation is beyond compare. I have painted for many years, and instinctively knew this on some level, but the true, in-depth explanation and details that go into this is so much more complicated, but you make it so very easy to understand! I will continue to refer to this time and again. Also, your color palate at the end is AWESOME!!!! I love how you broke it down into blocks and how your blends truly open the mind and flow of creativity! Thank you so much for creating this amazing video and even more perfect example of color theory at its finest!!!
@IslandLady76 4 жыл бұрын
Just found your video and this explains so much I will need to replay several times. I always heard about warm and cool and never really understood because I could see some as being both. This explains so much. Thank you
@jhameizarose 6 жыл бұрын
You are the best Mako you're so good at this 😟🔥❤❤❤ #makoficationsquad 🌻
@D.Nies_ 6 жыл бұрын
Damn, I'm 30 and never figured this out by myself! 😂 That was so helpful, thanks! #makoficationsquad
@Makoccino 6 жыл бұрын
I wish I knew this sooner as well!
@gogolf267 5 жыл бұрын
The first time I got interested at watercolor, I had no idea about all of this color theory. This video explains it all in a super cool way and I'm able to make my own color wheel now! Thanks a lot!!! ❤❤❤❤
@aishwarayasingh1069 5 жыл бұрын
You have such fabulous videos, I have learnt more than I did in the last 3 years!! I have never seen anyone explain colour mixing so simply and in a such an easy to understand way!!❤️❤️
@lolii6103 6 жыл бұрын
❤❤❤you're awesome
@grant575mixmaster 5 жыл бұрын
wow my brain is ready to explode!!!
@spiderbbq8880 5 жыл бұрын
Ive never heard of this kind of color theory. Thank you very much!
@KendelJoyDarragh 5 жыл бұрын
Mako, this was an outstanding video. Really, I think it was one of the best teaching videos I’ve seen on KZfaq. Outstanding work. Thank you for all the work you put into planning and preparing for this video, and for making the matter so clear. I learned a ton that I can understand and use.
@hemeranyx2659 6 жыл бұрын
I'm new to this channel, but I'm excited to be here and look forward to be inspired! #makoficationsquad
@Makoccino 6 жыл бұрын
Aww I'm happy to have you here!
@theamymartini 5 жыл бұрын
THIS IS SO IMPORTANT!! And no one has ever taught me this. THANK YOU.
@29tensaifuji 3 жыл бұрын
I’ve been reading about color theory before but I don’t really know how to apply it. Thank you for explaining the color theory and showing how I can apply it in mixing colors! I’ve always had troubles with muddy colors, so this is just what I really need! Thank you so much! 💝
@sabriel7326 4 жыл бұрын
Specially the warm-cool explanation is eyes-opening to avoid muddy colors. Thanks for that! I will try to seperate my watercolors now and making a mixing-sheet.
@Penguinchubb0 5 жыл бұрын
5:02, when she's actually breaking down compatibility in relationships between humans.
@chaigaii 6 жыл бұрын
cyAN YELLOW MAGENTA
@jeanniemcd0321 6 жыл бұрын
Maria Abdullah omgggggg #jazZasquaddd
@cheesymator2838 6 жыл бұрын
Hell ya B)
@Makoccino 6 жыл бұрын
There are different color methods and they create different results, so working with both gives you more options :)
@hidilley 6 жыл бұрын
This. When I learned CYM it changed my watercoloring life!
@madiiix7383 6 жыл бұрын
That’s for ink?
@paulzarganis 4 жыл бұрын
Brilliant explanation of color mixing mechanisms!! Thanks so much! I’ve been using colors in photoshop since 2005 but now just entered the world of Watercolour and it’s quite different! Now it looks very clear and logical!
@TheWishDragon 5 жыл бұрын
This helped me a lot. Thank you! I have heard other people recommend using two of each primary, now I see why.
@pragyabiswas6745 6 жыл бұрын
#makoficationsquad I was honestly waiting soooooo eagerly I also had commented about this problem of colours not turning vibrant..... and here you are this is so helpful....❤❤❤❤
@Makoccino 6 жыл бұрын
I'm glad I could help!
@pragyabiswas6745 6 жыл бұрын
OMG!!!! You are the best....❤❤❤✌✌
@user-br1ig5lm3g 6 жыл бұрын
so good
@user-cd9vc3pd2c 2 жыл бұрын
I cannot even begin to describe how much you have helped me with all of your videos. You are so warm, and help boost my confidence. You have given me technical knowledge like this. I am discovering that I am a creative person and you have been instrumental in that! I love you so much!!!
@Makoccino 2 жыл бұрын
Awww yayy!!
@nikolaivillitz6026 3 жыл бұрын
Wow, this was a really good explanation about something I've never known! You might have saved me a lot of time and trouble in the future. Thanks!
@billhansen2008 4 жыл бұрын
Very nice, simple, clear tutorial on color mixing. Thanks for posting this. Now those of us who are inexperienced need to "put in the hours" becoming really familiar with various hues of the primary colors. For me, that's not easy so far. But it's wonderful to know which direction to take.
@joy0953 6 жыл бұрын
hey could you please make a video for Cyan, Magenta, and Yellow? because there are 2 types of basic color which is RYB (Red, Yellow & Blue) and CMY (Cyan, Magenta & Yellow)
@xandercorp6175 5 жыл бұрын
Don't forget RGB.
@MajikkaniHand 5 жыл бұрын
xandercorp, if you can figure out how to make paint from light itself, I'll be very impressed. :)
@xandercorp6175 5 жыл бұрын
@@MajikkaniHand It's necessary sometimes for work to be projected on a screen. :)
@nzusmanov 5 жыл бұрын
@@Croisanne You can mix them. Thats how our colour printers work.
@arriannasanguine8335 5 жыл бұрын
Nadya Zusmanov hello. I worked in a professional print shop. Printers use CYM. (I never get the order right, but it doesn’t matter anyways) By not mixing we don’t mean they cannot mix together, we mean there is no way to create cyan with any other pigment set up. Cyan is just cyan. It reflects a spectrum, that when mixed with Magenta (which reflects a different spectrum) they subtract what they do not have in common, leaving you with something between them, blue, and purple. It depends on how much of each you add. Purple requires more magenta, since magenta’s reflective spectrum includes purple. The cyan is used to cancel out exes red light, but not too much, or it would become blue.
@steadcal 5 жыл бұрын
Oh my gosh, I have been looking for an understandable explanation for warm and cool within a primary color and you have done it! Thank you so much. Obviously this is a big deal when mixing colors that you need, now I can do that!
@cylenadee 5 жыл бұрын
Your hopes have been realized! What a wonderful, helpful video and the unique and simple way you explain color mixing has turned on a light for me! I’ve never taken a watercolor class just videos and very good artists too! But I’m not one who could just pick up a brush with paint on it and create the same beautiful pictures, and so I just got discouraged and put everything away. ( 6 years ago! ) I’ve watched several videos on KZfaq in recent days and they were all pretty much the same old thing, how to make a color chart etc. but then I came across your video today. You have shown me the importance of color charting, exploration and how simple and uncomplicated it is, and especially how it’s just plain FUN!!! Thank you so much for sharing your easy to follow video and your talented gift!
@nashelpedes8763 6 жыл бұрын
First "makoficationsquadddddd Edit:ilove your videooossss very muchh im from phillipinesss
@NellyLuong 6 жыл бұрын
Thank you for these awesome tips😍❤️ #makoficationsquad
@Gureiify 5 жыл бұрын
I went to university for art, and i've always struggled with color theory. I understand more after watching this video then I did in all 4 years of schooling. amazing! Thanks so much for making this
@ChristopherMartone 5 жыл бұрын
Just HAD to subscribe after watching this. This is such a useful video not just for painting but color theory in general. Thank you for this video!
@ImperfectlyLaura 6 жыл бұрын
Wow. Thank you so much for making this video!! I love how simply and clearly you explained the difference in primary colors being more warm or cool. I've been struggling to understand that recently and I LOVED seeing the examples. Playing with the primary color set of paint I recently got is going to be a lot more fun now, thank you!! #makoficationsquad
@Makoccino 6 жыл бұрын
Aww it should be! Usually watercolor sets come with 2 colors of each color exactly out of the same reason I was talking about but sadly no one actually said how to use them properly when you just starting out with color theory!
@ImperfectlyLaura 6 жыл бұрын
Exactly! I've seen one other video where the artist mentioned the color could be more warm or cool, but she didn't show with examples like you did and that really helps with understanding it. I work in acrylics right now but want to get a small set of watercolors really soon. And color theory is good to learn for ANY medium!
@nsavar5864 6 жыл бұрын
I agree with Imperfectly Laura. This is the best explanation I've seen so far on how to determine if a primary leans warm or cool. The Best. Turns out (because I'm new to painting) that I misunderstood how to identify the 2 blues I have and as a result my purples have been muddy. I am 2 minutes from correcting this and creating a purple that rocks. Mako, You Rock!!!!! --nina.
@neenasanjay3399 6 жыл бұрын
one of the most useful videos EVER #makoficationsquad
@Makoccino 6 жыл бұрын
I'm happy to help!
@northerngardengirl 4 жыл бұрын
Brilliant!! You have really made this clear in such a simple way. I'm excited to get out my paints and make some examples in my theory note book. Thank you, thank you, thank you!! This such practical info that will translate into more purposeful colour mixes resulting in more satisfying painting sessions. :) Looking forward to checking out more of your videos.
@maittlen 4 жыл бұрын
This is such a clear, excellent video on colour mixing!! Its the BEST explanation of why certain colors mix dull and muddy that I've ever seen or read!!
@prettyrepulsive7423 5 жыл бұрын
I've taken college level painting, and color theory, and we never talked about this. ._. why did I even give them money.
@Makoccino 5 жыл бұрын
Awww
@ruchiagarwal6212 6 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing 😉😋 #makoficationsquad
@tokwatomato 5 жыл бұрын
Thank you soooo much for this! I've been struggling with mixing my colors and I thought it was just because I was using dirty water, but this honestly helped me sooo much. 💖💖💖
@aditii2200 6 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! I never new all this about color theory and it helps so much!!!!!
@sameerdraws7141 6 жыл бұрын
Awesome #makoficationsquad
@rysprjct 5 жыл бұрын
"Do you see more green in the yellow or more orange?" Me: "Well.. can't see the difference.. I'm a colourblind artist :')"
@29-arnavsamant97 4 жыл бұрын
I think you mean colourblind
@rysprjct 4 жыл бұрын
@@29-arnavsamant97 yea I mean colour blind
@CinereousDove 3 жыл бұрын
@@rysprjct you´re not colorblind, there´s just not actually much green in the "cold" yellow - it mixes very well with magenta or almost magenta (what she calls cool red) into red, so it has to be / be very close to primary yellow /citron yellow. In her theory this should be muddy - but it isn´t, because there's not much cyan in either color.
@rysprjct 3 жыл бұрын
@@CinereousDove Thank you for explaining that! But to be honest, I'm colourblind :) that's why I said that I can't see the difference but I got your point ^^
@YourMajesty143 3 жыл бұрын
Color is correctly spelled if you're American, Colour if you're British.
@bessiesegal5885 3 жыл бұрын
I have read lots about, and watched videos about mixing colours but have not really understood them and they were no help to me in W/C painting. But your video, Makoccino, is clear and understandable. I just hope I am able to identify the warm and cool bias in each of my colours. Thank you for this gem!
@ruthbutler6725 5 жыл бұрын
This was very helpful, thank you! Need to go practice with mine now!
makoccino
Рет қаралды 727 М.
makoccino
Рет қаралды 1,7 МЛН
Live Biru
Рет қаралды 39 МЛН