How To Colour Match With A Limited Palette! (It's easier than you think!)

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КОМЕНТАРІ • 236

  • @peterbutler7113
    @peterbutler7113 3 роки тому +51

    Pete (from the south of England) It would never have occurred to me to use one colour from my palette as a starting point! 79 years old and still learning! Thank you so much Emma.

  • @juliedossett4120
    @juliedossett4120 3 роки тому +18

    Great tutorial! This color strategy was so helpful. One of my problems is that when I finally mix just the right color, I invariably don't mix enough of it, and then I can't quite replicate it.

  • @susanbeckett9347
    @susanbeckett9347 3 роки тому +13

    I’m learning that patience is required to get a great match. Thanks for demonstrating that even seasoned artists take the time to get it right.

  • @jadetobin
    @jadetobin 3 роки тому +1

    Normally when people say 'work on color theory' my eyes roll and my head hurts, sort of as if they told me to work on algebra or something....BUT, I had just watched your video on 3 things to improve you painting, and this color mixing one popped up and I thought I'd try it...and it was awesome :) it was less talking and more doing and using the flower petals and leaves to match, it somehow made it even easier to start to grasp without melting my brain ;) it was great! Thanks a ton!!

  • @elizabethnicholson6691
    @elizabethnicholson6691 3 роки тому +13

    Thank you, Emma. Your "eucalyptus green" has been invaluable. And, on a completely different matter, your hair is lovely! 🌻🙂

  • @tanaperotin
    @tanaperotin 3 роки тому +7

    This is one of the best mixing tutorials I’ve seen. Super clear explanations that are going to help me so much! Thx Emma!!

  • @eileenburnus1692
    @eileenburnus1692 3 роки тому +16

    Certainly learnt something!! Thank you. I had an “aha” moment watching this video and colour mixing suddenly made sense.

  • @gabrielbruce1977
    @gabrielbruce1977 2 роки тому

    I came back to this upon receiving a 16-well mont marte as a gift, and it really helped me trim down my usual selection. I DID add a few colours so I could mix some tones I regularly use but that's just a me thing.

  • @eeqlzmctwo
    @eeqlzmctwo 2 роки тому +1

    The sorcery!!! I love exercises like this!!

  • @veronicalanzafame9256
    @veronicalanzafame9256 3 роки тому

    Hi from Sicily!!! Me and my nephews love this video, and the one of the color wheel!it's kind of magic!thank you for all your videos! very interesting!we're learning a lot!

  • @peterbutler7113
    @peterbutler7113 3 роки тому +1

    Pete Butler. Wonderful! I’ve never understood the fundamentals of colour mixing as explained like this.This will save everyone a lot of time,.

  • @barbaradinsdale9386
    @barbaradinsdale9386 3 роки тому

    LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this tutorial.
    I learnt so much, and you make it easy to understand.

  • @victorcasanueva3542
    @victorcasanueva3542 2 роки тому +1

    Excellent tutorial,from a great artist

  • @LizWilsonArt
    @LizWilsonArt 2 роки тому

    Thus was so helpful Em, thanks from a new to watercolour Ausie. Great to know how to mix some eucalypt colours when you live here !

  • @ladyhecate9450
    @ladyhecate9450 3 роки тому

    This was great and you helped me so much in how the color wheel works. Thank you so much. Fantastic. By the by....you look great!

  • @terririley186
    @terririley186 2 роки тому

    Wonderful, very informative video. You are a heck of a teacher!!! Thank you so much!!

  • @jmoss55ish
    @jmoss55ish Рік тому

    This has got to be my favorite video from you! The way you break it down and how you communicate it in teaching is superb!

  • @CarolM98632
    @CarolM98632 3 роки тому +4

    The best video I have watched for mixing colors, Emma.

  • @rakelyribeiro8277
    @rakelyribeiro8277 3 роки тому

    I am just obsessed! Thank you so much for sharing you acknowledgment, seriously thank you

  • @denalemmons7966
    @denalemmons7966 3 роки тому

    Great lesson. Finally a great color explanation.

  • @barbarastephens2890
    @barbarastephens2890 3 роки тому

    What a wonderful lesson!!! So practical and doable.

  • @maryellenimdieke1850
    @maryellenimdieke1850 2 роки тому

    Hi Emma, I have recently discovered your tutorials and am so happy with all of them. I have been looking at color mixing instructions and videos for years without being able to grasp it. Your mixing tutorials are it! I am finally having success. Thank you so very much.

  • @Coasterdude02149
    @Coasterdude02149 Рік тому

    I love this! Fantastic colour theory lessons. This makes me want to geek out and go grab my Johannes Ittean colour theory book from when I was in art school. Perfect Emma!

  • @rosemaryhoward
    @rosemaryhoward 3 роки тому

    You explained this better than anyone I have ever listened to. Thank you! Explains it soooo well!

  • @dianeinman9264
    @dianeinman9264 3 роки тому

    Emma🌷
    Thank you so much for your explicit instructions on knowing the color wheel. You are a excellent teacher and instructor. I appreciate you and your knowledge and your simple explanation.
    I also must mention how I love your new introduction to your tutorials. It is classy and suits you just fine.
    You were asking about ideas for future tutorials. Well, do you paint churches or cottages with a garden of flowers? Or a basket of flowers, a entrance way of pots of flowers. Or showing how to paint more flowers realistically.
    You have a blessed day❣️as you have blessed me watching you paint.

  • @ligiab224
    @ligiab224 3 роки тому

    I think this is the best tutorial on color mixing/matching I've ever watched. Thank you so much!

  • @craftybernie
    @craftybernie 2 роки тому

    Thank you for these colour mixing videos. Have found them extremely helpful 🤗

  • @christophermartin7973
    @christophermartin7973 3 роки тому

    Super interesting and it makes it seem much easier for a beginner to make colours!

  • @lori900
    @lori900 3 роки тому +1

    I taught art for a couple of years a while ago. I LOVE art. Yet you still helped a lot when it came to watercolors that I am new to. THANKS EMMA!!!!! Fabulous!

  • @watercolourartincapetown2919
    @watercolourartincapetown2919 3 роки тому

    Stunning bouquet!!! What a fun exercise 💐

  • @sharonsands708
    @sharonsands708 3 роки тому +12

    Well, I cant wait to try my hand at this. This was such a important and helpful video. Thank you so much Emma, I appreciate this very much, have learned alot and cant wait to try it out.

  • @gorschtown
    @gorschtown 2 роки тому

    TFS EJL!! Loving your colour theory tutorials! You're rad.

  • @mskhartwatercolourwithmisu8598
    @mskhartwatercolourwithmisu8598 3 роки тому

    Thank you for sharing. You explained so simply and easily.

  • @LipsitaArt
    @LipsitaArt 3 роки тому

    Your tips are always helpful. Thanks Emma

  • @chrislora8895
    @chrislora8895 3 роки тому

    Thank you! This is an excellent lesson for those new to colors/mixing/matching. I realized a while ago that red and blue don’t always make the purple I want (cool red? Warm red?) and it can be frustrating for beginners. Having a color chart at hand helps to back up a bit, understand where a color “came from” and to figure out the right colors needed for your project. Your videos are not only helpful, but clear and easy to follow and always inspiring. Again, thanks!

  • @danielleb.7055
    @danielleb.7055 3 роки тому +1

    Thank you so much for this video. Im pretty sure we all know what primary colors make secondary colors but once it goes past that it gets a bit more complicated, at least for me anyway. This made it so much easier for me and actually able to see the undertones and where to go from there. Thank for your videos and time you put into them its greatly appreciated! Have a wonderful day!

  • @catherinegill2488
    @catherinegill2488 3 роки тому +1

    Brilliant Emma! Such a simple way to demonstrate using flowers and you unpicked the complexity so well. Thank you.

  • @sabxosays1320
    @sabxosays1320 3 роки тому

    Emma, you are an excellent teacher! I swear i learn so much from your videos EVERY time! Thanks for sharing your tips! Amazing!🙌🏼❤️

  • @kaelle78
    @kaelle78 3 роки тому +1

    Wow! I need this as an ongoing series!! So practical and educational. Great job, Emma!!

  • @amymaury7471
    @amymaury7471 3 роки тому

    sorry I missed your live. awesome tutorial! Thank you! Hope you have a great day

  • @kevinvanderborght1934
    @kevinvanderborght1934 3 роки тому

    Really loving this series. 😊

  • @screpas
    @screpas 3 роки тому

    Perfectly understand! Thanks Again Emma !

  • @kathiestirling3799
    @kathiestirling3799 3 роки тому

    You are an awesome teacher.

  • @cecilehoare3053
    @cecilehoare3053 3 роки тому

    For all the colour theory in school I have learned 1000x more from your videos! Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!

  • @GriffithsJacqueline
    @GriffithsJacqueline 3 роки тому

    What a beautiful bouquet, absolutely stunning. Good hubby. Great to see more colour mixing. Thank you. 🌻💛

  • @colinremmer2417
    @colinremmer2417 Рік тому

    Thanks for this really useful video and clear explanation. This is something that I will definitely be practising

  • @katnilsson
    @katnilsson 3 роки тому

    I have been watching a lot of color mixing videos and even if I initially always think I’ve got it, something happened along the way that made me ‘drop the ball’ 🤪. After the videos I’ve been even more confused than before I did watch them. I think it’s because the videos are jam packed with information which is good if you aren’t starting from zero 🥴.
    This video is AMAZING, easy enough for a beginner to have somewhere to start and still some information about the basic color mixing theory! You, miss Emma, did this really good 🥰. Thanks! Can’t wait to start implementing this into practical flower color studies in my watercolor sketchbook! 😀

  • @lindsayjayne2169
    @lindsayjayne2169 3 роки тому

    I've been trying to mix that eucalyptus color, thankYOU!!💖

  • @debbieroyds463
    @debbieroyds463 3 роки тому +2

    That was super helpful and I may have had a lightbulb moment about color theory!

  • @Meeretto
    @Meeretto 3 роки тому

    Thank you for this video, I mostly mix rabdomly and hope something good happens. Learned something!

  • @user-gl6dg8ho3j
    @user-gl6dg8ho3j 17 днів тому

    Love the demonstration, I learned a lot!

  • @lindahigham5317
    @lindahigham5317 3 роки тому

    Good morning 👋😊 Emma totally awesome lesson today Thank You so much as I am new to watercolour painting for less than 5 mths stay safe and be careful 🙏🖌️🎨💌🌹👋☺️ enjoy your week 👍

  • @wendyizod923
    @wendyizod923 3 роки тому +1

    Love these colour mixing videos, they have given me a lot clearer idea of mixing the colours you need.

  • @cornflakegirl1977LJ
    @cornflakegirl1977LJ 3 роки тому

    This video is so useful. I knew about adding water to make a lighter colour value but didn't know about using the contrasting colour to create different tones. Thanks so much for sharing. Excited to try colour matching with my watercolours.

  • @maud2rolland348
    @maud2rolland348 2 роки тому

    Fascinating and exciting …one more time you made my day thank you

  • @CherylGormanAuthor
    @CherylGormanAuthor 3 роки тому

    Great demo about color matching!

  • @kscaligrafia
    @kscaligrafia 3 роки тому

    Thanks . ... now I need to receive a floral bouquet.

  • @Horsewoman-pt2ku
    @Horsewoman-pt2ku 3 роки тому

    Great video. Doing more on the warm cool color mixing results would be great. Tfs

  • @christinetiffin
    @christinetiffin 3 роки тому

    What an excellent exercise! I learned so much.

  • @stellabirze9159
    @stellabirze9159 3 роки тому +1

    I’m so thankful you shared this. Whatever colours I used to mix, everything became a mud :)

  • @rachelchan2215
    @rachelchan2215 2 роки тому

    Love your sharing! Easy to follow and understand!💕

  • @flyinghaggertys9362
    @flyinghaggertys9362 3 роки тому

    Love this video so much! I would watch you color match every day if I could! Your voice and the simple palette you use, and the way you focus on the painting rather than the expensive tools is soooo fresh !

  • @veronicawhite398
    @veronicawhite398 3 роки тому

    That was brilliant! Cleared up a lot of issues for me. Thankyou!

  • @Linda-td5si
    @Linda-td5si 3 роки тому

    Thank you! I always find tutorials on color theory and mixing, fascinating!💚🌿🎨

  • @jenscloset
    @jenscloset 3 роки тому

    I needed this, thank you! You're a great teacher!

  • @goelnarendragoel1057
    @goelnarendragoel1057 3 роки тому

    that was amazingly easy and profound

  • @alisonpillette5419
    @alisonpillette5419 3 роки тому

    This is really a great teaching video. Thank you so much

  • @elenalovegrove1373
    @elenalovegrove1373 3 роки тому

    Loved this lesson. Please do more of this type of video. Thanks Emma.

  • @Hermes2423
    @Hermes2423 2 роки тому

    I have been looking for this exact video & the information it contains for a while so THANK YOU for making it. I’ve had limited success mixing colors since I’m quite new to watercolor, so the way you break all of this information down is invaluable for me! Again, thank you. And have a Merry Christmas!

  • @nonspecificnonsense6780
    @nonspecificnonsense6780 3 роки тому

    this was very helpful. also those flowers are beautiful!

  • @juliekbrooks
    @juliekbrooks 3 роки тому

    Great video for color matching. Thanks!

  • @molliemcgeever1
    @molliemcgeever1 3 роки тому

    Emily! this was such a helpful video. I struggle a bit with mixing colors and your explanation was so easy to understand. Loved how you used actual petals/leaves, and showed us your paint palette. Thank you!!

  • @dianacampos4196
    @dianacampos4196 3 роки тому

    Just subscribed because you are such a great teacher!!!! Thank you so much

  • @soniaaparecida4556
    @soniaaparecida4556 3 роки тому

    Very very very good explanations! Thanks a lot!

  • @cmb9098
    @cmb9098 3 роки тому +2

    Fantastic lesson, Emma. I’ve been searching for ways to teach my granddaughter’s( Emma🙂 and Bella) about art, particularly watercolor. This has been the perfect lesson to use for the subject of color mixing! So good, even children can understand! Thank you!

  • @janicemcgrath4786
    @janicemcgrath4786 3 роки тому

    Excellent tutorial. So helpful! Thank you!

  • @youtubelibrary_10
    @youtubelibrary_10 3 роки тому

    Excellent video Emma. You just saved my paints. I was about to throw out my artists water color paint because I didn't know how to mix the paint. These tips helped me lot. Thank you so much. :)

  • @traveldreamer4616
    @traveldreamer4616 3 роки тому

    This video brought clarity to color matching. Excellent tutorial for any level. Thank you for sharing.

  • @markv.7371
    @markv.7371 3 роки тому

    New subscriber here. Great tutorial Emma. I like the thought process of identifying colors. Thank you.

  • @ilahjarvis
    @ilahjarvis 3 роки тому

    Excellent tutorial. A terminology note from a fellow art teacher: colors opposite on the color wheel are known as "complementary" colors. They do contrast, but that is a descriptive rather than the technical term.

  • @MixitupMarci
    @MixitupMarci 3 роки тому

    Love your videos even when u know this things its refreshing to go back to basics and get the creative juices flowing! 🥰🥰🥰🌱😊🌱

  • @1334cass
    @1334cass 3 роки тому

    I learned so much from this video! Thank you for breaking it into small bite size pieces. Great explanation!

  • @juliec.
    @juliec. 3 роки тому

    This is a super helpful video. Learned a lot. Thank you Emma :)

  • @kathyteague829
    @kathyteague829 3 роки тому

    You are amazing! Thank you for teaching this!

  • @strodestudios
    @strodestudios 3 роки тому +1

    Dear Emma, I recently started to watch your videos but I'm loving your content! Wish you a lovely day 💞

  • @leannepattullo7187
    @leannepattullo7187 3 роки тому +1

    This was absolutely awesome - what a great explanation on mixing colours - thank you Emma

  • @sharonelliott1075
    @sharonelliott1075 3 роки тому

    Absolutely fantastic video. Thank you.

  • @rebeccafiveash4335
    @rebeccafiveash4335 3 роки тому

    Thankyou for your clear hands on teaching. Awesome.

  • @Flolapirate
    @Flolapirate 3 роки тому

    Thank you for this amazing lesson !!

  • @ann-marielofberg1159
    @ann-marielofberg1159 3 роки тому +1

    Finally I got it, good and easy to understand.

  • @user-ow5fm2cu6f
    @user-ow5fm2cu6f 3 роки тому

    This color matching video is so helpful. I always wonder how to mix colors to paint the objects. Thanks this is great. Tomoko

  • @carolineobrien53
    @carolineobrien53 3 роки тому +3

    This was fab thank you so much, one I will revisit for sure and looking forward to trying these exercises out : )

  • @bethlillis5575
    @bethlillis5575 3 роки тому

    Great demonstration. Still sometimes make lovely browns when I don't want them but slowly understanding the color wheel and how important it is to mixing what I really want. great demo

  • @yelsyels
    @yelsyels 3 роки тому

    This was very useful ...Thank you and appreciated!

  • @piekaboo
    @piekaboo 3 роки тому

    SO helpful! I'm very much a beginner and this helped some of the basic color theory I've been learning make more sense. Now I'm off to find your color wheel video.

  • @salliealston175
    @salliealston175 3 роки тому

    How beautiful !

  • @ritahayes6407
    @ritahayes6407 3 роки тому

    Emma you make everything so easy to understand. Thanks

  • @marieanderson6311
    @marieanderson6311 3 роки тому

    Thank you! I have to watch this again. I do not want to forget anything!

  • @taranicholson282
    @taranicholson282 3 роки тому

    So helpful. Thanks for the lesson.

  • @namrayaqoobqamar4411
    @namrayaqoobqamar4411 3 роки тому

    Sooooooooperrrr helpful. Thanks a bunch 😘😘😘