2 Quick and Easy Ways to Identify the Temperature of Colours.

[@connied8507]

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]

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

[@LouiseDeMasi]

Thank you Connie. 🥰

[@annenglish2935]

Yes!!! Betty White...

[@sandraharris8386]

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.

[@dianes326]

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]

Wonderful! Thank you Diane.

[@trulylynn9941]

You are at the right place as Louise is amazing!

[@evelynscott8520]

Thanks for the mixing of paint

[@lydiabond5393]

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

[@LouiseDeMasi]

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]

Yw.

[@marcydrake9159]

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

[@LouiseDeMasi]

Glad it was helpful. Thank you Marcy.

[@leannnewton1]

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

[@LouiseDeMasi]

Yes it is. Thank you LeAnn.

[@nancymarks7062]

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.

[@lynnt5859]

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!

[@The.lazy.eyed.artist]

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

[@marikareimer4411]

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 🤗

[@mary12rose]

🥰 LOL bloopers?!!! That was hilarious!

[@Beecosy]

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

[@LouiseDeMasi]

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

[@SheXyShellyMarie]

Simply the very best. So proud to be Patreon.

[@LouiseDeMasi]

Wow, thank you Shelly. 🥰

[@kimlindseyOH]

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]

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]

Thank you Kim.

[@marjoriebees6745]

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[@annenglish2935]

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!

[@amandastratton8242]

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

[@LouiseDeMasi]

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

[@xxgamer434xxrichards4]

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

[@Saahrish]

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

[@LouiseDeMasi]

Thank you Sahrish! 🥰

[@sandrapate7497]

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

[@juliehopkins5784]

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

[@LouiseDeMasi]

Love that. Thank you Julie.

[@zenfulpainter]

Love the out takes!!

[@bettygalanter4417]

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.

[@kristenclark2755]

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

[@patspaulding7639]

Thank you Louise!

[@cynthiabsaibes3381]

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

[@vickiestewart7394]

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!! 🥰😍

[@nkguenther1]

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]

You're welcome. Thank you Nancy.

[@JC-il4or]

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

[@janjans1178]

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

[@LouiseDeMasi]

I'm glad! Thank you.

[@carvalho_clara]

The content is great! But the bloopers is just perfect! Thank you for the complete joy 😁❤️

[@aliciashackley5830]

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

[@stephaniemarder4300]

I love the bloopers. I can't believe he licked his fingers to smooth out your hair. 😂 love you.

[@TheSerenitysangel]

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.

[@lindamarsh6711]

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! 🎉🇨🇦👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻☝🏻

[@977400Dana]

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!

[@jtpaar1732]

Thank you for sharing these great tips, Louise! I know my way around a color wheel fairly well and I can match any color by eye alone - strictly through tuition - no thought of warm or cool colors as I've always struggled with that concept. I find it easier to determine warm vs cool in juxtaposition to other colors, but when there's just a white page or I'm having to mix colors, the color temperature was something I mostly ignored because it just seemed difficult otherwise. Anyway, your tips have given me a baseline to focus on and I know that will help immensely. Thank you for being so generous with the skills you've learned so that us noobs can understand better the watercolors we love to dabble in. Hope you and Dom have a great weekend (he's such a good helper! :))

[@wendychampness1901]

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

[@marionbik2022]

This is most helpful. Thank you

[@donnagoode6923]

Very helpful

[@Housewrensnest]

Such a wonderfully helpful way to identify warmth of a colour! Thanks. I will share this with my classes.

[@theamoore6787]

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

[@snarkleparkle]

Love, love, love that you can laugh at yourself and share your bloopers!!! You make me smile and help me not take myself not so seriously! Thank you!

[@annenglish2935]

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!!!😂

[@denalemmons7966]

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

[@LouiseDeMasi]

A pleasure Dena. Thank you.

[@elviamunguia8397]

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

[@LouiseDeMasi]

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

[@birdwatcher1015]

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.

[@nickykegen]

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

[@dsimms561]

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

[@janicelancaster3020]

Thank you Louise for sharing your knowledge. ❤️

[@LouiseDeMasi]

My pleasure Janice. Thank you!

[@christinemayo9884]

Thank you. This video was extremely helpful. You look so natural and comfortable in front of the camera. Cheers. Love your You-tubes.

[@veroklassmann654]

Good teacher, Louise!

[@LouiseDeMasi]

Thank you! 😃

[@GretchenBender-kw2js]

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]

My pleasure Gretchen. Thank you!

[@jennisalyers]

I found this extremely helpful. Thank you

[@diegrid8279]

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 ❤

[@debbieabruzzini7004]

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

[@Sam34292]

Such a clear explanation of a slightly confusing subject!

[@northcliff5]

Extremely helpful, thank you!!

[@LouiseDeMasi]

You're welcome! Thank you.

[@NadiaLucassen]

First you see the video and you think Louise is an angel, then you see the bloopers and we can relax, she's human :~) I love it

[@SDMoore_LighthouseArtsStudio]

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! 😊🙋‍♀

[@kathrynregier_kind1maui]

😂 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 🤣

[@mb3938]

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

[@JessicaSmith-gd1fu]

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

[@LouiseDeMasi]

Glad it was helpful. Thank you Jessica.

[@slfieck]

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

[@LornaPitt]

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

[@bfly5]

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? 🤣

[@MsMoniqueWilson]

That was super helpful. Thank you!

[@LouiseDeMasi]

Fantastic. Thank you Monique.

[@angelamariefornash]

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.

[@californiadreaming567]

So helpful 😊😊😊😊😊

[@LouiseDeMasi]

I'm so glad! Thank you.

[@qtpatooty4929]

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.

[@pennyyoung901]

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

[@kathleenstroup1838]

Excellent. Vert Very helpful. Im bookmarking this video for reference. Ya done GOOD. Thanx.

[@sinydedeugd6989]

Thank you Louise for sharing all your knowledge!🥰

[@appleknocker56]

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

[@kathyhamer6118]

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

[@kerryhelelr8037]

Wow! Thank you thank you thank you

[@Klecksfabrik]

That is so clever and so helpful! Thank you so much!

[@trivenipraveen2339]

Thank you 🙏🏻😊

[@LouiseDeMasi]

A pleasure Triveni. Thank you!

[@kathystopczynski9661]

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

[@madmadmona]

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.)

[@walkinginwatercolourswithmicah]

Thnx so much Louise!

[@lieselwesselsart]

Thank you, this help tremendously 🙂

[@catepearce2138]

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]

Thank so much Cate. You too!

[@suzum.9713]

Great teaching!!!❤

[@liviariviello9474]

Lezione istruttiva e semplice da ricordare: grazie mille!

[@lynnmccoysloan7705]

Such an informative video - thank you! Wondering how you consider the interplay of warm and cool colors within a painting? Cool recedes, warm is forward, but is there more than that within a composition that you can advise?

[@janinafisher101]

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

[@margaretderen2082]

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

[@tessellatiaartilery8197]

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.

[@MisTikkalRosy]

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'.

[@lmbjeffers]

Best explanation ever! Thank you!

[@bleuvertetforetdepin7308]

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

[@ericakauffman5786]

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]

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!

[@TheLinuxGallery-qz2vs]

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!

[@thao3t]

So clear and helpful. Thank you

[@normamiller2316]

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!

[@edus82]

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.

[@lorihanby6733]

Very helpful. Thank you

[@stephaniegrier8379]

Great information! Thanks easy to understand!🎉

[@Martycycleman]

Thanks Louise this is so helpful ☺️

[@brigitteitg]

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]

Thank you Brigitte.

[@deannamears1102]

So helpful. New and love color. Thank you.

[@margaretsummers3712]

Sooooo Helpful. Thank you so much.