Color Theory Ep. 3 | Color Wheel Palette - Color Mixing Without Mud!

[@ZenMasterChip]

I just found you and I am so excited... my enthusiasm if out the roof; I can't wait to put this information to use. And, I have to say, I have been trying to understand this my *entire life*. To be able to lighten or darken without losing color... I feel so enlightened! I cannot overstate my gratitude! Thank you! I am thinking, perhaps, and if I'm understanding this concept correctly. This will give me the latitude to even make corrections in tone. I am freaking out! I can't wait to watch the rest of this series. And, I wish I would have understood this before I bough some recent supplies. Oh how long have I muddied through, I am ashamed to admit. Nope, not going there, there are new days ahead, I can tell. This feels like some deep dark secret has finally been revealed to me. How many times have I said, why this palette, or that one. How and why should I use these colors. My perspective while watching other artists has completely changed. I am blown away. Why did I wait so long? Fighting to understand without a good source. Again... thank you!

[@melstampz]

I know you're on a break, but I thought you might enjoy some appreciation with zero pressure to respond. (I would feel bad commenting if I thought it was pesky while you're taking care of you, so hopefully it's not.)

[@jp8649]

I am so glad I am not the only one using an egg plate as a palette! It feels so goofy, but they're so perfect for watercolor and gouache. I'm so jealous I didn't find one with a cute little bunny in it!

[@OtoKano]

You are not the only one Jenny! It's a fab idea.

[@threesixfiveart563]

I love mine, too! I just wish it had a cute little cover to attach! This is a great use for it, though... off to try it out!

[@SuperMegaKarina]

I do it too!

[@erica-1214]

I use one too!!

[@Audacitie]

Tip-I bought a clear glass egg dish (12eggs) & a clear plastic (24) & spray painted the underside white. So far so good!

[@cheriinnocenti5087]

I finally feel understand color theory like never before. Thank you for this wonderful and so informative series. I just found you and will be watching much more of your videos!

[@melanychaiquin8020]

You are amazing! I am so thankful to have found your channel, and for the fact that you choose to share these fantastic videos with us, for free. Thank you! I look forward to watching the rest.

[@EveBolt]

Super thorough and informative video, thanks for all the brand-specific selections :O

[@OtoKano]

Thank you for watching Eve :D

[@lavender254]

your videos are so neat and bright and clean, thank you so much for sharing your knowledge with us!!!

[@eternal8song]

I took an entire semester's class on color theory at university but i somehow understand it better when you and Denise explain it.

[@bebepreps3970]

I know you are working with watercolors, but I took the Split Primary palette and applied it to my Prismacolor Pencils with perfect success. I have be frustrated by trying to mix consistent clear colors with just one of each primary color. Applying the Warm/Cool split solved my dilemma.Sometimes it is amazing how one concept can open up so many new avenues! Very excited to continue exploring. Thank you so very much.

[@OtoKano]

Awww Bebe thank you for your comment. It lights up my heart to hear you say that. Yes this version of color theory works for any subtractive mediums (most art mediums). it does stop working though when you start looking into additive mediums just as light. Have fun creating vibrant colors with your coloring pencils :D

[@cylenadee]

I just ordered a round egg plate two days ago!! I’ve been searching for ceramic egg plates for my watercolors for several months now and I found one like yours! I was looking for one that didn’t have smooth round edges (around the “wells”) but one with a definite high ridge around the rim of the “wells”, for pressing the excess paint out of the brushes!! It just seemed logical to me! The long search over, I find your great video just two days later!! That’s EXCITEMENT!!! ; D Thank you so much!! BUT, NO RABBIT!!

[@lynn_thinks]

Thank you, Oto!! This is a super series. I appreciate your being so thorough and taking things step by step!! 🎨🖌👍🏽

[@aylaperez2778]

I have been learning about color theory often but i love the warm and cool colors

[@fufufuaru]

oto, thank you so much for listing sets for specific brands + mixed brands set

[@OtoKano]

You are so welcome fufufuaru :D

[@Courageouswomanco]

You are an incredible teacher! Thank you for the series. I’m going to work on these lessons today and I can’t wait!

[@angiewright-artist8246]

Awesome video Oto!! Thank you for including different compatible brands!

[@OtoKano]

You are so welcome Angie! Thanks for watching :D

[@janinacooper4199]

Oh my goodness! Oto, thank you so very much! This is so helpful!!! The way you explain makes it all so easy. I finally understand! I just started with watercolors and this color theory series is a life saver. I tried acrylics years ago and read many books on this subject including color theory. But I never fully understood, resulting in my color mixing never working 100% how it was supposed to. Also it was quite discouraging that some authors made it sound like you either got what it takes to paint, or you don't. So I gave up acrylics, but was always drawn to art. Very recently watercolor found me and I found your awesome channel and also Denise Soden's "In Liquid color" and Steve Mitchell's "The Mind Of Watercolor". You guys rock and really helped me so much get started and made painting less intimidating. I can't thank you all enough.

[@OtoKano]

Aw Jania, I am so glad this series is helping you :D Ugh, that whole 'you either got it or don't' is such an elitist view, I hate it. Just like any other skill, anyone can totally learn to create art, they just have to find the right teachers who teaches in a way that suits your learning style.

[@lindsayjayne2169]

Hands down Tᕼᗴ most informative (and helpful) video on I've ever seen!! Thankyou!!👏🏻

[@paulinenandelec8189]

Thank you so much for creating this amazing serie, i've been spending the whole day watching the 5th first episodes and doing the exercises and i've been learning sooo much and enjoying your way of teaching, you are very pedagocial and evolutive. Can't wait to keep on practicing and learning in such a pleasant way!

[@FayeWulf]

This is verrrrrrrrryyyyyy informative !! *saves for later* (also that easter plate is so adorable!)

[@OtoKano]

Aw thank you Faye :D

[@CosmicKaori]

The palette has a rabbit, 10/10

[@arhaam1390]

In the middle

[@anonleeleichner3915]

Gosh.....you are through!....love it!

[@renejantzi7441]

The video is helpful and looking forward to the continued series. That deviled egg plate is 👍🏼

[@OtoKano]

So glad you found it helpful Rene, thank you for watching!

[@simaabedini3617]

Truly this was the most easy to follow and understood color theory ( therapy )☺️

[@1mulekicker]

After watching this video a couple months ago, I found a round 12 egg Italian platter and last week found another one from France. Press and Seal cellophane works great for multiple times. $10 bucks at the thrift store ceramic works great. My set up is a warm/cool for the primaries adding the ochre, sienna, umber, and conveniences. I don't know what to put in the new egg tray yet! lol

[@HannahSheehan]

I’m loving this series. I have a decent grasp of the theory already but I really enjoy hearing your perspective and getting helpful tips like labeling the relative positions on the wheel. Thank you for making these!

[@sunsetvampcat4672]

I went through amazon because that palette is genius and I found that exact one XD I am highly entertained

[@OtoKano]

I'm so glad you found the same palette. I hope you enjoy it!

[@annettefournier9655]

Thank you Oto. Wish I had seen and learned this a year ago when starting to learn to paint. Would have saved me much frustration over 6 months of making mud. I'm just a little slow on the uptake, lol. The deviled egg platter is brilliant! Are you a teacher by trade? Because you organize and present information beautifully.

[@penpapermore7269]

This series is exactly what I was needing as an absolut art beginner! Your vids are so informative, easy to understand and I love it! Thank you very much!

[@OtoKano]

Aw thank you Rita, so glad you are finding this series helpful, that really makes my day!

[@brainysmarticus]

What I like to do also is pour two stripes of each colors I know I mix very often for efficiency, just like Mission Gold says to do on one of their sets. I'll soon order some stackable palettes from Jacksons, I have a few favs for greens, blacks, skintones etc... I think I'll do the same on these and just have a green tower and so on... I'm scared I might love it too much and be surounded by towers. Best jail ever!

[@zazzyman]

Great video! I hope you have a wonderful holiday season!

[@cccsssish]

This series is invaluable. Thank you so much for making it available! The idea of mastering color mixing suddenly seems less daunting... I got here looking for a basic pallet to practice mixing, so it's just what I needed! I do have a question though: Won't it be as efficient to get just a 6 set of tubes of the cool and warm primaries (either based on your recommendations or just the Daniel Smith essentials set you mentioned before) and mixing the in-between colors into the pallet using the tubes (the secondary collors first and the the tertiary next, using a 1:1 ratio)? I'm asking for budget reasons, as these particular colours seem easy to mix.

[@cccsssish]

Sorry, I meant the two sets of secondary colours, not tertiary colours.

[@marlenafamamalfitano9196]

This is an absolutely wonderful series and so very very helpful

[@sonnemondundsterben5980]

I have a palette with magenta, cyan, yellow, warm and cold red, blue, yellow and some premixed like purples and other 'unnatural' colors.

[@susanphillips323]

Dr. Oto - genius to use an egg plate for the palette! Thank you!!!

[@simonspethmann8086]

Thank you so much for these tutorials! I've learned so much and taken so many notes. 🙂 Now, I want to do the mixing exercises and everything. I have a question about colour choices, though: I have a set of Schmincke and W&N paints. Many of the recommended colours or their W&N equivalent are included. However, there are three colours where I couldn't easily find an equivalent and wanted to ask, if you could recommended similar colours. From the company's homepage I found some similar looking colours - do you have tried any of these?: (1) Yellow Orange - I wonder if Schmincke transparent orange behaves similarly? (2) Permanent Red Orange - I have a Cadmium orange, is that ok? (3) Quinacridone Violet - could I also use Manganese violet? Or better W&N Permanent Rose (it seems too pink, but it's made with PV19). It would be great to know your opinion on this! Thank you!

[@noeliamelina590]

This is an amazing color theory series!!! Thank you so much. What do you think about Ultramarine Violet from White Nights Watercolors?

[@sedamcclurg9699]

THANK YOU. I'm giving this a go with M Graham (supported by D. Smith). Here's what I am trying in case this helps anyone using MGraham paints Hansa Yellow (MG) Hansa Yellow Deep (MG) Perinone Orange (DS) Permanent Red (DS) Quin Rose (MG) Quin Violet (MG) Ultramarine Violet (MG) Ultramarine Blue (MG) Phthalo Blue (MG) Turquoise (MG) (will sub in the DS one if this doesn't work) Phthalo Green (MG) Phthalo Yellow Green (DS)

[@dymonddozen]

Very useful video, I've been having mudding for a while now lol. Sorry I'm kinda late to viewing, been really slammed with orders from the shop and birthday preparations for my daughter's first birthday next week. Always a pleasure to see your content Dr. Kano!!

[@jdub3853]

Thank you Dr. Oto! I am just beginning to understand color theory and this explanation is wonderful! I'm really looking forward to your upcoming videos. It looks like I've got some homework to do lol!!

[@shinobidef]

Thank you for this series. I wish I'd watched this before I ordered my colours as I use W&N tubes and White Nights pans!

[@leannac2743]

Your color theory lessons are the best I've ever seen. Thank you! What colors would you recommend with Windsor & Newton paints?

[@xobapxo14]

I really loved this video and appreciate it soo much! Back when i was interested in trying out some more professional watercolor paints i was looking into making my own palette and choosing colors.. i was searching for weeks on end and it was confusing because i had to consider warm&cool toned shades to avoid getting mud lol but i never could find somebody explicitly saying these watercolors from this brand work well together because they're all cool/warm toned. I guess i've been wanting for somebody to make it easier for me but i was just so curious and soo insecure if those watercolors were really cool toned or not e.g. I think i pick up on that more easily now. So i was pleasantly surprised that you listed so many choices! Now i've been thinking about making a watercolor palette for a friend as a birthday present and i'm so happy i found this video..after watching most of your other videos of course. 😂(the mulling is very relaxing and intriguing!) However.. the price point is always such a bummer. Buying twelve tubes can already dent a wallet but i thought about adding a yellow ochre and maybe some kind of sienna.. i'm just confusing myself again. Theoretically, a well chosen warm and cool toned shade of each primary with a few added colors should be more than enough right? Or is buying a pre-generated palette better? Asking anyone that wants to answer!xD

[@FarlyCreates]

I absolutely love what you're doing with this series! I saw a ceramic egg crate at World Market that I thought about using for my inks so that's funny that you found a deviled egg plate! I really like how you broke down specific to brand as well. I have different types of brands but only like using things from the same brand when I'm learning about techniques so that's really helpful! Can't wait for your next videos in this series!

[@OtoKano]

Aw thank you Farly, that makes my day to hear that. I found selecting colors were the scariest bit when I started, so glad to hear that it helps :)

[@FarlyCreates]

@@OtoKano Very much so! I've just kind of been throwing darts blindly as a lot of other people talk about what they personally like to put in their palettes. I studied color theory a very, very long time ago so this is not only a great refresher but thoughtfully laid out for those of us who don't really "do" watercolor often. I'm mostly charcoal or ink and usually in a value state of mind. Haha! All the best!

[@atelieradela]

This is a really nice palette setup, its probably something I will save up for sometime next year. Also i really appreciate you having different list with the specific color names, not everyone will do that. This can get confusing because there is so much to choose between.

[@OtoKano]

I know what you mean Ailuro. Knowing what colors I should get was the hardest thing when I started out with watercolors.

[@InLiquidColor]

Very interesting approach. I may have missed it, but I'm curious as to why you chose ultramarine violet to dioxazine which is more of a vibrant blue violet, especially considering your love of transparent colors! I also find it to be super useful for mixing rich deep browns :)

[@OtoKano]

That's a good point Denise. It's interesting you say that, because in my VERY limited experience of using dioxazine, they've been quite red. Maybe I haven't found the right brand. I have to admit to not having tried to see how well dioxazine neutralises a warm yellow. If they turn out to do a great job, you are indeed correct that I will love having a more transparent option. Thank you :D

[@InLiquidColor]

@@OtoKano interesting! I wonder if it comes down to perception. I've never met a dioxazine I'd call reddish haha. It's not as cool as the ultramarine violet looks in this video I don't think but is a more gradual transition between the quin violet and ultramarine blue I think. I hope you get to experiment more with it in the future. Id love to hear your thoughts on it 😁

[@stellabelikiewicz1523]

I love when my favorite KZbin artists get into discussions! There’s something so delightful about the specificity that immediately comes out!

[@jaimeanderson9238]

The Daniel Smith Diox is actually listed as pv23(rs) on their tube so it is indeed redder than the others:)

[@geckonia]

I’m going to try the MGraham version you recommended since that’s easy to get here. Thank you for this vital piece of the equation.

[@tainadelcaribe]

Lol, I also have a round deviled egg platter, but mine is plastic (whomp whomp). I would definitely love the one your have!!

[@sandjune2753]

This is SO interesting thank you Oto. I have just bought the Schmincke Leather case Limited Edition Set. But it doesnt have a lot of the colours you mention for a palette. Definately no Ultramarine Violet. It would be interesting what you would do with the palette in this set. Lemon Yellow, Quin Gold, Chromium Yellow, Purple Megenta, Geranium Red, Helio Cerulean, Unltramarine Finest, Perylene Green, Pthalo Green (PG7) Helio Green , Paynes Grey ? Maybe this is another video idea for you to do ?

[@kimhenderson9186]

I love all of your content. I have learned a ton from you. If the following question is too difficult or troublesome to answer I totally understand. Can the colors in the brands you have mentioned be swapped with each other to create the full 12 color palette? I am missing at least 2 colors for each brand and don't really want to buy more paint but will if necessary. DS is probably the most available to me but it's also the brand that I have the least amount of the listed colors. I am only short 2 Sennelier colors. Phthalo Green Deep and Sennelier Orange. I do have those in my Jerry's cart but if I can sub in another brand for those 2 that would be great.

[@nafordebi]

got a egg dish from ebay , has flowers in the middle so no using it for mixing but that's ok, thanks for the idea ! it's an incredible addition to my water color supplies

[@barbaraconnolly9000]

I have a little bit of OCD. This makes me happy. I am getting an egg plate.

[@philgc6799]

Thank you Oto, great video. Can you recommend a Winsor & Newton palette?

[@eileent8989]

Hi Phil! If Dr. Kano doesn't get a chance to answer you, you could do this to create your Winsor & Newton palette. Simply ascertain the pigment numbers of the colors in her palette and find the equivalent color in WN that uses that exact pigment number. So, for example: : 1. If Dr. Kano is using a Holbein Ultramarine Blue, go to Holbein and find the pigment number attached to their Ultramarine Blue. It will be PB 29 (Pigment Blue 29.) 2. Go to WN's chart and see which of their paints is the PURE PB 29. It will say Ultramarine Blue, but theoretically it could say Ocean Blue, etc. The important thing is getting the right pigment number in the purity or exact mix as Dr. Kano's color. Don't use a mixed paint if Dr. Kano's paint is single pigment paint., (The one little wrinkle is that more than one named blue on the WN chart may be made from pure PB29. This means that WN has done some proprietary processing to make this second color. This is not a practical problem for these very common 12 colors because you can just select the tube that has the correct pigment number AND the correct name. However, if it's a different pigment number, it's always a different paint.) Alternatively, you can see whether WN already offers this color wheel info omits site or you could just email them.

[@myhoneybird]

@@eileent8989 Hi Eileen, Great suggestion, so I'm trying to do that, But for example, the yellows she suggest in the different brands all have different Pigment info. Which would you choose, how would you know which to go with when trying to match up in Winsor Newton? thanks for your input.

[@FaerieDust]

I've got to tell you, ever seen finding this playlist I've been looking for round 12 well palettes like c r a z y. Now I've got a ceramic one on the way from Russia, and there's a suuuper cute mini one on Etsy but it's 1) mini, 2) plastic, and 3) from the US, which means shipping + VAT + import declaration fee and suddenly it's much more expensive than I'm prepared to shell out. Though it's very cute. But it is tiny. But I really, really want it. If it's still around in a few months, maaaaaybe... Basically, you've sparked an obsession and now I'll be collecting color theory palettes for the rest of my life probably 🤷😅

[@nosferatuwu]

Very helpful, informative series, and it leaves me with only a tangentially related question.... What's with the clips on the tubes? Should i be putting clips on mine?

[@heatherbartlett5881]

Do you have an all m.graham palette suggestion list? They are my absolute favorite watercolors

[@navyboymommygramma]

Hey, if you still have that egg tray and you have any little ones in the family you could always have a big Easter day for them. It would give you a chance to whip out the huge egg plate and you can hide eggs for the kiddos and fill plastic eggs with candy and so on and etc. It's great fun 🐰🐣🤗

[@shawnk1584]

Etchr labs mini palette. It’s a tiny version of 12.

[@SillyWomanDiaryBlogspot]

This is such a great resource!

[@AyaSmith]

I just love some of the colors but feel like I’m on a diet and can’t eat carbs 😭💔 I swore off pigments without an 8.8 lightfast rating from handprint. Id really love to have a purple, yellow green, and a real turquoise on my palette but I just can’t get past the idea of my paints dramatically fading. And the pigments fading at difference paces. Sucks though, and it’s can be limiting sometimes.

[@chellyg910]

This is a great idea! Just out of curiosity for the Daniel smith colors what made you choose the hansa yellow light and deep over the cadmium yellow light and deep? I have hansa yellow in pans and cadmium in tubes and I am just thinking the tubes might be easier to use for this pallette.

[@sophielegay4104]

Thank you very much for this video. I'm getting the 36 tin half-pan of Schmincke so I have 12 empty space. Your list helped me make a choice for some colours (they are all so beautiful ^^). I wonder about permanent red orange though. It's made with PO62 and PR242, four stars, semi opaque, semi staining. As I already will have chromium orange hue (PO62, four stars, semi transparent, semi staining) I was thinking maybe I should get the geranium red and mix it as I wish (because I love the colour). Geranium red is PR242, three stars, semi transparent, staining. My question is (yes there is a question after all this talking^^) : how the mix of two semi transparent paint became semi opaque? Does it means permanent red orange is not made with chromium orange hue and geranium red? Does it mean I won't get the same colour? Okay that's more than one question and I'm not sure you know so I only have one thing to say : thank you very much for your work!

[@OtoKano]

Hey Sophie, so glad the video helps :) Hmmmm I have to say I haven't tested out those combination out. As I said in the split complimentary video, the colors are only a starting point. What's important is that you get to work with colors that you enjoy!

[@sophielegay4104]

@@OtoKano Ahah you don't understand! I have to wait until Christmas to try them! Christmas!!! I feel like a little kid ^^ I haven't been so excited in years! For now I just play around with very (very) cheap watercolor. KZbin video are the only thing that allow me to sleep at night. ... ok I might be exaggerating ^^

[@onemoreteaspooncreative7398]

Thank you so much for this! I'm applying this theory to acrylic paint. Would Liquitex Basics Light Blue Violet be a good substitute for the ultramarine violet? Schminke doesn't seem to make this colour in acrylics :-/ Thanks!

[@ChinyiWang]

Would you kindly provide winsor& Newton only colors list? Thank you 🙏

[@jaimeanderson9238]

Is there a reason that you sometimes pick PG7 and sometimes pick PG36 for the phthalo green? Is it just brand variation? Daniel smith's just doesn't seem that much bluer than Holbein's although it clearly is the darkest.

[@moniquevugs8]

Hi 😊❣️Which 12/13 colours do I use when I have Van Gogh pans and Sct Petersburg/White Nights pans?

[@wakeupuk3860]

Could not agree with you more about Stephen Quillers porcelain wheel, the cheapest I could find with postage was £130 to UK (I don't think so) and after realizing the benefit of mixing on porcelain I decided to go for the 17 pan MEEDEN porcelain WC palette (£24). I have been scratching my head how to arrage the colours so it would be easy to match complementary ones to know what mixes will make mutes and on seeing your idea of A,B...... and (A),(B) realized that the Meeden one (not using the corner diagonal ones) I could 'equally' and vertically have then going down each side so they would matched up exactly. Problem solved. Another example of your teaching talents, with out wishing to be disrespectful to anyone who has obtained a PHd (ie a Doctorate) having only achieved a B.Ed, I have to say the higher the qualification one has, means they lose touch with those who have not and forget the time and effort to acquire such knowledge and thus as I found with many teachers an inpatience and inability with students in not seeing the 'obvious'. Also such skills of teaching as in this example (ie A = (A)) are often undevalued which is shamed as it is on those very skills that people with PHds is how their knowledge is transmitted to the rest of us to improve mankind. One thing I would ask and I appreciate why you gave the colours using Holbein, Sennelier and Schiminke because that are more affordable would you mind adding an M.Graham one as well because even though Stephen has done a list he changes it a great deal. So even though I have about 20 M.Graham colours and even though liking D.Smiths - I find them personally to be the best in terms of value for money, richness of colour and most of all don't go hard when put into a palette.

[@lylebobroske5172]

I have a question. I hope I did t miss this but on the pure Daniel Smith palette , the second A does not have a color there. I'm wondering what is the best color to put there. It is opposite hansa yellow mid. Karen from Canada

[@mariamyre9778]

Do you have a suggestion for winsor & newton as well ? 🤩 Thank you for this video 🙏🏼

[@eileent8989]

Please see my explanation above. :=)

[@jackiebyers1272]

Hi there! Which Daniel Smith brand colors would you use for your F choices? Would Dioxazine or Cobalt Violet work for the A Violet choice, and if so, which would be better?

[@OtoKano]

Which ever color you would use more in your painting is the best option. All you have to do then is to make sure that the (F) well color neutralises nicely with the color of your choice.

[@LisaSandboge]

I’m so looking forward to the rest of the series! I have a PV15 ultramarine violet made by Kremer pigments. Maybe it will work too? On the other hand, I always *need* new paint! 😊

[@OtoKano]

It depends on what yellow you are using. What matters is that your choice of your yellow and your Ultramarine Violet neutralises each other. I really regret not having enough time to demonstrate the neutralisation in this video. I'll demo it in the next video and hopefully it will be more clear :)

[@LisaSandboge]

@@OtoKano Yay! Always looking forward to more videos from you!

[@juansantiago2986]

In M. Graham, what would be the 12 colors?

[@lakshminarayanashadagopan1498]

Thank you

[@joycesnodgrass7068]

Some colors in this are no longer available. How do you decide which colors to use? What colors would you use as replacements? Thank you.

[@eileent8989]

Match the pigment numbers in any other good brand.

[@MamaTomasu]

If we are going to get M Graham Ultramarine Violet, is it Ultramarine Violet (PB29 & PV15) or the pure Ultramarine Violet Deep (PV15)?

[@OtoKano]

It depends on what yellow you are using. What matters is that your choice of your yellow and your Ultramarine Violet neutralises each other. I really regret not having enough time to demonstrate the neutralisation in this video. I'll demo it in the next video and hopefully it will be more clear :)

[@prissscilla9952]

I was wondering the same because Daniel Smith is ultramarine violet PV15 and since schmincke wasn’t readily available i went with the Daniel Smith brand I’m looking forward to your video and seeing the neutralized mixes

[@everartokelli]

I going to add Ultramarine Blue PB29 to the DS Ultramarine Violet PV15 to get a bluer violet, since both PB29 and PV15 are in some of the UV's Oto recommends. Like she said, it's about neutralizing yellow, so will be doing a lot of mixing to get a good proportion.

[@robertashields6713]

Where in the UK did you find that amazing plate palette?

[@golddi1]

Like your the videos a lot but I wish you would include the pigment number as well.

[@gnostie]

I haven't watched all or even most of your videos, but it seems that your palettes don't involve Winsor and Newton, which, for better or worse, are the most widely available watercolour paints in the UK. Is there a reason you avoid WN? I'm just curious, maybe something's the matter with them, and I haven't noticed it.

[@erictheguitar]

i use stephen Quiller palette

[@fideliawongsf]

Where to buy

[@anonymousfellowindian]

Practical!

[@PaintinHiding]

i keep coming back to your colour theory series whenever i need a pick me up and just to brush up on colour mixing :) something made me think of this though... do you think for the Ultramarine Violet.... would Mijello's W576 Blue Violet be suitable? PB29, PR122.

[@CATAZTR0PHE]

I think that dioxazine violet would be good too?

[@jaimeanderson9238]

I have a question about the ultramarine violet. Would the winsor & newton smalt blue also be acceptable? I was looking at Jane Blundell's swatches and it's a bluer pv15 with a bad name, lol I also noticed that schmincke is actually a dual pigment so I'm wondering if the color could also be mixed?

[@OtoKano]

Jaime Anderson as long as it neutralises well with whatever color you choose for the yellow, any color is perfect. I explain this more in the new video about complimentary colors.

[@jaimeanderson9238]

Thank you:) I saw the video where you showed how they neutralized. It didn't click that I could just test it though so thank you for your comment!

[@OtoKano]

Jaime Anderson you’re so welcome, I hope it works out 😊

[@soniaquintiao3981]

Does anyone here know the equivalent to 'ultramarine violet' in Windsor & Newton's Gouache?

[@inesneto2427]

Help!!! I live in Portugal and there are not that many places that sell various brands of watercolors so I can’t find schmincke/m gram I’ve only seen winsor Newton(artist and Cotman)/ Rembrandt(and Van Gogh) só I’m having trouble with the ultramarine violet, is there something else I can use?

[@OtoKano]

If you live in Portugal, both jackson's art www.jacksonsart.com/colour/watercolour?___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=46ba9f2a6976570b0353203ec4474217 or Cass arts cassarts.co.uk will delivery to your country.

[@inesneto2427]

Dr. Oto Kano thank u! :)

[@flychk1229]

So logical! Thanks!

[@OtoKano]

You're very welcome, thank you for watching it!

[@viviancattaneo1474]

Help. I am trying to form this palette but I am confused Some colours from the Holbein brand such as Permanent Yellow Orange and Vermillon Hue are labelled as opaque. I thought all these colours are transparent in this palette.

[@OtoKano]

I've found that brand's description of whether something is opaque or not is really hit and miss. I find those two colors you've listed to be transparent. Have a play with them if you have them, if you don't have them, feel free to replace it with colors you already have that you are happy with :)

[@viviancattaneo1474]

Thank you very much for your response @@OtoKano. I will follow your advice. Thank you for sharing all your work. I am sure it takes a lot of time planning.

[@alinakahane6585]

Hello Ma'am, Nice to meet You! Mam, If we Create a Color which doesn't exist in color Theory, Will our Name be considered. Mam, Have you Tried one? Thank You Mam

[@aylaperez2778]

I need my own paints i have been using my aunts paints

[@everirisart3554]

So, just for clarity, you're saying that you cannot take a warm and cold of each color and then go on to make every other color available? Or that you think THESE colors make the purest mixes of every other color? It's been a lot of years since my college color theory class so I'm clearly needing this refresher course. Btw, I love the bunny!

[@OtoKano]

I'm saying neither :) The split primary is plenty to make a good bright mix of colors as you want. As I said in that video, the split primary is all you need. But it does get quite boring to have to mix secondary and tertiary colors from the primaries all the time. I'm in no ways saying one palette is better than the other in terms of the ability to mix colors. I am just saying that when space allows, it's easier if you have some of the common colors already mixed. That's my personal choice though rather than a fact. Some people get a lot of joy out of mixing all their colors. I suggest this palette for learning about color theory, because it makes certain concepts easier to understand/visualise. I unfortunately didn't have enough time in this particular video to demonstrate those advantages, but hopefully the videos following this one will. Hope this makes sense and thank you for asking for a clarification :)

[@everirisart3554]

@@OtoKano OK, I get it now, you use these for convenience mixes for your art and to demonstrate to us how to mix colors easier with your letter system. I'm following now, and looking forward to the next one. By the way, awhile ago when I wanted a primary red I bought Daniel Smith's Pyrrol red because I read somewhere it's a true mixing fire engine red and DS's website says it's a "cleaner red than Cadmium or Permanent red" would this work with your pallette? I already have/use a lot of the DS colors. Thanks Oto

[@OtoKano]

Yes that's right! In terms of is pyrrol red a good choice, it really depends on what color you already have selected for its opposite color. The two pairs will need to neutralise each other out, which I will show in detail in the next video.

[@carlycharlesworth1497]

And heres another one for less than £20. Both are devilled egg dishes and both have 12 wells in them. Hope thats helpful information to someone!

[@SillyWomanDiaryBlogspot]

You should make some deviled eggs. They're delicious! Even more so with a bit of bacon on top. :)

[@abeerjehan7039]

I never knew colours are this much complicated