HOW TO CHOOSE COLORS 💜 Watercolor Palette Explained

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One of the most frequent watercolor questions I get is how I choose my pigments for every painting. In this video I will explain exactly how I decide on color variations within the same color "family", and how you can start "extending" your palette and expanding your color choices using deeper understanding of light and color theory. Enjoy!
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[@joannaplichta9677]

This is the best time-value ratio I've had from a youtube clip for a long time. I wish I could give more than one like. Thank you so much!

[@AnnaBucciarelli]

Thank you so much for your comment! A lot goes into making a few minutes of video and I really appreciate the feedback 💜💜💜

[@flyinghaggertys9362]

Wow that was so helpful! Especially that bit about having a base color and then bringing in cooler and warmer tones of the base color! That is something I can remember. Thank you so much for all of your videos. Your artwork is gorgeous and your videos are so helpful

[@AnnaBucciarelli]

Thank you 😊 glad it was helpful ❤️ enjoy!

[@AyaSmith]

Very nice points ☺️

[@dandansapainting]

So great your painting

[@AnnaBucciarelli]

Many many thanks

[@user-hm2tg8kz1l]

Thank you for these grate tips! Have a nice day!

[@niranjalijayatilaka8226]

Wow it is so good how you explain it. Even though I can’t paint so good I can admire painting better that way❤❤

[@AnnaBucciarelli]

Thank you 😊💕💕💕

[@dencraftcreations]

This is so helpful. Thank you for taking the time to share this.

[@AnnaBucciarelli]

Glad it was helpful! 💜💜💜

[@Reynalicia]

I love your video! It was short, but in point, thanks for sharing it with us and make me ask the real questions for the day!

[@AnnaBucciarelli]

I am glad you enjoyed it 💜

[@nalinipatil4650]

Thankyou for this vdo

[@shawnsauve7537]

Thank you Anna! Such a great discussion of using warm and cool colors to create depth. Very helpful.

[@AnnaBucciarelli]

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[@SharonNolfi]

Thank you for this excellent explanation of color selection!

[@justtubingby129]

Always so coherent. Thank you 🧡

[@AnnaBucciarelli]

Sometimes I am surprised I can still think straight after a day with kids haha 💜💜💜

[@boubella11]

Thank you Anna! Very nicely taught.

[@karenrichardson6767]

Very helpful. Thank you!

[@careilacastillo2234]

AMAZING!

[@hannastocksick7395]

That’s great! Thank you so much

[@jojo_watercolors]

Great video Anna! And this blue/violet hydrangea! Wowow!!

[@AnnaBucciarelli]

Thank you Jo! That hydrangea was supposed to be for Skillshare (I was working on it in May) but some of the video files got damaged 😭 I was so upset I haven’t even touched it yet (I have 1 more layer to go) I did the pink one instead 😊

[@jojo_watercolors]

@@AnnaBucciarelli pink one is amazing too! Oh I hate when technology fails us :(

[@trivenipraveen2339]

Thank you, that was a great tip 😊

[@AnnaBucciarelli]

You are so welcome Triveni! 💜

[@masudulalam]

Thank you very much for your excellent tutorial.

[@AnnaBucciarelli]

Glad you liked it Masudul!

[@jillybrowne8034]

Wonderful teacher...thankyou...

[@drawingclasswithkalyan394]

All paintings are really fantastic 💖💖💖💖

[@hellovicki6779]

Thank you for a very useful video...I will definitely be trying to apply this more deliberately...I knew about the foreground being warmer than the cooler background, but never heard darks/shadows as typically cool versus warm highlights...it makes sense though and your examples definitely reflect complexity of colour and temperature...I will definitely explore your videos further, I get frustrated that there are so many youtube videos with artists merely showing their latest indulgent purchases and swatching them! It is nice to observe a trained artist who can impart new information.

[@tinkabell39]

I got my outline ready..waiting to start this class on skillshare...❤

[@gillinacook1477]

Very well explained - I will keep this in mind when I do my next painting. Thank you so much.

[@AnnaBucciarelli]

Thank you Gillina! 😊💜

[@1aliassmith]

Great tips! Thank you!

[@AnnaBucciarelli]

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[@DottieStanley]

I really enjoyed this video. It helps to clarify the color selection process. I love Mr. Tyson! He is such a wise man. I am going to incorporate this simple 3 step process into all of my paintings. This makes me want to really study my color wheel and make the most of my palette! Thanks so much for sharing your talents. I love your work!

[@AnnaBucciarelli]

Fantastic 😊 Glad it was helpful!

[@flowing_through_life]

Thank you so much. That was so helpful.

[@AnnaBucciarelli]

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[@mariangelacinelli2836]

Thank you for this! I'm always struggling when painting shadows 😌

[@AnnaBucciarelli]

Thank you ❤️ try painting light or white subjects where you can focus on practicing shadows specifically. And I would recommmend doing them as a separate layer 😊 this approach works best in my experience ❤️

[@mariangelacinelli2836]

@@AnnaBucciarelli Thank you! I'll try that, thank you for your advice 🤗

[@lauriebanerjee3971]

This is helpful. I have always loved the way you organize your colors. I remember the first time I saw your chart. I was so excited I had to run and tell my husband. Based on the video, it seems you use cooler colors to push things back and warmer to pull them toward the viewer. This seems to help create depth using the principles of atmospheric perspective. I am curious, do you have a “formula” for using warm and cool colors for turning forms? Do you use cooler colors for the areas with more light? Do you use warm colors in the shadows? Or do you use warms colors as form turns into shadow and then cool colors as it turns further yet? Okay, one last question for now. 🙃. Do you have a difference in how you treat caste shadows verses form shadows when selecting whether to us warm or cool colors? Thank you.

[@rossellaleonardi2908]

Great video. I was wondering how to achieve a 3D effects based on the color we choose and here we go: THANKS 😍

[@AnnaBucciarelli]

Enjoy! 💜

[@alexandrasanches-fearsnomo3422]

Excellent!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@AnnaBucciarelli]

Thank you Alexandra! 💕💕💕

[@corespond1274]

Thank you.

[@AnnaBucciarelli]

Welcome! 💜

[@jillkent6134]

Very helpful 😊

[@AnnaBucciarelli]

Thank you Jill! 😊

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Jazak Allah Khair ❤️. It was very informative video @añna.

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[@lindyhawthorne2164]

Just toooo beautiful. The hydrangeas !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@AnnaBucciarelli]

❤️thank you Lindy!

[@msleeeee]

These are some amazing pieces! I hope you’d revisit them given what you’ve learned and share them as Patreon videos. Your videos are very educational. Thank you!

[@colorist_tommy4247]

excellent! fantastic Audio too.

[@AnnaBucciarelli]

Thank you Tommy 😊 took me about 2 years on KZbin to figure out good audio equipment 💜 I appreciate your feedback!

[@Anna-jl1rx]

It's also the fact that you rarely dull down your colours, which I like. The pigments are too beautiful not to be shown - in my opinion.

[@AnnaBucciarelli]

Completely agree!!! 💜💜💜 it’s the the most enjoyable part of the process - seeing all this vibrancy unleashed 😊

[@milliemcilvaine3031]

Exquisite..

[@AnnaBucciarelli]

Thank you Millie 💜

[@denisemallam2786]

Thank you for this.I too had wondered how you choose your colours(they always blend beautifully), and have loved your videos from the very first.Thank you so much for all your work.🤩🤩🤩

[@AnnaBucciarelli]

Thank you so much for you feedback Denise! 💜 have a wonderful day:)

[@ankitakumawat1636]

Are you using masking fluid in your painting??

[@AnnaBucciarelli]

Yes, in some of my paintings I do

[@rainbowfox1934]

Use a color wheel to do what she describes. Great video.