Watercolour Daffodil // Mixing yellow with its complimentary colour

[@Ktpstudio]

Thank you for always being so transparent about struggling with pieces it allows me to truly be kind to myself when I am having trouble creating

[@terrydymon4913]

Thank you so much! I’m painting Desert Marigolds, a yellow wildflower from the desert where I live, and I just have been struggling with the shading. I don’t feel so bad knowing an amazing artist like yourself along w these other artists. Thank you for sharing this - it’s given me the courage to try again knowing the struggle is real! 😊 And thank you for leading the way in these challenges, helping the rest of us along the way! So appreciate you! 🙏😌

[@normaspande3141]

I love that your shared your “not so wonderful” work, you inspire us.

[@LouiseDeMasi]

So glad! Thank you Norma.

[@dizzylizzy7582]

As I paint version 15 of some tulips I'm painting, it is such a relief to hear Louise say she was struggling with finding the right colours for shadows and finds yellows difficult. My tulips are yellow and they're difficult!

[@sharonsupple4201]

When I first saw the picture, I would have guessed that you used the violet to create the shade color of the lemon yellow. So I was not surprised after watching the video. I tried out the tutorial. After I completed a first draft, I was disappointed. Thank you for making me feel better about my "not so wonderful" work. I physically breathed a sigh of relief after watching this tutorial. Merci! Merci! Merci!

[@TrueLoveX1027]

We are painting daffodils in an art group I belong to and I found this video so helpful. I, too was struggling with those deeper shadow tones and the violet added was just what it needed. I also must say that your ending "cut" takes were such a wonderful breath of fresh air! Thank you for sharing your techniques and for giving me a bit of a chuckle. Who can't love someone who isn't afraid to laugh at themselves once in awhile! Your work is just exquisite! xx

[@kathryncarbine7140]

I usually use red or blue in yellow shadows. I se a very small amount so it reads as green or orange. I also have used raw sienna or burnt sienna. Also, I usually mix my own secondary colors. I rarely use a tube color for purple green or orange. I like your simple painting best. It says more. Thank you for this video. I like your approach.

[@silylily1212]

I love the way you teach. Thank you for going into so much detail with the whole process.

[@cindyculbertson5886]

Yellow is my nemesis color next to greens to get right.

[@laurahale5774]

Thank You! for being real, and of course being a wonderful artist as well. See you over on Skillshare.

[@paulinewilson9138]

Love your outtakes...........but most of all love your demonstrations, you are such a gifted artist, thank you.

[@connieostroha8423]

Great study on mixing complimentary colors! Lovely paintings of daffodils.

[@DarylBambic]

Thank you Louise for introducing the complementary colours aspect of choosing the right colour. Your tutorials are so helpful in my beginner's journey.

[@patriciaespinozarodriguez2403]

Wow Louise....I was just painting a yellow sweater and had no idea how to paint the shadows... you are the best!!!!! 👏👏👏 Thank you for sharing your findings and progress.

[@aneilaalli]

Always absolutely beautiful work, very inspiring!

[@lindafanat9829]

I love watching your videos to the end. You make the endings so funny. I love it.

[@cynthiakeith6925]

Stunning Louise. I agree... yellow is hard to work with...

[@tmikeporter]

Helpful instruction, esp. using the reference to the color wheel. I've had success using a touch of raw Sienna along with the violet.

[@LouiseDeMasi]

Great tip! Thanks Mike.

[@marilynbeeby6435]

Thank you for sharing your 'unsuccessful ' versions, it gives me hope😃

[@sujanithtottempudi2991]

You are so honest in your experiments 👏👏👏👏

[@scottie4j]

Thank you for sharing your experiences and solutions for the yellow shadows. And once again for sharing your “out takes”; you can always make me laugh and brighten my day! The best to you for your talent and willingness to share. God bless you!

[@jizzystardust9456]

As always my favourite part of these vids are your end bloopers. Thanks for including them.

[@kathycumming1601]

Enjoyed your tutorial o Daffodils and the complimentary colour matching. Thankyou for that 🙂

[@sheilarubino7241]

I learned so much. Thank you. I'm not a fan of painting with yellow. This lesson has given me ideas on how to use yellow and not let it overtake your painting.

[@staceydesorgo]

I'm going to have to try a yellow flower subject now. You've definitely got me thinking. I have several new yellows thanks to my quest for the perfect yellow, and I need to try those out. I'm thinking I'll do a dioxazine purple underpainting, go back in with my mildest, most delicate yellows once that's dry, and add a touch of very dilute nickel azo yellow for warmth and see where that takes me. it'll be fun to swatch and play and learn. thanks for sharing this! I love discussions about yellow, which is such a tricky but stunning color.

[@lydiabosley9152]

Lots of fun with the bloopers, I always look forward to that part of your videos. Looking forward to experimenting with yellow & violet, my favorite color combination (usually side by side, not mixed together). Thanks, Louise, for all you do for us! 💜💛💚

[@Blueskybuffalo]

I like to use yellow when painting with yellow! 😂 I love your videos!

[@olgaarno1868]

Wow , thank you for such a great tutorial. 🎉❤

[@mariakellner5429]

I find to keep the yellow cleaner ,I use the dioxadine purple in the shadows,let it dry then I add a layer of yellow on top ,I continue this method until I get the hue that I want ,layer by layer,lovely painting.

[@carol2742]

OMG You are absolutely hysterical with the takeouts I am laughing out loud thank you so much. I also enjoyed very much your daffodil painting I am more of a beginner beginner so both are above my level but I learned a lot watching!

[@jodieez232]

your a great watercolorist and a very funny lady!

[@elizabethwallace7495]

I totally gave up on daffodils! But this is the path. Thank you. Now I always wait until the very end to see what kind of shenanigans you're up to.

[@susanjerrell9220]

This one has to be a favorite. I think you kept the delicate feel of the petals perfectly and of course the coloring. 💕

[@nans1600]

Wowww.....one more beautiful flower 👍. amazing way to teach.Thanks a lot for your teaching 🙏

[@tecec3503]

Thank you so much! I have been really struggling with my daffodils painting. I was using orange and burnt umber for shadows and they were just making the daffodils darker and not accomplishing what I wanted. I found your tutorial 💕. Violet never entered my mind. I will now be doing a new painting using much less orange and more purple and blues 💜

[@artbysolar-theresa]

I love using purples and honey browns with yellows. Yellow is by far the toughest color I find to work with. Well done Louise and I’ll give yellow another go. My last daffodil was lacking in shape.

[@laurainel]

Your videos are perfectly perfect...I look forward to them. Thank you so much!

[@nancysmithson138]

Your paintings are beautiful! You are a fantastic teacher and I love your boo boo videos at the end.

[@LouiseDeMasi]

Thanks very much Nancy. ❤️

[@joankiely3614]

Your daffodils are just beautiful! I would be ecstatic if I could even paint something that resembles your practice study daffodil. In fact, if I ever paint anything as good as your practice piece, i would be jumping for joy!! Just loving your work, please keep it up. Cheers 😊🥰❤️😍💕😘

[@darvoid66]

This was a fantastic approach to shadow tones when using yellow. The last 2 minutes made me chortle. Thanks for that.

[@sujanithtottempudi2991]

Your studies are too good ...👏👏👏

[@buttonbub]

beautiful work

[@karengenest9305]

Thank you! I am painting a sunflower and dealing with shadow areas. Very helpful!

[@bonniejohnston2570]

Thank you. Yellow is the hardest color I have ever painted with. Looking forward to continuing my struggle😂😂

[@ladyhecate9450]

Your painting of the first daffodil was lovely. I watched every stroke you made. I am going to try doing the more advanced Daffodil just to see what occurs. When I painted in oils and did lots of yellow flowers, I always used yellow ocher.

[@lbm2967]

yellow is always a challenge! Thank you 🙏

[@9159bsbs]

And just like that, Louise makes my day again! Daffodils are so beautiful.

[@LouiseDeMasi]

Thank you Barbara 💕.

[@SusieIrish]

Really helpful video! Thank you

[@sheilapriest8761]

Very helpful - and really interesting to watch the colour mixing.

[@tammylanglois2602]

This was soooo helpful!!! You are a great teacher and your videos are so gentle and encouraging 🙂

[@autobot100]

Thank you for this tutorial Louise! Your daffodil turned out very lovely!

[@kathysampson826]

Such an illustrative video!! Thank you so much!!!!

[@don9133]

Something is always good.:) I have in the past used the various shades of yellow available for shadowing. Well, I have done that for all colours really, but like always I picked up on something I have forgotten about. Using the colour wheel. Great post Louise.

[@LouiseDeMasi]

Thanks Don. I've done that too - yellow ochres and Raw Sienna - colours like that I've used as well.

[@don9133]

@@LouiseDeMasi :) Still being reminded of using the colour wheel will make a large difference.

[@kathleenstroup1838]

Excellent.

[@rnee1000]

Very pretty! I find doing shadows with yellow and red to be difficult. Your suggestions are helpful. I look forward to painting both daffodils in your tutorials. Thank you for sharing.

[@petragunther4439]

Thank you for sharing your skill and another tutorial. Great experience to follow you on your way to "the" color 🙏

[@scrapbooking100]

It is beautiful, I was in ahh but it looks very challenging. Still it only goes to show keep at it. The rewards worth it .

[@maribelteklado7491]

I learned a lot. Thank you

[@patty8232]

Love love love these!

[@vlmyers801]

Love these! Especially the daffodils you'll share with your class. I think it would have also been beautiful to just layer a violet over the yellow for the shadows vs mixing the yellow and violet before layering. Thank you for sharing your wonderful work and your techniques!

[@anetanina]

Thanks for tips how to work with yellow. I was painting lemons lately and also struggled with shade. I made light shadow with grey and glazed it with yellows and ain't very happy about it. I've tried with violet too as a sample later on. Well, next is banana study so wish me luck ;)

[@cindybtanner3974]

I glaze Winsor Violet over the lemon yellow for the lemon yellow shadows.

[@LouiseDeMasi]

That sounds interesting. Thank you Cindy!

[@VanmeterFL]

I miss my sessions with you! I certainly need your soothing voice after a day doing distance learning with my grandsons! We hope all will be back to "normal" once the school year ends! Then, I'll be back! You have shared so many amazing projects and I long to do them all! Stay safe!

[@begosanchezfotografia9304]

Great. work. What an artist!!!

[@lisacurtis8162]

I like to use red for the shadows. maybe that's not reality painting. ty, your videos are helping me.

[@jakea1035]

Thank you Louise for this fabulous tip. Once I tried it I thought duh! this is so obvious. Obvious it may be but it had escaped me until you pointed it out.

[@melodiasinger]

Maravilloso, hermosa creación, me encanta tu arte 😊❤️🙏🏻❤️😊❤️🙏🏻

[@nickadamopoulos6472]

Thank you

[@YelidaHierroArt]

How gorgeous! I don't paint with yellow too often but it is quite challenging to get the mid tones and shadows I want, last time I think I used browns to get darker variations of the color and liked the result, it would be a similar effect to using the complementary color (violet) though I notice the tones vary slightly with browns.

[@edithcarlin3159]

Hermoso. Gracias

[@ShahanoorMamun]

Wow! What a Beautiful Work!! Just Love it!! 💛

[@kwlloyd7]

Thanks so much for this - I’m not a painter (maybe in my future?) but daffs are one of my favorite flowers! Your paintings are gorgeous and really show the progressive steps well. When I look at a daffodil, I don’t see that dark shadow, just luminous yellows & oranges. So I may have to try my own version - as if I don’t already have plenty of projects on my plate! Kathy

[@pamward1247]

Wonderful, thanks for the shadow colour tips, must get a colour wheel. I'm struggling at the moment to paint similar shadow colour on a red waratah.

[@LouiseDeMasi]

You’re welcome Pam. I used burgundy and maroon colours in the shadows on the waratah that I painted I think.😊

[@SarahNewburyArt]

Hi Louise! Love your daffodils! I’ve tried a couple of times to paint daffodils with not much success! I’ve mainly tried using yellow ochre in the shadows but I will have to give it another go using your method! Take care 😊💜

[@LouiseDeMasi]

Hi Sarah. Me too. I tend to struggle with them as well. I"m not sure if it's using yellow that I find difficult or it's those frilly edges around the cup.....maybe both. 💜

[@johnharkness6304]

That's gorgeous Louise 👍🏻 I've been looking for a good subject, I've found one. Have Arches cold pressed (made here in France 😃) don't have the same colours exactly, but possibly near enough. Thanks, hope things aren't too difficult down under.

[@joycejohnson7017]

Always so fun to listen and paint along. You’re such a cute lady, I love your videos so much!!! I struggle with flower paintings, not sure why, my sisters can paint them all day long....I avoid them. Haha this was good for me to try.

[@rupamagdy805]

Thank you for sharing the fails esp about shadows. It keeps us beginners going and not give up watercolours. Even after I saw this video I made the shadows too dark and ruined the daffodil

[@Ljp925]

Love your videos. I have learned so much. Wish you did some live KZbin videos.

[@LouiseDeMasi]

Thanks Laura! I have one. I did a live on early this year.

[@rosapcarvalho]

Thank you so much for this amazing work you do!!! I love daffodils and I was thrilled when your tutorial! ❤️🙃❤️

[@LouiseDeMasi]

You are welcome Rosa. Thank you!

[@sharonsands708]

Thank you for this very helpful video.

[@LouiseDeMasi]

You're very welcome Sharon. Thank you.

[@guyhiebert]

What a beautiful flower. Can almost feel that a breeze would blow it off the paper.

[@LouiseDeMasi]

Thanks Guy.

[@ritumk]

Wonderful tutorial, Louise. Could I request it on skillshare as well?

[@phyllisperrigoue8874]

Do you have a transfer of the giraffes on the wall behind you, that I might be able to get a copy of? I just love it

[@ranjanachand9306]

Beautiful, would new gamboge have worked as a base colour? I find lemon yellow already too greenish...... I Need to try this..

[@henriquejanuario881]

Beautiful video and painting class! Do you have some videos about plein air paintings? Peace!

[@dorisdavidson7849]

lovely, thanks for sharing

[@TheBeverleyann]

Beautiful ! Wonderful lesson my Dear & Thank you for every thing you do Doll :)

[@beckyann7572]

This turned out beautiful, i had trouble with a yellow green, charcheuse color. Also loved the bloobers hadn't seen them before! New to your channel and watching previous videos!

[@kayoubre8099]

Hi Becky Ann welcome. I’ve learned so much on her channel. Simply the best!

[@patriciawey2101]

Beautiful ! ❤️

[@LouiseDeMasi]

Thank you! 😊 💕

[@ChrisieCouncil]

I wonder if you added a tiny bit of magenta, like a wash, if that would counter balance the green in your first sample?

[@scarz1951]

Hiya pretty lady! It's good to see you. That is a totally magnificent painting of a dillydaf...er...daffodil. Looks like I could lift it off the page and sniff its olfactory lusciousness. You've got the touch while me...I'm just touched. Thanks for the beautious painting and for the chuckles. Chuck M.

[@LouiseDeMasi]

Thank you Chuck.

[@arwajanuary4937]

Hey😍😍👋🏻👋🏻, I am curious about how you draw your flowers so perfectly, do you use the grid method to draw flowers or do you use tracing lines over the pictures

[@jennyc5132]

Another goodie thanks Louise. I actually like the first study of the beginner ones. I hadnt realise yellow was so complicated, its always pot luck with colours as I cant get my head around colour wheels. Also Arches paper, you pronounce it Arsh but I hear Americans calling it Arches like the tunnels under a bridge. Talk about confusing ha ha 🤭

[@LouiseDeMasi]

My pleasure Jenny. Thank you! I find yellow can be a difficult to work with. I used to call it Arches as well - like the arches under a bridge but I was told the correct pronunciation is Arsh - so that's what I try to remember to call it. The shop manager where I buy my paper told me it's called Arsh- when I wandered in one day asking about 'Arches' paper and a French speaking subscriber on here also told me that it is Arsh so Arsh it is! 😂 💕

[@jennyc5132]

@@LouiseDeMasi Im happy to live and learn thank you Louise..cant wait to watch more of your videos..Im addicted already.🤗

[@manitasdeplata8853]

Gracias Louise por compartir tu arte. Siento no saber suficiente inglés para poder hacer comentarios en inglés. Por si te pueden traducir esto, y yo entendí bien tus explicaciones, te diré, que me resulta muy difícil pintar con colores complementarios, siempre se me ensucia el color y pierdo la transparencia, creo q siempre me paso con la cantidad. Trabajar con amarillo me resulta, también, especialmente difícil. Gracias por el interés y un cordial saludo desde Madrid, España.

[@donna5659]

Yes! Yellow ugh! Hard to get shadows. Thank you for this tutorial! ❤️

[@lindasabic4208]

Yellows and whites! ugh. Esp. white flowers or fur.

[@crystalheart9]

Yellow has always been a big struggle for me as well. I can never get the shadows looking right. Thanks for this tutorial, it was very helpful.

[@chiarasola826]

Beautiful video, very helpful. What color wheel are you using? Thank you!

[@glenda7921]

New to your channel....have you done a video on that colour wheel, I would love to watch it! I just bought one, but honestly, I have little idea how to use it. 🤔

[@tombryan720]

Im trying to paint a gold finch that is completely lemon yellow. I'll try this mixture for the very light shadows but it's not been easy

[@ramya.illustrations]

Ma'am, would you make a video about the brushes you use? As a beginner, I have been struggling to find the right brushes.. Thank you.