Nobody teaches color theory like this

I've got a secret to share with you: using color theory in practice is the key to amazing paintings. In this video, I'll guide you step by step through my method for incorporating color theory into your artwork. Say goodbye to overwhelming color choices and hello to cohesive and innovative palettes. Discover how to pick a lead color, create harmonious schemes, and play with color temperatures. It's time to unlock the power of color theory in your paintings. Join me on this colorful journey and let's make your artwork shine! Hope you enjoy it.
Xo
Margot
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ABOUT ME
Hi! My name is Margot and I am a professional artist and graphic designer. My parents like to joke that I was born with a paintbrush in hand. I started my career after graduating from the renown Parsons School of Design in New York City and spent over 15 years creating and designing for many of the world's top Fortune 500 brands and companies. My painting journey started as a side project and a creative outlet for me to step away from the computer, go back to my "roots" in fine art and to hone my skills as an illustrator and painter. I started posting some of my work on instagram and the rest is history. My work is inspired by all the things that I am passionate about. Ballet, travel, graphic design, color and finding a world of beauty in all facets of everyday life. I hope you'll join me in this KZbin journey as I take you through all the tips, tricks and trade secrets I've gathered throughout the years. I hope I can teach you some of what I know, help you discover your creative voice and I hope you enjoy this Channel!
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[@memyself3895]

Love your style, Margot. Who ever heard a beginner say, more graphs, please. More incomprehensible art major theory, please. Warm and cool colors? Still trying to wrap my head around that.... so please, more of this kind of tutorial. Some of us will never be professional artists, we just want to learn how to paint a pretty picture.

[@Superoxidedismutase777]

This is the first color theory video that I actually get! Thank you for this!!

[@Pointebrush]

I'm so happy to hear that!! Thank you for stopping by!

[@FAMEAcademyNY]

Wow!!! EXCELLENT VIDEO!!! I am a video producer and am now learning color theory to help my videos stand out. Your explanation was most helpful. Thank You!!

[@deeanncross7674]

I liked the auditioning of main charactor/supporting cast analogy. I recently purchased a color wheel, with the intent of making better color choices. I love the humor you inject while we're learning.

[@lizbogovich3822]

I also bought some color wheels but too impatient to actually use them. This does not come easy for me. Your explanation of warm & cool colors is more my level (I never knew this).

[@user-zp9fi4kb2r]

I am just a beginner and this color wheel theory is so overwhelming. Thanks for making it simpler to understand. Would love more of such videos.❤

[@JuneK618]

I was literally about to sign up with Udemy to learn Fashion Illustration. I’ve learned so much in the last few days binge watching all your videos. I love the way you teach and break down theories for people that are not familiar with colors and painting. It makes it less intimidating to learn and more exciting. ❤

[@chodge57]

So many great tips! Love your videos

[@pebblesthecat3625]

I have only just discovered your channel and this is the first of your videos I have seen. I learned so much in this short time and found the video, entertaining, witty, informative and definitely riveting, which is why I have subscribed, and will probably binge watch several of your videos now. Thanks for simplifying this colour theory minefield and making it clearly understandable and enjoyable to learn.

[@Pointebrush]

Welcome aboard!

[@sholae8860]

Thank you this is so helpful ! ❤

[@dmcdaniel2009]

LOVE YOUR PRO NESS! THANKS FOR THIS VIDEO! GREAT SOUND EFFECTS !!

[@gloriacolston6674]

I am finally starting to understand color theory thanks to your video. Not an artist but love to play with paint and inks.

[@marymullins5976]

You are amazing you have a unique gift as well as your beautiful art.. I've read and watched loads but your the first person that explains things in a sensible way that works in my head and that transfers to paper. thank you for doing that..

[@dogwhiskers8]

Very helpful. Thank you.

[@thelumiart.]

The best advices about color theory I have ever seen. Thank you!

[@Pointebrush]

Glad it was helpful!

[@bellj753]

I love how you explained this! Your mermaid picture is so lovely.

[@kathleenbeltz7566]

Thank you, I learned several things from this video. ❤

[@Jenny-yl2hw]

Thank you for this informative tutorial..

[@houvangwen]

You are my new favorite youtuber!! This content is so helpful and your delivery is absolutely top notch

[@dorothyminor7581]

Brilliant! Thank you. I predict big things for your channel!

[@Cre-Art]

Very helpful advice. Your art is gorgeous and magic. Love your style.

[@ellencha5975]

No one has every described warm and cold with depth perspective before. Thank you!

[@BearBeetProductions]

Took a six week watercolor course at a local art league and I leaned more in this 11 and a half minute video than I did in all those weeks combined! Thanks!!

[@irener1111]

This is a video worth watching a few times. New subscriber and I love your art

[@HodgePodgePom]

I am going to binge on your channel today! Thank you!

[@Pointebrush]

Aww so glad that you’re enjoying my videos 🥰

[@HodgePodgePom]

I love them all @@Pointebrush May I ask what is the title of the book at 3:35 mark? Beautiful book I'd love to see more of it :-)

[@matildaandersson8862]

Amazing as always! Love your informative videos. ❤

[@candyritchey]

This is brilliant! Thank you!!!

[@fatmakathiriart1548]

Thank you for this video ❤❤❤❤

[@barbaralawrence6226]

This was great. Thank you! Very helpful.

[@rokonsha]

Thank you as always! Very helpful lesson❤

[@cellosubmarine]

I love color theory in general, and this was absolutely delightful. I just wish it were longer.! Any chance of someday seeing an extended version/a whole series? Sometimes I have to put down the Josef Albers and Stephen Quiller and enjoy some delightfully witty and informative video content, you know? Obviously I appreciate that you’re putting this out for free, and do not feel entitled to any specific content or anything else, just letting you know how enjoyable this was, and that if you are so inclined, similar, things would be greatly appreciated.

[@polgara28]

Gorgeous artwork and great video! Thanks for this ♥

[@PHALOMOON]

Love the analogy of lead and supporting color actors, and switching them to avoid mud!

[@gigiscolorfulworld]

Fantastic ways to think of colors working together! Thank you.

[@created2bless322]

Thank you for this!!!

[@dmat7148]

This is more helpful than most. Any video on color theory, I’ve ever watched, thanks!

[@lpayne91]

Love your art and teaching style, a fabulous tutorial 💕

[@Pointebrush]

Thank you so much 😊

[@sharonhammer3901]

When you said that 'we' learned about warm and cool colors in elementary school, I thought wow, I really did miss a lot going to a parochial school. Art was a 'mimeographed' sheet of a Thanksgiving cornucopia to color in with Crayola crayons. That was the extent of my art education. (Obviously, I am ancient.) I thought you did a really good job with this video. Cheers!

[@jeyna85]

I have to say THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart I'm transitioning from graphite and charcoal to color, and it has been a nightmare for me to understand color theory and the reasons why it's so important. You have shown me the light when it comes to structuring color in my drawings while taking my anxiety levels back to the ground❤

[@gewoonzijnkarin]

wow what a nice explanation. I just found you on you tube. I always worked with color based on feeling, but sometimes that didn't work. Now I'm going to work on it differently because of your video, thank you so much 🙏

[@MT-bc6xf]

Brilliant info! Thank you

[@zyronvfx9484]

a mammoth videos on the topic and this is the only one that clears my doubts , thank you

[@mickeyroth1454]

I went to art school AND this is the first time I've seen someone talk on how to practically use color theory. I want more! I got my star color (blue) and the costar (orange). Now,what?

[@suebrown7281]

I had the same question. How do you determine the “supporting players”? It appeared from your palette that you selected hues that were analogous to the “stars”, with maybe some variations in shade and tint? I’d love a bit more information on this!

[@isabellac1117]

New to your channel. Saw you on Pinterest. I’m glad to be here to leaaaarn. 😊

[@shadowguard3578]

Lol ‘blah blah blah blah blah’ is pretty much how color theory seems to me! You’re so engaging and entertaining! ❤

[@Pointebrush]

It can get so boring so I can commiserate on that one. Hope this helped!

[@wendychampness1901]

I love color theory and your video was fun and soooo informative ❣️

[@aeriaria2391]

I'm guilty of winging it in my paintings. Hahaha! And I do appreciate the analogy used here. I'll try incorporating the tidbits here on my watercolor process. ❤❤❤

[@biancapeters5806]

You are fantastic!

[@suel4269]

I will have to watch this a few more times and take notes. I forget to plan my colors .

[@m.gisellih.8236]

You’re an amazing art teacher, you have a great personality and you’re beautiful, can’t take my eyes of you❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@Pointebrush]

Aww you’re too sweet. Thank you so much!

[@donitavaden3167]

Fabulo😮us! What I have been searching to find!

[@pennywheeler2598]

I appreciate, love, and understand your sense of humor 😄😄😄 This is an important video and very essential. I try to plan my colors, but I definitely need this lesson. Thank you. 🩷🖌xx

[@Pointebrush]

Thank you Penny! I hope it can be useful! and ps. I don't know if my sense of humor can be understood beyond that I'm just a weirdo 🤣🤣

[@themightierpencil]

I actually love color theory but I'm also super ND and it merges the two sides of my brain in a lovely sparkly way LOL

[@violinzeta]

GOD I love your theater painting in this video!!!!!😍

[@Belcih]

I Love your videos and the sincerity of your beautiful advice. Thanks

[@Pointebrush]

You are so very welcome!

[@juliebrocklehurst-woods5247]

Where it gets really confusing is when cool reds and warm blues enter the conversation. I think cool red has some blue, and warm blue has some red, but to discern this when selecting colors is difficult.

[@Pointebrush]

Agreed! This is a topic I want to tackle in another video.

[@Bugiddle]

It is difficult at first to understand the concept of a warm and cool version of all the primaries. But once you see it in action by mixing up your own secondaries, it all becomes much clearer! It helps if you make your own Split Primary Color Wheel. You see how the colors work together to create the best oranges, violets, and greens.

[@lindyspence5790]

Thank you so much. I am learning colour theory only recently as I can’t remember learning very much at school. I am in Australia so by the time you reach past 12 or 13 we choose subjects to learn….so I chose science and math etc. I really enjoy your posts and have some Daniel Smith paints on order. Someone already said “ blah blah blah “ from the beginning of your video but is exactly what I hear. Until you explained it in your way, with my colour wheel in front of me.. thank you ❤

[@lindaclark4807]

Very good teacher!

[@user-xr4nb9ob8x]

Love your tutorials. Would you kindly tell me the name and author of the design book you used for the under the sea? Thank you.

[@Ninjamom4]

❤️❤️❤️ Thank you.

[@Pointebrush]

You’re most welcome!!

[@nancydavidson4899]

Very refreshing video. I usually find colour theory dry and boring. Great presentation ❤

[@user-gx4mf1nb6s]

This was very interesting!

[@blyth3349]

Interesting video & content! Love it! 😍💞

[@captaindrywall]

Best ever thanx

[@AmazinGraceXOXO1]

I just love you Margot, you make me happy. I could hear you talk all day long . Just wanted to say that lol

[@lori900]

Beautifully explained. However, I did almost go down a rabbit hole looking up Rachmaninoff and "Oh my!" I get it. Back to this video....lol!....so happy that I was somehow led to your channel. Can't wait to see more.

[@JorjaZanetta]

Amazing video!!!

[@lindenjenesse5078]

Finally! An explanation that goes beyond the primaries and secondaries! Thank you!!

[@Pointebrush]

Glad it was helpful!

[@terrilyon6825]

What a great video. Thanks for these tips

[@Pointebrush]

You're welcome!!

[@ChrisS-ps4lg]

Just discovered your channel. I am a professional musician and I so appreciate your weaving in the various other arts which complements your visual examples. It is very evident that you put a lot of effort into your video presentation as well. When I am not performing and teaching, I hope to take up paintbrush more frequently. Brava!

[@Pointebrush]

Thank you so much! I’m a ballet dancer too so music (especially classical music) is really important to me. Glad it came through. Thanks for watching! ❤️

[@ChrisS-ps4lg]

@@Pointebrush I was a professional opera singer and your work reminds me of all the arts that combine for Grand Opera. Grazie, merci. 🌹🌹

[@Pointebrush]

@@ChrisS-ps4lg such a compliment. I love opera too. sighhhhh gonna go out on some Cecilia Bartoli now. Thank you for the reminder 💕

[@ChrisS-ps4lg]

@@Pointebrush Your work is beautiful, delicate and bold. I miss the beauty of the arts which demanded every ounce of effort, care and skill. Dostevsky said that beauty would save the world. You are certainly doing your part.

[@heathertroynak9041]

You are really and very truly funny!!! I just want to sit in a corner and listen to you through your day! Creepy? Perhaps. A worthy risk. To topic, thank you for this video!!! It makes me feel excited to go try for myself!

[@Pointebrush]

Aww thank you! We're all a little creepy. It's the ones who don't admit it that worry me 🤣

[@lilliansaddictions9733]

Thanks!

[@BrennaLivingJoyfully]

Thanks for the tips. This is definitely going to help me 😊

[@Pointebrush]

So glad! Thanks for watching!

[@ChantelleArts]

Great explanation 😊

[@machelleshappyhobbies4977]

I appreciate your help with this. However, I bought Sarah Reneas color cubes. They are wonderful. 😊

[@hopeful8975]

I think color theory would be nice explained in little broken down bits...maybe (shorts) with arrows pointing to the areas being talked about...lol For us slower folks who still like art and would like to learn it.

[@E4Alabbasy]

My god thank you I absolutely needed this video!

[@Pointebrush]

I’m so glad it was helpful!

[@artweed1]

Omg, thank you for this video. I hope you don’t mind I want to show this to my advance high art class.

[@Pointebrush]

It would be an honor! Thank you and thanks for watching!

[@Babyjohn8170]

Oh, my goodness you did it! I finally understand color theory! It always sounded like blah blah blah, no joke. Thank you! Thank you so much. You have a new subscriber. 😊👍If you do not mind, could you please teach shadow and light source? Truely believe you could explain it in away myself and others would understand.

[@bertan8510]

I am so enjoying this video. Love your presentation and facial expressions etc. I am a novice artist and I say artist with tongue in cheek. I am a little beyond stick figures. 😂

[@msleeeee]

This was a great video! Would you mind sharing how you mix with a limited palette using gouache? Somehow, I find it much easier with watercolors vs the thicker gouache paints!

[@DanielSamulewiczXXI]

I am teaching color theory like this for 5 years already.

[@leslie-annepepin8927]

I am 68, started watercolour during pandemic via KZbin. My difficulty is knowing warm and cool colours. Warm red, cool red? Warm blue, cool blue? Warm yellow, cool yellow? Help! Please! Really appreciate your videos. Thank you!

[@arnabc]

Wonderful job! Here's a little question that keeps bugging me: It seems that the color wheel depends on whether I am using RGB or CMYK. In one , the complementary of yellow is blue, in the other it is purple. So, if I have chosen yellow as my dominant color, and want to use complementary color scheme, should my secondary color be blue or purple? Or does it depend on whether it is art on paper versus art on screen?

[@Pointebrush]

Excellent and very complicated question. I should do a video but for the sake of getting you a quick answer. Screens vs print color theory is a different topic altogether because they deal with additive vs subtractive color. For the sake of color mixing RGB is considered the “classical” primaries and CMY is considered a modern primary. The same complementary rules apply for both so it’s just a matter of how you mix them. To get to the complementary of yellow you would mix magenta + cyan (in a modern palette) or red and blue (in a classical palette). Hope that didn’t confuse you more 🫠

[@arnabc]

@@Pointebrush thank you so much!

[@karienastander]

*clicks pen* let's get into this 🖋🖋🖋

[@Pointebrush]

Looks like someone came prepared and ready to rumble! 😝

[@karienastander]

@@Pointebrush I suck at colour theory... but your video made it so easy! Thank you!

[@osilva2367]

I can talk about and listen to color theory for hours!

[@Pointebrush]

Haha! Me too!!

[@nancyinnl4160]

I appreciate how you presented these concepts. I think I understand them enough to apply them. Your public speaking analogy really hit home. And, loved that wink, Margot! 😉

[@MsMoniqueWilson]

Blue and orange is my favourite colour combo :)

[@Pointebrush]

Lesigh…. Me too 😍🥰

[@romeovliansang5592]

The best video🎥 you can get on 21st century

[@susannebecker6027]

I love that palette shown at 3:04. What brand is that from?

[@jocelynjaping466]

❤

[@joannebrunt7189]

The thing I find hardest is… what colour even is that? Like when I’m looking at a tree trunk, and it’s not the stereotypical brown. It’s some sort of grey… maybe… I don’t know. How do you know what the colour is if it’s not a really obvious primary/secondary/tertiary colour?

[@michaelculhane3058]

Love the tutorial! And how do yo spell the musician rockmonyoff?

[@Pointebrush]

Rachmaninoff! Enjoy! 🎶

[@karinkburns]

Maybe it's the settings on my computer but I never see your cards "up there" that you refer to. Thank you. :-)

[@TiffanyYoung-bv2gb]

At the risk of everyone hating me… 😂 I actually love color theory, it fascinates me

[@DiannaCheng]

Excellent video and explanation. I’m wondering what book you used for the little mermaid reference.

[@Pointebrush]

Thanks Dianna! The Book is Walt Disney the Archive series. I flipped through it and showcased it in a recent video about my favorite books if you want to take a peek inside.

[@awatercolourist]

Phew! For a moment there I thought an immature turkey took possession of your mind 😂😂.

[@Pointebrush]

Who says they didn't? 🦃

[@awatercolourist]

@@Pointebrush 😂😂. An image of a turkey dancing ballet just floated into my head 🤣🤣🤣

[@Pointebrush]

@@awatercolourist I'm SO bookmarking that idea for thanksgiving

[@awatercolourist]

@@Pointebrush 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@nataliem2201]

Would love to know more about the handmade paint, please...

[@Pointebrush]

Oh you stay tuned… next week I’ll be talking all about it 😉

[@jennawolf9873]

❤❤❤❤

[@Rockymtnbloom]

But the part that gets confusing is that there are warm and cool blues, warm and cool rrds, warm and cool yellows, etc. And if, for example, you mix a warm and cool red and blue, you get a muddied color!

[@kvr8286]

I just found your channel and I'm really interested in the subject but I'm so distracted by how much like Bebe Neuwirth you look! LOL I shall persevere - and maybe watch the video a second time ;-)