Warm and Cool colors in practical color mixing

[@Cafewatercolor]

Have you mistaken dirty wash with dirty colors? I definitely had when I first started. I even blame the brand of paint I use. Silly me :P

[@MadBytes]

Thank you 🙏

[@eileenpasley2877]

THANK YOU ! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!!!! I love the way you explain things. you have gotten me motivated to set up a studio in my house. It has been about 4 years since I've held a brush in my hand. I stopped painting when my husband died but that is far enough behind me now and 'm ready to start up again.. I am 78 yrs old so I don't have a lot of time to waste. You have been a God send for me.

[@emilywong7812]

I watched a lot of artists on u tube but found Eric to be the best. He is so knowledgeable and explains everything so clearly . Thanks for a great lesson.

[@Cafewatercolor]

Thank you so much Emily 🥰

[@sherrylee6719]

Eric, I love the way your teach. I learned so much and I appreciate you sharing your vast talent. I would love another video similar to this as another example, but with another subject. Thank you again, Sherry

[@Cafewatercolor]

There will always be more :)

[@nonzerosum8943]

@@Cafewatercolor your explanation of eye seeing and "mental adjustment " to see light and shadows or shade.👍that's what basic understanding is essential to paint or drawing regardless of type medium watercolor pencil colored or graphite oil or acrylic. Thank you for your skill with teaching art as well as sharing with others too actually understand what we need to paint artistically. Paolo

[@lindalin4937]

我剛開始上網學畫兩個月 很幸運看到老師中英文的影片 好精闢 都是我想要了解和學習 謝謝老師 無私的教導 (最棒的是 看老師的英文影片 我可以複習 英文 +學畫畫 真是 一舉兩得) 哈哈哈 非常地感謝

[@meow-xu8cq]

Such gifted teacher you are! I will learn from you diligently. Many Thanks from South Korea.

[@cristinalattuada5322]

Thank you, very helpful. You’re very talented, very beautiful and loose work.

[@Rebecca-wn2wd]

you are a talented tutor . Brilliant peace of work you created by showing it step by step

[@jmoss55ish]

Thank you so very much Eric!

[@caroldougherty3524]

Love your lessons. You make me laugh!

[@SuperExadidas]

Thank you Eric....really very helpful.

[@garyfang4451]

I like the articulate way you use to narrate the techniques- clean, clear and naturly. No more no less. Thanks for your quality work.

[@dumyes]

One of your best videos . Thks!

[@susanyoung6632]

I love your understanding of light.

[@artblyter1914]

Your vidios are excellent Eric u can learn from all your posts thank u

[@marjoriejohnson6535]

Love your content and calm voice..watch and listen for content...then replay when i am trying to get to sleep and there is to much noise from my neighborhood..lol thanks....need to be longer vlogs...my neighborhood is to noisy for this lady that grew up in the backwoods.

[@miriam-moore]

Thanks for your generous gift of time and teaching

[@mariafelicitamateosalas3132]

You are a great teacher. Wonderful tips.

[@sharonflanagan2053]

Thank you for all tutorials

[@rishabhmayank]

Thanks mate! You've no idea what you've changed! Thanks for teaching me/us

[@gardener5857]

You're a great teacher. Thank you.

[@dupeit007]

Eric first of all thank you for this video , i was planning a Santorini painting and this was exactly what i needed, you stole my heart when you said that sky is bugging me, because that is so me at times, you're so talented, yet humble a big huge thank you to you for helping me learn so so much!

[@laurabolles3025]

we like you just the way you are Eric!

[@jtpaar1732]

This vid was an excellent lesson for how to deal with lighting regardless of which medium one uses to paint the scene. Liked and subbed!

[@Cafewatercolor]

Thank you so much! ☺️

[@nonzerosum8943]

Wow. Good explanation at beginning..a eye - brain or mental adjustment to SEE light & shadow

[@Schri1]

You are absolutely right, there are hundreds of videos on the various techniques of watercolor. However, where you excel and transcend all the others is your encouragement and motivation to persist. I look at my paintings, thinking I should try oil or acrylic, but after watching one of your videos it gets me right back to the paper and water colors.

[@Cafewatercolor]

Thank you, I really appreciate that =)

[@marionbik2022]

I am really getting better at using thicker paint. I now need to train my mind and eye to reproduce what I see. It sounds so simple hearing you say this. It’s all about the light. I like the subject you chose and different times of day to make your point. Will try something similar. Thank you ✨🎨

[@pranjalshelar3830]

Very enlightening.... Really 😍👏👌

[@Angela-jy8um]

Great video! Thanks for sharing!

[@tiklingrikit]

again, another valuable lesson from an excellent teacher. thank you so much

[@PHALOMOON]

Very good video Eric. I'm still afraid of using thick dark color, and you're explanation of watery/overworked hit home. Thanks!!

[@Cafewatercolor]

Fear and watercolor don't go well together ;) Play around with paint on scrap paper or the back of old paintings or some cheaper but not bad paper =)

[@sankarramasamy1444]

Awesome tips! 🎉

[@valeriachilders]

I love your videos. I ordered your brushes and i am looking forward to get them. 🥰

[@elizabethbarnes3969]

Another great lesson and beautiful creations. Just minor color variations and voila....mood is changed.

[@crisobrador]

It is lovely how you conecte de back sound with what you are painting!!! (in this case the sound of the waves) it's great!!!!

[@yusufali1812]

great work

[@MarenGermany]

Great video. Awesome advice. Thank you.

[@taraconklin6919]

Thanks Eric for taking the time to walk us so thorough your process and doing both paintings. I would not have guessed at the light yellow wash used on the first layer of the cooler picture. It’s so subtle but a perfect example of how to train the eye to see colors not noticed. The more I watch you, the more courageous I feel about being able to do something more complicated as this. You are a gem!

[@ralphberman4208]

Excellent!

[@bableeojah4211]

Excellent explanation & demonstration of techniques & tips !! Will be watching and following more of your videos :-) Thanks !

[@alfonsoportugal6754]

Eric your videos are fantastic and so clear. You really paint showing us how to do it right. Thank you!!

[@Cafewatercolor]

Alfonso Portugal thank you so much

[@saharm2454]

I discovered your channel only days ago but I already appreciate and admire your thoughtful content, thank you for sharing your knowledge with us.

[@jackiebyers1272]

Thank you Eric! It was really helpful that you painted the exact same scene with different lighting. I think this is stuff we instinctively know, but for me, I need to actively remember this before painting a painting. Reminding myself will improve my seeing what the colors actually are in the actual lighting.

[@MadBytes]

Thank you 🙏

[@maurathornoton4125]

Great just what I required Thank you

[@themorrishouseofwizardry3555]

great method of teaching. the demonstration paintings really highlight your words and what you are trying to explain. i'll be sure to share with my friends.

[@corrinelee7232]

Excellent, I like your comparison your paintings too.

[@AshPedreiroPlaysGames]

Thank you for the video, very informative. Very underrated channel.

[@creativejay-db7261]

" Water color without color is just water " this made me laugh! but I completely agree 😂😂😂

[@namheejang3235]

Your way of explanation makes me hold the brushes. Thank you

[@markdonovan1540]

Excellent tutorial and explanations. This is very useful to beginners like me. Subscribed!

[@thokchomjayshree8089]

Both the paintings turned out so beautiful. Great tutorial. Great teacher.

[@theresajones6088]

Great for enabling me to stop making muddy colours...very clearly explained. Thank you.

[@stephenpina100]

A very good narrative and comprehensive tuition. I always enjoy your videos and learned a lot

[@glendapaul8040]

Thank you, very helpful

[@woraluckrattikarnchalakorn9925]

Thank you very much . They are wonderful paintings.

[@bonnieli6897]

Beautiful paintings of colour variation from different lightings. The wave sound echoes with the subject of a windmill in the seaside. Excellent. Thank you so much for the show.

[@Cafewatercolor]

Thank you as always

[@zornitzapetrova7339]

Your videos are awsome

[@kimbalfre3759]

So helpful! Than you!

[@RMB.Atelier]

Excellent video. I learn so much from you and you explain everything with so much clarity. Thank you!

[@BarbrajoanOriginals]

Eric, this was so helpful. Clean washes are something that I try to achieve. Lately I’ve been achieving the grays a lot more. And such a neutral color can be easy to warm or cool. Also I am thrilled with my Phive light . I can’t believe I’ve been painting all these years without it. Love it

[@Cafewatercolor]

So glad it’s helpful and I’m so glad you enjoy the light! I enjoy it everyday as well ☺️

[@cyendsj]

Great demo Eric, congrats!

[@teresabasile4058]

great content ! thanks eric ; a good and short demo is worth one hour of tiring academic stuff

[@cassandraarnold]

This was super useful... and I loved the ocean soundtrack

[@nishantshetty5995]

Very very helpful tips - Insistence on keeping the pallete, brush and water clean during darker/heavier pigment applications was really helpful to prevent me from chasing relative values and overworking repeatedly. How do you relate depth with loose styles of painting - it’s hard to separate foreground and mid/back when the wash layer is the same.

[@aandersson9181]

Thank you so much for making this vid and sharing what you know!

[@debsteinman1506]

Great presentation

[@deniserainsberry5010]

wow amazing concepts and video!! thank you for helpful tips!!

[@Cafewatercolor]

glad it’s helpful! Thank you ☺️

[@snowrain8125]

Thank you for sharing! It is Very helpful, thanks!

[@judyonody7748]

Thank you Eric! Very informative and wonderful paintings as always!😀

[@helenschaefer1167]

Thank you Eric, for this lesson. My problem is that I do not charge the brush with enough watery color, just the opposite of what you were trying to say. I think that when we are aware of our problems, life is on its way to happiness for the artist, that is, until we recognize another problem. It goes on and on. Thanks so much for being here.

[@RobertaPhoenix]

Great tutorial, this is really helpful! Thank you 😊

[@athensmajnoo3661]

Beautiful!! I cringed when you painted the evening sky with watery colour after painting the windmill wings with dark rust. Didn't smudge though!! Because colours are in expert hands and they obey the master!!!!

[@gingerbuchanan2795]

What a great explanation! Thank you Eric Yi Lin

[@JGamacheAIA]

Great lesson. Tk’s Keep them coming

[@Cass99k]

i love you man, excellent videos!

[@Cafewatercolor]

Thanks 😁

[@uncleatelier8495]

Wow, you're so dashing.~^^

[@darrenfromla]

where'd you get that palette? it's perfect

[@Cafewatercolor]

That's John pike palette :)

[@darrenfromla]

@@Cafewatercolor ah! Thank you

[@jaquelinedeponce5251]

Thank you Eric! You are so incredibly talented and as always informative. I’m trying to return to my studio after a 3 year absence due to my husband’s passing away. Everything’s set up except putting colors on my porcelain pallets. I’ve been stuck there on my color placement. It’s beyond me why I cannot decide the color placements after decades of watercolor painting.

[@Cafewatercolor]

Start with just a few. Like 5-6 colors. So it’s more manageable ☺️

[@waymire01]

I just wanted to say I'm sorry for your loss. I had to put my paints away for several years due to "issues" and I found I basically had to start over with my skills and knowledge. It came a lot faster than it did originally. I hope you are still painting, it is like therapy for me, I'm not in a good place without my art. Regarding color placement on the palette it depends on the shape of the palette for me... but I've found my favorite is to put my mixing colors together as groups so its extremely easy to remember which are warm/cool and who goes with who, then group my neutral tones together from light to dark, then all the "fun" colors by hue.

[@bableeojah4211]

Another request, if you could please make a short video on making grays (by mixing different water colors) warm grays and cool grays! Thanks :-)

[@Jennywatercolor7]

That's a good explanation. Thanks for sharing! :)

[@lindsv]

I think I probably missed a video somewhere but why do you start the evening view with building rather than with the sky? I am about to do an afternoon view of a farmhouse in an open landscape - should I start with the sky? The house is the focal point and it is very small but I want it to be accurate but I need to bear in mind aerial perspective and have it clearish but in the distance and focal .... - decisions, decisions!

[@Lucia-qw4vk]

👏👏👏👏

[@melissamiller2523]

I see you work quite fast on your paintings. I work fast and like to finish a painting in the time I am given, half an hour, two hours or four hours and I and others are happy with the finished painting. When you sell a painting does what you charge ever relate to the time spent on a painting? Given more time I overwork a painting!

[@kashivishwanath7603]

The students whom you trained must be very fortunate to have you as a teacher. One question, when you did the second glazing for the sky, how come the colours underneath did not come off? Great video Eric...👍👍👍

[@Cafewatercolor]

As long as the underneath layer is completely dry, glazing will be fine. Just don’t scrub it hard.

[@81swati]

Hi can u please tell me how do you focus your camera get get the right video

[@waymire01]

I run into the "thin wash" issue when trying to achieve very pale greys, browns, etc. Too often I wind up with a scattered mess of pigment or blotchy uneven patches, often with a darker ring. Since you need the white of the paper to give the tint, how can I avoid this? I thought some of it was water control and have switched to using a less absorbent brush and try to blot more, which has helped some, but it's still an issue. I'm using professional paint and paper.

[@daniellefung6554]

Thank you. But can you tell what name of colour?

[@edzejandehaan9265]

Hi, fantastic tutorials, love your paintings (I would have no hesitation to frame that value study you made for these, and put it up the wall). Just started in watercolor (painted a terrible picture of a bird yesterday😄), so I am browsing through your material, trying not to get too overwhelmed.. I noticed at 12.40 you paint a couple of fine white masts, is that also watercolor, or did you use gouache there?

[@bikash1810]

you are doing great ,good to see you hit 58 k subs :)

[@Cafewatercolor]

Bikash Kumar Behera thank you for your support ☺️

[@jellyjamzxo]

❤

[@hyonsukseifert1447]

Hi, Eric! What was the pen with the white paint you used to put back the "white" into the art work? I love your teaching style, as always, thank you, very much!

[@Cafewatercolor]

it's not a pen, it's just a small brush with white gouache.

[@anilmetry3723]

👍

[@tapnguyen7599]

thanks!

[@julianat1939]

Hello Mr Lin it's Juliana from Melbourne Australia. I don't want to be negative. Swapping from one painting to the other. I got very confused. I would prefer if you were a little slower. I do like you. I know I can learn a lot from you. Thankyou 🌹

[@johnkamerling6156]

Eric, thankyou for all the informative information I will apply it to my painting. But somebody confiscated the umbrella at sunset??

[@Cafewatercolor]

haha I don't know, could be a different season

[@kikowhitney]

I struggle with warm/cool and value. My tendency is to think that cool colors have darket values and this may be wrong. So how do we get the right colors for the right values?

[@Drumaier]

Eric, one little question....why is my color dirty?? LOL So in all seriousness the paintings ended great but the explanation you gave the first minutes was extremely interesting and relevant at a conceptual and technical level. Great ideas and tips bro! If i may do a comment about your painting style, i have the impression that you have drawing and values and important techniques all very well controlled and working ok. IMO there is one thing you might want to try out and experiment with and that i think it may benefit the style you are going for...which is to be a lot more bolder and big, fearless with the brush strokes, and also charging a lot more pigment in the brush...an extreme example of this approach is Alvaro Castagnet and a more controlled version is Joseph as you know. Of course, they can be bold and precise and that requires experience etc. BUT, sometimes is good to practice boldness and freedom when painting without worrying about the final result, just to start to get a grasp of it and what comes out of it. Everytime i do a painting study and then a second o third version, the later version looks 100 times better because i know more about the subject and i can loosen up a lot and the end result is a lot more flowy, natural, and a lot less contrived. I hope you don't mind this comment and i just wanted to tell you this from a while but now is the day and this will be the only time i will bring this up! cheers and keep the amazing work, and keep evolving and helping us as you do! Cheers.

[@ladymuck2]

Hi you say, , 'I am using a warmer colour' etc but you haven't said what makes a colour warmer or cooler. I always thought a red blue would be warm and a green blue would be cool but you said you added green to warm up your blue.

[@jjk2one]

I can hear the waves