Understanding How Colors Work When Using Watercolor

In this watercolor tutorial, I am going to teach you about color theory and understanding how colors work when using watercolor. Knowing this technique helped me go from a beginner to a more advanced artist and I know these tips will help you too!


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00:00 - The all-important topic: color theory.
02:12 - A very important lesson from my piano teacher.
03:05 - What to learn from the color wheel.
05:38 - Color relationships and why this matters.
09:41 - Let’s talk one of my fave palette combos: analogous colors.
12:17 - Warm colors and cool colors.
14:40 - Get your brushes out as we talk VALUE scales!
18:06 - Practicing and chatting HUE scales.