Watercolor Mixing with Color Temperature in Mind 

This is the best explanation of mixing colors with temperature in mind that I have ever had. It makes total sense to me. Thank you.

Oh my goodness. That makes so much sense! I was mixing my purples, but I couldn't find the right value of it....and it's because yellow dulls out the purple!!!! You're a genius. 🙌🙌🙌

Hey teoh! Just wanted to let you know that I've been sharing this in all my watercolor groups whenever someone asks about color mixing. This video is an amazing resource for beginners :) thanks and great content as always

Oops. Sorry, Renee, I accidentally deleted your comment. But thanks for your comment. Sorry about that.

Have you written a book yet? That is the best and most comprehensive discussion of color mixing I have come a cross. Thank you.

Thank you Teoh. It says in several places that Ultramarine and blue violet actually are among the coolest colors according to most charts, studies, and theories. The warm/cool dividing line goes down the center of the color wheel from neutral red-orange, through neutral blue green. The colors that lie in the half with straight blue are cool, and the colors that lie in the half with yellow are warm. You mentioned at the end of the video that the purple was odd in its formulation, but, considering this info, it would be consistent with the others and not odd at all.

I never thought one could use genetics, specifically the Punnett Square, for color analogy. But, it works! Thanks for sharing! God Bless!

I just re-watched this video again and shared it with a friend. It is the single best & most useful video on RU-vid I've ever found. Thank you!

Indeed this is one of the best explanations how to mix the secondary colours. I knew the difference between warm and cool primary colours, but your definition with i.e. Ry + Yr as RYYR is genious and easy to remember. Thanks a lot from Germany!

Thanks, I like your "mathematical" notation :)

Thanks you very much. I've been thinking a lot about cool/warm colors and you answered some questions I had on this topic. Now I am going straight to try it myself!

AWESOME! this has a great way of logically making sense of mixing secondary colors. THANK YOU!

Really helpful! Well explained,too. I'm getting ready to watch again!

I have been struggling with colour mixes, and now that I have made your chart I finally have some direction to go in. Thank you so much Teoh.

THANK YOU! I’m an absolute beginner trying to learn while sheltering at home. I have always wondered about warm and cool colors, and your explanation was simple and easy for me to understand. Thank you again.

Excellent video. Very educational and easy to understand. Congratulations and thank you.

This may well be the most useful video on colour mixing I have ever seen. Thank you!

Very clear explanation, great job, makes a lot of sense

I don't often comment in videos, and I should have done so long ago. Although I'm trying to "catch up" and watch your older videos, but I wanted to tell you that I really like the info in this one. It helped me tremendously! I've watched it multiple times, and shared it with anybody I thought could benefit. Thanks again!

This was incredible! 💡💡💡Thank you so much!

Wow, this is so helpful! At first I was confused about the color equations, but by the end it all made so much sense! Thank you so much!

Straight and to the point. Excellent! -A

this is such a great explanation, thanks so much!!

Excellent subject and demo. Will practice.

Thank you for your excellent explanation. Clear and to he point.

Just saw this video and it’s amazing. Super easy to understand abs puts a new perspective on color theory and mixing. Thanks again for your great videos

I love this explanation! Thank you!

Thank you so much for this video!!🤗🎨🎨🎨 Have a nice day Teoh!😊

ahhh finally explained and demonstrated! thank you thank you

Your explanation is so clear and logical. Thanks for making the video. Coming up on its five year anniversary and still helping people!

Great lesson Teoh! It will help a lot.

This is something I have always wondered about! Thank you so much for the great explanation and video!

Thank you for this clear explanation. I finally understand colour temperature!

Damn you layed it out exactly how I was hoping someone would. thanks a lot!

Saved this video. very informative. Thank you.

Very good explanation. It really helped a lot. I had made a spreadsheet of all my color temperature, but didn't know how to visualize the result without constantly referencing back to a cheat sheet. This is my kind of math.

Brilliant! For the first time, I understand so thank you 👍

You’re a great teacher. Thanks!

Wow..no one explains like you .you have made the concept that was so confusing crystal clear🙌🙌🙌

Excellent tutorial!

This was really helpful! Thank you!

This was a very very interesting video. Thank you for sharing!

Thank you, this is very helpful.

absolutely the best color temperature mixing video on you tube, thanks so much!!!

Your explanation really helped understanding why certain "same" colors mix to create different colors. Thank you :)

Very clear explanation thank you.

Thanks very much. Very easy to understand.

AMAZING. Thanks so much for this resource, your method with RYYR makes so much sense and cleared up so much confusion for me. 🙂

such a nice video, thank you! I will try this myself...

This was helpful, thank you!

Thank you very much for the wonderful explanation. Easy to understand. :)

You explained color temperature very well. I really appreciate you making this video!

I didnt like listening to videos that i always end up jumping here and there. But for your video, i need to listen because that is how good your explanation are. Every seconds is knowledge. Thank you so much for your art videos

Thanks Teoh. I'm new to WC and this was the best mixing explanation I've seen.

I have seen many color mixing videos with warm and cool colours, but the way you explain where the primary that would complement the resulting colour is not to be included is very key. Thanks Teoh for explaining in a formulaic way !:)

So cool I actually took down notes

This is such a good explanation on mixing different types of primaries *o*

I wasn't even asking myself these questions yet, now I need to mix my colors And see what I get. When I used them as a student I knew I needed to change some pans but I didn't know how to choose, now (11 years without using them) I have some indications. Thank you !

teoh I just want to tell you thank you I have been basically streaming your videos and in learning so much and I've saved money based on reviews you've done on things I was thinking of buying have a great day!

Your channel is by far one of the best; and one of the most underrated channels for the new and learning artist. Really getting into pen sketch and watercolor myself.

Pretty useful. Thanks!

Very interesting and well explained. Would be nice also to see how you mix colours.

Really helpful, thank you.

Oh, thank you so much.

The most helpful video about watercolor mixing that involves color temperature. two thumbs up.

this was very enlightening thank you very much. I had trouble determining blue temperature and this video helped me a lot.

This was very helpful!

Helpful, thank you.

Love your channel!

Very helpful. Thanks Teoh

Hi there! I've been following your videos for a couple of weeks now and I have improved a lot in my painting skills. I also stumbled upon your blog which I thought was perfect for a more in-depth study. I just wanted to thank you for sharing your time and knowledge. I am very grateful. A hug from Spain. (By the way, I saw you had some beutiful sketches of park Gaudí at Barcelona and some of Seville, I hoped you enjoyed your stay here).

Thank you

very informative.thank you

Thanks for the helpful video :)

Great Colors Video in this so confusing subject. Thank you so much!!

That was super helpful! I really like the equations and I'll definitely make charts for my various WC sets :D

So useful.

COOL ViDEO!!! Thank you Teoh Yi Chie! Mendelian Genetic of Color :)

This theory of color's mixing is so important to know that I ´d like to give you thousand thumbs up for this video ! Thanks so much and excuse my english as I ´m French. 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

Interesting, save it to look at this and understand more

Im going to study this..ty

thanks for your knowledge . do you have a video to show the use of different brushes? and how and where to use them?

I'm impressed with your knowledge of art! May I ask what your educational background is? thanks! 😊

aside from the talent you got, you're very hardworking too, it impress me a lot.

This is great to understand colors. I have two prima palettes with no names.

Reminds me of Punnet Square!

The name of the video is "Quick Tip 124- Warm/Cool Blue.

Thanks Teoh. This was a great explanation and the theory part helped me understand. QUESTION: Do the best paintings include both warm and cool colours, especially if they are next to each other?

What are 6 primary colors in your White Night Palette? Great explanation thank you!

I’m a newbie and I don’t think I mix enough pigments to obtain similar colors to your demo. I used Winston & Newton professional paints mixed with so me W&N Colman. Your advice is appreciated. Is there a way to send the pics of my exercise?

Awesome video, great explanation. Nice to see a fellow Singaporean sharing watercolouring tips here on youtube! Btw, do you know where to get Daniel Smith watercolour tubes in sg?

David Lorell 9 months ago Very helpful. Thanks

how do You called this cool blue? It seems that I have different colors in my cotman 12 set.

I'm confused.. Why is the reddish blue considered warm? Blue is cool, yellow is warm, and red is neutral. The (cool) blue would only go to warm if you added yellow from my way of thinking. If you added neutral red, it wouldn't change the temperature, would it?

I just watched a video and the woman said Ultramarine is a cool color. You say it's a warm color. Can you tell me where I can find more information about wich color is warm or cool?

I always thought French ultramarine blue had an underlying red bias (cool) and pthalo blue had yellow (warm)

So, if I understand it correctly, for mixing colours from paint *pigments* you use the colour wheel, where (warmest) red meets (coolest) violet, but to determen how warm or cool the colour is, you use the light spectrum, where red and violet are on opposite sides? Is this because paint colours do NOT mix like *wavelength* light colours? As the three primary colours from PAINT (red-yellow-blue) mixed together make *black* paint, while the same three primary colours from LIGHT mixed together make *white* light!

How can I determine whether a pigment is warm or cool?

logicaly, about mixing bright or dull, i guess color distance on the color map would be a more convincing explanation than said temperature. "ryyr byyb brrb" is also a good logic. while Bruce MacEvoy's theory is kind of too complicate to general nonscientific background.

Love this but a little confused about Phthalo Blue. Is it biased yellow and is still considered a cool blue?