Using a colour wheel to find colour schemes for watercolour portraits

Are you confused over which colours to put together to make your portrait pop? Or maybe you keep making muddy colours, or end up with colours that fight each other for attention on the page? In this video, I'll show you how to use a colour wheel to find colour schemes you can use for your watercolour portraits to make them look harmonious and pop. We'll discover the different colour schemes, and I'll also show you what they look like with watercolour swatches AND wildlife portraits from my own collection.

0:00 Intro
0:57 How to create the circle/bubble swatches for yourself
1:50 Values and dilution = key to balance
2:22 Monochromatic
4:25 Complementary (incl neutralising and shading)
8:23 Split complementary
8:41 Analogous
9:13 Analogous complementary
9:37 Triadic
10:34 Tetradic
11:20 Watercolour wildlife portrait examples

Not sure how to create your 12-colour colour wheel from 3 primaries? Watch the tutorial here:    • Turn 3 colours into 12: how to paint ...  

Haven't got your primary colours yet? Watch this video to help you choose:    • How to choose the best 3 primary colo...  

Not sure what watercolour supplies to start with? Watch this video on my recommended watercolour supplies for beginners:    • Watercolour supplies for beginners | ...  

PAINT WILD PRIMARY COLOURS USED IN THIS VIDEO:
Primary Yellow (PY74)
Primary ‘Red’ (PR122)
Primary Blue (PB15:3)

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LINKS TO WATERCOLOUR SUPPLIES I USE AND RECOMMEND (note: these are Amazon affiliate links and if you purchase something I may receive a small commission at no extra cost to you):

PAPER:
- Arches coldpress watercolour paper 90lb/185gsm: https://amzn.to/3S1AVVg
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- Winsor & Newton professional series watercolours (Winsor Lemon, Permanent Rose, Winsor Blue (Red Shade)): https://amzn.to/49bDATF

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- Paint Wild watercolour brushes (size 0/3, 6 and 8): https://www.paintwildshop.com
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- Staedtler Mars Technico mechanical pencil: https://amzn.to/3TYYvow
- Staedtler Mars mechanical eraser: https://amzn.to/4b7aFSq
- Faber Castell kneaded eraser: https://amzn.to/48DXFSI
- 3M Scotch blue painter's tape: https://amzn.to/4aWOs9j
- Heat tool: https://amzn.to/47uJJcc

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