Here’s an exercise to help understand how much light, medium and dark percentages effect a composition: Start with rectangle 3in x 5in, within the rectangle start by dividing the space with a horizontal space(below or above the center). Then in one of those sections, divide that into two shapes again(unequally), now you have three. Now in those three shapes have dark, middle and light values(allocate one section for each). Create another identical rectangle with different sections and then a third one and compare all three with dark middle and light values to understand what different values do to a composition.
@@FlorentFargesarts You’re welcome! I was wondering if you had a patreon which we can subscribe to and get access to a private Facebook group of patreons to critique each other’s art work and occasionally by you as well.
When I’ve been asked why I paint, I tell them that I just love mixing colors. I then need to do something with the paint, so painting is the byproduct.
Maybe I just have a sweet tooth, but I’ve always loved a lot of abstract expressionist & psychedelic art that is overwhelmingly dominated with saturated colors (in some cases even every color of the rainbow). Although, I will admit, my absolute favorite color scheme is probably something like that, but with the saturated rainbow colors counterbalanced by a deep black, so I suppose even with a bunch of very saturated colors dominating a piece, that low chroma counterweight does add a very pleasing contrast & balance. However, I do think it provides an example of how color palettes can be designed that don’t obey this 60-30-10 rule or the mostly low chroma with only 1 or 2 higher chroma colors guidelines. This stuff was all very useful to think about for more realistic/representational art though.
One experiment that's a bit of fun is to do a study where your light dark values and saturation are correct, but make the hues completely different from your source. It forces you to address saturation and value without worrying about exact color. It can give some good abstraction, too.
I do web design. I was getting desperate with regards to colors. I watched hours upon hours of color theory and color combination. Man, your video helped me understand color harmony and color composition.
I’ve been doing just blocking in the last three days for the end of y charcoal month....looking forward to painting again... decided to accomplish blocking in better instead of finishing the work. Watched most of the 12 hour Vermeer copy in background. Very relaxing. Put me in the mood to block out long time and r e l a x! Since I got the color theory I’m more in to painting now than ever!
I have watched so many videos trying to help me with how I'm choosing colors and this is the first one that has really helped me! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and putting it in this video in an easy way to understand! I wish I had watched this video first because it would have saved me a lot of time! Thank you so very much!
Late E. John Robinson talked about this in his first book...with examples...nice to see a visual along with your explanation....thank you helped understand the concept better (visually)...
I have a lot of channels here on RUclips that I subscribe to. Some are funny, some are informative, some are shocking but theres only one that has genuinely made me a better artist and better person. Your wisdom is as beautiful as your paintings.
This is very interesting! It reminds me a lot of other peoples discussions on tonal value. They say "a little, little more, and a Lot." I like this way of looking at it. Seems more memorable.
Tanks for this video, very interesting subject !! ... its also important to choose the colors by températures and tonality.. for exemple if the warm red is the dominant ( vermillon ) then its better to use the Blue Outremer who is accorded to the red, the céruléum or cyan blue are accorded to the yellow ..;)
Hello 😊 super good your theory! After seeing the video I realized that I applied what you are presenting in some of my works, but in an unconscious way! Is really helping me, in my next works, to have these theory so clear in my mind, thanks to you!! I recently started painting in oil and something was always going wrong, until I started watching your videos! You give really good advice, and you are a great artist!! Congrats!! 🤩
Thank you so much for your amazing videos, you have a wonderful way of teaching and I am finally learning what I have read about many times, but it wouldn’t sink in. 🤗
Good info first time checked ur channel I will try to take your information and apply some of this information to create something on my channel good luck 👍🤔
Thank you very much it is so precious all of the tips you are sharing with us. I learn a lot from you ,you are a great Artist.Respect to you! Do you give lessons on line or videos?
5:58. When something is used in a dominant way, in this case an overall cool or warm temperature...the lesser used complement becomes the focal point and the dominant complement becomes a background for it. Majority does not rule!!
Thank you so much for these videos and the free poster! When I have money again hoping to buy the full poster, looks like a great resource!! Liking your vids to get you up there :)
The one thing I haven't seen in regards to color theory, palettes, mixing, ect., is the importance of "value," including keys, variance & mid-tones (luminance). * It does not matter how good or not a compositions color is, if it's values aren't correct. * In this regard, I think that when you discuss color theory, color harmony, ect., value should be discussed first (yes, including before you even argue which color wheel is best). * Just my opinion. Don't shoot me please.
Choosing colors....consider the simplicity of the musical scale...and the complex arrangements that can be made from notes...like musical notes... colors can be raised.. augmented...and combined in thousands of ways ... Experiment...find..your palette of hues....your musical notes....
I almost never paint with bright, saturated hues like that, dye-based colors. I paint almost entirely with earth tones and then add in the metal-based pigments, like real Naples yellow, for brighter, stronger hues. Of course, I paint mostly wildlife and nature paintings anyway.
I have many difficulties with color and I appreciate this type of content is very helpful. I have a doubt, how did painters like Matisse use so many saturated colors and achieve a balance? I find it hard to understand why the method you give is correct but seeing the variety of ways to use color I feel that it is reductionist.
For good color harmony ....one color should dominate the space...a second one should take up less space and the third.....which takes up the least space....will be the star...the accent in the centre of intrest... Colors are like personal friends....and we need to know them well....the more we work with them...the more familiar they become... Eventually....we find some we like better than others and more comfortable to be around. .. There are a limitless combinations of colors....and they all have merit...but...if we find our own personal group with occasional variations they will become as important as our signature.
I have questions. In most of the pictures you showed us tonal color as the ones that make up the primary subject stand out. The accent colors are almost used to harmonize the paintings or create a triangle in the composition. At 7:15 you describe the sun as being the accent since it's just a touch of color in the space. But unlike the other pictures the sun is also the focal point. Does that mean the it's also the tonal, since the sun is the first thing that draws the eye in? Or would you describe the dark ships as the tonal or even the seas reflection? Also Can the tonal and accent colors be dark or dull assuming the background is then highly saturated? Thank you for posting this. I have been struggling with color for so long, my art is eather full of conflicting contrasts that are unreadable or everything is muted, flat making my subject indistinguishable from the background. I really appreciate this video and will try to keep these concepts in mind when I'm working on my art projects.
Hi Florent, thank you for this video !! I just have one question, can we use any color as long as the chroma, value are correct ? For exemple, in some portraits I have seen, Green (medium-low chroma) is used. Is it just for kind of transition ? (In my case is between thé very beginning of the hair and the "end" of the skin part- Without the painting it can be complicated to imagine).
In the a couple of the paintings you analyze you don't mention the importance of the skin color areas on the "tonic" section. The high value skin tones help create a compound tonic that is a chord made up of multiple notes ie. red plus flesh color, or light blue plus skin color etc.
Ii still don‘t understand how i can mix colors in order to use them harmoniously in my paintings. I just don‘t get it. What color palette should I use? Where should I place that color? I dont know
If you've decided to start painting as a hobby or because you think you might love it please, DO Not watch these videos. Too complicated. Play around with the paint. Look at how nature brings colours together. Buy a colour wheel.
It's not that complicated. Driving a car may seem complicated if you tell anybody how to operate a vehicle and what rules you have to follow on the road, but once you learn the basics, you can be a decent driver without ever being a "professional".
“Too much sugar...ruins the tension...balance...” finally, someone’s explained this in a way I deeply understand! Thank you! 🙏🏼🌹
biomechanical designs usually breaks this rule
Here’s an exercise to help understand how much light, medium and dark percentages effect a composition:
Start with rectangle 3in x 5in, within the rectangle start by dividing the space with a horizontal space(below or above the center). Then in one of those sections, divide that into two shapes again(unequally), now you have three. Now in those three shapes have dark, middle and light values(allocate one section for each). Create another identical rectangle with different sections and then a third one and compare all three with dark middle and light values to understand what different values do to a composition.
Very interesting idea, thanks !
@@FlorentFargesarts You’re welcome! I was wondering if you had a patreon which we can subscribe to and get access to a private Facebook group of patreons to critique each other’s art work and occasionally by you as well.
This video is so helpful. Thank you again Florent! You really inspire me and encourage me to do more art and not give up on it.
I'm so glad! Keep making art 💪🎨
@@FlorentFargesarts 🙏😇😎💪
When I’ve been asked why I paint, I tell them that I just love mixing colors. I then need to do something with the paint, so painting is the byproduct.
Maybe I just have a sweet tooth, but I’ve always loved a lot of abstract expressionist & psychedelic art that is overwhelmingly dominated with saturated colors (in some cases even every color of the rainbow). Although, I will admit, my absolute favorite color scheme is probably something like that, but with the saturated rainbow colors counterbalanced by a deep black, so I suppose even with a bunch of very saturated colors dominating a piece, that low chroma counterweight does add a very pleasing contrast & balance. However, I do think it provides an example of how color palettes can be designed that don’t obey this 60-30-10 rule or the mostly low chroma with only 1 or 2 higher chroma colors guidelines. This stuff was all very useful to think about for more realistic/representational art though.
As a musician I loved that analogy
One experiment that's a bit of fun is to do a study where your light dark values and saturation are correct, but make the hues completely different from your source. It forces you to address saturation and value without worrying about exact color. It can give some good abstraction, too.
Sounds interesting, never done that but anything that can help you think outside the box is always good 👍
Changed my way of viewing colour in compositions, thank you! So helpful.
Merci, très pédagogique l'analogie du sucre et aussi celle avec la théorie musicale des gammes avec dominante, tonique et sensible 👍👍
Your metaphors of using music terms for chromas is very helpful. And so is your use (and overuse) of sugar!
I do web design. I was getting desperate with regards to colors. I watched hours upon hours of color theory and color combination. Man, your video helped me understand color harmony and color composition.
Florent, you're a talented painter but also a great teacher! Thanks from Italy!
I’ve been doing just blocking in the last three days for the end of y charcoal month....looking forward to painting again... decided to accomplish blocking in better instead of finishing the work. Watched most of the 12 hour Vermeer copy in background. Very relaxing. Put me in the mood to block out long time and r e l a x! Since I got the color theory I’m more in to painting now than ever!
This hard work is going to pay off, for sure Cynthia ! 💪🎨
I have watched so many videos trying to help me with how I'm choosing colors and this is the first one that has really helped me! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and putting it in this video in an easy way to understand! I wish I had watched this video first because it would have saved me a lot of time! Thank you so very much!
Late E. John Robinson talked about this in his first book...with examples...nice to see a visual along with your explanation....thank you helped understand the concept better (visually)...
Hard to find a good color theory instruction video, yours is perfect, so easy to follow, thanks 🌹
Glad it was helpful! 🙏😊✨
Very interesting and helpful! Thanks
Glad you enjoyed it! 🙏
I have a lot of channels here on RUclips that I subscribe to. Some are funny, some are informative, some are shocking but theres only one that has genuinely made me a better artist and better person. Your wisdom is as beautiful as your paintings.
Thank you 😍 from Egypt 🇪🇬
Brilliant video! Thank you for this 💙
Glad you enjoyed it, Dreanki! Take care !
Thank you for this video! I am always kind of confused to use the proper colors when I don't have a reference. This helped me, thank you!
one of the best videos of a theme
Thank you for taking the time to create and share these videos!
Everything makes so much more sense now. Thank you.
Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge.. this video is so helpful!!
Glad it was helpful!
This is wonderfully and succinctly explained. Thank you so much! It supports what I teach as well.
Excellent perspective thank you
This is very interesting! It reminds me a lot of other peoples discussions on tonal value. They say "a little, little more, and a Lot." I like this way of looking at it. Seems more memorable.
Really interesting. I love the level of depth you go into with your videos.
Great analogy with scale degrees. Thank you for the explanation!
This is very helpful, made me reconsider some of the ideas I had before, thank you!
Very nicely done, and well explained!
Thaanks for sharing.
Thanks again,another great lesson
Tanks for this video, very interesting subject !! ... its also important to choose the colors by températures and tonality.. for exemple if the warm red is the dominant ( vermillon ) then its better to use the Blue Outremer who is accorded to the red, the céruléum or cyan blue are accorded to the yellow ..;)
Lots of essential stuff here to think about. Thank you.
A born teacher!
Thank you so much for such a great explaining !
Florent, this is a great video tutorial, it's a good leading art material for colour applications in both graphics and painting. 👍
Hello 😊 super good your theory! After seeing the video I realized that I applied what you are presenting in some of my works, but in an unconscious way! Is really helping me, in my next works, to have these theory so clear in my mind, thanks to you!! I recently started painting in oil and something was always going wrong, until I started watching your videos! You give really good advice, and you are a great artist!! Congrats!! 🤩
Fascinating! Now I think I'll have to look further into this concept! Thank you!
Thank you so much for your amazing videos, you have a wonderful way of teaching and I am finally learning what I have read about many times, but it wouldn’t sink in. 🤗
You are so welcome! Glad I can help 🤗
Thanks and God bless you.
Thank you Florent
Thank You! Very helpful!
Very helpful and useful information, thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
This is awesome. Thank you
Thank you!
These videos are so well done. Learning a lot, thank you for sharing!
Great explanation
Wonderful video! I am self taught and this was invaluable to me!!💙
Thank you so much! Excellent!
Well I’m color blind so my approach to using color is to throw a ton of saturated, bright colors on the canvas and then hope for the best :)
Very useful ! Thank you master 😀 you are appreciated
Great explanation, less is more. Great video, thanks!!
Good info first time checked ur channel
I will try to take your information and apply some of this information to create something on my channel good luck 👍🤔
VERY WELL DONE
thank you so much it really helped me
Thank you very much it is so precious all of the tips you are sharing with us. I learn a lot from you ,you are a great Artist.Respect to you!
Do you give lessons on line or videos?
Great video. Congrats
5:58. When something is used in a dominant way, in this case an overall cool or warm temperature...the lesser used complement becomes the focal point and the dominant complement becomes a background for it.
Majority does not rule!!
i belive the skins tones are dominant color too
Can you please teach how to use this theory in oil pastel art?
Thanks this was really helpful!
Glad it was helpful!🙏😊
Thank you so much for these videos and the free poster! When I have money again hoping to buy the full poster, looks like a great resource!! Liking your vids to get you up there :)
The one thing I haven't seen in regards to color theory, palettes, mixing, ect., is the importance of "value," including keys, variance & mid-tones (luminance).
* It does not matter how good or not a compositions color is, if it's values aren't correct.
* In this regard, I think that when you discuss color theory, color harmony, ect., value should be discussed first (yes, including before you even argue which color wheel is best).
* Just my opinion. Don't shoot me please.
Love his accent
Really thank you!!
Choosing colors....consider the simplicity of the musical scale...and the complex arrangements that can be made from notes...like musical notes... colors can be raised.. augmented...and combined in thousands of ways ...
Experiment...find..your palette of hues....your musical notes....
This is really good stuff
I almost never paint with bright, saturated hues like that, dye-based colors. I paint almost entirely with earth tones and then add in the metal-based pigments, like real Naples yellow, for brighter, stronger hues. Of course, I paint mostly wildlife and nature paintings anyway.
Well, you can never go wrong with this type of colors !
I have many difficulties with color and I appreciate this type of content is very helpful. I have a doubt, how did painters like Matisse use so many saturated colors and achieve a balance? I find it hard to understand why the method you give is correct but seeing the variety of ways to use color I feel that it is reductionist.
For good color harmony ....one color should dominate the space...a second one should take up less space and the third.....which takes up the least space....will be the star...the accent in the centre of intrest...
Colors are like personal friends....and we need to know them well....the more we work with them...the more familiar they become...
Eventually....we find some we like better than others and more comfortable to be around. ..
There are a limitless combinations of colors....and they all have merit...but...if we find our own personal group with occasional variations they will become as important as our signature.
Great video!!!
Thank you
I have questions. In most of the pictures you showed us tonal color as the ones that make up the primary subject stand out. The accent colors are almost used to harmonize the paintings or create a triangle in the composition.
At 7:15 you describe the sun as being the accent since it's just a touch of color in the space. But unlike the other pictures the sun is also the focal point. Does that mean the it's also the tonal, since the sun is the first thing that draws the eye in? Or would you describe the dark ships as the tonal or even the seas reflection? Also Can the tonal and accent colors be dark or dull assuming the background is then highly saturated?
Thank you for posting this. I have been struggling with color for so long, my art is eather full of conflicting contrasts that are unreadable or everything is muted, flat making my subject indistinguishable from the background. I really appreciate this video and will try to keep these concepts in mind when I'm working on my art projects.
Hi Florent, thank you for this video !! I just have one question, can we use any color as long as the chroma, value are correct ? For exemple, in some portraits I have seen, Green (medium-low chroma) is used. Is it just for kind of transition ? (In my case is between thé very beginning of the hair and the "end" of the skin part- Without the painting it can be complicated to imagine).
In the a couple of the paintings you analyze you don't mention the importance of the skin color areas on the "tonic" section. The high value skin tones help create a compound tonic that is a chord made up of multiple notes ie. red plus flesh color, or light blue plus skin color etc.
Ii still don‘t understand how i can mix colors in order to use them harmoniously in my paintings. I just don‘t get it. What color palette should I use? Where should I place that color? I dont know
Ahora entiendo que mis pinturas son un desastre jajaja gracias!!
This reminds me of the craft of cooking. (as a chef)
awesome
Very good? Thanks
Does anyone have a book recommendation on the topic?
I love your sugar cake recipe 🤣
If you've decided to start painting as a hobby or because you think you might love it please, DO Not watch these videos. Too complicated. Play around with the paint. Look at how nature brings colours together. Buy a colour wheel.
It's not that complicated. Driving a car may seem complicated if you tell anybody how to operate a vehicle and what rules you have to follow on the road, but once you learn the basics, you can be a decent driver without ever being a "professional".
Me first 3 minutes of the video:
👁👄👁 WHAT IS CUTTER
Very helpful video though, thank you
You’re welcome 😊
Really great video Florent. I'm doing an artist reaction on your youtube channel. Peace!
so chroma is saturation?
More or less, yes! The difference between the two notions is not really important to paint so you can see it as the same.
ur accent is cute
Nature...does not have so high chroma...maybe only seen in underwater fishes
Why do you say, you're the one who invented this theory if it's already been used for thousands of years?
Only one explanation. Time traveller.
@@rem7502 Reincarnation right
Sorry...florent ...I love your videos a lot...but I disagree your colour wheel...it's too complicated for me