How to Choose Colours that Work!

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  • Опубликовано: 30 июл 2024
  • In this tutorial, I show you a simple, yet effective method to choosing harmonious colours. It works well for landscapes, people... Pretty much everything! See if it works for you.
    For people who want to download the Colour Wheel and Teardrop Gamut Mask, you can do so here:
    www.sycra.net/sycra_colour_whe...
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    Tools:
    Wacom Cintiq 22HD
    Adobe Photoshop CS6
    Camtasia Studio
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    The forum at sycra.net/forum/ is a growing community of artists all working to improve and help each other, it's free to join, so if you want to receive comments or critiques on your work, or maybe offer some advice, head on over!
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  • @inkella3720
    @inkella3720 6 лет назад +1039

    1. Pick a main color
    - everything in main color is doable
    - 100%
    2. Severely limit opposite or complimentary color
    - Basically make them more desaturated colors
    - 25% color is doable
    3. When picking a color in between the complimentary and the main color, you can only use 50%
    4. When picking the color that is in between the color that is in between the main and the complementary color, you can use 75%
    5. Basically the closer you are to the main color, the more saturated your colors are allowed to be, and the closer you are to the opposite color the more desaturated.
    6. Anything white by nature is cool.
    7. Shadows by nature are warmer
    8. Take the opposite color to liven up the shadows

    • @thecookiehero4338
      @thecookiehero4338 5 лет назад +42

      Or ya know you could just watch the video on 2x speed and actually grasp the concepts... anyone who thinks they can really understand all the "important points" of a forty-minute lecture by reading a list for 30s is delusional.

    • @julienossola
      @julienossola 4 года назад +16

      That was incredible helpful, thank you!!

    • @moonyfoxy876
      @moonyfoxy876 4 года назад +88

      @@thecookiehero4338 you are supose to read this after the video

    • @Z2inab
      @Z2inab 4 года назад +50

      @@thecookiehero4338 i think it's more like bullet notes? like if u forget something after watching u can b reminded here?

    • @tobirei482
      @tobirei482 4 года назад +27

      @@thecookiehero4338 someone can chill

  • @cybermollusk
    @cybermollusk 10 лет назад +783

    Picking colors is my worst skill in drawing. This was VERY helpful and encouraging. Thanks.
    The main lesson that I took away from this was that no color stands alone. You don't pick the right color. You pick the right colorS (plural). They create the effect together.

    • @kaizze8777
      @kaizze8777 5 лет назад +16

      now I know why when I do skin tones and if I do just 2 colors it looks flat (to me), going to try add some more colors in there and see what happens!

    • @Miku_let_me_out_the_basement
      @Miku_let_me_out_the_basement 5 лет назад +9

      So basically I don’t use enough colors...? I GET IT NOW
      TIME TO DRAW

    • @granny-nyan
      @granny-nyan 4 года назад +3

      Tru !!!

  • @devanatkinson197
    @devanatkinson197 10 лет назад +633

    Lol - "The reason why this is a triangle, is because its a triangle."

    • @Youtube221B
      @Youtube221B 4 года назад +8

      I LOLed too. 😂 But I realized that the triangle made picking the colors within the main color's range more intuitive.

    • @nobody6317
      @nobody6317 4 года назад +3

      The reason the doable area is a triangle is because the value area is also a triangle

    • @Bruh-qg7lr
      @Bruh-qg7lr 4 года назад +2

      What kind of reason is that 😂😂

    • @MonsterE98
      @MonsterE98 3 года назад +1

      Literally glanced down to read this right as he said it😂

  • @MisguidedLullabye712
    @MisguidedLullabye712 8 лет назад +336

    I just graduated from art school in June, and I have to say, it was not the experience I'd expected - I left without the grades I wanted (or felt I deserved) and with a generally disappointed attitude towards what I'd experienced and 'learned' - I know it's not like this everywhere, but I feel most schools and university's really aren't good at teaching in a helpful or productive (or enjoyable way). After a few months of feeling incredibly depressed about my art, I've started to pick up drawing again - and started watching tutorials like this one - and it's amazing how much you manage to convey and teach effectively. I feel like I've learned more in the past week than four years at Uni, and I'm starting to love drawing again :) So thank you very much for all of your videos! Even three years after they've been posted, they're still helping artists enjoy what they do!

    • @loadingtekno
      @loadingtekno 7 лет назад +25

      Exactly the same here. I hold a bachelors degree in Fine Arts and I am learning much more in YOutube than at School. I am glad you are motivated again!

    • @albertoallegrirodriguez5140
      @albertoallegrirodriguez5140 7 лет назад +3

      well, that certainly makes me feel better studying Biology instead of Fine Arts!

    • @olympe1996
      @olympe1996 7 лет назад +22

      the irony of art schools is that they teach avant garde techniques that back in their time artists rebelled against academy theory (sorry my bad english I hope someone understand me ) I hated my art school im now learning on internet, the modern era is a good time to be alive!

    • @accueilt3740
      @accueilt3740 7 лет назад +4

      Exactlly the same here in France.
      Cheers

    • @boa9557
      @boa9557 5 лет назад +3

      why did you waste so much money

  • @feymouse
    @feymouse 8 лет назад +316

    so, before i changed my major, i took 3 years of graphic design. while i won't fault my professors (honestly, i really liked them and had a good time before i had a mental breakdown 75% into my major), i feel like i've learned SO MUCH MORE in even just 8 minutes. the way you break the colors down is ingenious and extremely clear, and whenever i watch your tutorials, i actually feel confident in my art, and i feel like i'm really improving !!

    • @brandonlam5465
      @brandonlam5465 8 лет назад +3

      How was graphic design? I'm looking into that atm as an upcoming college freshmen. And what did you end up changing your major to?

    • @feymouse
      @feymouse 8 лет назад +8

      +Brandon Lam i really enjoyed graphic design for the most part! it only requires an associate's degree, which you can get at a community college (instead of 4 years of expensive art school). it can get to be a handful, though, because many of the classes are usually studio classes (3 hours once a week) and it's recommended that you sign up for adobe cc.
      i changed to a liberal arts and sciences, but i've taken a certificate course as a veterinary assistant (there aren't many vet tech programs in my area, sadly, but i'm currently working at an animal education center).

    • @brandonlam5465
      @brandonlam5465 8 лет назад

      Oh okay, thanks!
      I'll consider what you said :)

    • @feymouse
      @feymouse 8 лет назад +1

      ***** you're very welcome!! good luck in your search!!

    • @samh3305
      @samh3305 7 лет назад

      Heh, whatever school you took mustve been stressful! D: The art college I will attend is almost close to free, and you just need to pass highschool (as qualification)

  • @tfqrx
    @tfqrx 8 лет назад +130

    If I ever write an autobiography, I'll make sure to include the name 'Sycra' in the credit as one of my most influential coloring teacher

  • @miguelnogueira2719
    @miguelnogueira2719 8 лет назад +423

    You are faaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaar the best tutor in the internet, and the most underrated! This deserves billions of views

    • @joopnotyop
      @joopnotyop 6 лет назад +1

      borodante

    • @ineedclosure4163
      @ineedclosure4163 6 лет назад +3

      He is very good. I also strongly recommend Ahamed Aldoori and Synix Designs. They are excellent teachers I stumbled upon

    • @zulqernein
      @zulqernein 6 лет назад +3

      >far from the best
      >most underrated
      small bit contradictory, those two statements

    • @psiptak6007
      @psiptak6007 6 лет назад +10

      i think by "far the best" he meant "by far the best"

    • @boa9557
      @boa9557 5 лет назад +1

      proko

  • @MrPisster
    @MrPisster 8 лет назад +98

    From a photographer's perspective, it seems like the principle behind this is that the "main color" is the color of the light in the scene. Or like if you had a colored filter over the lense.
    This is great info though, I've never see a systematic approach to color like this. Thank you very much!

  • @MicahBuzanANIMATION
    @MicahBuzanANIMATION 8 лет назад +467

    You articulate things so well with both your words and images. Your channel is an awesome education experience.

    • @efenty6235
      @efenty6235 7 лет назад +12

      Indeed, this comment is unusually well worded and positive. Showing my support for both this great channel and the general polite mannerism of this comment, I liked this comment.

    • @graciellalee2477
      @graciellalee2477 6 лет назад +2

      Winner of a video, I've been looking for "choosing room colors" for a while now, and I think this has helped. Have you heard people talk about - Carterzen Paintify Formula - (do a search on google ) ? Ive heard some decent things about it and my neighbour got cool success with it.

  • @TheFozze
    @TheFozze 8 лет назад +469

    ... WHY DID i NOT LEARN ANYTHING LIKE THIS FROM 3 YEARS IN ART SCHOOL?
    God damnit...

    • @MicahBuzanANIMATION
      @MicahBuzanANIMATION 8 лет назад +44

      +Viktor Wallin Thankfully we have RUclips. A lot cheaper than art school, but arguably more valuable!

    • @TreeckoAndCyndaquil
      @TreeckoAndCyndaquil 8 лет назад +21

      +Viktor Wallin I go in to art school and I asked how colors work to my professor
      and she just told me about the complementary colors and stuff and i still had no idea what's the right one to use and the wrong one-

    • @TheFozze
      @TheFozze 8 лет назад +14

      I went to Vasa in Sweden. its a good school and i did learn a lot, dont get me wrong, but most of the stuff i learned were for artsy fartsy stuff, not actually drawing and making those drawings look good.

    • @RezzySaber
      @RezzySaber 8 лет назад +9

      +Viktor Wallin Are you me? I went to a pretty decent school for art but only learned very little about the technical side of creating a piece

    • @SuperDeluxe80
      @SuperDeluxe80 8 лет назад +4

      +Viktor Wallin
      cuz school wants the money.

  • @BlvckSheep
    @BlvckSheep 10 лет назад +101

    I was struggling and felt depressed that I couldn't mix colours in Photoshop properly. Thanks to your tutorial that now I can work with colours and experiment!

  • @connvexart
    @connvexart 8 лет назад +86

    You are an art school on youtube bless you for making these videos

  • @roderickgladwish
    @roderickgladwish 9 лет назад +84

    Best colour tutorial I've seen. Great work.

    • @MicahBuzanANIMATION
      @MicahBuzanANIMATION 8 лет назад +3

      +Roderick Gladwish The tutorials on his channel are such an awesome resource. I've learned a lot.

  • @Bugzeejr2003
    @Bugzeejr2003 11 лет назад +3

    That teardrop color wheel is brilliant. It makes the greatest amount of sense to me. Seeing you work with that and how it subtracts the portion of color relative to its compliment made it all so much more clear.

  • @KFistheSound
    @KFistheSound 10 лет назад +10

    Wow. This is very good! I had no idea what I was doing with color until now. Everything seems so clear now, what a great teacher you are!

  • @littlejolit
    @littlejolit 9 лет назад +12

    Your technique is so different than anything I'd ever learned before and so effective. Genius. Thanks so much!!

  • @Jay-ir1vc
    @Jay-ir1vc 8 лет назад +6

    This has taught me more about how colours work together than my college colour theory class has all semester. My mind is blooownnn. I cant wait to use all these tips and tricks!

  • @Maxutarenfold
    @Maxutarenfold 9 лет назад +7

    You deserve a medal for this :) I'm familiar with color wheels, schemes and stuff but over saturated colors are always a problem when you just go around the wheel picking what you like. I've never seen it explained so well and easy to understand. Thanks alot!

  • @wistfulpinecone
    @wistfulpinecone 6 лет назад

    Thanks so much for making this tutorial! When it came to digital coloring, it was hard to pick colors, because the color options were just mind boggling, so many to choose from. Here you've explained how to pick them with relation to other colors, and the amount of a color to use. Other tutorials never explain it that well. Here, you've done a magnificent job. I've practiced a bit with what I watched here and already, I'm feeling more confident when it comes to coloring digital again. I can take a break from coloring a pic and come back and still be satisfied with the colors I've chosen. This tutorial has helped me a lot!

  • @nunally
    @nunally 8 лет назад +3

    I'm so amazed I might cry, I finally understand! in the last weeks I have been struggling trying to coordinate the colors of this drawing I'm making and now everything makes sense, I'm so happy! thank you so so so much!

  • @RRenee94
    @RRenee94 8 лет назад +16

    This is one of the most helpful art related tutorials I've ever seen. Thanks a lot! :D

  • @christianfekete
    @christianfekete 10 лет назад +19

    wow, this is an incredible tutorial, definitely one of my ever favorite, thank you for sharing

  • @Mabaz
    @Mabaz 6 лет назад +1

    Man this was so easy to understand, unlike all the other videos about how colors should be put together and a lot of rambling. Here you used practical examples and used percentages, I understand percentages! Thank you.

  • @theFloatingShip
    @theFloatingShip 5 лет назад

    I've wanted to be an artist for years but I've not been able to afford art classes at college. I found your channel recently and I want to thank you immensely for teaching all of this for free- I'm starting to feel more confident in my art and I want to thank you so much for all of your videos!!!

  • @Javlini
    @Javlini 8 лет назад +3

    Can't tell you how happy I am to have found this video. Thanks man !

  • @mamilleralmeida
    @mamilleralmeida 8 лет назад +4

    The best lesson about colors I´ve ever seen. Thank you, man

  • @dreahatch7299
    @dreahatch7299 10 лет назад +2

    This entire video is extremely insightful, but I have to say, my favorite trick is the black layer used for checking value. THANK YOU! That is brilliant. I will never not use that from here on out!

  • @BecWelsford
    @BecWelsford 7 лет назад

    This video was so helpful! Thank you so much! I've never understood how artists get their colours to work in symphony together. After watching this video, I feel like I have a far better starting point from which to go forth with my digital illustrations. Thanks again!

  • @Thehamautachannel
    @Thehamautachannel 8 лет назад +3

    I knew there was a math behind colors as well. Thanks for this! Exactly what i was looking for. And really most art school teachers dont know how to teach these concepts.

  • @kotszok
    @kotszok 9 лет назад +13

    This tutorial was like an epiphany for me. I have never understood colours... until now (ok ok still a long way to go but damn! It all makes sense now!). I can't wait to test this and see how well I do! I can finally unerstand why some of my coloured work up till now has been so AWFUL... thank you!!!!

  • @bradleysmith9924
    @bradleysmith9924 9 лет назад +1

    You're so good at explaining things and I love how you use a range of examples to fully illustrate the point. Thank you so much. :)

  • @makarushkacloudfur5859
    @makarushkacloudfur5859 10 лет назад

    Thanks! I've been looking for something like this for over a year now. You have a very interesting and original color theory - it's cleared a lot of things up for me in digital painting and has given me confidence to digi-paint more on impulse.

  • @ZitarsSide
    @ZitarsSide 10 лет назад +6

    I'm always struggling with colors in PS and Paint Tool Sai, so thank you a lot for this! No more need to find a picture with the targeted colors in mind!

  • @LV1111-s8j
    @LV1111-s8j 8 лет назад +155

    23:38 wtf the snake ahah

    • @trentkuhn
      @trentkuhn 8 лет назад +16

      +Catherine Verret (Why Lion) You saw nothing. Move along.

    • @yourbeau
      @yourbeau 7 лет назад +2

      I saw it too xd

    • @yuyuary
      @yuyuary 7 лет назад +1

      I just spit out my tea xD

  • @zn5368
    @zn5368 7 лет назад

    oh my God why am I just finding this video of yours right now? This is such a lifesaver. I've been struggling to understand how to make colors work together. I've watched a lot of tutorials that keeps giving me the color schemes (monochromatic, complementary, etc) but I never figured how to use them in a way that I could be free to choose several colors and not make certain shades clash with each other.
    Thank you very much for giving us this awesome tutorial with a very detailed example/application. Never have I agreed to anyone or any tutorials that are telling me the basic color schemes would work until I watched this. Thank you again and probably I need to look more into your videos~

  • @Davesmg
    @Davesmg 5 лет назад

    I start study digital painting now, 6 years afrer you're video is launch and this is the best video posted since, again, after 6 years!
    I'm from Brazil and I glad to find your channel, thank you só much!

  • @katattack707
    @katattack707 9 лет назад +121

    did anyone else see the snake in the bottom left hand corner at around 22 minutes in?

  • @LukeSeed
    @LukeSeed 9 лет назад +42

    So when you say "Pick your main color" are you referring to the light source color? If that is the case, could you do a video with perhaps two different color spot light sources and apply them to a scene/character to illustrate how that would interact?

    • @444luxray444
      @444luxray444 7 лет назад +7

      good point here.
      I dont know if Sycra made one already, but if he hasnt and you still have that doubt, a good way to study that is doing a experiment with 2 lamps of diferent colors and seeing how their lights affect the colors of an object

  • @charlieevergreen3514
    @charlieevergreen3514 8 лет назад +1

    I've always tried to explain this in terms of colored light, and how that affects all the other colors in the scene (like red light making a green hat look almost dark grey), but I think this is a much better explanation of how to actually choose the right colors. I love the "teardrop-on-the-0sat-center-wheel", and the "progressively-more-desaturated-colors-approaching-the-complimentary". Super concise and helpful. Thanks for posting this.

  • @peopledrawing648
    @peopledrawing648 6 лет назад

    Hey Sycra. This is my favorite color tutorial on the net! I use this method all the time now. Pure gold! Thank you.

  • @sofieshen9491
    @sofieshen9491 7 лет назад +121

    white isn't cool or warm. it is neutral. it can go either way. grey can go either way too. cool or warm all depends on what colors are around. some colors are traditionally cool, but a violet will look warm when it is next to ultramarine and cool when next to a carmine! context matters.

    • @GyariSan1
      @GyariSan1 7 лет назад +12

      Help us. Create a video

    • @kashifmoore
      @kashifmoore 5 лет назад +5

      White is a cool color

    • @kushkungvivo744
      @kushkungvivo744 5 лет назад +2

      all he said was white in itself is cool. no shit that context matters, it happens with every color. everyone knows. jeez

    • @astroliqht2773
      @astroliqht2773 5 лет назад +6

      well, violet can also be cool/warm by itself. if you add a lot of red to it, then it'll be warm. if you add a lot of blue to it, then it'll be cool.

    • @kushkungvivo744
      @kushkungvivo744 5 лет назад +3

      ​@@astroliqht2773 Wowwwww you surely aren't ready for any artistic topics of this league at all.
      There's no such a thing like a color being whatever "by itself" to be warm or cool or anything would require a shift in hue saturation or value. that results in a different 'color'. and that ain't no such thing like "by itself" bullshit. it's as if you're saying a red turned into green in a literal sense is still red. and I think you meant to say cooler/warmer not literally cool or warm.
      I also have some fun facts for you, a cool violet can be something known as a "purple". and warmer is known as a "magenta". lesson over ...now you should leave, and try not to post anymore dumb pretentious shit attempting to get into r/imverysmart next time.

  • @ziltoidtheomniscient2398
    @ziltoidtheomniscient2398 9 лет назад +90

    Did Sycra inadvertently create Satsuki? 0__0

    • @gevoian
      @gevoian 9 лет назад +3

      LMAO i thought the same

    • @goomba478
      @goomba478 9 лет назад +6

      I totally watched this video for Satsuki and stayed for the brilliant color lesson =).

    • @thebeesknees1162
      @thebeesknees1162 7 лет назад

      I think he did.

    • @thethmooteresa
      @thethmooteresa 4 года назад

      Oh dame

  • @vickyv.1919
    @vickyv.1919 3 года назад

    you have no idea how much this changed my life. This was the most useful art video I've ever watched. God bless!

  • @ReliabilityZero
    @ReliabilityZero 7 лет назад +1

    Hey! Thank you so much for the video, I really learned a lot watching your tutorials, like your tutorials answers all the questions i have in my head about drawing and painting. Most people wouldn't break down the tutorial down to the very basics, to them, picking colour is just 'it feels right' but I would always get weird looking combinations if I tried it myself. After watching this I finally understand where I've been wrong. You're amazing

  • @the888erkan888
    @the888erkan888 9 лет назад +13

    Thank you very much for all your tutorials, they are excellent :)

    • @MicahBuzanANIMATION
      @MicahBuzanANIMATION 8 лет назад +4

      +ErikM I know! It's like a free art education right here on youtube :)

    • @ThePlugTurtle
      @ThePlugTurtle 8 лет назад

      thats exactly what it is!

  • @pointwert
    @pointwert 11 лет назад +6

    17:45
    "What you're sorta doing is killing everything."
    I laughed so hard

  • @adamboujouf5133
    @adamboujouf5133 5 лет назад

    You've just save my life... i was looking for a quite long time for such a good explained video about how to choose the good colors match.
    The words cannot thank you more about how much you've helped me with this great video

  • @nightconformer
    @nightconformer 9 лет назад

    I've seen thousand of tutorials about color, but this one is the ONLY one that helped me. Thank you very much. Please keep creating your great tutorials.

  • @L7U
    @L7U 10 лет назад +5

    dude you're the best thing that happened to me this year (no homo) and the year is almost ending so a ton of stuff happened already

  • @koju-kin
    @koju-kin 9 лет назад +3

    please help, i dont know how to put the color wheel in SAI

  • @AliasEliahus
    @AliasEliahus 5 лет назад

    Dear sweet lord thank you, i've been trying for a while now to get my colors to work with each other and no matter how many videos i picked up i just wasn't getting it until you explained the percentage thing. These other commenters are right dude, you are by far one of the easiest tutors to grasp, looking forward to binging your other videos.

  • @EddCoates
    @EddCoates 9 лет назад

    Thank you SO much!! This is one of the best tutorials I've ever seen, and something I've been searching for for months!! Subscribed, can't wait to see the rest of your videos!

  • @DOCTOR.DEADHEAD
    @DOCTOR.DEADHEAD 8 лет назад +11

    *is a traditional media artist only*
    *cries* TTvTT

  • @KalinTheZola
    @KalinTheZola 8 лет назад +3

    "Anything white by nature is cool"
    - Sycra
    Seriously though, these videos have been very helpful.

    • @Steir12
      @Steir12 8 лет назад

      You realize he means "cool" that is "cold", right?

    • @KalinTheZola
      @KalinTheZola 8 лет назад +2

      Steir12
      You realize it was a joke, right? I mean he said in the video that he didn't mean it that way.

    • @Steir12
      @Steir12 8 лет назад

      Well man whatever, as you probably understood already i'm not native no english and its really hard to me to notice sarcastic or ironic vibes sometimes.

  • @MintyVoid
    @MintyVoid 9 лет назад

    I have had so much trouble going from traditional painting to digital. This helps me out so much in knowing HOW to limit the colours. Thank you!!!!

  • @Kronikwookie
    @Kronikwookie 10 лет назад

    The was the most educational and helpful thing I've ever come across pertaining to coloring. I've always struggled because I'm somewhat colorblind, but I finally have confidence in using colors after watching this video.

  • @TheRaypaulus
    @TheRaypaulus 8 лет назад +7

    finally get how simple coloring could be! :D

    • @TheRaypaulus
      @TheRaypaulus 8 лет назад +2

      you surely just make painting a whole lot easier to understand

  • @pippuripappuri1394
    @pippuripappuri1394 10 лет назад +15

    omg :DD did anyone saw that snake 23:39 ? anyone or just me? ..okay

  • @alzamonart
    @alzamonart Год назад

    Can't believe me It took me so many years to finally find a tutorial that REALLY explained how to understand and use the color wheel to start a working palette from scratch. True, colors in real life may not conform exactly to these rules, but as a starting point... it does deliver and then some. This is survival knowledge for life (an artist's life, at least). Thanks for sharing.

  • @Gyroeg
    @Gyroeg 5 лет назад

    I love this guy, its like i saw a different world of art that i've never seen before. So great at explaining

  • @platthepollutypus
    @platthepollutypus 10 лет назад +9

    WHY DID I SEE A SNAKE IN THE CORNER!?

  •  10 лет назад +28

    I SAW A SNAKE!!!!

    • @michaelrapirap4647
      @michaelrapirap4647 10 лет назад +4

      me too at 23:39

    • @chethanc6245
      @chethanc6245 9 лет назад +1

      Me too.... I was on full screen, and kinda looking in that area and suddenly it popped up.... Freaked Out..!! What was that anyway Sycra ??

    • @tealegs
      @tealegs 9 лет назад

      chethan c I'm wondering if maybe it's a super clever/sneaky watermark. I defo didn't notice it the first time! Creepy creepy :S

  • @zabistenin
    @zabistenin 9 лет назад

    I've been drawing, sketching, painting and experimented my whole life.. I've sort of learnt to find ok colours, but this... this is perfect. It makes sooooo much sense... I'm definetly going to use this thought or concept when teaching (I'm currently studying to teach art/drawing in schools). Easy to explain and making sense... Thank you!

  • @issapod624
    @issapod624 5 лет назад

    This actually helps me a looooot. I've always had trouble placing and picking colours, especially digitally as they don't mix the same. Thank you so much!

  • @LadySwampster
    @LadySwampster 9 лет назад +19

    Please tell me someone else spotted the snake?

    • @RedPilgrim.
      @RedPilgrim. 9 лет назад +3

      lol I thought it was another ad popping up..

  • @ChumpTroop
    @ChumpTroop 10 лет назад +6

    SATSUKIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @jikito3199
    @jikito3199 4 года назад +1

    7 years ago and you are still helping me. Thank you Sycra!

  • @idannen
    @idannen 10 лет назад

    I've read and watched a huge amount of colour theory tutorials and guides and I must say that this one is the most intuitial and best to put into practice.

  • @Oscar_Armstrong
    @Oscar_Armstrong 8 лет назад +4

    How did you get the actual painters wheel?

    • @Joshualacruz
      @Joshualacruz 8 лет назад +2

      Asking the real questions here.

    • @Joshualacruz
      @Joshualacruz 8 лет назад +3

      Ah, doing a bit of research it's in his web page..
      It's the description. Find the ressources tab and search in there for "Len White Color Wheel" :)

    • @Oscar_Armstrong
      @Oscar_Armstrong 8 лет назад

      Joshualacruz Thank you very much :D...

    • @Joshualacruz
      @Joshualacruz 8 лет назад

      You are welcome ^-^

  • @raphfelix6305
    @raphfelix6305 9 лет назад +6

    i am trying to teach myself digital painting.. never stepped foot in a class.. i don't own any art books. not even a color palette, or wheel .. yeah i know i need those.. i never learned how to read those tools. i feel like an idiot saying that. but in saying that, i am kind of lost with this video. i am all for learning how though.. any advice ?

    • @EirysP
      @EirysP 9 лет назад +2

      In what way would you need help then? I'm also just starting to learn digital painting. Oftentimes, the problem would probably be knowing how to use the tools in the software. Is that the kind of trouble you're in?

    • @raphfelix6305
      @raphfelix6305 9 лет назад

      Joey Dy i would have to say yes.. i been learning slowly about some of the tools , but when it comes to color theory and use, i am lost. so i am going back to formula by starting from scratch. trying to get into the frame of mind of someone that has no idea about a damn thing, and doing it all step by step. anatomy , pencils, inks , and so forth. any good books out there ?

    • @EirysP
      @EirysP 9 лет назад

      Apparently, there 'are' a lot good books out there. Whichever bookstore you enter should have some helpful ones. Although you don't really need to rely on them. A lot of experienced artists on RUclips are willing to give starters like you and I a helping hand. There are tons of them here. But if you've already bought and read them, then watching video tutorials made by talented people will add indefinitely to what you already know.

    • @raphfelix6305
      @raphfelix6305 9 лет назад

      i cant afford art books. so far i been going to youtube for my info.. and trying to watch the videos in order, giving myself at least 5-7 days of training on what the vid was teaching before going to the next video in the series. i dont expect to get better over night, and as long as i keep that in mind, i will do just fine.

    • @raphfelix6305
      @raphfelix6305 9 лет назад

      Matt B i think it is also has alot to do with confidence. which is something i lack . but i need to get over. i been doing my best to draw faces today. and some gesture poses. still trying to learn to see. before i can even move to drawing from imagination , i will need to have the basics down first. at this rate, i wont be getting to that childrens book illustrating till the middle of next year . this is the year i hone my skills. my slow slow honing of my sorry ass skills..

  • @KeepCalmCapybara
    @KeepCalmCapybara 3 года назад +1

    This is the perfect tutorial for me. For some years I've been struggle with the colors, they didn't look real or natural for me every time I painted something. Now I know how to fix this "no harmony" problem. Thanks a lot, dude :D

  • @genesismayer3865
    @genesismayer3865 7 лет назад +1

    this is the color theory video ive been searching for since the dawn of time. it is literally so magical thank you so much for this holy crap

  • @YeikyRivera
    @YeikyRivera 8 лет назад +5

    Anyone else noticed the snake at 23:40?

    • @Rezwolf
      @Rezwolf 8 лет назад +2

      scared the crap out of me, I'm watching on a big screen

    • @YeikyRivera
      @YeikyRivera 8 лет назад +1

      hahah I'm glad I wasn't the only one who noticed it lol

    • @goranpavlovic9051
      @goranpavlovic9051 8 лет назад +1

      yes i thought it's tiger at the first glance when it dissapeared

    • @axlherevia2829
      @axlherevia2829 7 лет назад

      yeah. he says it exactly as he says white. i freaked out for a sec and checked the comments immediately after. glad to know I'm not crazy.

  • @sexyapplejack102
    @sexyapplejack102 10 лет назад +4

    23:38 Holy shit is that a snake in the bottom left?!

  • @Tsuyu87
    @Tsuyu87 8 лет назад

    Thank you so much for making this tutorial!! I've been watching hundreds of tutorials about coloring and I still didn't understand how to choose colors that work together until I saw your video... Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge about color!! I think I understand color a bit better and I will use this better understanding of colors in my next works!! ^w^

  • @terrypark3690
    @terrypark3690 10 лет назад

    This is genious. I've been avoiding coloring digital because I wasn't sure with my selection of colors but your tutorial's really helped me! thanks a ton :D

  • @gilbertbeildschmit4931
    @gilbertbeildschmit4931 8 лет назад +8

    Hey (don't mind the awesome account name x"D) On flipagram... Its all I have... But , I wanted someone who had been drawing to see if I can go anywhere with my drawings... I'm only 12 and have taught myself to draw, Ive seen a few of your videos and their AMAZING! Wish I ha founf them sooner... Ive seen 9... c:

    • @gilbertbeildschmit4931
      @gilbertbeildschmit4931 8 лет назад +1

      1st off, not all 12 year olds draw the same, I found that a bit insulting X"D but I'm going to stop watching videos. Hes awesome, but I want to find this out on my own ^-^

    • @gilbertbeildschmit4931
      @gilbertbeildschmit4931 8 лет назад

      Your so polite :P Did Da Vince watch videos to speed up his learning process? You don't need videos, you need patience with yourself. That's what I'm working on. You can have your opinion and I'll have mine ^-^

    • @gilbertbeildschmit4931
      @gilbertbeildschmit4931 8 лет назад

      Alrighty ^-^ taking the hard way because... It isn't that hard actualy x"D It makes me want to see what else I can do (: Good luck with your drawing as well~!

  • @Groaznic
    @Groaznic 10 лет назад +41

    There is something striking about you, you do have a mind blowing incredible talent, and I have a lot of respect for the work you put in for honing your skill. But you are drawing some of the most boring shit that I've seen, at least by looking at your home page, even your S logo looks like some autogenerated shit from the 90's. A lot of beginners are trying to implement some crazy or original idea way beyond their skills but I feel with you it's the other way around. Maybe you should (listen to this random stranger on the internet and) get out and look for some drawing ideas that would be on par with your excellent skills. Just trying to be constructive here. Cheers man.

    • @nevereveranything
      @nevereveranything 10 лет назад +10

      I think as you get better at art, a lot of the technicality of the subject clogs your mind and gets in the way of originality and creativity. If you study something like entertainment design, they will teach you a lot of techniques (like thumbnail sketching) so you can communicate your really cool ideas while maintaining the technique. Also some people are just less creative than others.

    • @AfterYouLose
      @AfterYouLose 10 лет назад +13

      I love the internet where everyone is certain their opinion counts, people with no talent can say that the work of those with talent is boring, people with faces like an ogre's asshole can comment on beauty. The truth is that not everyone's opinion is relevant or should carry weight, some people are better than others and some peoples opinions have value while others don't. I include myself in that statement, most of us just don't fucking matter in any way, especially not our opinions.

    • @Groaznic
      @Groaznic 10 лет назад +7

      AfterYouLose And how the heck did you already quantify my experience as null? Since I was little I was obsessed with computer graphics, I spent almost 10 years with 3D and quite some time with 2D. I have nowhere near the talent and experience of Sycra, I'm quite shit probably, but I'm up to my ears every day in this subject and with risk of being an asshole I'll sustain that I am a little bit qualified to have an opinion. I may have just gotten jaded actually :) Btw pop in to drawcrowd.com (Feng Zhu's new site) when you want to drop down on your knees, you'll see what I mean.

    • @alyssadangelo9738
      @alyssadangelo9738 10 лет назад +13

      I agree on most points, but that's what makes Sycra a fantastic teacher... He seems to use logic more than emotion, which is awesome because it's a different perspective for the stereotypical, over-the-top feeling artist. His creativity might suffer for that, but his teaching and technical skills remain superb. He's what most artists need.

    • @Le_beaubrun
      @Le_beaubrun 10 лет назад +2

      I feels he's getting progressively more creative though. His new stuff on DA is much more interesting. But I mostly agree.

  • @RosieDuck
    @RosieDuck 5 лет назад +1

    right now i am only at 5:27 but i've already learned more practical info about picking colors than i have ever anywhere else and i was getting REALLY tired of my digital stuff looking truly off beside my traditional sketches etc, thank you so. SO. MUCH.

  • @janaewelsh8056
    @janaewelsh8056 5 лет назад

    This is genius and is the first video about colour theory I've found that made a significant difference in my art. Thanks so much dude!

  • @brianjohnson7610
    @brianjohnson7610 9 лет назад +15

    *Waiting for someone to say, "It's 'colors', not colours!"*

    • @brianjohnson7610
      @brianjohnson7610 9 лет назад

      Space-churro XD I don't think you read my comment properly, I said I was waiting for someone to say that, not saying it myself.

    • @Trixiehobbits
      @Trixiehobbits 9 лет назад +1

      Space-churro
      I don't get it. ~

    • @Trixiehobbits
      @Trixiehobbits 9 лет назад +2

      Oh Space-churro you made me laugh.
      I was implying that there wasn't a location beyond America, you goof. x3 Cause, 'Merica!

    • @captainuniversalart3796
      @captainuniversalart3796 9 лет назад

      Klowd Johnson I get it. lol

    • @ashleysmall2718
      @ashleysmall2718 9 лет назад +9

      Space-churro We didn't put them in, Americans took them away! Poor letters.

  • @kemystery8896
    @kemystery8896 4 года назад +1

    That black layer value test thing is gold. Well needed tip! Thanks

  • @fictartchannel5709
    @fictartchannel5709 9 лет назад

    This video is one of the most helpful ones I have ever seen. I always had problems with color and sometimes trashing beautiful drawings because of the way I had colored my piece. Thanks!!! :3

  • @altabestudio
    @altabestudio 10 лет назад +2

    Best coloring tutorial I have seen online so far (and I have seen plenty) thanks so much for making this. :)

  • @teacherhermie719
    @teacherhermie719 4 года назад +1

    This helped me out so mcuh! thank you! I was having trouble with my art, I always felt something was off with the colors but thanks to you, I was able to fix that problem a bit. Thank you so much! You have a new fan!

  • @bIabber
    @bIabber 5 лет назад

    You're an amazing teacher with such a humble way of approaching things. Thank you so much for this tutorial, I know next to nothing about picking the right colors properly and this helped a lot. Thank you thank you

  • @Katriicat
    @Katriicat 10 лет назад

    I don't know why but somehow your tutorials inspire me to take my tablet and start painting again. I wish you were my arts teacher in school cause I definitely learned more in your videos then in 3 years of school with art as my main subject. Also I finally found someone who can really help me with starting with digital art because for me, it's somehow reeeaaaally difficult to use all these options right :D

  • @joaozinho577
    @joaozinho577 9 лет назад

    Impressive sycra...im likeing so much your classes, that im motived to watch all of them now. And after that...might migrate to you kingpencils videos.
    Gratz on your youtube classes....they are all top, and highest lvl of classes ive ever seen.

  • @gray632
    @gray632 8 лет назад

    Wow you make very good tutorials, you actually explain everything properly and then do a drawing to show how to actually use what you just told us, thank you very much! You are great~

  • @nickolasdaff6217
    @nickolasdaff6217 3 года назад

    You are legend! You are HERO! Thank you thank you thank you!!! I've struggling in color so much and tried different techniques, all those colour theories breaking apart because of losing relationships with saturation with complementary color. But your tutorial is very important puzzle piece for me!

  • @Tiepolemo
    @Tiepolemo 11 лет назад

    Great tutorial. I love the way you do first an abstraction of the color palette, explain the use of the colors as they are relationed, and then do a practical demonstration.

  • @itsTERIYAKI
    @itsTERIYAKI 10 лет назад

    You always teach me something so simple but it always helps me tremendously! Must watch ALL THE VIDEOS!

  • @Rorinergw2
    @Rorinergw2 Год назад

    Not sure why this 9yr old video popped up in recommendeds but I’m glad it did your videos were pretty much what got me thru my college years❤

  • @SammySammington
    @SammySammington 2 года назад

    omg, I've been trying to figure this out for so long and you have explained it SO well but ina simple way, thankyou so much, great tutorial!

  • @NYARAWRRAWR
    @NYARAWRRAWR 6 лет назад +1

    This tutorial was so helpful for me, its like I'm at a class in some great art school! Thankyou Sycra :)

  • @ahmedfangary8654
    @ahmedfangary8654 8 лет назад

    one of the best tutorials ever ... it really answers a lot of questions about choosing colors

  • @curiokryptic
    @curiokryptic 7 лет назад +1

    Thank you! This helped me so much!
    I managed to draw something I am actually kind of proud of. The program I used did not let me clip layers, but I got around it and it actually didn't turn out bad.
    Thank you so much for making this video. I feel like this is going to be a big help for me

  • @valcoholic
    @valcoholic 10 лет назад

    Thanks Sycra, I've been looking for some advice like that for a long, long time. Been into digital drawing for 10yrs but somehow never deep enough, you're really helping me getting started with this stuff and changing the whole way I'm treating my wacom. Thanks, Thanks thanks.

  • @thecuriouswild5199
    @thecuriouswild5199 7 лет назад

    This is the best color tutorial I've ever seen. Thanks so much for posting it, this is crazy helpful!

  • @SakuraSsj
    @SakuraSsj 10 лет назад

    This is one of the most useful tutorials on youtube. Thank you for uploading this, it helped a lot!