This video doesn't touch on it but most art schools teach you to see value first before you see color. The first 2 years of my art school was focused on seeing value of blacks and whites in terms of graphite and charcoal drawings (drawing/drawing theory). Because drawing is not the same as painting you spend another 3-6 months learning to paint black and white before you start to use color. When you do start to use color you don't just jump into 12 colors....you start with one along with a black and a white. We did many monochromatic paintings. Then you move up to complements plus a black and white. You slowly work your way up to 3 (primaries/triadic) colors and gradually using more and more colors by the time you finish art school you have mastered 8-10 different colors along with all the values with black and white. Everybody hates to work and they all want to easy way out. If you learn slowly by taking one color at a time and doing many painting with each plus black and white you will not only learn color theory but also value which is unfortunately lacking in many amateur paintings. It's called practice makes perfect. Start simple and work towards complex. Doing this any other way will take more time and cause more confusion and will slow your growth as an artist.
Thanks for sharing this process. I was thinking what I could do while I struggle to find inspiration, and I do as I haven’t figured out exactly what inspires me. I might as well follow this process at least to learn colours.
May I suggest something.... would you do a video on how to read a reference photo...before starting a painting...that will give a road map for the painting? Like...where is the focal point, what values are dominant ...far to distance objects in the reference...etc
you should check out Ian Roberts' channel too. he's great for breaking down composition and photo references. from one photo, 10 different artists might have each a different compositions because each one decides their own crop and focal point, and even if they have a similar comp, they'll have different ways/colours/value structures to approaching the piece.
Thank you so much for this video! I wish my father, who died 3 years ago, could see this... He loved to paint, but he lacked formal education and his biggest difficultly was mixing colors to get the color he needed. I tried helping him by searching for good educational videos or books, but I never found something as good as your lesson here. At least I will now be better at mixing colors and maybe he will see me from heaven and be glad I'm doing it well...
Wow! I did not know that COLORS help create a bond between a FATHER & his SON. Life is STRANGER than FICTION. Thank Pavelb7206 for sharing his heart-warming story.
You are incredible!!! I wasted my life for one hour in some other dudes video on mixing colours where explaintions were vague and his colours did not look as described ( like his red looked orange, purpal looked brown) and all the mixing just looked muddy overall. Your presentation is amazingly clear on every level, explaination, visual and examples you use. Your articulation is impeccable. Thank you for being such an incredible teacher. You are definitely making a huge difference ❤
I know values. I've drawn with charcoal and graphite and values tell the story and make the shapes. I'm learning about color, and I have never seen a better, more comprehensive explanation than this! Yes Sir, you deserve an award and are a really good teacher. Thank you!🙏🏿
How’s that going for you? Colors I mean. I’m currently in the same predicament and I’ve definitely begun to understand color yet when I try to apply this knowledge my hands don’t want to cooperate. Nope. I feel like crying even if I, too, liked this video.
I purchased your Color Theory Tutorial: "The Art and Practice of Color" and the poster as well. This is such an incredible body of work, Florent! I'm also so happy that you have done this video for everyone to be able to access it. Many thanks and blessings. 💖. 🎨 💖
Oh that is a lot. Hmmmmm did you see Patron $10 a month option? I wonder if it is the same. Or one hour at a time maybe huh... I mean it’s totally worth it but I am honestly poor due to too many animals I can’t give up since $ changed
@@cynthiamarston2208 Florent said he was working on a color theory course, I believe it was last year, so I had been saving up - didn't know the price until he released it. I'm not a portrait painter so his other course wouldn't offer me as much help as this one, which has been a huge sticking point in my work. I live near an accredited college that offers fine art classes, but the cost of their "introductory" course is in the thousands. By comparison, this course is much more cost effective for what I need, which is color. Cynthia you can email Florent directly and ask him about your concerns and best options for what your painting needs are in your art journey. What the sticking points are for you in your work and I'm sure he would assist you in the education options that he offers.
@@shadowstarr7 I joined Patron $10 a month. It’s a start. I do portrait and only portrait. Not gonna live long enough to get good at everything. Yes. Portrait Oil Color. My sticking point is proper and correct prep drawing. Proportion I’m part way thru my commitment to paint 4 hours a day fir 31 days. It’s to create that as a habit! Thank you for your help. There are lots of goodies in the membership and I can use fir now!
You, my friend, are a truly awesome individual. Aside from your knowledge and obvious talents and insight, your generosity in sharing it with us is, in itself, inspiring. I'll be purchasing your tutorial on color theory as soon as I am finished writing this comment and downloading your color wheels.Thank you so much my friend.I hope to watch many more of your online teachings. Peace
Just purchased your course, this is exactly what I've been hunting for, for YEARS. Something about the traditional color wheel never quite clicked for me but every resource I could find (even by some super talented artists I really admire) was teaching everything based on this color wheel. I thought I was just a hopeless case for not understanding. This video alone made so many things click, especially the bit about true complementary colors. I can't wait to dive into the course material. Thanks for making this :D
Thank you so much Maria, indeed I was once in the same situation, color theory can be quite confusing and slip away from actual usefulness. It took me a long time to come up with this ! Glad you like my work 😊Feel free to write if you need anything !
As a beginner starting with pencils, I have watched many videos and sites regarding color theory. This explanation and method to think about all the dimensions of colors is by far the most well thought out and I begin to understand much more clearly almost immediately. Thank you so much for finally finding explanations and a system that actually makes so much more sense. Although I am just in pencils for now, I am purchasing the course and going through it for the depth of it all. 🙏🙏🔥
I love how arts have theory and science behind them. It just makes them that much special to me, and it makes me appreciate even more complex bodies of art
Absolutely Brilliant! As a professional painter, illustrator and graphic designer, this is truly the best channel for all artists of every calibre to master Colour - from beginner to professional. Thanks so much! 💜
Thank you for this video! This is the most comprehensive explanation of why having just 3 primary colors doesn't work for painting. When I teach painting I always tell my students to buy at least 6 colors, plus white & black: cadmium red, magenta (quinacridone), yellow, cyan, ultramarine blue, and phthalo green. You can get pretty much any color mixed with those 6, plus white & black.
I have never seen anyone explain color theory like him and as a person who loves to paint he easily showed how I can make my art so much better in 30 minutes
This is gold!! I have watched several colour theory videos but everything went over my head and I couldn't put any of theories into practice. But this hits different!! This is practical. Thank you for making this.
I’ve always been told that there were 3 primary colors and have never question this before. This is so interesting and game changing to add cyan, magenta and green to my thinking process. Thank you so much !
Best video on color theory i have ever seen. Not to mention throughout all the different courses I have taken through my entire life up until this momment. Greatly thinking about his course now. Thank you ver my much!!!
Merci merci merci merci beaucoup! I'm starting to take my painting hobby seriously and you really made everything so clear with your video in a straight-forward way, I can't thank you enough for sharing your knowledge with us
I had to take the time to comment this. Your videos and explanations are so ethereal. The way you explain color theory and the nature of color is so beautiful. I’ve never seen it viewed like this anywhere online. Thankyou
Best explanatory work I have so far found! I take my hat off for you, sir! A huge THANK to you for your color wheel also in free PDF! You are just wonderful! God bless you most richly! Best regards from Sweden! I love colors and painting but it is such a demanding practice to choose the right values and colors! Your work is indeed a important help to work properly and systematically with colors in paintings!💯👍💝👌
C'était tellement informatif Florent!! Merci beaucoup pour cette vidéo, c'est la première fois que je trouve une "color wheel" aussi bien expliquée. Pour une fois je sens que ça va m'être utile pour mes peintures. Merci pour ce travail de qualité!
i paint 'intuitively' and your more cerebral approach in explaining was really needed; there are always times when intuitively i can 'see' and know the hue or color i want but have no idea how to mix my paints to achieve that and you explanation here is !!!!
You are on the ball took me even to this day using the color wheel you showed people how to understand sunlight and shadows with your color wheels thank you.
I love your reference and comparisons to music... I am a musician and have played improvised jazz mainly for years, with reference in my mind to color as I play... improvising with sheets of color, lines of color, different colors, different color intensities, on and on... you have helped me as I now will compare and explore this in reverse in my new hobby in oil painting. Thank you!
I do love the way you explain the topic, it's smooth and easy to understand; I've learned a lot from you, THANK YOU for sharing your knowledge, I do appreciate what you do.
in contemporary music is the same. they just put random notes and say it's fine art. and Schoenberg invented a system to put 2 notes that don't relate at all with each other. I think art, in general, reached that was so high that no one can take it further so they just start "innovating" something that doesn't make sense at all. The video is great and it taught me a lot. you are a great teacher :D
Beautifully explained, and really makes sense. The best video I have ever seen regarding colour. To be honest the ONLY thing that comes close to how awesome this explanation is would be the original books written by Ostwald and Munsell, this guy is a genius, thankyou!!!
Tellement intéressant et bien expliqué! J’ai passé plusieurs heures à analyser les couleurs Munsell. Je trouves ton système beaucoup plus accessible et applicable. Merci!!!
8:02 this is exactly what I’ve been looking for. Every time I try to look at videos to learn color theory, value and chroma are out of the picture(especially value). When you’re just going off of hue it’s hard (unless your style is purely bright colors). I’m glad to finally find something that touches on the color wheel’s other two dimensions. Edit: 23:18 is a big help as wel
Thank you so much. Listening to you gives me hope, it feels like some schools just butcher the beauty of art, and all knowledge that comes with it. At my school my teachers hide behind: everything is subjective and relative... Probably cause they dont know. And my growth suffers for it, and therefor I, but this helps me. Thank you so much. Very good!
I learn something super helpful everytime I watch one of your videos. I might actually call myself an artist with your help! Thank you for doing what you do!
excellent work, your very good explanation is understood in more than one language, greetings from Argentina... excelente trabajo, tu muy buena explicacion se entiende en mas de un idioma, saludos desde argentina....
Thank you! This is the best color theory lesson I have ever seen. You made it very simple and understandable. Love your color wheel thank you for making that available.
Hello! I just found you. I'm new in the world of painting. You just blew my mind! 😁 You are amazing. I will be purchasing your course & whatever else comes with it! Thank you so much!!! Forever grateful to you.🙏🕊 ❤💛❤
This is but far the best video online about colour theory!!!! I feel like I have had a cover lifted from my eyes and something so conceptual now feels tangible and makes complete sense! Thankyou a hundred times over!
I was bouncing around the web and You Tube looking for an advanced color wheel theory where I could really understand and your right there isn't much out there. I don't know what made me stop at your video but I'm really glad that I did because I really appreciate and now understand a topic I run from 😁 I hope everyone gives you a like and subscribe . Thanks again
Yes, I have been looking for a color wheel like this for over a year now. I have noticed many adults as well try to correct me because they are professional and I am not: they tell me I have the wrong theory, but I have researched and have learned otherwise. Their experience allows them to make better images than me, but that doesn't always mean they are correct, but generally, they are correct. This is a great video to show the artist in my life. I'm about to be 16 btw,, ^^ just so you know what I mean by adults. I love color, but I lack experience because although I understand it, I haven't made a body to brain connection with color. I have been scared to commit and waste art material, I always have to have double because I fear imperfection and wasting material: I'm afraid I can't get materials being where I come from. Although this is no longer true, it's been holding me back and left me less inspired. But I am still passionate. Edit: So I lack color confidence, illustration confidence in general, and color intuition. Please help! I want to improve ^^
You know...20 years ago I had time to take three full time semesters of art. Community College level. Fees each semester around I don’t know anymore at the very least $200. I may as well just call it rent of $600 for studio space! The amount of info is relentless and great in this series I couldn’t stop watching, taking notes and rewatching. It has a very artistic presentation too. The chart now will be a totally useful reminder of much of the best info so I got it too. And I have dozens of projects to experiment with now....one day at a time. I’m getting more organized! It has a calming effect.
53 seconds in and i'm already in awe, this is so so useful for me as an ND artist (who must learn about everything in immense detail or else suffer the dissatisfaction of unsatisfied curiosity for ever more!) Thank you so much.
I'm very late to the party but this video has helped me understand more in 30 mins than an in person course I paid for! Thank you so much for all you do
I knew it!!! The so called complementary pairings of the traditional approach always looked off to me but I could not put my finger on it. Also I was puzzled about why cyan and magenta could never be mixed if this theory was supposed to work with everything. And lastly. I know understand why I so love adding these missing colors to my palette and why blue and yellow is my favorite combo!! Thank you so much Florent, this makes total sense to me ❤❤
This is a really good and well done colour theory video and covers a wider range of colors that are actually out there ! I'd easily refer this video for a visual reference for people !
Wonderfully informative video Florent! This video finally explained too me why the traidition color wheel and theory always seemed 'off' too me. What an incredible tool your enhanced version is. Thanks for sharing the PDF. I will be putting it to good use!! Many thanks!
Thank you for this superb video. I am not a painter but a photographer and photography teacher, this video is a must to anyone doing creative work, there is no substitute to knowledge. bravo, you really explain it so clear and accurate. I enjoyed the video and will recommend to anyone I know in the creative field.
Thank you so much for this competent and charming video. I'm dying to get creative with my paints and your color wheel has given me great insight into color theory and how to apply it in practice.
I watched this vid and saved the poster a few months ago but at the time I was kind of like “well I’m not a serious painter so I won’t need this but maybe I’ll just save it in case I ever get good”.. well I just had to mix my own colours for the first time since watching and I pulled out the chart and it was AMAZING. So useful even if you’re not a professional!!! I was able to figure out exactly how to get the colours I wanted
Rightly said, this topic has been wrongly taught by many artist online, and I had issues with understanding value and chroma because they are kinda alike. You just did justice to Value and Chroma. Thank you so much sir...
This man deserves an award.
I’ve never agreed more strongly with a comment before
We should give him one
💯💯💯
Buy his class. That's a pretty good award.
I couldn't agree more.
This video doesn't touch on it but most art schools teach you to see value first before you see color. The first 2 years of my art school was focused on seeing value of blacks and whites in terms of graphite and charcoal drawings (drawing/drawing theory). Because drawing is not the same as painting you spend another 3-6 months learning to paint black and white before you start to use color. When you do start to use color you don't just jump into 12 colors....you start with one along with a black and a white. We did many monochromatic paintings. Then you move up to complements plus a black and white. You slowly work your way up to 3 (primaries/triadic) colors and gradually using more and more colors by the time you finish art school you have mastered 8-10 different colors along with all the values with black and white. Everybody hates to work and they all want to easy way out. If you learn slowly by taking one color at a time and doing many painting with each plus black and white you will not only learn color theory but also value which is unfortunately lacking in many amateur paintings. It's called practice makes perfect. Start simple and work towards complex. Doing this any other way will take more time and cause more confusion and will slow your growth as an artist.
Thanks for sharing this process. I was thinking what I could do while I struggle to find inspiration, and I do as I haven’t figured out exactly what inspires me. I might as well follow this process at least to learn colours.
Thanks for the great advice as well
A massive THANKS to you, sir! I take your advice to my heart! God bless you!
This is really solid advice and will definitely incorporate this into my art journey! Thank you!
Do you have instagram art account?
May I suggest something.... would you do a video on how to read a reference photo...before starting a painting...that will give a road map for the painting? Like...where is the focal point, what values are dominant ...far to distance objects in the reference...etc
i would suggest studying more about composition, making a grid, and something called an "underpainting"
You will need to study the principles so you can design without reference :D reference is faster tho
you should check out Ian Roberts' channel too. he's great for breaking down composition and photo references. from one photo, 10 different artists might have each a different compositions because each one decides their own crop and focal point, and even if they have a similar comp, they'll have different ways/colours/value structures to approaching the piece.
Ian Roberts' channel is awesome for exactly that!!
Yes I would like also compositiont related to color proportion, with it tonic, dominant and accent!
Thank you so much for this video! I wish my father, who died 3 years ago, could see this... He loved to paint, but he lacked formal education and his biggest difficultly was mixing colors to get the color he needed. I tried helping him by searching for good educational videos or books, but I never found something as good as your lesson here. At least I will now be better at mixing colors and maybe he will see me from heaven and be glad I'm doing it well...
:,)
@@CJ1402 we shall not cry :'''''''''''''''"""""""""""""""""]
So heartwarming.
Wow! I did not know that COLORS help create a bond between a FATHER & his SON. Life is STRANGER than FICTION. Thank Pavelb7206 for sharing his heart-warming story.
You are incredible!!! I wasted my life for one hour in some other dudes video on mixing colours where explaintions were vague and his colours did not look as described ( like his red looked orange, purpal looked brown) and all the mixing just looked muddy overall. Your presentation is amazingly clear on every level, explaination, visual and examples you use. Your articulation is impeccable. Thank you for being such an incredible teacher. You are definitely making a huge difference ❤
Glad I could help!
I know values. I've drawn with charcoal and graphite and values tell the story and make the shapes. I'm learning about color, and I have never seen a better, more comprehensive explanation than this! Yes Sir, you deserve an award and are a really good teacher. Thank you!🙏🏿
How’s that going for you? Colors I mean. I’m currently in the same predicament and I’ve definitely begun to understand color yet when I try to apply this knowledge my hands don’t want to cooperate. Nope. I feel like crying even if I, too, liked this video.
Bro you are gift to humanity. Better than many academician
I purchased your Color Theory Tutorial: "The Art and Practice of Color" and the poster as well. This is such an incredible body of work, Florent! I'm also so happy that you have done this video for everyone to be able to access it. Many thanks and blessings. 💖. 🎨 💖
How? I saw a $10 patron membership monthly. Is there a way to purchase a certain tutorial?
@@cynthiamarston2208 Scroll down to the 3rd picture, that is for the Art & Practice of Color tutorial to purchase. www.florentfarges.com/education/
Oh that is a lot. Hmmmmm did you see Patron $10 a month option? I wonder if it is the same. Or one hour at a time maybe huh... I mean it’s totally worth it but I am honestly poor due to too many animals I can’t give up since $ changed
@@cynthiamarston2208 Florent said he was working on a color theory course, I believe it was last year, so I had been saving up - didn't know the price until he released it. I'm not a portrait painter so his other course wouldn't offer me as much help as this one, which has been a huge sticking point in my work. I live near an accredited college that offers fine art classes, but the cost of their "introductory" course is in the thousands. By comparison, this course is much more cost effective for what I need, which is color. Cynthia you can email Florent directly and ask him about your concerns and best options for what your painting needs are in your art journey. What the sticking points are for you in your work and I'm sure he would assist you in the education options that he offers.
@@shadowstarr7 I joined Patron $10 a month. It’s a start. I do portrait and only portrait. Not gonna live long enough to get good at everything. Yes. Portrait Oil Color. My sticking point is proper and correct prep drawing. Proportion I’m part way thru my commitment to paint 4 hours a day fir 31 days. It’s to create that as a habit! Thank you for your help. There are lots of goodies in the membership and I can use fir now!
You, my friend, are a truly awesome individual. Aside from your knowledge and obvious talents and insight, your generosity in sharing it with us is, in itself, inspiring. I'll be purchasing your tutorial on color theory as soon as I am finished writing this comment and downloading your color wheels.Thank you so much my friend.I hope to watch many more of your online teachings.
Peace
Just purchased your course, this is exactly what I've been hunting for, for YEARS. Something about the traditional color wheel never quite clicked for me but every resource I could find (even by some super talented artists I really admire) was teaching everything based on this color wheel. I thought I was just a hopeless case for not understanding. This video alone made so many things click, especially the bit about true complementary colors. I can't wait to dive into the course material. Thanks for making this :D
Thank you so much Maria, indeed I was once in the same situation, color theory can be quite confusing and slip away from actual usefulness. It took me a long time to come up with this ! Glad you like my work 😊Feel free to write if you need anything !
As a beginner starting with pencils, I have watched many videos and sites regarding color theory. This explanation and method to think about all the dimensions of colors is by far the most well thought out and I begin to understand much more clearly almost immediately. Thank you so much for finally finding explanations and a system that actually makes so much more sense. Although I am just in pencils for now, I am purchasing the course and going through it for the depth of it all. 🙏🙏🔥
“ An instrument that needs to be tuned while playing and invent and create the notes” you just perfectly described what playing a sitar is like
omg perfect timing!! i was getting frustrated with my painting bcz of the colors :) thank you!
Same
Dito😄
So true! It seems like he reads our mind!
the simple task of the purple ball practice in relation to the colour wheel ... I'm cured. I will always relate back to this. Thank you FF
I love how arts have theory and science behind them. It just makes them that much special to me, and it makes me appreciate even more complex bodies of art
And simpler because it has a system to follow, so you get rid of infinite practice to get something done
Absolutely Brilliant!
As a professional painter, illustrator and graphic designer, this is truly the best channel for all artists of every calibre to master Colour - from beginner to professional.
Thanks so much! 💜
I've posted this link on my Facebook page for all my artist friends to access your site.
Art teachers: **Blah Blah Blah uninformative stuff**
RUclips: **actually teaches**
Word!!
It's sad how true this comment is...
Its true of any subject really. Lol
This was years ago holy shit
Thank you for this video! This is the most comprehensive explanation of why having just 3 primary colors doesn't work for painting. When I teach painting I always tell my students to buy at least 6 colors, plus white & black: cadmium red, magenta (quinacridone), yellow, cyan, ultramarine blue, and phthalo green. You can get pretty much any color mixed with those 6, plus white & black.
I have never seen anyone explain color theory like him and as a person who loves to paint he easily showed how I can make my art so much better in 30 minutes
This is gold!! I have watched several colour theory videos but everything went over my head and I couldn't put any of theories into practice. But this hits different!! This is practical. Thank you for making this.
This guy has passion.
I’ve always been told that there were 3 primary colors and have never question this before. This is so interesting and game changing to add cyan, magenta and green to my thinking process. Thank you so much !
Best video on color theory i have ever seen. Not to mention throughout all the different courses I have taken through my entire life up until this momment. Greatly thinking about his course now. Thank you ver my much!!!
I've never seen someone explain color theory so simply. Thanks !
Merci infiniment Florent!! Tout prend sens, vous êtes un excellent professeur :))
Merci merci merci merci beaucoup! I'm starting to take my painting hobby seriously and you really made everything so clear with your video in a straight-forward way, I can't thank you enough for sharing your knowledge with us
Hi speak french ?
Like so many others, I logged in just to say what a great art teacher and human being you are, dude. Rock On.
Just started painting and having difficulties with mixing and choosing colors .. your video is really helpful. Thank you for sharing 🙂
I had to take the time to comment this. Your videos and explanations are so ethereal. The way you explain color theory and the nature of color is so beautiful. I’ve never seen it viewed like this anywhere online. Thankyou
Best explanatory work I have so far found! I take my hat off for you, sir! A huge THANK to you for your color wheel also in free PDF! You are just wonderful! God bless you most richly! Best regards from Sweden! I love colors and painting but it is such a demanding practice to choose the right values and colors! Your work is indeed a important help to work properly and systematically with colors in paintings!💯👍💝👌
I just love the way you said “hue clarity”! What a beautiful accent to listen to such interesting lessons! ❤️from🇦🇺
Gold mine of color theory. This explains so much that I couldn’t understand from the color wheel. 27:56
C'était tellement informatif Florent!! Merci beaucoup pour cette vidéo, c'est la première fois que je trouve une "color wheel" aussi bien expliquée. Pour une fois je sens que ça va m'être utile pour mes peintures. Merci pour ce travail de qualité!
i paint 'intuitively' and your more cerebral approach in explaining was really needed; there are always times when intuitively i can 'see' and know the hue or color i want but have no idea how to mix my paints to achieve that and you explanation here is !!!!
This was truly a light bulb moment, can say thank you enough. Wonderful explanation
You are on the ball took me even to this day using the color wheel you showed people how to understand sunlight and shadows with your color wheels thank you.
Point #3 is what I've been searching EVERYWHERE for, but no one talks about. Thank you.
I love this man’s sincerity and passion for art and beauty. Thank you so very much
Man you are such a nice person … just watching your tutorials makes me feel so confident.. thank you
I love your reference and comparisons to music... I am a musician and have played improvised jazz mainly for years, with reference in my mind to color as I play... improvising with sheets of color, lines of color, different colors, different color intensities, on and on... you have helped me as I now will compare and explore this in reverse in my new hobby in oil painting. Thank you!
I do love the way you explain the topic, it's smooth and easy to understand; I've learned a lot from you, THANK YOU for sharing your knowledge, I do appreciate what you do.
in contemporary music is the same. they just put random notes and say it's fine art. and Schoenberg invented a system to put 2 notes that don't relate at all with each other. I think art, in general, reached that was so high that no one can take it further so they just start "innovating" something that doesn't make sense at all.
The video is great and it taught me a lot. you are a great teacher :D
Innovation only for innovation's sake is indeed very limited. Thanks for your comment 👍
Merci beau coup! What a brilliant lecture!
Thank you for the time you took to explain how colors work. Really appreciate the free color wheels!
Beautifully explained, and really makes sense. The best video I have ever seen regarding colour. To be honest the ONLY thing that comes close to how awesome this explanation is would be the original books written by Ostwald and Munsell, this guy is a genius, thankyou!!!
Tellement intéressant et bien expliqué! J’ai passé plusieurs heures à analyser les couleurs Munsell. Je trouves ton système beaucoup plus accessible et applicable. Merci!!!
Florent, you are absolute magic. I have learnt so much from your short video. Thank you for your generosity in sharing it for free.
8:02 this is exactly what I’ve been looking for. Every time I try to look at videos to learn color theory, value and chroma are out of the picture(especially value). When you’re just going off of hue it’s hard (unless your style is purely bright colors). I’m glad to finally find something that touches on the color wheel’s other two dimensions.
Edit: 23:18 is a big help as wel
Wow, I've been working on improving my colour theory for a couple of years now, and this may be the best teaching video I've seen! Thank you so much!!
Finally someone talking about problems .
thank you sir
A BRILLIANT explanation!!! I work this way but have NEVER heard a good explanation. Bravo!!!!
You are a godsend to amateur hobbyists such as myself
There ought to be a “love” button. Thank you for this. I never thought that $5 could hold so much value (pun intended)!
Amazing !!!!
Thank you so much for sharing your passionate dedication
Creating this COLOUR TOOL
...IT helps me a lot a lot a lot
Thank you so much. Listening to you gives me hope, it feels like some schools just butcher the beauty of art, and all knowledge that comes with it. At my school my teachers hide behind: everything is subjective and relative... Probably cause they dont know. And my growth suffers for it, and therefor I, but this helps me. Thank you so much. Very good!
What heart warming video, really relaxing and informative. A big thanks for you my friend
Because of your passion, patience and knowledge, I changed my way of thinking about oil pointing. Going right into painting, now. Thank you. ❤
Just loved this man's demonstration.... He's a genius.
I learn something super helpful everytime I watch one of your videos. I might actually call myself an artist with your help! Thank you for doing what you do!
excellent work, your very good explanation is understood in more than one language, greetings from Argentina...
excelente trabajo, tu muy buena explicacion se entiende en mas de un idioma, saludos desde argentina....
Lovely man and fantastically talented as a teacher….
Thank you! This is the best color theory lesson I have ever seen. You made it very simple and understandable. Love your color wheel thank you for making that available.
Your tips are always so on point, great video.
This is the best explanation of color theory I have seen.
Hello! I just found you. I'm new in the world of painting. You just blew my mind! 😁 You are amazing.
I will be purchasing your course & whatever else comes with it! Thank you so much!!! Forever grateful to you.🙏🕊 ❤💛❤
Most welcome, glad my work can be useful!
This is but far the best video online about colour theory!!!!
I feel like I have had a cover lifted from my eyes and something so conceptual now feels tangible and makes complete sense! Thankyou a hundred times over!
Love your approach descending from music. These were exactly my thoughts.
GREAT VIDEO. Thank you for sharing.🙏🏻🙏🏻
# How can I use color theory as I have color deficiency?❓❓❔❔
Thanks!
My pleasure, thanks for the support 🎨😊🙏
Adding a list of corresponding pigments was a really great idea.
Not me almost in tears bc finally it's explained in a way that made sense to me ❤❤❤
I was bouncing around the web and You Tube looking for an advanced color wheel theory where I could really understand and your right there isn't much out there. I don't know what made me stop at your video but I'm really glad that I did because I really appreciate and now understand a topic I run from 😁
I hope everyone gives you a like and subscribe .
Thanks again
You are amazing! This short video has taught me so much!! Thank you👍👍💖👍👍
Yes, I have been looking for a color wheel like this for over a year now. I have noticed many adults as well try to correct me because they are professional and I am not: they tell me I have the wrong theory, but I have researched and have learned otherwise. Their experience allows them to make better images than me, but that doesn't always mean they are correct, but generally, they are correct. This is a great video to show the artist in my life. I'm about to be 16 btw,, ^^ just so you know what I mean by adults. I love color, but I lack experience because although I understand it, I haven't made a body to brain connection with color. I have been scared to commit and waste art material, I always have to have double because I fear imperfection and wasting material: I'm afraid I can't get materials being where I come from. Although this is no longer true, it's been holding me back and left me less inspired. But I am still passionate.
Edit: So I lack color confidence, illustration confidence in general, and color intuition.
Please help! I want to improve ^^
Finally!!! Thank you, I was getting tired from all the other videos 😩
Omg this is soo helpful I’m a beginner acrylic painter and this really helped me understand and apply color theory
You know...20 years ago I had time to take three full time semesters of art. Community College level. Fees each semester around I don’t know anymore at the very least $200. I may as well just call it rent of $600 for studio space! The amount of info is relentless and great in this series I couldn’t stop watching, taking notes and rewatching. It has a very artistic presentation too. The chart now will be a totally useful reminder of much of the best info so I got it too. And I have dozens of projects to experiment with now....one day at a time. I’m getting more organized! It has a calming effect.
WAO!!! Thanks 🙏 its amazing how this new approach works so good! congrats 🙌👏👏👏👏
4:30 - I agree. Having structure really sets you free.
53 seconds in and i'm already in awe, this is so so useful for me as an ND artist (who must learn about everything in immense detail or else suffer the dissatisfaction of unsatisfied curiosity for ever more!) Thank you so much.
I'm very late to the party but this video has helped me understand more in 30 mins than an in person course I paid for! Thank you so much for all you do
Glad it helped!
I knew it!!! The so called complementary pairings of the traditional approach always looked off to me but I could not put my finger on it. Also I was puzzled about why cyan and magenta could never be mixed if this theory was supposed to work with everything. And lastly. I know understand why I so love adding these missing colors to my palette and why blue and yellow is my favorite combo!! Thank you so much Florent, this makes total sense to me ❤❤
Brilliant information. I’m going to take one of your courses one of these days.
Wow! You really helped me understand this area i always never deeply understood.
This is a really good and well done colour theory video and covers a wider range of colors that are actually out there ! I'd easily refer this video for a visual reference for people !
Wonderfully informative video Florent! This video finally explained too me why the traidition color wheel and theory always seemed 'off' too me. What an incredible tool your enhanced version is. Thanks for sharing the PDF. I will be putting it to good use!! Many thanks!
why has no one explained this to me like this before!!! it ties so many loose ends!!!!!!!! im going to go paint this is amazing thank you so much!
Thank you for this superb video. I am not a painter but a photographer and photography teacher, this video is a must to anyone doing creative work, there is no substitute to knowledge. bravo, you really explain it so clear and accurate. I enjoyed the video and will recommend to anyone I know in the creative field.
Thankyou for this and all your other great content, Much love and respect to you
You are just amazing, going to try oil painting. Thank you.
Best tutorial about color theory. You have another subbie here. Thanks!
Thank you so much for this competent and charming video. I'm dying to get creative with my paints and your color wheel has given me great insight into color theory and how to apply it in practice.
This is fantastic. Great video. You are a hero. Thank you very much. 😍
Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge so generously. I really appreciate your kindness.
You are amazing! Thank you my friend👍all the best for you💪
Colors as chords. Wow. Mind = blown. I honestly wish I could have learned this at school
I watched this vid and saved the poster a few months ago but at the time I was kind of like “well I’m not a serious painter so I won’t need this but maybe I’ll just save it in case I ever get good”.. well I just had to mix my own colours for the first time since watching and I pulled out the chart and it was AMAZING. So useful even if you’re not a professional!!! I was able to figure out exactly how to get the colours I wanted
Thank you this video put me to sleep and educated me on color theory at 3 am
Rightly said, this topic has been wrongly taught by many artist online, and I had issues with understanding value and chroma because they are kinda alike. You just did justice to Value and Chroma. Thank you so much sir...
Your generosity and excellent presentation has made me decide taking your course. Muchas gracias!