A subscriber asks for clarification on the use of tetrad color schemes. Artist/art teacher Dianne Mize breaks down the process in this very informative Quick Tip.
I have watched over hundred videos on youtube about color scheme but nowhere I could find such an informative teaching on how to use color scheme. Thank you so much dear Dianne.
🤗 Another wonderful tip that works right on with what I am dealing with as a student of oil! I CAN NOT BE MORE THANKFUL!!!!🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏 I did NOT understand the color relationships on the color wheel. I have a great wheel, what wheels do not explain is exactly what you explained today! OMGosh, it's like the world just opened up again...It's one thing to see your wheel, it's another thing to understand what all of that means. You are a gift Diane, we are blessed that you are here to share this with us!
Why audience who are watching such great experiential videos ...emerging from such great artist don't ask more questions!!!! Don't miss this opportunity....🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
Thanks for that, sujanith. But among the 274 Quick Tips we have currently have available on RUclips, we do get many questions -- enough to keep new Quick Tips coming.
Great tip. I had so idea..this brings so much information, so much clarity. What an amazing fullness of palette...how rich seeing this color mixing instead of just endlessly trying to get a color. It opens up a world of color mixing. Thank you so much..
You are such an amazing teacher.! Your ability to explain technical processes is fantastic. I never took art classes and sometimes it's really difficult to understand whole concepts from an art tutorial. You have the ability to make that happen. Thank You.
You're a true colour boss! Thank you so much for delving so deep into the tetrad colour scheme. So to paraphrase, if you want to neutralise you can use the complimentary of a colour (across on the colour wheel) if you want to adjust the temperature, you can use the adjacent colour in the colour wheel. So you've got everything you need within the scheme... assuming you can find the right value. I feel like I now have enough knowledge to give it a go. Time to get cracking on my homework then! #cantwaitfortheweekendsoicanpaint :)
Thanks Dianne for the wonderful tutorial ...all your instructional videos are very informative and teach us a lot. You are the best and the prettiest artist ever....love you....
Hello Dianne, I am very grateful to have watched all your video...I learned a lot and I see my color mixing improved so much...cant wait to see your next teaching
I love your quick tips! Wondering if you could explore an open impressionism painting in the style of Erin Hanson. I love her paintings but can't imagine or envision the colors that she uses when looking at a landscape. Can you help? I've been binging you quick tips. Thanks for all the work you do. :)
Someone else asked for that a couple days ago (or was that you?). I've put this on our filming schedule to be published in late July or early August. Thanks for the request.
thank you Diane, I feel as if the "scales" have dropped from my eyes (mind) I found this so helpful in getting me to understand. Thank you for all your help!
Excellent information. I may have to try this with my next painting. I have tried the Zorn Palette and it worked beautifully. Thanks again for sharing your knowledge.
Ma'am I really love your useful content. Each lesson is an eye opener. I request you to please make playlist of each section; like color and value, light and shadow, shapes and forms, planes etc. This way it will be easier for us to access you. Thank you
Thank you, Sameeha. Your request is not an easy one. Currently, we do have a list of all the Quick Tips in consecutive order from when we began them in 2015 to now. You can find that list at ruclips.net/user/IntheStudioArtInstructioncommunity
Excellent explanation! This Tip is one of my favourites! It is amazing how the tetrad scheme uses all the hues in the colour wheel. So now I am puzzled....if a painter were to use all of the hues found in the colour wheel, would the painting be harmonious? Would you please explain why or why not? Thank you
Dianne, you are an amazing teacher! I watch you pretty much every day 😊. Would we apply this same concept to acrylic? If so, what is the best way to keep the paint on the palette damp?
All painting principles apply to all painting media. We just adjust the technical part of the medium. One way to use this approach with acrylics is to work with Open acrylics. Another is to keep the acrylics damp with a fine mist sprayer. Acrylic painters might also have other suggestions.
It all depends upon how the light rays are striking it, what colors are bouncing back into the shadow areas and whether there is direct light or overcast.
help Dianne - my glass palette has so much glare because of the overhead lighting in my studio (which I cannot adjust or change) that it is virtually impossible to see color mixing. Do you think 'non glare' glass is an option? Does the plastic palette you use also have glare? Any recommendations? Thank you.
I really learn a lot from your quick tips. Have you done any about painting trees in front of a house? I am attempting a painting of my home and I can’t get the trees right.
It's all about observation. Go to the main channel-- In the Studio Art Instruction -- then click on "Community" in the menu section where you will find an index of all the Quick Tips. Scroll down and watch those about ways to construct a painting. I think you will find your answers there.
when do we get to see you do a painting ...it doesn't have to be a lg piece just an hour or two ….walk us through your process from notan to finish would be great
I can tell you here how to do that. Get yourself a battery powered LED light that you can attach to the top of your easel, something like the one shown here on Amazon -- www.amazon.com/RIGHTAWAY-Brightness-Cordless-Rechargeable-Protection/dp/B07TCPL72Y/ref=sr_1_2_sspa?crid=DB7M7AL4GQ30&dchild=1&keywords=battery+powered+led+reading+light&qid=1590323506&sprefix=battery+powered+LED+readin%2Caps%2C173&sr=8-2-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUEzUkpUUTFUTzdSSEJWJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwMTc3OTIwMjBENlFNSjRQNEwwTCZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUEwMzcyMzQwMTU4QkIzMTZDMEo2NSZ3aWRnZXROYW1lPXNwX2F0ZiZhY3Rpb249Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU=
Can you please clear one thing? how many layers of colours can be applied on a particular part of a painting like trees to avoid mixing of colours?...& when to stop & know that it's right & enough?... Thank you!💐
David, I'm assuming your talking about the glazing system. If so, you judge by the results. There's an article that might enlighten you at www.essentialvermeer.com/technique/technique_glazing.html My advice is to not avoid mixing color. Mixing is one of the most important tools an artist has. It is the combination of the opaque mixtures and the transparent glazes that give the best results. Even when you are glazing, you are optically mixing one transparent color over another. As to how many layers of color you can apply--the fewer, the better, else you begin to get muddy color.
@@IntheStudioArtInstruction Thank you for clearing my confusion and clarifying the rest!🙂 I'm glad that I have found you! you are the best you tube art instructer!👍Thank you so much Dianne! take care and stay blessed!💐
Great teaching, difficult subject to completely comprehend for beginners. I am not a complete beginner and it’s still hard, and I haven’t tried to literally do it, hands on. But, I can understand? what the questioner may have been referring to when she mentioned’ the scheme was not harmonious? The initial ‘colors’ you chosen to use are very important, the first 4 - relative to each other and with the group of 4. The different Color names, brands, trans, semitrans, oplaque, are can cause problems. That’s another reason why color and colors theories are so hard to learn as your trying to develop color themes in paintings and getting the painting pleasing to the eye. Your last statement covered my commentary, that artists need to be satisfied with what colors they are achieving and able to finish their painting with. Great teacher hard lesson /color is a true science And then Science says we do not all see the same color - and then they say there is no real color at all. What?
Thanks for this discussion, Constance. I think that anything can become a muddle when it becomes too complex. If we back off and break down concepts to their smallest components, it can often give us clarity. The way I look at seeing color is that no matter what labels are on tubes or how many generic names there are for "color", the smallest components that (as far as I can see) are universal come down to hues, how they change when other hues are added to them, and how they change according to their values.
@@IntheStudioArtInstruction true - for me as a beginner all the various shades of colors made it harder for me to understand, and when I wasn’t able to relate to the warmer and cooler concepts and how to achieve those aspects. It took me some time to see a gray cloud, as actually a mauve color, and then how to get to the color I truly seen. Color is very complex for me. Do you do offer any step by step tutorials, on landscape paintings in oil classes? Thanks for responding.
🙏 ...why will artist study the tetrad or any colour study if we are just copying the reference? We could just mix colours whatever is seen in the reference and paint......Is this very important when artist composes seeing real life or nature? My question might be very naive...I apologize if upsets
Yes, it is important for a realistic painter to study and observe nature, but when we learn the science of color, we make more informed choices about interpreting nature rather than just making a copy of it. Not only that, but knowing the science will enable us to see more accurately the colors we are interpreting. Learning to use color schemes - triads, tetrads, complementary, etc - is learning a portion of the science of color that enables the artist to interpret and achieve color harmony. Not only that, but knowing the science enables us to construct stronger compositions and gives us more freedom to create.
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The best art teacher I found on RUclips. 👏
Thank you so much 😀
I have watched over hundred videos on youtube about color scheme but nowhere I could find such an informative teaching on how to use color scheme. Thank you so much dear Dianne.
Thanks, Reza.
Just starting my journey in art, luckily i found this channel 😊
God bless this lovely lady for sharing her knowledge ❤️🙏
My pleasure 😊 Thanks.
Absolutely fantastic! One single lesson here is worth one hundred of them! Thank you!
Great to hear! Thanks.
Pearls of knowledge imparted each time...willl have to watch again so beautifully explained. Thanks Dianne
Thanks, Alka.
🤗 Another wonderful tip that works right on with what I am dealing with as a student of oil! I CAN NOT BE MORE THANKFUL!!!!🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏 I did NOT understand the color relationships on the color wheel. I have a great wheel, what wheels do not explain is exactly what you explained today! OMGosh, it's like the world just opened up again...It's one thing to see your wheel, it's another thing to understand what all of that means. You are a gift Diane, we are blessed that you are here to share this with us!
I am delighted, Dinese! Happy painting and thanks for watching.
Why audience who are watching such great experiential videos ...emerging from such great artist don't ask more questions!!!! Don't miss this opportunity....🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
Thanks for that, sujanith. But among the 274 Quick Tips we have currently have available on RUclips, we do get many questions -- enough to keep new Quick Tips coming.
Dianne, such perfect color mixing for a difficult concept: you make it look effortless! Thank you!
Thanks.
This quick tip will save my nerves and prevent me to making the usual mess and try and error on my palllet. Thak you very much!
My pleasure.
Great tip. I had so idea..this brings so much information, so much clarity. What an amazing fullness of palette...how rich seeing this color mixing instead of just endlessly trying to get a color. It opens up a world of color mixing. Thank you so much..
You are so welcome. It's a pleasure to do these.
Thank you for straightforward clear smart art tips with no ego in the way. I subscribed to your channel
Welcome aboard!
You are such an amazing teacher.! Your ability to explain technical processes is fantastic. I never took art classes and sometimes it's really difficult to understand whole concepts from an art tutorial. You have the ability to make that happen. Thank You.
I am delighted to provide these for people like you who've not had yet the opportunity to learn the basic principles and techniques of painting.
You're a true colour boss! Thank you so much for delving so deep into the tetrad colour scheme.
So to paraphrase, if you want to neutralise you can use the complimentary of a colour (across on the colour wheel) if you want to adjust the temperature, you can use the adjacent colour in the colour wheel. So you've got everything you need within the scheme... assuming you can find the right value.
I feel like I now have enough knowledge to give it a go.
Time to get cracking on my homework then! #cantwaitfortheweekendsoicanpaint :)
Yep! 😊 Have fun with it. Color is an amazing thing when we learn how to make it behave.
Oh! Thank you Dianne. Another
extremely interesting Quick Tip. You make it look so easy! Thank you.x
Thanks, Joanne. It's really quite simple once we begin using the color wheel as our guide.
This is invaluable information Diane. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. ❤
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching.
Thanks Dianne for the wonderful tutorial ...all your instructional videos are very informative and teach us a lot. You are the best and the prettiest artist ever....love you....
I'll take it 😊, Thanks.
thank you very much...i watch ur videos almost everyday..ur lessons are great..they motivate me to paint more..thank you from the bottom of my heart
My pleasure 😊
Hello Dianne, I am very grateful to have watched all your video...I learned a lot and I see my color mixing improved so much...cant wait to see your next teaching
I am delighted to hear that, Maya. Thanks so much for watching.
Beautifully explained Dianne!🙂 Thank you so much for sharing everything so effectively and thoroughly!👍 thank you! take care and stay blessed!💐
Thanks, David. You take care, too.
What a wonderful QT - thank you, DIanne!!
Glad you enjoyed it!
May I say - You are so AWESOME. Thank you for sharing your knowledge GOD BLESS YOU
Thank you!
Amazing how you uncovered the problem I was having with mud thank you. Best information ever
Great to hear!
I love your quick tips! Wondering if you could explore an open impressionism painting in the style of Erin Hanson. I love her paintings but can't imagine or envision the colors that she uses when looking at a landscape. Can you help? I've been binging you quick tips. Thanks for all the work you do. :)
Someone else asked for that a couple days ago (or was that you?). I've put this on our filming schedule to be published in late July or early August. Thanks for the request.
This one Seems difficult for me especially with low resources (limited pallettes). Very professional. Thank you for all these courses even for FREE!
My pleasure. Thanks for watching.
As always, your tips are wonderful. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and talent.
Always a pleasure. Thanks for watching.
Thank you Diane. I finally understand how to use a tetrad scheme. Love the suggestion for practice. Pixabay here I come!
Have fun!
These Quick Tips are so helpful. Thank you so much!!
My pleasure. Thanks for watching.
Have been painting for years. I love this. Keeps from having multiple colors on the palette.
Way to go.
thank you Diane, I feel as if the "scales" have dropped from my eyes (mind) I found this so helpful in getting me to understand. Thank you for all your help!
Wonderful!
The best clarification! Thank you very much!
You're very welcome!
Thank you Dianne, great to have all this information here !
I hope you find it useful in your painting.
Best teacher ever
Thanks!
Hi Dianne, I did the last exercise and am looking forward to giving this one a try. Thank you! Julie 😊
Wonderful! Have fun with this one.
I love love ❤️❤️❤️ you! Thank you my art angel!!!
😊 Thanks.
excellent tutorial. Thanks
Glad you liked it
Adorable and informative. Even though I work in watercolour I learn SO MUCH from your videos--thank you so much!
You are so welcome. The medium doesn't matter when it comes to principles and for the most part, I try to stick to explain principles in these Tips.
Excellent information. I may have to try this with my next painting. I have tried the Zorn Palette and it worked beautifully. Thanks again for sharing your knowledge.
Any logical scheme works for visual harmony. Have fun with this one.
Precious! Thank you, Dianne
Thank you! 😊
what a very good memo ! very educative. thanks a lot
Thanks!
Watched again...fabulous teaching Dianne
Thanks again!
Ma'am I really love your useful content. Each lesson is an eye opener. I request you to please make playlist of each section; like color and value, light and shadow, shapes and forms, planes etc. This way it will be easier for us to access you. Thank you
Thank you, Sameeha. Your request is not an easy one. Currently, we do have a list of all the Quick Tips in consecutive order from when we began them in 2015 to now. You can find that list at ruclips.net/user/IntheStudioArtInstructioncommunity
@@IntheStudioArtInstruction no problem then. Still you rock with amazing content
fantastic video, dianne. such a great lesson. thank you, thank you.
My pleasure. Thanks for watching.
Greatly explained!!! Thank you.
Thanks. My pleasure.
Thank you for this incredibly useful video!
You're very welcome!
Thank you very much for your teachings. 💖😍
You are so welcome
You’re fantastic! I’m always amazed!
Wow, thank you!
Thank you ever so much for sharing your knowledge on this. The video is very helpful! Kind regards, Paola
You're so welcome! Thanks for watching.
Excellent explanation! This Tip is one of my favourites!
It is amazing how the tetrad scheme uses all the hues in the colour wheel.
So now I am puzzled....if a painter were to use all of the hues found in the colour wheel, would the painting be harmonious? Would you please explain why or why not? Thank you
Not if they are all visible, Deb. It's how they mix together that gives the harmony.
This was great Dianne! Thank you!
Glad you enjoyed it!
I dont know how thank you. It is so useful for me. 🌹🌹🌹🙏🏻
You're welcome 😊
You are amazing. Thank you so much for great tips
You are so welcome!
Thanks for your generous sharing.
My pleasure!
The best training video!
Wow, thanks!
Dianne, you are an amazing teacher! I watch you pretty much every day 😊. Would we apply this same concept to acrylic? If so, what is the best way to keep the paint on the palette damp?
All painting principles apply to all painting media. We just adjust the technical part of the medium. One way to use this approach with acrylics is to work with Open acrylics. Another is to keep the acrylics damp with a fine mist sprayer. Acrylic painters might also have other suggestions.
Great explanation! If there was a vert red barn in the original would you need to make it a different color?
It all depends upon how the light rays are striking it, what colors are bouncing back into the shadow areas and whether there is direct light or overcast.
I am never led wrong from you. Thank you.
Thanks for that confidence, Virginia.
help Dianne - my glass palette has so much glare because of the overhead lighting in my studio (which I cannot adjust or change) that it is virtually impossible to see color mixing. Do you think 'non glare' glass is an option? Does the plastic palette you use also have glare? Any recommendations? Thank you.
Yes, Lolita, in that cause I would recommend non-glare glass. No, my plastic palette doesn't have glare which is why I use it for filming.
I really learn a lot from your quick tips. Have you done any about painting trees in front of a house? I am attempting a painting of my home and I can’t get the trees right.
It's all about observation. Go to the main channel-- In the Studio Art Instruction -- then click on "Community" in the menu section where you will find an index of all the Quick Tips. Scroll down and watch those about ways to construct a painting. I think you will find your answers there.
Thank you so much for these video tips!
Glad you like them!
Thank you so much. You are a real gem.
Thanks for watching!
You are an awesome teacher
Thank you! 😃
FANTABULOUS. Thank you.
My pleasure!
You are so adorable. I just want to hug you. 🥰
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Excellent!! Thank you!
My pleasure.
I really don't know how to thank you....😲😲😲anyway thank you sooo much...🙏🙏
Most welcome 😊
LOVE this tip!!!!!!!
Great! Thanks.
Which brand of yellow green are you using here?
Daniel Smith Sap Green
@@IntheStudioArtInstruction thank you!
Beautiful ❤️
Thank you! 😊
when do we get to see you do a painting ...it doesn't have to be a lg piece just an hour or two ….walk us through your process from notan to finish would be great
Go to the free video on RUclips - Notan: How and Why - and see that right now.
so informative thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
PY128/PV23 + perm aliz and her favorite viridian make a nice tetrad with a warm/cool axis and a tart/sweet axis.
Thanks for adding this. For those who don't know,
PY128 is Cromophtal Yellow and 23 is Dioxazine Purple.
Thanks
You are welcome and thank you for watching
what paint color do you use?is it acrylic?
In these tips, I'm using oils.
Thank you !!!
You're welcome!
i love you tips , thank you 🙏🏻
My pleasure. Glad you like them!
Thank you so much
My pleasure. Thanks for watching.
wow thank you very much
You are most welcome
Could you please teach me how to paint sunset out door? I can't I see the color on the canvas and the paint in the dark. Thank you Dianna.
I can tell you here how to do that. Get yourself a battery powered LED light that you can attach to the top of your easel, something like the one shown here on Amazon -- www.amazon.com/RIGHTAWAY-Brightness-Cordless-Rechargeable-Protection/dp/B07TCPL72Y/ref=sr_1_2_sspa?crid=DB7M7AL4GQ30&dchild=1&keywords=battery+powered+led+reading+light&qid=1590323506&sprefix=battery+powered+LED+readin%2Caps%2C173&sr=8-2-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUEzUkpUUTFUTzdSSEJWJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwMTc3OTIwMjBENlFNSjRQNEwwTCZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUEwMzcyMzQwMTU4QkIzMTZDMEo2NSZ3aWRnZXROYW1lPXNwX2F0ZiZhY3Rpb249Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU=
@@IntheStudioArtInstructionSo, I think I need two lights, one for the easel, the other one for palette, Thank you Dianna🌹, have a nice day.
Wow!
Thanks!
Can you please clear one thing? how many layers of colours can be applied on a particular part of a painting like trees to avoid mixing of colours?...& when to stop & know that it's right & enough?... Thank you!💐
David, I'm assuming your talking about the glazing system. If so, you judge by the results. There's an article that might enlighten you at www.essentialvermeer.com/technique/technique_glazing.html
My advice is to not avoid mixing color. Mixing is one of the most important tools an artist has. It is the combination of the opaque mixtures and the transparent glazes that give the best results. Even when you are glazing, you are optically mixing one transparent color over another. As to how many layers of color you can apply--the fewer, the better, else you begin to get muddy color.
@@IntheStudioArtInstruction Thank you for clearing my confusion and clarifying the rest!🙂 I'm glad that I have found you! you are the best you tube art instructer!👍Thank you so much Dianne! take care and stay blessed!💐
Great teaching, difficult subject to completely comprehend for beginners. I am not a complete beginner and it’s still hard, and I haven’t tried to literally do it, hands on.
But, I can understand? what the questioner may have been referring to when she mentioned’ the scheme was not harmonious?
The initial ‘colors’ you chosen to use are very important, the first 4 - relative to each other and with the group of 4.
The different Color names, brands, trans, semitrans, oplaque, are can cause problems. That’s another reason why color and colors theories are so hard to learn as your trying to develop color themes in paintings and getting the painting pleasing to the eye.
Your last statement covered my commentary, that artists need to be satisfied with what colors they are achieving and able to finish their painting with.
Great teacher hard lesson /color is a true science
And then Science says we do not all see the same color - and then they say there is no real color at all. What?
Thanks for this discussion, Constance. I think that anything can become a muddle when it becomes too complex. If we back off and break down concepts to their smallest components, it can often give us clarity.
The way I look at seeing color is that no matter what labels are on tubes or how many generic names there are for "color", the smallest components that (as far as I can see) are universal come down to hues, how they change when other hues are added to them, and how they change according to their values.
@@IntheStudioArtInstruction true - for me as a beginner all the various shades of colors made it harder for me to understand, and when I wasn’t able to relate to the warmer and cooler concepts and how to achieve those aspects.
It took me some time to see a gray cloud, as actually a mauve color, and then how to get to the color I truly seen. Color is very complex for me.
Do you do offer any step by step tutorials, on landscape paintings in oil classes?
Thanks for responding.
Could you add a cerulean blue to your dark blue
If it is a blue leaning towards green, yes.
Thank you for this lesson in color mixing very valuable Diane. 😄👍
My pleasure.
What about split complimentary
Yep, that's another one.
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🙏 ...why will artist study the tetrad or any colour study if we are just copying the reference? We could just mix colours whatever is seen in the reference and paint......Is this very important when artist composes seeing real life or nature? My question might be very naive...I apologize if upsets
Yes, it is important for a realistic painter to study and observe nature, but when we learn the science of color, we make more informed choices about interpreting nature rather than just making a copy of it. Not only that, but knowing the science will enable us to see more accurately the colors we are interpreting.
Learning to use color schemes - triads, tetrads, complementary, etc - is learning a portion of the science of color that enables the artist to interpret and achieve color harmony. Not only that, but knowing the science enables us to construct stronger compositions and gives us more freedom to create.
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Thanks for watching.
What a sweetheart - I hope all is well with you 🤗
Thanks!