My favorite art secret - Simultaneous Contrast (clip from class #33)

[@earth355]

We love every time med explains simultaneous contrast

[@opa6995]

That demo was actually crazy to me. I’ve read a similar concepts like this in books but seeing it in real time was so cool lol, meds series keeps delivering

[@bobxbaker]

this is such a good video explaining one of the subtleties that sets apart more experienced artists about emphasis and the difference between rendering photo realistically and the artistic touch to it.

[@Sebijy]

"What is Simultaneous Contrast ? Checker board time! :D It helped me a lot, especially with the silhouette of my characters and how to make them pop from the background in a more interesting way. Now, when I look at a painting , I always try to find this "principle" in it :)

[@cloggedaorta]

Thank you for this window into your critique sessions, the level of picking apart the studies is so next-level.

[@Novanim]

Checker boards of contrast! Great advice.

[@stopstalkingmebruh6021]

One of the best tips I've ever heard! Thanks Med :)

[@Endogal]

That duplicate blur is a good tip!

[@D98-t5p]

I never knew the name of this illusion. These short clips are super helpful.

[@tender0828]

Wow seeing actual examples with breakdown kinda hits different

[@thegochie]

The last part is so relevant to me... I can never seem to let go and not detail every little part of the piece. Maybe I should actually just blur it all at the end and only sharpen the focal points.

[@Mikandii]

Loved the lesson on this one so much!! I really love how you break down paintings in a very technical way. Truly helps us technical people out there. xD

[@nikahadasart3207]

you’re very talented! Hope to do one of these videos too and thanks for sharing 🥰🌺💖

[@deezyah]

I believe James Gurney calls this concept "counterchange" in his book.

[@Simon-et4hu]

The first time this has been explained to me in detail like that was by Ahmed. Before I just saw the grey example as just a fun optical illusion. Now I feel like I’m in on the secret when artists mention it hah. What’s the password? Simultaneous contrast. Okay he’s cool let him in. (That’s not what happens for those wondering!)

[@DazzlingAction]

i didn't know values could vibrate like colors do.

[@Axiasart]

I MUST BUY THIS COURSE ONE DAY :')

[@AdrianVirlan]

Context is amazing :)

[@MillywiggZ]

“Hey, you want this cube?” “Ehh. Is this cube good or bad?” “I’ve heard it has contrasting views.”

[@dacs7533]

I can feel my brain growing

[@PrashanSubasinghe]

Secrets have been revealed! 💛

[@bigbrushtony4770]

Holy Guacamole I never heard anything like this earlier!

[@Chinornor]

Sharp and distracting. Wow!!!!!!! You are a good teacher

[@maxwelljiang4729]

I know the first ref is a painting by mullins; does anyone happen to know where the blue-shirt girl visible at 2:13 is from?

[@EIDude]

Never heard of someone describing colors as vibrating. Are you using that as another way of saying contrast or do you actually feel like the colors are vibrating when there is contrast? These clips have been great btw!

[@omniaburitos7486]

wish we could see any new real-time pencil sketching podcast (

[@KashanArtist]

Thanks Ahmed.👍🌹 Can you make check cube thing and checker ball for me please.

[@Blaxpoon]

very impressive and eye opening. At the end, how do you decide what should the focal points of the image be ?

[@DesArtandInk]

It is up to the artist ultimately, but generally for a portrait or face you want the focal point to be the eyes/eye area/eye-nose triangle. The eyes are always the natural focal point in real life, so it helps the image come across more naturally and draw you in more. If you check the example of the old man with the hat casting a shadow across his face, you'll notice that at first the eyes seem very cloaked in darkness and hard to see. After the lines are softened and the contrast in other parts of the face are reduced, the eyes seem a lot more visible. It actually looks as if the shadow is lighter, but of course that value wasn't changed at all! Fascinating stuff

[@StabilAmboss]

3:10 how did his brush go from hard to soft like that?? is that a cintiq feature not available on the intuos?

[@halritedud902]

ah yes, craig mullins, my lord and saviour

[@puvididdle]

whats vibration?

[@zombifying]

Who is/are the original artists of 0:11 and the ones at 3:55?

[@Denarius147z44]

how dare you speak of your secrets. POGGERS

[@ilikecookies230]

I need to learn more about simultaneous contrast now fuuuuuuuu

[@badleviathan]

Play chess at the overlaps - gotcha!

[@Sapphirediaaa]

Yes.

[@tomik2369]

yo that's cool

[@HolligaMan]

Who is the artist of the first painting?

[@AhmedAldoori]

Craig Mullins !

[@razym819]

Is tough to make these types of teaching usefull when most of the students can't even light a sphere or draw in proportion. u even u do these type of analyses when panting? or is just for teaching? the second half of the video is very usefull people tend to make too much brush marks and going all on the contrast or no contrast at all

[@Rev0care]

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