COLOR THEORY FOR ARTISTS | Resources and Step by Step Techniques for Painting, Mixing and Composing

[@minimeguju6868]

This man deserves an award.

[@toasto]

I’ve never agreed more strongly with a comment before

[@JoeZ96]

We should give him one

[@shilpadahale2579]

💯💯💯

[@theredman101]

Buy his class. That's a pretty good award.

[@damookie]

I couldn't agree more.

[@sujanithtottempudi2991]

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

[@basscanon6687]

i would suggest studying more about composition, making a grid, and something called an "underpainting"

[@royalecrafts6252]

You will need to study the principles so you can design without reference :D reference is faster tho

[@Jennifer-wr9si]

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.

[@ethicsexistentialism4191]

Ian Roberts' channel is awesome for exactly that!!

[@dagugli6092]

Yes I would like also compositiont related to color proportion, with it tonic, dominant and accent!

[@WCarey-nz7lx]

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!🙏🏿

[@sunnysodapop]

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.

[@lsassy6401]

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 ❤

[@FlorentFargesarts]

Glad I could help!

[@pavelb7206]

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]

:,)

[@yipipayayiii]

@@CJ1402 we shall not cry :'''''''''''''''"""""""""""""""""]

[@prokid2501]

So heartwarming.

[@mauriciolee7349]

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.

[@JC.SpdRcr5]

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.

[@LastSapper]

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.

[@abbywillart]

Thanks for the great advice as well

[@chrlmlln9018]

A massive THANKS to you, sir! I take your advice to my heart! God bless you!

[@courtneyburk3163]

This is really solid advice and will definitely incorporate this into my art journey! Thank you!

[@nihal114]

Do you have instagram art account?

[@shadowstarr7]

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. 💖. 🎨 💖

[@cynthiamarston2208]

How? I saw a $10 patron membership monthly. Is there a way to purchase a certain tutorial?

[@shadowstarr7]

@@cynthiamarston2208 Scroll down to the 3rd picture, that is for the Art & Practice of Color tutorial to purchase. www.florentfarges.com/education/

[@cynthiamarston2208]

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

[@shadowstarr7]

@@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.

[@cynthiamarston2208]

@@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!

[@arandegoederen]

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

[@PurpleHazel]

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

[@royalecrafts6252]

And simpler because it has a system to follow, so you get rid of infinite practice to get something done

[@lucyfyrre7593]

omg perfect timing!! i was getting frustrated with my painting bcz of the colors :) thank you!

[@mrkefmrkficka5010]

Same

[@jujube6395]

Dito😄

[@franckmercier-cotnoir4369]

So true! It seems like he reads our mind!

[@WeThePpleForThePple]

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

[@JestaultSteinkeKachuik]

“ 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

[@judymoore685]

Gold mine of color theory. This explains so much that I couldn’t understand from the color wheel. 27:56

[@mariaandreaduenas3479]

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

[@FlorentFargesarts]

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 !

[@justinrobinson9583]

This guy has passion.

[@interplanetary4809]

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.

[@L.U.AURIEL]

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! 💜

[@L.U.AURIEL]

I've posted this link on my Facebook page for all my artist friends to access your site.

[@hakankarakus3976]

Bro you are gift to humanity. Better than many academician

[@QDWorld-Apps]

Man you are such a nice person … just watching your tutorials makes me feel so confident.. thank you

[@majken-astridjv2557]

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 !

[@MythicGirl2210]

Point #3 is what I've been searching EVERYWHERE for, but no one talks about. Thank you.

[@malavikasaji5850]

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.

[@ki2348]

Thank you this video put me to sleep and educated me on color theory at 3 am

[@amberponce1351]

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

[@michaelbenton5574]

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!!!

[@zappywolf682]

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

[@cherylgreen895]

This was truly a light bulb moment, can say thank you enough. Wonderful explanation

[@abiramibalakrishnan2448]

Just started painting and having difficulties with mixing and choosing colors .. your video is really helpful. Thank you for sharing 🙂

[@shreyasarker]

Just loved this man's demonstration.... He's a genius.

[@jconearth6686]

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 !!!!

[@bryanwasuta8934]

I've never seen someone explain color theory so simply. Thanks !

[@danielaparedes7895]

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

[@jeanbarque9918]

Hi speak french ?

[@sirengirl7473]

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

[@sammnew]

I just love the way you said “hue clarity”! What a beautiful accent to listen to such interesting lessons! ❤️from🇦🇺

[@AnnaLeMenach]

Merci infiniment Florent!! Tout prend sens, vous êtes un excellent professeur :))

[@sd9433]

Finally someone talking about problems . thank you sir

[@alyssafinn7161]

Not me almost in tears bc finally it's explained in a way that made sense to me ❤❤❤

[@maryleehillenbrand2152]

I love this man’s sincerity and passion for art and beauty. Thank you so very much

[@claremckechnie5623]

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!!!

[@mediaharlot]

Adding a list of corresponding pigments was a really great idea.

[@rbarrett111]

Like so many others, I logged in just to say what a great art teacher and human being you are, dude. Rock On.

[@keithjkreider2246]

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.

[@ericanderson3417]

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

[@jhdawg]

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

[@FlorentFargesarts]

Glad it helped!

[@sammyranyx6710]

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!

[@AirArtStudiosOfficial]

Value is king!!!! Munsell theory is amazing, Dru Blair colour theory expands this further for the shift that happens to pigments with air brush

[@vekkdrums]

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

[@FlorentFargesarts]

Innovation only for innovation's sake is indeed very limited. Thanks for your comment 👍

[@LoveMuse222]

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!

[@chrismakrinos6798]

4:30 - I agree. Having structure really sets you free.

[@rossfisher126]

Colors as chords. Wow. Mind = blown. I honestly wish I could have learned this at school

[@Rolanditou]

Thank you for all those analisys comparing Painting with play music, it really helps understand what's going on.

[@shirleyallen26]

I am an artist that has never been able to grasp colour 😂 however, I actually understood your video and hope sprang to life. Thank you.

[@blindthief]

I really just painstakingly study the works of successful artists. After a while you start to remember which color combinations work best. That's the easiest way for me to explain how you can achieve good color harmony.

[@jeannettejordan7104]

A little too technical with not enough time spent on how we solve our color problems, but a lot of respect for this artist knowledge of the subject. I’m sure that when he gets to practical applications, most of us will want to watch that video. More “Show me”, please.

[@rebeckasvensson838]

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!

[@kr2112]

A BRILLIANT explanation!!! I work this way but have NEVER heard a good explanation. Bravo!!!!

[@rosaaliz3947]

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.

[@scottyhughes9179]

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!

[@chrlmlln9018]

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!💯👍💝👌

[@cynthiamarston2208]

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.

[@Maid0fChaos]

Thank you for the time you took to explain how colors work. Really appreciate the free color wheels!

[@lacymullis8895]

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!

[@H.O.U.S.E.33]

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.🙏🕊 ❤💛❤

[@FlorentFargesarts]

Most welcome, glad my work can be useful!

[@pamela7541]

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!!

[@CJ1402]

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....

[@lauramitchell6692]

Because of your passion, patience and knowledge, I changed my way of thinking about oil pointing. Going right into painting, now. Thank you. ❤

[@MegaNaelle777]

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 ❤❤

[@LaFemmFatal]

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 ^^

[@phyllisgovia4253]

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.

[@doctorwhyphi]

I am teaching art history and art appreciation. You explain tons of philosophical and technical aspects very well. I paint, too. Studied all that like you. I dig your style, your work, all your videos are great. All Best for 2021 :-)

[@emilyydianeart]

This is amazing.... I’ve been always been scared of painting because something felt off and this makes so much sense. Thank you!!

[@deniseracine6788]

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!!!

[@allegraferrente7980]

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.

[@Chinornor]

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...

[@sewingstitches8267]

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!

[@dreamon8274]

Omg this is soo helpful I’m a beginner acrylic painter and this really helped me understand and apply color theory

[@krishnamayimarianni8026]

This is the best explanation of color theory I have seen.

[@barbarahoy1470]

Florent, you are absolute magic. I have learnt so much from your short video. Thank you for your generosity in sharing it for free.

[@lisengel2498]

Wonderfull video 🙏💜 i love to compose with subtle vibrational rhythms dancing around variation of warm- cool temperature of colors that are close in hue,chroma and value - like a musical atmosphere, a feeling state - and the subject can be abstract or anything like a Landscape, a figure, a memory 🐚🦎🦋🎶

[@EE-hw6cm]

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

[@summer7867]

Very helpful. I've always wondered why digital artists always sketch with black and white before they paint. Since I don't know why and find it's hard, I usually skipped it. Now they all make sense. Thank you!

[@Tatokala]

Love your approach descending from music. These were exactly my thoughts.

[@kizu6669]

I made my first portrait in oils last year 0 I have sooo many layers on skin adjustment... when I finally got it so far that it was not muddy anymore, it was the incorrect skin shade.. maddening :D I posted it in a FB oils group and someone suggested to use a transparent olive green and transparent rose/red colour for correction, as a very thin layer. It WORKED. I was mindblown.. it's such a complicated process!

[@Janehaver]

I'm learning to do colour in digital art, however I still do a lot of traditional art is its still highly enjoyable for me. I'm sure I can still apply this to digital art as I don't want to simply colour pick, but actually learn colour mixing myself.

[@Tutauvizuel]

You are the real one. Thank you. I finally understand colors. Will by your courses.

[@Oly_Mackrel]

Lovely man and fantastically talented as a teacher….

[@damookie]

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.

[@RobMcCauslandArt]

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!

[@CordPluggedIn]

I have looked at many color theory videos in order to try to understand the color theory but was either too simplified or not understandable to me but this has put things in a way I understood and has put me on a good path to learn the art and theory much more than before thank you fo this.

[@mariannefreiburghaus5097]

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.

[@mwebb-01]

May i say this video i just came across i have found to be very informative. I can learn a lot from someone like you. You have a gift for teaching.. Thanks.

[@tom_norman]

There ought to be a “love” button. Thank you for this. I never thought that $5 could hold so much value (pun intended)!

[@emadulce2749]

Thank you..light and shadows..Master🎨i hope you the best🍀🌍🦋

[@katjamohr8097]

Amazing !!!! Thank you so much for sharing your passionate dedication Creating this COLOUR TOOL ...IT helps me a lot a lot a lot

[@sejtano]

this is a unique way of pronouncing the word color

[@maxherrera6958]

Very informative, thanks.

[@laujhoca]

I’m a photographer who is looking to challenging hers self. learning of colour theory and this video is incredible and you are an amazing teacher ☺️

[@shannasays919]

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!! I cannot tell you how long Ive been looking for this color wheel!

[@bardhylemini3586]

I rarely comment on videos but i just wanted to say that i really enjoyed watching and learning about color theory and i really like your kind energy so i subscribed; thank you for the amazing and informative video!

[@noyb154]

Thanks for the "ah hah" moment. It's starting to sink in now after a life of vague understanding. Much like your color wheel, this video gives me a language to utilize rather than floating in my own subjectivity.