DO. NOT. Paint with Green (If you don't know Color Theory) | DrawlikeaSir

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Ever wonder why green seems to trip up newbie artists? In this video, we're diving deep that topic and why it's the ultimate beginner's nemesis. From "grass that looks like it's neon" to "grass that looks almost black and white," we've all been there! Get ready to banish those green woes and add some serious color magic to your art palette with color theory!
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00:00 Hitting you (with knowledge)
01:00 Why Green?
02:30 The worst mistake when painting
03:00 How to apply Colour theory
04:40 Simple example
07:20 Step by step #1
08:00 Step by Step #2
🎵 music 🎵
• Wildfire

[@DrawlikeaSir]

My other video on Colour Theory: ▶▶ kzbin.info/www/bejne/pnKuYZasi7allZYsi=1ZVt2N2T-Ko0TXj7

[@Colourify]

:(

[@watchudoinhere]

as someone who loves sage green i am dissapointed

[@twincreex]

As a Balla, I agree with you

[@UnkownWonders]

Grass and backgrounds start to vanish, also I will on purpose use that green now to make drawings pop

[@gasam13original]

I want to see an animation of Marcel fighting the color green

[@Ray_TheAnimator]

“Do NOT paint with green.” Grass: well I’ll be damned

[@st4r3_me]

All grass is dried out and yellow now or its an AU where everywhere we use grass there is only dessert *nods*

[@lucio-ohs8828]

@@st4r3_meso instead of grass you have cake and ice cream?

[@st4r3_me]

@@lucio-ohs8828 obviously its much more fun that way + it wouldn't need to be an au otherwise

[@jadedfire4351]

instead of grass we have white voids lol

[@tias512]

Cactus, Trees, And other plants: Whelp-

[@Nalee-ge4we]

AWW BUT ITS MY FAVORITE COLOUR

[@laurenzwegler7141]

Well, he forbid it, sooo...

[@Tate_fan777]

Me too bro

[@100k-subs-target]

😂

[@4rl0ng]

That was my first thought

[@notimportant1659]

Green is not a creative color

[@MAZakir2]

I think out of everything I’ve learnt in art, colour theory has to have the *steepest* curve from learning to applying. It sounds like common sense when you’re learning it, but when you try to apply it you always feel like there’s just something off about the final piece.

[@DrawlikeaSir]

I guess if you just accept that you'll always learn something new this doesn't bother you as much. I just came to terms that my art will never be perfect; I just draw and paint for fun. Makes ya looking forward to learn new stuff.

[@Meurieza]

Time to learn the gray versions of colors

[@waltz251]

well that's a good pace, actually! when you don't know it from practice or intuition but you know the theory you are a step ahead in the learning process, especially in observation of other artworks, noticing and correct mistakes, and having a set of rules and goals. What's left comes from practice

[@diamondmemer9754]

​@@DrawlikeaSirI see no difference between art that applies colour theory and art that does not

[@robertharris1748]

​@@diamondmemer9754 All art and artists use color theory instinctively. It's only how conscious it is that differs. So an artist that uses it should be able to improve their painting, but isn't necessarily better than a genius using it instinctively.

[@rahabintemotiul7418]

It's kinda crazy how ugly green can look on drawings while the green in nature is absolutely gorgeous

[@diamondmemer9754]

Shiny Pokemon have taught me how awful unintentional green can be

[@MoodyBluesRequiem80]

​@@diamondmemer9754 omg fr

[@Shattered_shards]

@@diamondmemer9754lol

[@mrslinkydragon9910]

Same with yellow

[@-Castiel-]

@@diamondmemer9754 oh my god YES. Green shinies are the WORST. Poor Espeon....

[@Seraph2100]

“DO. NOT. Paint with green.” Cell from DBZ: ☠️

[@_unfinished_]

🍷🗿

[@coolklefkisarecool]

Did you watch the video?

[@Seraph2100]

@@coolklefkisarecool yes

[@seldomstudios6351]

You think cell got it bad? Just look at piccolo

[@Seraph2100]

@@seldomstudios6351 OH NAHH 💀☠️💀☠️

[@JohwnE]

"Green is not a creative color... 🎵🎶"

[@buddy2919]

So take a look at my hair, I use my hair to express myself 🎶

[@Mixie_PlaysOfficial]

"That sounds really boring.."

[@Maicaica]

😶 i use my hair to express myself🎶🎵🎶

[@minhaophu3289]

*Sad Green lantern noise

[@ljs8824]

I clicked on this video just to see if someone commented the thing and I was not disappointed. Thank you🎉

[@alifishies]

I love combining green with pink. It gives such a lovely spring vibe

[@hireathecho4]

It's my favorite combo too! It can also look ghostly if played with right

[@XbunieXx2]

YEE ITS SO PRETTEH

[@duckydan2502]

🐵

[@heatsink47]

Guava

[@simaoa.2420]

SAME they are both my favorite colors

[@petersmythe6462]

One thing worth mentioning: not all shadows have cold color temperature and not all highlights have warm color temperature. If your scene involves blue light from a computer monitor and sickly yellow wallpaper and beige carpet, highlights are going to be cyan or blue, and shadows are going to be brown.

[@claudiakay851]

When drawing a landscape with snow, highlights and shadows will both be cool. Ä warm tone will make it looking like sand or, even worse, like pee in the snow...

[@japanpanda2179]

What it does mean is that if it's the highlight and shadow of *the same object* then the highlight will be more yellow and the shadow more blue.

[@Mantosasto]

@@japanpanda2179 No. Being more yellow or more bluish is not a rule, it depends on the object and the light source.

[@awollangk]

Shifting the hue allows you to do shading while maintaining saturation. Mixing in black, white, or gray cuts back the saturation and makes the resulting image less vibrant. Intentionally cutting back the vibrancy of areas outside the focus of the image can have value to make the vibrant focus more prominent in the image but if you're not doing that intentionally it can be a problem. Green is tricky because it is THE color we are most sensitive to.

[@pendlera2959]

We're actually most sensitive to yellows, oranges, and reds.

[@Frostfern94]

@@pendlera2959Yeah I was gonna mention that. Heck, even blue we’re more sensitive to

[@awollangk]

I'm just going by a graph in my undergrad work they presented in a computer graphics class. They graphed the sensitivity of the different cone types of the human eye and the green cones had the highest peak. The point they were trying to make was there was another small peek of sensitivity from the red cones in the high frequency range that is how our color perception becomes a wheel rather than a line. I can't seem to find that graph online, however. I also heard it mentioned in an evolutionary context that not only are the green cones most active in the green region of the spectrum but both other types have some sensitivity as well. The reason they speculated was that at some point in the evolution of our eyes they were in a forest environment where there was a lot of green so being able to finely distinguish different greens could have been evolutionarily advantageous. I'm far from an expert and can't find good references, so it's not something I'd argue too hard about, though. This is just what has been presented to me.

[@crapshoot]

@@awollangk Watched the video and still have no idea why green in particular is problematic; he just talks about warmer/cooler version of colours which can be applied to any hue? This comment is the closest I could find to something that might clarify it for me

[@strange_thing-arra-3692]

1:00 you're a sir of editing too and lets not ignore the fact that that painting looks gorgeous

[@RandomGoldieStuff]

the music... does this man know what he just did

[@strange_thing-arra-3692]

@@RandomGoldieStuff ikr

[@breead3063]

It's just a theory...A COLOR THEORY

[@ipostanimation]

God i miss matpat already

[@MrBrineplays_]

​@@ipostanimationSame

[@greanbeen2816]

rip to a legend

[@GLEPPPPP]

@@greanbeen2816 HE ISNT DEAD 😭😭

[@greanbeen2816]

@@GLEPPPPP stage 1: denial

[@KazooChin]

I got scared by the thumbnail, and then as I watched I've never felt so relieved lol This is providing me a much better understanding about color theory and the way you taught it is so much easier to understand! Thank you for this great video! And amazing artwork too!

[@stopstep]

This editing is going absolutely insane this video

[@zenmomLol]

I agree

[@josmamatotaldrama]

Fr

[@sotomonte_]

6:20 The shadows are more blue not necessarily because they lack the warm sunlight, but because the sky's ambient light, which is the only light that reaches the shadow, is blue. That is the contrast. Even in the color picking you did, the color is closer to the "but it looks more like" than the actual color you show for the shadows. They are colder, it's not just an illusion

[@VanessaSilva-rd8hx]

For me, this is the easiest and most relaxing color to work with

[@CALIBA88]

yeah green is the black of evil. at least you can admit

[@mennaiphone7306]

That hsr boss music is the best

[@theshadowspider97]

Nobody ever explained shading with color in a way that clicked in my brain except u. I finally get it! Base color changes to warmer and brighter hue for light...and changes to cooler and darker hues for shadow. U made it sound so simple! Thank u!

[@ghostt4163]

if you wanna get wild you can also do it the other way around

[@theshadowspider97]

@@ghostt4163 How so?

[@peregrination3643]

Even my botanical art books shun "green out of the tube". It's not workable to get to an organic green compared to using your warm and cool primaries. I read that more recently. Farther ago, I painted a watercolor onion stem/root/flower. It was a mistake to try using green and muting it.

[@JimmyHimself]

You know it's a good day when Marcel uploads

[@kentomandam8369]

u know it

[@coralfishnt7663]

Marcel uploading makes me want to gamble all of my life savings 🤑

[@fireball2235]

Don't you mean Michael lol

[@midnightkat3130]

Color theory is something I’m still working on so vids like these are a godsend, thank you Sir Marcel 🙇🏾‍♀️

[@tommyhiler8969]

The bounce light you refer to is known as "reflected light" in the traditional art world and "ambient occlusion" in the digital art world. Just in case that helps anybody with search terms

[@Raexai]

Also,, what the MOOD OR SEASON you’re going for drastically changes how you should approach highlights/shading,, as colder lighting is in the winter and warmer for warmer months.

[@mistery8363]

also remember a color's "temperature" is always relative to the colors surrounding it.

[@Raexai]

@@mistery8363 yes!,

[@florianschwarz7899]

Respekt für das Animieren! Das Waldbild hast du vollkommen auseinandergenommen.😮 Vielen Dank für die ganzen neuen Videos, Mach weiter so!❤

[@omnimonium]

Something really fun I’ve found with making a more olive green using color context is using a dark, muted yellow. you’d be surprised how far you can shift it towards orange on the color wheel while it still looks green, I love color theory

[@Arhcerr]

The editing is nuts. Crazy improvement

[@harun-orrashid7057]

Man, never thought of colouring like this.. Amazing as ever sir!

[@CapitaineNautilus]

I have looked at many colour theory tutorials. All go about triads, square scheme, analogous in great detail... but none of them explain how to make they work. Your theory is simpler but makes more sense. Thanks!

[@funtimefoxy0317]

This actually helped a lot. I had this one character with a mix of vibrant blues and greens without any real shading, but this helped me realize what colors need to go where in the context of the character and helped improve the characters overall vibe, thanks so much!

[@F9a8_b7R6i4]

Since i discovered you, i've became better at drawing. Im aware of your efforts put on each video and i really appreciate that😃 thank you Ramon

[@_Tyr_]

Another GOATED video. Marlboro knows just perfectly how to present a subject and be both concise and detailed about it.

[@ravioli_826]

The cigarette?

[@_Tyr_]

@@ravioli_826 Unfortunately, Michel's name carries a type of curse, and no one really can spell it right. Or remember it right for that matter... Still! Mario's videos are peak.

[@-vernlimore-5467]

Your humor with perfect explaination is such a good combination 😭🙏🔥 KEEP IT UPP ‼️‼️

[@TheYoshiMaker]

YESS! Another colour theory video, thank you!

[@ErikErosa]

Not sure where I got the tip, but to me it made sense: shadows tend to be “blue” (or a blue-ish color) because they are bouncing the sky color. (which means night shadows would tend towards purple-ish. and indoor shadows would not be blue-ish, but i guess thats more of an advanced topic)

[@pendlera2959]

They aren't bouncing the sky color. They just look bluer in comparison to the warmth of the light source. It's like that optical illusion where the same color looks different when surrounded by different colors: a neutral shadow color will always appear to lean towards the opposite of the light color if the local color of the shadow is the same as the lit areas.

[@ErikErosa]

@@pendlera2959 I mean, sure. Ambient light reflection is a thing, but even if the real reason is an optical illusion, it still is a good mnemotechnic, right?

[@MAYURI_12.]

I've been waiting for you to drop a video idc what its about I'll watch it

[@JTroutty]

Havn't seen one of your vods in a while, love the editing

[@weill6872]

Beautiful and informative video, I can also see the effort on making it! Thank you SIR!

[@Ritallia]

I have trouble colouring my artwork, though the drawings are pretty good. Thank you for helping people on colour theory.

[@alexmoreno7423]

Love these videos, they help a lot. Thank you 😊

[@Shikogo]

I've never seen your channel before but the production quality on this video is incredible, and the content super helpful. Maybe you'll help me finally crack color!

[@anonimowelwiatko4455]

Your videos are so high in quality and good tips that I will even add comment to initial like you asked for. Thank you for video :)

[@drewshoto9450]

Love art and manga going to be creating my own manga very soon. Love your style of drawing you are so talented and thank you for inspiring me and others.☺❤

[@SleepyGemstone]

I have been waiting for years for someone to talk about this. I thought I was crazy for hating green

[@kelpcakes651]

Thank you!! I enjoyed this video a lot, and helped me understand how to paint foliage better :)

[@CBZ-art]

The editing is incredible

[@Recbricks]

I am really inspire by u , no one put this kind of effort in youtube art videos , I wanna be like you❤

[@Thesnowpex]

dude, i was just working on a jungle artwork, the timing is impeccable.

[@wind4815]

Yesterday i finished a drawing which had so much green in it and i used several ,,versions" of it. I think I did a good job, but I'll try again something similar after watching this video, cause I know that after I watch it and practice it, it'll be better😄. You did a reeeeeealy good job explaining and editing the video!😄

[@nataliakatarzyna6279]

You managed to hit me very hard with your knowledge and I'm grateful for that 💪

[@Jonerchondra]

Perfectly explained as always🔥🔥🔥

[@petersmythe6462]

I think part of the problem is that green takes up a massive section of the color space and unless you really think about what you're doing, you can apply a green from the wrong part of the spectrum entirely, thinking that what you're doing makes sense because we have the same word for various shades between hues of about 50 and 175 (though not all shades in that range) compare: orange, which is specific shades between hue about 10 and 40, or red, which is really only for specific shades between hue 350 and 15. The fact that green can just gobble up a quarter to a third of the color wheel means someone could use a green that's a quarter to a third of the color wheel off. If someone uses the wrong orange and gets the hue off by 10, that's gonna be a lot less noticeable than it they use the wrong green and get the hue off by like 50.

[@creaserg]

This was an extremely detailed and concise explanation on color theory! Thanks!

[@levmyshkin8366]

What a nice video. There is something magic about dappled light and the art showed it so well

[@jeffm3283]

You can also mix complimentary colors like red and green to get natural looking grey

[@kuzzou2551]

The "Btw have u subscribed to the channel" got me, im subscribed now

[@JuanManuelTastzian]

Hello Sir. I have just paused the video to come down here to tell you that what you're doing here is just amazing. The way you teach and the production/editing value this video has is incredible. I have been subscribed for a long time, but if I could, I would do it again. Keep up the amazing work, my man ✨

[@draw_able]

your absolutly right

[@TuiHom7]

Wow! Your work with colors is looks amazing! Just found your channel and this video inspired me a lot Definitely subscribe

[@EderRSW]

Great tips. For me, at this point, it wouldn't help me much, because I'm creating an environment from another planet in which the atmosphere is different colors, so I'm in a big struggle to get some convincing looking scenery

[@citrus_sweet]

Same, but I'm creating a world underwater and reds-yellows gets filtered first when light enters water so green gets shifted to the warmest color I can realistically use. His "don't color like this it's amateur" edit is EXACTLY what I'm trying to go for 😭

[@joetheschmoe1066]

Got damn that editing tho 🔥. That lil intro with the music *chefs kiss* got me all pumped and motivated fr fr

[@jessicabowman7169]

Im pretty sure the song is wildfire from honkai starrails cocolia boss fight

[@joetheschmoe1066]

@@jessicabowman7169 it is indeed, its in the description.

[@jessicabowman7169]

@@joetheschmoe1066 ahh, cool , i missed that , i dont always read the description in a video :p

[@joetheschmoe1066]

@jessicabowman7169 same but I looked to see if the song was there after I watched it 😂😂😂

[@camilaindriago1076]

I literally just finished doing the green glaze. Thank you very much. Now I have to start over.

[@kyliesilva4758]

Your tutorials are amazing

[@TheTruePoof]

I always get excited when I hear : like a sir.

[@BostonandFerocious]

peak video quality right here!

[@Ninjamom4]

I am a beginner. This has been one of the most informative videos I've watched. Thank you.

[@mrcwillis6970]

Ty for great advice as always ❤️🧡💛💚🩵💙💜🩷

[@priyanshubirla43]

the intro is just so DAMN good

[@Golden_Official100]

1:55 the unknowledged looks better tbh 2:16 not really 2:17 oh, ok 3:59 mention of my first Anime I watched 4:37 true facts 6:11 technically speaking, nothing is endless. 6:40 can't see a damn difference. 7:06 liked at 0:00 10/10 video

[@ChiefMakes]

Agree besides 3:59 and 6:40, also I disliked at 7:06

[@Golden_Official100]

@@ChiefMakes lol

[@LAMAROUX34]

cool a new tutorial !! love yours videos !

[@TheArtistKirby]

Thank you! I’ve been wanting to learn color theory! 😊

[@Farhan1.2]

Sir make more videos on colours

[@Novum228]

As a Luigi main in smash, I am upset

[@ayushthapa7820]

i was watching video for my ui/ux design about color and from morning im watching lots and lots of video about color and then i found ur video which is really helping me for understanding about color and yah im learning a lot from ur video and fun fact i used to do drawings but i leave because i was not good with coloring but now ig ill start drawing again because im getting it now how to use color and where to use it thanks for that bro ❤❤❤❤❤

[@bonovoxel7527]

My congrats, I subbed! Such a high quality montage and you see it from the intro, plus you seem to have a lot of tips I need to refresh 20 years after art school, since I'm playing with colors in an unusual way here, and I felt totally lacking of a scheme about how I compose. I have kind of an instinct that sometimes gives horrific results sometimes works, but in both cases I'm not getting why, and this is annoying and I'm sub-learning what I'm doing. So the Almighty KZbin Algorithm sent me here to be enlightened with the holy power of making things vibe (almost...literally lol) the way I want!

[@user-it7yt7cd5d]

Zoro and shrek feeling real offended here

[@yaozume_heh5976]

DREAM IS OFFENDED TOO

[@yaozume_heh5976]

DREAM IS OFFENDED TOO

[@greeniezz]

Me too

[@saeedalexander4380]

The amount of effort he puts in his videos just for us is crazy. You can actually see it in the editing. Honest to god, your videos are the best. Love your videos❤

[@user-lk8bq9rm3o]

Thank you for another video And I will continue to support you carremel :)

[@jeremycolfer7118]

New DLaS anime intro just dropped. Editing is insane with all the brushstrokes and stuff

[@readyforlol]

Highlights are warmer because they're hit by the sun, and shadows are lit by the sky making them blue. That only applies outdoors during daytime in theory, but you can apply it elsewhere for effect.

[@Mango_Official3]

Sir, thanks to you I made a manga and a channel I actually never saw an artwork with green (except a grass drawing) Edit : I'm 11

[@anicostic560]

Manga name

[@Mango_Official3]

Tokyo Spirit Not yet completed I'm gonna make 3 seasons And 1 side chapter named Tokyo Spirit : At Tokyo International High School

[@anicostic560]

@@Mango_Official3 where can I read

[@Mango_Official3]

@@anicostic560 it's still NOT published

[@guesswhat268]

​@@Mango_Official3 Good luck then. God bless you bro❤

[@SolarFlare-ART]

WOW the animation in this one was epic! Its always awesome tho

[@donna_bakso]

The fact that I saw the thumbnail while drawing a monochromatic green illustration.

[@Sonu-uz4xp]

I am big fan of yours

[@Gefehhka]

I never really understood color theory but this video absolutely enlightened me, thank you.

[@gamerx4511]

I remember I put an art piece up and asked what I could do to make it better. It took one comment to finally see the key to making my art darker. Tones.

[@davidaugustofc2574]

Fun fact: the Sun is a Green star, but since stars emit a range of colours, all green stars look white instead. Red stars are colder and Blue stars are the hottest. Humans switched hot and cold because when we first started heating stuff, it glowed red, and we could never heat it up enough to glow blue, some 5 to 10 thousand degrees.

[@rowanphillips3497]

Logically itd be more likely that humans associated those colors because to warm people are flushed red and cold and/or dead people are cold

[@mmmmmmmmm463]

In Islam, Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)‘s favourite colour is Green!

[@bwolff7364]

This was so helpful thank you

[@zaldum386]

great video AND EDITING!!!

[@Lorokun]

I never touched green

[@Wonderhoy-er]

HELP 💀 🤣

[@AhmedinYoutube.]

At this point your video making and editing skill are being more impressive than your tutorials.Thank you.

[@velvetbees]

Sap Greeen is one of my most important oil paints. It brightens up dull areas, but I use it in small doses. That is the key.

[@user-nu8vz5qr7p]

Your always so helpful 😁

[@ninjaartist1235]

To be honest, color theory has never felt as daunting as many people I have heard have described. I found it to be interesting and I actively seek out better ways to use color cause it's so fascinating!

[@elegantpeasant]

Now I see what type of paint it is! TY again!

[@ravnodinson]

Starring DrawlikeaSir as Teacher So happy to see that scene. Thank you for the awesome videos Mr. like a Sir.

[@itzJlxm_Editz]

Getting more better in editing

[@harshtonk3142]

your video editing skill in next level

[@AbigOne121]

This made me think i was watchin a movie, Great job Marcel

[@TripPy_Poly]

Color theory makes my illustrations POP, i love it

[@Vytelux]

very helpful and informative video