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

[@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

[@Shionoid]

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

[@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.

[@Mureirsa]

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.

[@Ray_TheAnimator]

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

[@SynthgirlBulge]

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

[@lucio-ohs8828]

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

[@SynthgirlBulge]

@@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-

[@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.

[@spindash64]

​@@Mantosastothis. The reason behind hue shifting is more or less entirely because the atmosphere is Blue, while our sun puts out a peak color of yellow-green. Therefore, things in shadow are illuminated primarily by the blue atmosphere, and direct highlights are illuminated by a somewhat more yellowy light source Objects can't reflect colors that aren't shining on them

[@rahabintemotiul]

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....

[@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

[@duckydan2502]

🐵

[@heatsink47]

Guava

[@simaoa.2420]

SAME they are both my favorite colors

[@dr.elementalist]

..... _Alex Feirro-_

[@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

[@Model_BT-7274]

​@@crapshoothe used green as a way to teach people about color theory. A lot of people will color pieces just fine, but when they get to green, something clicks and they wonder why it doesn't look as good. So this video explains how to fix these issues by first using green to reel people in

[@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

[@Nalee-ge4we]

AWW BUT ITS MY FAVORITE COLOUR

[@laurenzwegler7141]

Well, he forbid it, sooo...

[@Chy_777]

Me too bro

[@100k-subs-target]

😂

[@4rl0ng]

That was my first thought

[@notimportant1659]

Green is not a creative color

[@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!

[@Seraph2100]

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

[@_unfinished_]

🍷🗿

[@yoshisarethebomb]

Did you watch the video?

[@Seraph2100]

@@yoshisarethebomb yes

[@seldomstudios6351]

You think cell got it bad? Just look at piccolo

[@Seraph2100]

@@seldomstudios6351 OH NAHH 💀☠️💀☠️

[@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

[@JohwnE]

"Green is not a creative color... 🎵🎶"

[@KingjulienXIV]

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🎉

[@breead3063]

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

[@chordsofsteel-i4j]

God i miss matpat already

[@MrBrineplays_]

​@@chordsofsteel-i4jSame

[@greanbeen2816]

rip to a legend

[@GLEPPPPP]

@@greanbeen2816 HE ISNT DEAD 😭😭

[@greanbeen2816]

@@GLEPPPPP stage 1: denial

[@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!,

[@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.

[@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

[@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

[@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?

[@Charajo312]

I'm a complete beginner who's maybe done few thousands lines trying to just get used to holding the pen and doing it from different ways but your videos seems really interesting! Everything is so well explained and somehow I don't feel overwhelmed about any of it (which is new to me! :D). I know color theory, even proper shadows and light is still out of my scope at the moment but these videos are creating an amazing database for what I'm working towards to. And it already gets me to think about all these things as I'm doing beginner level stuff and will give me the courage to try things on my own instead of just blindly follow instructions. I'm going to be checking loads of videos from you so thank you for your part in my attempt to find my creativity and introduce something calming in my life :)

[@VanessaSilva-rd8hx]

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

[@harambo88]

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

[@midnightkat3130]

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

[@florianschwarz7899]

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

[@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!

[@jeffm3283]

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

[@the_toastedghost]

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!

[@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.

[@Ritallia]

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

[@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

[@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.

[@Arhcerr]

The editing is nuts. Crazy improvement

[@_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.

[@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

[@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.☺❤

[@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?

[@xXIronPeachesXx]

If you use it as a light casting on an object use maroon or purple reds in your shadows and it’ll look right, for digital artists this effect works best as a vivid light layer where the ‘shine’ like white spots on rubber is yellow and even lighter in tone, blending it over round surfaces is nice you’ll get amazing shiny looks. But yeah he’s right no color theory makes green sickly or alien

[@harun-orrashid7057]

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

[@Captain_M27]

That hsr boss music is the best

[@iamnohere]

I: Such a nice surprise when that track came on out of nowhere here

[@TheYoshiMaker]

YESS! Another colour theory video, 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!

[@Thesnowpex]

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

[@-vernlimore-5467]

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

[@Recbricks]

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

[@judy3827]

this video was very interesting to me, I'm not a great artist by any means (only a few thousand followers) and I'm pretty much entirely self-taught and know nothing of color theory but I already do all the things mentioned in the video just because it "looks better", now I know why I do these things! I'm sure this'll help me in the future! ...I should probably take some art classes someday lol

[@judy3827]

@@juliasugarbaker9032 well that's all very fair... but there is no way to really express my actual "value" as an artist through words, whilst the amount of followers I have is a very easy concept for others to get a general idea of it

[@SleepyGemstone]

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

[@CherikoSol]

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.

[@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 😭

[@MAYURI_12.]

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

[@weill6872]

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

[@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!😄

[@CBZ-art]

The editing is incredible

[@AurelieCatena]

You know, I was always wondering: I want to paint this, I know which color it is (e.g. green), why should I use any other hue? You were the only one who could answer that question, in simple words and clear demonstrations.

[@Jonerchondra]

Perfectly explained as always🔥🔥🔥

[@creaserg]

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

[@Themangafan123]

Your tutorials are amazing

[@AhmedinYoutube.]

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

[@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

[@donna_bakso]

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

[@alexmoreno7423]

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

[@camilaindriago1076]

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

[@Farhan.imator]

Sir make more videos on colours

[@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 ✨

[@guythatdoesart]

your absolutly right

[@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 😂😂😂

[@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!

[@kuzzou2551]

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

[@yeniferperezgarcia4778]

I love this guys videos man , my drawings has improved too much just for this guy

[@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.

[@TheTruthSpokenPoof]

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

[@annashal6010]

all the horror concepts or in general all the art tells you that all colors can be used, as long as it makes sense. if you want to do something semi-realistic then maybe don't put so much into it but just a few details, but if you want to do a single color why not, use it

[@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❤

[@arriannaniv]

I tend to put basic colors down and then add a tint of blue yellow or red depending on if it's light, blood circulation or shadow.

[@priyanshubirla43]

the intro is just so DAMN good

[@mrcwillis6970]

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

[@Novum228]

As a Luigi main in smash, I am upset

[@DustyNonya]

Me, a woods forager who knows little to nothing about color theory: "FINALLY SOMEONE WHO UNDERSTANDS THE BLUE/YELLOW GREEN SCALE!" Poison Hemlock usually has a tendency to be very blue compared to say a Sweet Wormwood with an otherwise similar look in juvenile stage.

[@IshuraN]

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

[@IshuraN]

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

[@anicostic560]

@@IshuraN where can I read

[@IshuraN]

@@anicostic560 it's still NOT published

[@Pew23t69]

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

[@DAsObiQuiet]

Okay, so how about painting greens with a cool light instead of warm sunlight? Like on a cold day, or lit by a blue/purple toned light?

[@lonelymoth5118]

"Green is not a creative colour"

[@kelpcakes651]

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

[@Sonu-uz4xp]

I am big fan of yours

[@pineappleboidraws]

I find it funny that in the altered version of the June photo it still looks pretty decent, but it takes on a vastly different setting. To me it looks akin to a rainforest rather than a regular forest, since it's more vibrant. I've never really learned much color theory but I sure as heck have been told I seem to be a master of both using out and breaking it lol

[@bobpatelrq45]

Zoro and shrek feeling real offended here

[@yaozume_heh5976]

DREAM IS OFFENDED TOO

[@yaozume_heh5976]

DREAM IS OFFENDED TOO

[@greeniezz]

Me too

[@harshtonk3142]

your video editing skill in next level

[@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.

[@jhonatansuarez2172]

Green is also a difficult color to do gradients in digital when color picking from the wheel. If you look for an RGB gradient, green takes almost 1/3 of if since RGB and HSV are not designed to be proportionate from the human vision perspective. Also, the darkest greens have a higher value than the darkests blues or reds, shading with bluer greens not only gives more realism and variety, but it also tones down the value.

[@julieolson1402]

You have overused yellow, in my opinion.

[@RobertoSilva-m6l]

i have been doing the mistake of shading with black or grey, thanks for the help

[@itsMichqel]

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

[@KayeAnnDamian-b3i]

Far from the point but ok

[@Vytelux]

very helpful and informative video

[@jeremycolfer7118]

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

[@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

[@EternalArt88]

The trueness of this video and the sudden backhanded comments make you one of my favorite KZbinr on this entire platform tysm

[@EternalArt88]

Also your animating skills is sooo good

[@Lorokun]

I never touched green

[@Wonderhoy-er]

HELP 💀 🤣

[@MorrowAvia]

I had to make a green monochromatic painting in high school once. I used blue-green for shading and yellow-green for tinting. I didn’t know about colour theory at the time, I just wanted an excuse to use more colours and thought that would be a good way to cheat the system.

[@jasebrown2375]

It's just amazing how he does it.....

[@Gefehhka]

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

[@storkbreath]

Blue light from the sky diffuses and illuminates or back lights shadowed areas . So for instance, a shadow on a white surface, especially like snow will reflect the blue of the sky not only in a painting, but in reality. This is important to consider because the mood and look of your picture corresponds to the sky and weather even if the sky is mostly out of frame. There is far less blue on foggy or rainy days.

[@eddyalvaross2195]

Your traditional painting skills are ridiculously good. How did you learn to paint and render like that?