Learning This Could Instantly Improve the Colors in Your Paintings

[@allenvoss7977]

in fact, I’ve just simplified my life with red, yellow, blue, burnt Umber and white. I use blue and burnt Umber as my darkening color, white and yellow as my lightning color . life is so much simpler , as long as your values are dead on you’re OK if your colors off a little

[@mcdonalds1499]

good for you

[@Handles-R-Lame]

Did someone say influenced by Mark Carder? Lol it's all good because Mark is a beast at painting... anyways. Lets hope you dont have a deep turquoise, heavily saturated red/oranges or need truly transparent glazes. Limited pallettes are great for paintings that dont require the need for overly chromatic colors like still lifes and some portraits. Landscapes can have the appearance of being too dark, same goes for some still lifes and portraits.. I think limited pallettes with the addition of similarly necessary chromatic colors makes the perfect range of colors to mix from. Even temperature palletes expand the painters range. Limited pallettes are still great nevertheless as it simplifies color mixing to its most base form..

[@joshuaelek]

Try swapping cyan for blue, and magenta for red. Just as an experiment.

[@DaphneeLajoie]

@@allenvoss7977 Influence by Mark Carder. Look at the new colour wheel

[@stevenshackelford1937]

Fantastic. Please do more along this line. AND, IF POSSIBLE... COULD YOU DO A VIDEO ON THE COLOR TEMPERATURES?. Again, TYTY

[@grace_eahh]

without exaggerating, this 23 minute video concisely summarized an entire semester of color theory classes for me. absolutely mind blown at how crystal clear everything was made out to be ~ i literally had an aha moment where i felt my brain expanding 🫡💕 this video is already stored away in my saved folder

[@debbieinitaly]

@@grace_eahh oh my goodness!!! YEESSSSSSS!!! My mind is blown 14 min into this video! @FlorentFargus-arts you are a GENIUS. THANK YOU!! 🫡😵🤯😘😘😘

[@FeschaRocka]

Wow thank you for this insight. I‘ve never really thought about color that way

[@careywanabe]

I have watched a read quite a few color theories and no one has explained it like this. Makes so much more sense.

[@FlorentFargesarts]

Thanks 😉✨🎨🖌️

[@toshabeans]

I love color theory! I remember figuring out that orange plus white doesn't just equal light orange. And specific pigments make such a big difference too, like how not every red plus blue make the same purple, or how some paints that include a white pigment or filler will dull the hue you're going for. I would say that understanding these things have pretty much revolutionized my experience of painting

[@nelsonx5326]

Yes. Something I discovered trying to match colors when I was sign painting. I had to mix up a kind of ugly pea green. I finally matched the color when I realized it was a WARM pea green. I believe some black pigments to be warm black, and there are cool blacks. Purple is a cool color. Mixing alizarin crimson and ultramarine blue, both being cool colors, should make a better purple than cadmium red and cobalt blue. Another thing, paints are chemicals, not light.

[@dianecourtney2724]

@@nelsonx5326 Thank you VERY MUCH for your comment ✌🏼

[@arachosia]

This is a really good lesson. It’s rare to see complex issues like this discussed.

[@FlorentFargesarts]

Glad it was helpful!

[@janilledutton139]

I've been an artist for a long time and have never heard such a clear and truly eye-opening explanation of color mixing! Fantastic!! Thank you❤

[@dianepetzold1523]

This is simply one of the most helpful explanations of color mixing for value I've ever seen. You've illustrated it perfectly. The combination of visuals and charts along with your descriptions just makes it all click. Thank you!!!

[@FlorentFargesarts]

You're very welcome!

[@paintingsofwaves_mikewoning]

Agree!

[@Waigwe_Nyoike]

Absolutely

[@chaddesrosiers1107]

I like to think of the colour wheel as a big funnel. Like the kind you would spin a coin around to watch it circle and get sucked in. Every mix is a journey that is going to get sucked in by the colourless hole in the center. The further you have to travel for your mix the more your going to get sucked in. Gotta throw your mix a few life lines from the high chroma colours to keep it on course... least it end up in the colourless pit of suck. lol Thanks for the great video. :)

[@stefanorand]

Just painted a Lego mini figure and struggled with getting my yellows dark and my blues light. Blew my mind when you jumped right into yellow and blue! This changes everything!!!! What a great video! Truly the best advanced color video I’ve seen out there

[@tekaneo]

How elegantly explained a fairly complex topic! Thank you so much, you are a great teacher!

[@Robalogot]

As a colorblind person who desperately wants to paint I love these type of videos. A more mathematical approach to color than "feel". I've been banging my head against the wall, getting frustrated with colors. These are much more helpful than anything out there.

[@stefanorand]

That would be frustrating, I’d be painting monochromatic at that point 😂

[@jeffm3283]

You should take 2D and 3D Design classes, you actually have insight for accessibility in design already with colorblindness I imagine. Also, art is so much more than a pretty colorful painting if I'm being honest. You can definitely do it. Good luck pursuing art!

[@sttarch5150]

Can you wear the colorblind correcting glasses?

[@ethnyjane3248]

Wow! In under 34 minutes, what I just learned about colour mixing will give me brighter truer colour for the rest of my painting life! So grateful!

[@purrsolus]

I've learned more in 20 minutes about color concepts than 4 years in studio art.

[@anaiise9358]

😭

[@mairicaughey8128]

Absolutely agree!

[@juliehatchart]

Best explanation for color theory I've ever heard. Thank you!

[@DArtist2010]

This is one of the most illuminating color lessons I have ever had. Merci, Florent.

[@citadelofwinds1564]

This has been clearly explained and very useful. I've done various art classes over the years, and not one of those teachers mentioned the option of using colours other than black or white to darken and lighten hues. I have been going through the videos on this channel since I came across it last month, and it is hands down in my top two most useful, high-quality YT art channels.

[@jamesgriffith8767]

I'm so glad I got the pdf with this information and if I forget what to do I can come here for a refresher.

[@lindseylovesart]

As a self taught artist, I so appreciate you sharing your color theory knowledge! Thank you!!

[@OddWoz]

Not being much of an artist myself(aside from some modest photoshop/gimp experience), this was such a helpful video for me in better understanding color theory and how the professionals are able to find the perfect combinations. It was always so painstaking before for me to fumble through colors through trial and error, but this really demystified a lot quite quickly. Filled in a lot of the gaps. I feel like every other explanation I’d seen just fell so short in comparison. So thank you for sharing this.

[@CindyVonHier]

You dont know, how much you helped me with your videos about colors. Thank you, you answer my questions!

[@heyhallybae]

this video is a masterpiece, thank you very much!

[@61sgcust]

Many thanks for that Florent! One of the best demonstrations and explanations I have ever seen. I think this will lead me to a reorganization of my palette into something more usable.

[@tinakelly6782]

One of the best instructional video clips I've come across. Normally I accomplished the chroma I wanted by intuition & artist eye, even though I had used the same method you explained today but I had no idea of the fact or principle behind what I've been doing. This instruction gave me clear understanding and can organize my thought which I can use it every time I paint without guessing or spending time to try this one & that one until I get the colors I want. Thank you so much, you're an excellent artist and good teacher. Keep up your good job. (I already subscribed & clicked "Like".) 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@kathleenschlecht3371]

I WILL WATCH AGAIN AND AGAIN. INFORMATION WORTHY; LOVE THIS. 🥰Kt

[@Louyou2]

Was very interesting. Over my head though. Need to rewatch. I'm using acrylics though.

[@b.bailey8244]

Nicely explained with good examples - very helpful to keep colors more vibrant and rich when you want that - all in 23 minutes - thanks!

[@xuyang1981]

Bought Florent’s oil painting and colour courses couple of years ago! Florent explains the colour theory so well, I’m still watching and referring back to them regularly!! Highly recommended!

[@seanyb960]

Thank you! Your various videos on colour theory have completely changed how I approach painting and helped be level up!

[@FlorentFargesarts]

You are so welcome!

[@rahulujjal8245]

Practicing this in digital art for a long time but the explanation is so well executed felt like I re-learned the technique! subbed. Thanks for such a well paced and extremely well explained video.

[@candyflip6345]

Beautiful channel, I am learning so much. I made color charts 10 years ago and I am planning on making them again to refresh my memory and skills. I am excited to apply your techniques. Thank you.

[@AuntMay2011]

This is exactly what I needed!!! I have been struggling with color quite a lot and could not figure out what I was missing. It was this!! Thank you so much!! Fantastic video as always. Love your work and content. Thank you!

[@cristinanieto683]

A very good lesson on how to mix color properly! Thank you.

[@welcometothemachine321]

I learned something about color theory that I have been overlooking in my work. Thank you for giving me a refreshing perspective in mixing my colors. 😊

[@quetzalflight5790]

BIGGEST COMPLEMENT I COULD GIVE IS LIKE BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN SONG : ' NO SURRENDER ' THE VERSE : ' I LEARN MORE FROM A THREE MINUTE RECORD THAN I EVER LEARNED IN SCHOOL ' THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK AND CHANNEL YOUR CLEAR EXPLICATION.

[@williamflaherty3168]

This is definitely the best color theory tutorial on the enteire internet. Thanks Florent!

[@serrielu8025]

This was the best color lesson I have ever seen. I’m a beginner, mostly self-teaching/ KZbin taught painting “artist.” You explain very well and no “fluff or nonsense” to have to sit through. I am very appreciative. Subbed and look forward to viewing all your product. Thanks so much! Edited for “artist”.

[@lauriecook3015]

Thank you thank you thank you. I’ve earned my living at art for sixty years and only now am beginning to grasp color theory? Winging it was getting old. Great video!

[@mountainside26]

This is the most important color theory lesson I’ve seen since learning the basics. Amazing- thank you so much!

[@FloriaTosca]

😮 I almost for a split second sort of understood that!!

[@FlorentFargesarts]

Well, hope it last longer if you watch again 😅🤣

[@FloriaTosca]

I did...and I'll keep on watching. I understand.. retaining needs practice. Thank you

[@jdmosaics]

@@FlorentFargesarts I believe that different companies use different pigments to get their colours. Paint may have the same name but are def not the same when trying to mix a colour. Thanks you for this info, most appreciated.

[@KathyBrooksArt]

What a wonderful lesson and demonstration. Thanks!

[@SallyMossArtist]

This is one of the most informative colour lessons I've ever seen! Thank you very much for this!

[@NancyJoyceAbstractArtist]

Absolutely amazing again Florent! Gros merci pour tout ce que tu partage! Super helpful!

[@nathaliasarmento204]

I’ve studied color theory for years now and this is the first time I see this kind of approach to it. It seems obvious, but in fact it isn’t (especially when the references you’re using to study are pretty much what is institutionally known, i.e., they tend to not update their sources) I’m really happy for starting my day with your video, it made my thinking juices flow! Wonderful work! Especially on catching my attention between thousands of art videos on youtube with a perfect thumbnail 😂

[@cynthiahalewijn6140]

Fantastic!! Thanks soooo much!!

[@arich20]

This puts words to what my eye has been doing through trial and error! Thank you so much, the clarity of the color tree and the lines you drew is so helpful. Will be much faster to mix now!

[@brandibelarts]

One of the best examples I've ever seen! Fabulous. Absolutely fabulous

[@nelsonx5326]

Something I discovered trying to match colors when I was sign painting. I had to mix up a kind of ugly pea green. I finally matched the color when I realized it was a WARM pea green. I believe some black pigments to be warm black, and there are cool blacks. Purple is a cool color. Mixing alizarin crimson and ultramarine blue, both being cool colors, should make a better purple than cadmium red and cobalt blue. Another thing, paints are chemicals, not light.

[@AuntMay2011]

Ooo… awesome!! Thank you!

[@TheRedundantArtist]

I thought ultramarine was a warm blue? I love colour theory but it can be so confusing sometimes lol

[@GooiYingChyi]

The rule of thumb is adding white almost always make the color pale and lighter (ie: chalky and dusty). The exception is with really dark staining colors like Phthalo blue, which a tiny bit of white can make it look more vibrant from its masstone, but a little too much, you will have the same problem of desaturating the color. Now adding white does not intrinsically change the hue, ie, you cannot change a blue to a green by adding white. In this video there is nothing wrong with mixing white, yellow with an orange. It can certainly make it both lighter, and slightly more vibrant, depending on the yellow that you use. Now, if you do that, you can no longer "get" the same orange, in fact, it should be an orange-yellow that you are getting. So the change in hue is the sacrifice you have to make in order to maintain chroma (vibrancy). Likewise, you can generally get brighter "blues" when mixing a phthalo blue with a little bit of green, and a bit of white. But then again, you are not getting the same blue, you are getting a blue-green. The easiest way to achieve the colors you want is to buy a single pigment color that best resembles it. Mixing colors generally makes it muddier (with exception, like phthalo green and yellow makes really bright leaf greens). So my rule is, if you can't mix the color you want, don't. You'd be far better off getting a new color and then tune it to your liking, then to waste paint trying to make a perfect mix. Then again, where is the fun without experimenting with mixes? So, if you want a truly bright orange, mix an orange with a fluorescent orange. That way you won't need to sacrifice big hue shifts that makes the color so yellow. If you want a truly bright blue... well, there isn't one without using some UV glow in the dark blue paint. It's just physically not possible with the pigments we have today. The best shot you have is to glaze a phthalo blue, or only add a tiny bit of white to it. Cobalt Turquoise Light (PG28 or PG50, not Cobalt Teal), is the closest you can get to a "bright" opaque blue, without getting too much of a green in it.

[@ryanthomas3880]

Very well done! Thank you! I'm sure I'll revisit this many times

[@fromeveryting29]

Colour is so fun and interesting! It took me until this last year to REALLY understand the logic of colour, even after an art education and degree in art history. Developing my palette, facing frustration and watching seasoned painters actually explain their choices on youtube has taught me so much. I’m not really into strong colour. I don’t really like to mix a ton either. Seems I’ve always been drawn to muted, limited palettes. My entire palette is: - Titanium white for lightening and cooling. - Phthalo blue for skies and some vibrant greens/blues. - Ultramarine for darkening, distance and muted greens. - Alizarin Crimson for reddish objects and muted purples. - Burnt sienna, amazing warming earth colour for skin, natural objects, wash and mixes with ultramarine for black. - Yellow ochre for warm, natural objects and skin, hit by light. Muted greens with ultramarine. - Cadmium yellow medium for more vibrant greens, warm lightening and sky nead horizon. Limited palette: - Titanium white, Prussian blue, yellow ochre and red oxide/burnt sienna. I love the muted effect this makes. Kind of a modified zorn palette.

[@Springflut_]

I'm working on my first oil painting (a portrait of Deadpool which is far from perfect) and I started out with just red, white and black... it took me a while to understand that I needed to work with other colors to recreate the different shades of red as realistically as possible. This is a great explanation and has added a lot to my knowledge and I'm going to start implementing some of the things straight away!

[@esca-t4k]

Fascinating. I really love your style of teaching, Florent. 🌟

[@FlorentFargesarts]

Thank you so much 🎨🖌️

[@AnimaedArte_HesAll_PatriziaC]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience 🥰

[@GM-rl3sm]

thanks so much I can't wait to work in this way to bring up the flat colors when I need to darken and lighten!

[@bh9090bh9090]

This is exceptional.

[@hennestgamedev8469]

really good content thanks

[@michmash5341]

I happened upon this and really enjoyed the ease with which you explained the 3 values and then actually drew in the color chart to show how the color is pulled towards the color you add to it! Then how to draw the color back again. ❤

[@jeffm3283]

I'm gonna practice this ASAP thank you.

[@frozencancukfinearts]

Best explanation I've ever heard and watched!

[@k8marlowe]

Wow! I learned quite a lot from this video. Thank you for such a clear and visually compelling explanation.

[@paintingsofwaves_mikewoning]

Great video, thanks for the info. I mostly mix based on gut feeling but this makes it all a lot more logical

[@FlorentFargesarts]

Glad it was helpful!

[@MikeMikkelson]

You are my favorite go-to for oil painting tips. I'll be taking one of your courses this summer. I particularly love this video because of how the science of how colors effect one another and how they are or are not perceived by the human eye. Very enlightening. Thank you!

[@Majad86]

It's brilliant, amaizing etc. Your two videos showed me how understand color.

[@crisalidathomassie1811]

Excelente presentation with detailed demo. Worth to watch it many times. Thanks so much. This is a great eye opener for sure! Blessings and take care

[@remysstuff3321]

F A C I N A T I N G. Just yesterday was playing with darkening a yellow thanks to your explanation it totally makes sense for my outcome. Cheers

[@ChooseTruthAlways]

These are precious details that make the whole Difference! 🙏👌👌👌💕

[@allegro2347]

Merci beaucoup Florent! ❤ un sujet complexe expliqué simplement. Une bonne piqûre de rappel !

[@guxdg]

I just love this video, so clear and so useful in a matter so difficult to explain in a simple way. Thank you

[@FlorentFargesarts]

Glad it was helpful!

[@pierluigimarchi8108]

Man i Paint miniatures and let me tell you this Is the fix that i was seeking for to my color mixing knowledge!!! Thnx aloot...of course i Ve purchased the PDF!!

[@fdef12678]

Can't believe I stumbled on this video only 10 days after it's release. Fantastic video

[@yvesnarbonne6688]

Wow! Super classe sur les couleurs, merci Florent!

[@maryhill7999]

Thank you for this clear explanation of what seemed to be so abstract a subject as to deter my efforts to work through murky explanations. This will be a much reviewed resource. I’m using watercolors and hope to have a space to commit to practicing oil blending to paint.

[@Egy166]

In fine Art we used the color Flesh, yellow NAples and rose pale color to keep the color vibrant .

[@juliearanha8679]

This is absolutely amazing knowledge to me. I've always wondered why my colours look so dull. Is it the brand of colours I'm using or do I need to buy more shades. Never knew about colour dissecting. Thank you so much for sharing this video.

[@SomewhatAbnormal]

This is a wonderful explanation subtractive color mixing - the best I’ve seen on YT. I used to teach offset press operators and prepress professionals how to correctly adjust color in the limited palette of CMYK. Going darker or lighter is rarely ever a one-color axis chroma (luminance) change - this is a 2D move in space. When working in a 3D space, color you must think in 3D.

[@Rocio-qi9oh]

Como siempre, una explicación muy clara y sabia. Agradezco tus enseñanzas, me ayudan en la dirección correcta. Aprovecho para pedirte que, por favor, no olvides versionar al castellano tus cursos. Por favor 🙏. Gracias por compartir tu maestría.

[@debbieinitaly]

Coming here to find out how to buy your color wheel! You are brilliant and a FANTASTIC teacher. Plus- I LOOOOVE the way you pronounce “color” 😂❤

[@angelafrings3440]

Watching your colour theory video(s) is like watering a seed, suddenly there is another glimmer of understanding.

[@FlorentFargesarts]

Glad to hear that!

[@Magicpoppy]

Amazing! I bought the color pdf....sooo helpful🙏

[@markpullenfineart]

At Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts ,they instructed a simple starting palette bland burnt umber to darken blues and purples ,less w purple. On the light side add burnt sienna or indian Yello touch w white very powerful

[@CaffeinePwrdAl]

Loved this video, great description of how colour works in all its non intuitive ways!

[@FlorentFargesarts]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@lazydaisybookart474]

A great video! Thankyou for sharing. I want to make a vibrant but light purple. So I am going to experiment.

[@AnnKristinArt]

This feels like a magic trick! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and enriching my practice!!

[@charlottehogberg9855]

Thank you so much for this well explained and comprehensive video!

[@viviwilhelmsson307]

I'm a beginner and very confused, but I think you have helped me a lot!! Thank you!

[@HalfWarrior]

Thank you for sharing your understanding and knowledge 👍🏻😀

[@KateN-yo2cl]

Excellent explanation - so helpful. Thank you!

[@anelisemaggetti5459]

Fantastic, amazing video, never seen an explanation this good!!

[@brucetidwell7715]

Wow! Thank you! That was eye opening. It's not something that I was unaware of but seeing it demonstrated with the color charts really made it come to life.

[@FlorentFargesarts]

Glad it was helpful!😉✨🎨🖌️

[@ritavercruyssen7120]

A eye-opener , thanks Florent x

[@FlorentFargesarts]

👀 Thanks

[@Richardwright-we6rv]

another superb video from the professor of painting!! thank you Florent, merci beacoup!

[@FlorentFargesarts]

Thank you very much 🖌️✨🎨😉

[@jillhoward6263]

Thank you so much for this very interesting and informative video. You explain things so well!

[@amysbees6686]

Bravo, Florent! You have discovered the mystical Munsell color theory! Have you seen UK artist Pail Foxton? Discovering Munsell completely changed his painting process!

[@FlorentFargesarts]

Discovered it a while ago and it was the first color system that made things click for me as well. Then gave it away for something similar but more geared towards painting

[@Magicwithpencil-ex7st]

I like the way you expressed ❤

[@perfume-tengoku2455]

tellement important comme leçon. merci beaucoup

[@atairworld]

This is amazing! The best explanation I ever heard and saw. Thank you 🙏

[@FlorentFargesarts]

Glad it was helpful!

[@jordanwright8230]

I usually forget to like videos. I did not forget this time.

[@FlorentFargesarts]

Thank you so much 😊🙏

[@deefairweather6235]

So helpful! Thank you so much for sharing!