Foolproof Method for Color Harmony in Your Digital Art!

#digitalart #arteducation #digitalpainting
I have been using this simple, foolproof method for many years to choose my color palettes for my digital illustrations. Try this and you will never need to worry about achieving color harmony again!
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[@TyomaTorbin]

What an OG! This is one of the best videos I've seen on the color overal, digital art and theory behind it! The amount of knowledge in 10 minutes is insane! I've considered myself a good color picker, but oh boy, this changed my game so much!

[@butter4153]

This is the first and probably last time I'll ever comment on youtube. Wow. This is amazing. I was just so sick of videos spouting the same old stuff about complementary and analogous colours. Here is something actually useful. Just keep mixing colours til you get what you need, knowing that they will look good with each other, perfect. I had to adapt the method as I'm using a vector illustration app on an ipad. Firstly, I made three circles with my three base colours. Then I made a new layer set to 30% opacity with three new circles of the same colour as the originals and overlapping them. I then went back to the original layer and make more circles, eyedropping the colour from the overlaps. And repeat. And also did the light and dark mixer colours too. A bonus of this method is that, say, for red and yellow I can make a yellowy red and a reddy yellow just depending on which direction I go in, yellow on red or red on yellow. The ability to make green depended on the yellow, if it was an orangey yellow then it wouldn't work, had to start with a greeny yellow. Thank you so much for this, it's a game changer for me.

[@Omfghellokitty]

I've been looking for something like this to help me get started on my coloring phase so I can get past my over practiced sketching phase because I didn't know what to do.

[@susannachapman2106]

Thank you for this video. The hue layer for values will really help me. Also the greens trick is so smart. Thank you for sharing what you’ve learned after so much experience!

[@josephstanski5180]

Wow! This is how I find my color pallet in watercolor medium. Nicely done Kyle - Wow!

[@kyletwebster]

yes - I find that the traditional approach works great in a digital environment!

[@laniakeas92]

It doesn't matter which or what light source is affecting the picture. If all colors share same "mood" and are mixed with each other - our eye enjoys it. Good work on explaining how bouncing light mechanism works

[@herbertwilliam3348]

More of these style of teachings please. You 're strongly selling me wathever you're doing.

[@paolabueso]

THANK YOU!!!!! This is so useful. I usually paint with traditional methods, scan and modify on computer and felt like not know how to create harmonious color palettes digitally was a big hurdle preventing me from moving into doing some of my paintings digitally. Now I want to try to create repeat patterns and need to simplify my workflow while still keeping the look of traditional painting so this method you are illustrating in the video is super helpful. And the way you explained everything really helped me grasp the concept as is it quite similar to what I would do with traditional paints, only digitally. Thank you for sharing this!

[@llawliet1522]

Really cool video, thanks a bunch! I found your brushes through drawfee (they're almost always using your inkbox set) but I wasn't expecting to see anything even approaching such an incredible ream of information and advice. Really appreciate what you do, and I can't wait to try out some of your brushes for myself.

[@kyletwebster]

Thanks for the very kind words, L! Much appreciated. Enjoy the brushes.

[@annoulaheartofbeauty8799]

wow! I am excited! I am an artist with daltonism. The most difficult part of digital painting for me was the color palette. You save me! Thank you!

[@goaliemelvin]

Dang. This is just great! Counterintuitively intuitive!

[@redcoulter]

Great tips, Thanks Kyle!

[@LongshotLennox]

This was a game changer for me, thank you so much

[@rongray655]

Genius. Love it.

[@LukaRejec]

Ok, that was brilliant.

[@sergehulne]

Excellent !

[@lukesnow6953]

Very helpful Kyle🙏🏽

[@sonteeg]

Great!

[@shoegazed8172]

Thank you for this video :) I always struggle with color theory but this helps big time.

[@kyletwebster]

I’m really glad it helps!

[@beebopcola]

Great practical technique!

[@kyletwebster]

Thanks! I find it so useful.

[@artistbrindle]

Your videos are so wonderful ❤️. Thank you for posting this.

[@kyletwebster]

Thank you! I'm glad you like the videos. I'll find time to make more ...

[@thesophietran]

Thanks Kyle! This is a wonderful lesson.

[@kyletwebster]

Thanks for watching!

[@karenm1547]

Genius. So helpful!

[@kyletwebster]

Thanks!

[@MrSquareart]

Just found out your video from the Reddit post.

[@kyletwebster]

Thanks for watching - I hope it was helpful.

[@BenWeeks-ca]

1:18 Brush: Creamy Variation from Kyle's Paintbox

[@WYIfan]

I really love the style... It's amazing.. is there step by step tutorial until the finished one?

[@kyletwebster]

I'm sorry, but there is not. Thanks, though!

[@johnjoeparrot]

Do you recommend using blending mode paint brushes to make a color palette? For example if I use soft light to make the shadow colors

[@user-wv1rd4he4e]

Very helpful! Thanks so much! Do you use this method for flat color illustration as well?

[@kyletwebster]

Yes, definitely. The three illustrations that flashed on the screen briefly near the beginning of the video were done with this method. I use it for literally everything. It just makes things so much easier for me.

[@user-wv1rd4he4e]

​@@kyletwebster Wow. That's awesome. I'll definitely try this! Thanks again Kyle!

[@kiddpenn]

Nice method thank you for the tutorial! Just curious, but when you use the eyedropper tool, is the eyedropper set to "current layer" or "all layers"? I imagine the choice of canvas color would effect it if its set to all layers.

[@kyletwebster]

It is set to ‘all layers’ - this has no real bearing on the colors I pick as long as they are fully opaque. Basically, whatever I see on the screen is what I get on the brush, so there are no surprises.

[@kiddpenn]

@@kyletwebster Oh ok cool, thanks!

[@Kwelts1]

I’m fascinated by the way you build pallets. But when it comes to creating skin tone/hair color from these pallets I’m lost. Any tips?

[@kyletwebster]

I think the key is to focus on mixing a lot of neutrals - skin is not very saturated in color. Mix your secondary colors with each other and use your white and ‘black’ colors to desaturate them a bit.

[@susannachapman2106]

Also I have your brushes from the pre-adobe days and the current ones loaded in Photoshop CC and don't see the kyle's paintbox: creamy variation in either tools or brushes. Is it stored elsewhere?

[@kyletwebster]

It should be in the Megpack Paintbox, but it’s *possible* that I created it for my own use and never included it in those sets (hard to remember with over 1900 brushes!). Don’t worry - the regular Creamy brush does the same thing.

[@susannachapman2106]

​@@kyletwebster I can't find the Creamy brush after looking through everything I have and the adobe brushes site. I don't mean to pester; if you or Adobe could point us to the brush/folder I'd appreciate it!

[@kyletwebster]

@@susannachapman2106 it’s definitely in the Megapack Paintbox- I just double checked.

[@susannachapman2106]

@@kyletwebster Thank you, I redownloaded the megapack and found it there. Sorry for the trouble and thank you for your patience (and excellent brushes)!

[@sun-man]

@@kyletwebster And brushes Super Splat Versacolor Noisy Ned Splendid Blend (smudge tool)? Riddle me that, Batman.

[@franckpayen2744]

This one is really awesome ! Thank you for once sharing this kind of tips on the @adobefrance KZbin Channel for our french audience :)