Learn color by understanding THIS painting

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Learn important color theory and tips from this classic painting. Good for digital, traditional, and any art medium. Pro art tips that never get old!
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[@GabeWilliams]

I’m a hobbyist and don’t have as much time to spend developing my technique, but I always feel like your videos give me a “shortcut” for a lack of a better term, or at least give me great direction. I’m definitely going to try and study this.

[@pronoydutta614]

Less of a short cut and more like clarity.

[@GabeWilliams]

@@pronoydutta614 yes!

[@HalfWarrior]

Thank you Marco; of all the color research I’ve sought; your understanding and explanations have always made the most sense to me over the past few years. Appreciate your time to make this video; like all the rest you’ve done.

[@QuickWitit07]

This was the first Marco B. video I've seen that confused the crap outta me. I need to watch this one like 9 more times.

[@marcobucci]

Hey everyone - I see all the comments about my tardiness with the collab. TLDR: It will be up by *Friday, March 10!* EDIT: It's up! kzbin.info/www/bejne/aYLRaJmnjNJ8nKM [End edit. Original post below.] I'm sorry it's taken me so long; this was not my intention when I accepted the painting. I've been on parental leave (as you may know from Aaron's video), and while I did begin making the video while taking care of my infant son (initially aiming for a February release), I found that my production quality was dropping, due to the many obligations of parenthood, and I do not want to turn in a sub-par contribution! (I hadn't yet painted the physical piece; I stopped before I got to that point.) I am officially back to work at the end of February, at which point I promise to put *all* of my time into getting this done. As stated above, my personal deadline is *Friday, March 10.* I know there's some who've already lost faith in me, and others who are wary, but I promise everyone it will be the same quality production I always strive for on my channel. See you on March 10th!

[@foxnyl4141]

Great video! The way I see it, the configuration that mimics a rotated sky 4:44 might be due to the shape of the cliffs: The most reflected light they receive might not just be from the ground, but also from the directly sunlit cliff to its left. The further the the shadowy cliff extends towards the viewer, the more of its neighbouring cliffs light it catches. But the cast shadow on the sunlit cliff does not receive that much indirect light from its neighbour, wich is in shadow after all and hence the sideway transition, which of course is overlayed with the typical vertical transition for the usual purposes, and thus resulting in a diagonal pattern, or "rotated sky".

[@garydrawsandpaints7745]

That is absolutely correct. I live and paint out there in the 4 corners area and see that almost every time I head out in the Canyon deChelly area. Very good analysis of that effect

[@chocobofan5750]

This is so interesting! Thank you for the explanation ☺

[@lolzold4]

But the way this effect works also helps draw the eye towards the middle of the painting. So it might've still been a stylistic choice by the artist.

[@foxnyl4141]

@@lolzold4 Absolutely! Choosing your composition in a way that it naturally supports your stylistic choice is a very elegant way of improving one`'s painting

[@aez.e]

And they say art is easy...

[@LucasSweden]

you are precious, we need more of this, more uploads, thanks for everything so far.

[@Mordred14394]

i really admire your colors in your art pieces and you're also eloquent enough to properly explain things

[@RadishTheFool]

This is amazingly helpful, even more when considering the short length of this video. You rock!

[@lorenzotobar96]

Thanks Marco, I must say, every time I’ve watched any of your videos I get so inspired to paint and draw, you make me wanna pursuit an art carrier

[@rahmamizuki4473]

Thank you Marco! Again you bring easy to learn videos. Colors have been a challenging part for me, and you can explain those in tangible ways

[@adamthorntonillustration9281]

Happy to see you back, Marco. All of this does make me wonder if Edgar Payne used a colour wheel to work those colour transitions out. It's quite phenomenal really. And thank you for sacrificing yourself and taking the payne out of our paintings somewhat! 😊 Thanks for making another great video. Hope all's well with you et al.

[@thenot-so-smartfox4145]

Marco, you're the absolute greatest on youtube lessons in the whole planet. I wouldn't have gotten this far without the knowledge you share with us, thank you!

[@dubcarchick]

Watching this video, trying to patiently wait for the KZbin collaboration post.

[@marcobucci]

Hello, Sorry it's taken me this long. I've been on parental leave since receiving the painting in October. Because I produce videos alone, it's been tough to get anything of quality done with a baby crawling around my studio. I'm returning to work on March 1st, at which point I will put all of my time into getting the collab done and posted (the video is currently about 25% finished.) I'm giving myself a deadline: *Friday, March 10.* See you then!

[@aki_4191]

It's crazy how much info you get from just one painting explanation Thank you Marco

[@deadark412]

Playing jazz with the colors is a brilliant way to show transferable abstract concepts of different art forms!

[@six9058]

Thank you so much marco your videos help me a lot with color theory it was hard to understand at first but i kept rewatching the videos and the pieces slowly connect together i think with your channel i can learn so much

[@bluewren65]

Wonderful. No one explains light the way you can. I have recommended your video on ambient occlusion to so many people and now I will do the same with this one.

[@GiftFromGod]

I don't paint myself and haven't drawned anything in a good while but this was inspiring. I always found colors, shading and highlights hardest to get a grip on and this helped me understand it a heck lot more :D

[@theodorikrut1733]

You litterally made art possible to learn for me! I will buy your courses just for gratitude a feel for your support to the community(and also for all my unanswered questions :D). Unfortunately, I am unemployed now, but when i get a job and get some living i will remember that I have to support you back. :) You definitely made dreams come true for a lot of people that were struggling with their art level and didnt know where to search for info. I wish you best luck and health, you are amazing, thank you for your hard work. :)

[@choochoochooseyou]

This is the best description for using colour I have seen.

[@s.d774]

Your videos are absolutely wonderful. Thank you so much for posting them. What a privilege to have access to quality instruction. I'm very grateful to be alive in this generation.

[@Lokmen_BH]

you are such a master of color ! you've helped me understand so much about color threw out the years thank you !

[@b1uezer]

Man, Marco, you're one of the greatest teachers I've come across. The way you explain things is so digestible and really touches on the process in a way that just doesn't seem to be covered. I've been looking more into color studies, and this is definitely sitting in my back back to learn and review again.

[@GCatalinStefan]

Did anyone tell you that your painting style is so impressionist? The way you are building the colors and the way you put them together are so unique.

[@hummuslad9844]

I highly recommend Marcos color guide. He’s an amazing teacher!

[@natayaway]

i learned more from this video in the first 5 minutes than i have of a whole 5 years in art school. ive since graduated and moved into a wholly different field but i want to express my thanks, this is fantastic and lowkey rekindling my interest back into art... thank you.

[@madiko]

Marco, master of colours! If I wouldn't have studied all the great tutorials you so generously share with us, I would've understood very little. Now I feel like having reached a new level of understanding. So, it's only the tiny bit of applying it to my own work though that gets me. 🤪

[@anodine_org]

Your tutorials are so good! I think I will get one or two of your workshop video next month: The Color Survival Guide, first; and then maybe Understanding and Painting the Head. I'm more a photograph but the information you give is help me so much for editing and color grading. Thanks to you.

[@esmailiyou]

Yes, I have your course "Color Surviving Kit" and I learned a lot. Thank You!

[@Sepdmor]

This video is precious and informative! Thank you Marco ❤️👍 always excited to see your video

[@AmandaMG6]

Loved it! Checking out the course bc it all gives me a headache right now but I'll never stop painting ❤ thx!

[@piscesillustrations]

Amazing Amazing AMAZING TUTORIAL! Thank you for sharing this! And I learned about a new artist I'm now going to study!

[@lauraheller643]

Fantastic lesson! Thank you Marco!

[@rumsto1]

100/10 recommend his Color Survival Guide class. Totally worth every penny. Haven't met anyone to date that has a better breakdown of color and values.

[@tamuanimations]

I’ve been thinking to buy it

[@tamuanimations]

It really helps that you comment this

[@rumsto1]

@@tamuanimations I'm glad I could steer you in the right direction!

[@WisdomThumbs]

Your course is what I’m studying next year, hopefully on black&white commission money. Thank you very much, and I look forward to learning more.

[@celaya-s4e151]

Can you post your part of the collar soon?? It's been a while

[@bodawei425]

Thanks Marco. This makes lots of sense. Now, I need to put it into practice!

[@israelnene01]

Amazing, your lessons are so good man!! thank you for the video

[@boredwools2158]

Easily the best, most intuitive explaination for color theory my god

[@LebigArt]

It was an enlightenment to see and understand this video. Thanks!

[@andrebartels1690]

Thank you for the explanation in colour theory.

[@ivanulyanov3461]

Thank you, Marco, for putting Payne back into painting.

[@quietestkitten]

This was amazing. I always lessen something when you talk about colour. (Or about anything else for that matter.)

[@KingTubeAR]

excited to watch this one!

[@0rbitalxs957]

This didn’t solve my color blindness, I want my 11 minutes back. 😢

[@Brightsupernova]

I’m a year late and several doll hairs short, but paint anyways, and I think you will make some amazing masterpieces with unusual colors. So you will be different than millions of others. I’d say it could be your superpower

[@lainylu]

I have seen the light!....and shadow lol! This is so eye opening and easy to understand. Now time to execute!

[@christianhansen2919]

Excellent video as always! Marco's color survival guide course (that he mentions at the end of the video) is completely worth the cost.

[@tamuanimations]

I’ve been thinking maybe I should buy it some time

[@HunterJones1]

I second this! Excellent course worth every penny.

[@m.raggui5367]

Terrific! Awesome tutorial

[@MarcLaisneARTVenture]

Always a great job man. Thanks

[@nekokna]

Holy crap!thank you so much for this video!!

[@Chinornor]

Thank You Marco

[@antonioblanco3086]

Finally!! 3 months wating for this

[@Sakrosankt-Bierstube]

I am not an artist... haven't painted anything in the last 10 years and i still thought that this was satisfying to watch.

[@heiispoon3017]

This is indeed a great study, thank you Sir Marco!

[@adamthorntonillustration9281]

We should nominate Marco for a recognition award, like The Order of Canada or something. He's done so much for furthering my art career and I'm sure many others.

[@tamuanimations]

Im exited to see you do the collab project!

[@cory99998]

no one does it like you, nice one marco

[@KevinQuesada448]

This is amazing! I am going to be buying this course in a month from now/

[@twopintsofmilk]

Thanks Marco

[@Amiss_Artt]

Wow this was extremely informative❤

[@miguelmarra_violino]

Nice, I was waiting for this

[@simpleonion660]

Yesssssss, a new video

[@nawaizahmed1512]

man i love your videos

[@lechungus1832]

After watchibg this video, i now understand that colours were much much more complicated than i thought they were.

[@bcillus]

i just painted a portrait of robert pattinson's the batman with this lecture and i gotta say i think it helped alot who woudl've thought greys could communicate so much while being so invisible to the naked eye!

[@royuchiha8297]

Ua literally the bestes teacher out there

[@giottista196]

I loved the chess metaphor, u are amazing, u taught me so much

[@borgstod]

It was a great video, and the art course brilliantly improved my poor colour choices.

[@ximingze6278]

This is GOLD

[@tickleme4853]

Wonderful video thank you so much.

[@alaakh4064]

Thank you ✨🙏🏽

[@MineManIL]

Love those! Thanks

[@leanalapointe4209]

Thank you!

[@bluemelon]

"Putting the pain in painting. Note to self edit that line out." 🤣

[@mrcohiba1662]

Fascinating

[@ddaradara]

I feel so smart watching this like wut... The explanation is top notch 👏

[@andtipidee]

One of my biggest art flexes is I have Marco Bucci as my teacher.

[@shenicebunwarie8813]

thank you bro thank you

[@williamwilson1870]

This was awesome

[@partypao]

Every time I feel lost in my art and paintings, I watch your videos (specially the 10 mins to better painting series) and it just put me back on track, both technically and inspirationally. Thank you for all you've done teaching us art learners around the world!

[@agoodamount7557]

Very helpful video!, Thank you :)

[@thylakoto]

9:22 lol, that got me good

[@ilmn25]

u make the best art tutorial on the entire youtube imo btw ❤and that is a fact just want to let u know lol

[@c.t.chipman5658]

thank you

[@Chronomatrix]

This is very informative.

[@Gamezmodz444]

You were born to teach man gj

[@partypao]

@4:30 There is probably a very big patch of mountain face (off canvas) getting a lot of sun on the left of this scene , and this is the light source that's creating the horizontal glow that that protrusion of rock is catching.

[@JonMarins]

You rock!

[@user-lp1vg7zz8m]

Good evening, Marco! Your videos about digital painting are incredible and it would be great, if more artists could watch them! So, I would like to translate them into Russian for people, who don't know English. Could I do that? The link to the original videos will be in the description for sure

[@SoundEscapes]

Sargeant: “Don’t overstate your midtones!”

[@Chinornor]

5:30 now that is the magic! 💯💥🤟

[@FMCT]

Any art collab news?

[@marcobucci]

Hello, Sorry it's taken me this long. I've been on parental leave since receiving the painting in October. Because I produce videos alone, it's been tough to get anything of quality done with a baby crawling around my studio. I'm returning to work on March 1st, at which point I will put all of my time into getting the collab done and posted (the video is currently about 25% finished.) I'm giving myself a deadline: *Friday, March 10.* See you then!

[@mrsplosh999]

Great video!

[@mimosasamosa]

Love your explanations Marco! Everytime I'm in a pinch with colour theory, I always come back to your channel.

[@NorbertGrill]

Thanks Marco, what a great video with so much information. To capture everything I made myself a 19 page script with pictures and text from the video. You have to watch this wealth of information over and over again, practice and practice again. I bought the "Color Survival Guide". I can really only recommend it to everyone.

[@sketch_learner]

It was help full

[@alexmcd378]

Neat. So roughly speaking, base color plus light color at like polar vectors

[@simeontodorov8657]

Interesting - can you ellaborate a bit more on why the light have saturated the rock - and when are the cases in which light will saturate instead of desaturate?

[@andiamo8623]

Hi Marco great video, can u also do a video about how to draw portraits similiar to you How to draw better hands video? That was awesome!

[@mrsdragonite]

No one explains color quite like Marco does.

[@randommcranderson5155]

I think Marco's version had way more saturation in the shadows for non blue colors. shadow means less information including color information.

[@chiderakalaji7206]

Shadows can still have saturation, so I guess it's more of artistic expression