Starting Simple... A Live Color Study

Here's a good starter project for getting into color studies. Painting a simple egg on a table is a great way to get use to the process and learn how to observe and replicate light and color.
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The songs used in the video are
When The Sun Rise by Sivan Talmor
Dead Leaves by Yehezkel Raz
Dawn by Salt of the Sound
Fall Eqinox by The Bows

[@katostrich]

I have never been more motivated to paint an egg. Genuinely. People always say „draw from life“ and „do studies“, but how?! Thank you for this, this helps me to get an idea how to THINK and LOOK while drawing/painting. And it‘s so relaxing to watch, too. No anxiety about doing it quickly, or perfect, no pressure to improve. Just calmness and an open mind for learning. Invaluable, really.

[@LightingMentor]

Yay!!! Thank you for the kind words. This is exactly what I hope it would do for people, inspire them to enjoy the process and learn it can be really calming and fun. Keep creating Kat!

[@teddybearmei8713]

omgg hi fellow kat who also does art XD

[@crystalnadeau254]

This was hands down one of the most effective color study tutorials I've ever followed along to. I hope to learn more from your channel!

[@LightingMentor]

Wow, thank you!! So glad it was helpful

[@kemuelhbl7148]

This is a cool discovery here ! So many artists talk about studies but few of them really show us properly how to do it in the analytic way that you do. Learned a lot today ! Thanks

[@LightingMentor]

Yay! So glad you found this helpful. Comments like this make it all worth it

[@Yohannai]

This was the first proper color study I remember doing. In school they gave us such complex stuff I didn't actually have time to focus on the colors, the shapes were a struggle all their own. I'm really happy with the egg I painted! Thank you so much for this video, it was a lot of fun to paint alongside you :)

[@LightingMentor]

Yay!! I'm delighted you gave it a try. I'm so glad you found this helpful. If you keep doing simple studies the more complex stuff starts to become easier. Keep creating! :)

[@mochimona]

Okay, first things first: you have a really understanding way of explaining things. I like your voice and your calmness and you give off the feeling that it's okay to start out with art and learning the fundamentals in a slow way. Sometimes it feels like we should all know everything, but most of the time i dont even know where to start. this video gives me a great rundown und how to study color and light from real life and your attitude i do like a lot. even from watching (will do the study later) I understood a bit and how important it is to study from real life. thank you for this video and i am glad i stumbled upon this video!

[@LightingMentor]

I love replies like this. Thank you my new friend! Yes, art creation does not need to be a stressful thing. Small steps can make big differences and it can be so fun along the way too. Keep creating!!

[@flickaJay]

@@LightingMentor Are you teaching somewhere online yet? Where would we be able to upload our own painting? This is fun though on youtube. I'm glad you thought of doing this. It's encouraging to do my own simple study (s). Definitely not boring.

[@Karrdeh]

This is eggcellent! Thank you for sharing your knowledge and painting progress.

[@LightingMentor]

Hahaha... great reply! So glad you found this helpful

[@beefbaby9840]

When he started painting this egg I was like "it's just a blob of grey it'll be impossible to find color nuance on this" and as he was painting and observing I ALSO STARTED OBSERVING AND SEEING SO MANY NUANCES OF COLOR ON THE EGG. Amazing video, thank you so much for this. I'm off to take pictures of eggs ❤

[@-theonlyyellowlemonintheto9462]

this was my first color study, i tried it right after watching the previous video to see how different our results were and wow there is smth refreshing abt this,is like seeing the world through some1 else's eyes ♡♡♡

[@LightingMentor]

Yay!! So glad you gave it a try and found it helpful! The more you do the easier original artwork will become. Keep creating!!

[@tophatimus]

I'm a traditional artist (pencil & paper) so I was scratching my head when I decided to start digital a few days ago. It's been super tough getting into it and I feel like I'm starting from square one again. I watched at least 5 other youtubers before I found your channel, I was clearly in the wrong place. I'm glad to have found this channel, I had a huge wave of relief when I watched your process. And now I can finally see progress in my work! Thanks for the help, I look forward to learning more from you. :)

[@LightingMentor]

I love getting comments like this!! I'm delighted that these videos are helpful. Ya, I find a lot of art videos seem to be focused on impressing people rather than actually giving practical advice that can be used right away. I try to make things that can be done by anyone if they just give it a try. Keep creating my friend!!

[@animator---noob8939]

THIS by far and by no means I am exaggerating, the best Digital Coloring exercise, tutorial and method I have come across. I was getting no where in my digital color application with all these 1000s of brushes I downloaded. The limitation of only 3 brushes really pushed me to actually gain INSIGHT into color interaction and play with the medium and light which I hitherto lacked. The edges were a bit challenging after the use of Mixer brush. Kudos 10/10 😄😄👍👍

[@LightingMentor]

Wow, thank you for the very high compliment! I'm so happy that you found this useful!!

Agreed.

[@ChristineNossoughi-fm5lu]

I have been a painter ans sculptor 40 years now…and after several brain injuries and tumor…i am going back to the basics. Thank you for making it simple to comprehend. In addition…i never truely felt i understood color and light the way i should. You are a light in a dark tunnel of recovery. Thank you for your calm and yet inspiriting vocal tone and explanations.

[@LightingMentor]

I am so glad this is helpful! Wishing you a full recovery!!

[@ChristineNossoughi-fm5lu]

Thank you so much! One thing I have learned of the course of recovery is the amazing plasticity of the brain and how we can overcome if we work hard. I’m very thankful to have been an artist and have that background to bounce back to . Creativity is extremely healing on so many levels.

[@lmeow1569]

So happy that i found your channel, hope to see more in the future, very helpful

[@LightingMentor]

Thanks LMEOW! I'm so glad you found my channel too

[@sumanasainath4121]

I took my iPad and I started painting this egg with you. I saw so many things I usually would see but not SEE see. Thank you for this wonderful lessons. There’s so much to learn from you!

[@AziAmberish]

A Bob Ross of the 21st century for sure!👏so calming to watch. Inspires me to just sit, relax and do some simple color studies myself. Thank you for this!

[@sheilafinchfineart]

This real-time color study was so informative! I would LOVE to see many more of these real-time studies on your channel! I used to use photoshop and hate that they switched to a subscription model. A few years ago I switched over to Affinity Photo and never looked back. I've found (for me) that Affinity Photo has everything I need. (I love that once you pay a one-time fee to buy it, that's all it costs, even with updates.) I sure hope you make more of these real-time sketches! Thank you!♥

[@LightingMentor]

Yes, I've heard great things about Affinity! So glad it's so much more accessible. I shall indeed keep making more videos. Thanks again Sheila!

[@deedeereynolds7938]

You've completely changed my perspective on color study and made me love this process all over again. Thank you :)

[@LightingMentor]

Yay! Comments like this make it all worth it! Keep creating!!

[@aqualust5016]

At first I thought the entire blue section was white. The more I stared at it the more blue I saw coming from the exterior lighting that coated the wood surface as well as the upper side of the egg. Saw some green in the wood on the left side that was hiding with the brown/tan tones. Thank you for posting this series!

[@paulaguiu4254]

so cool the video seeing the inside of a real time work instead of speed paints and the explanation really help. Already suscribed, looking forward for more videos!

[@LightingMentor]

Thank you! So glad it was useful. :) Thanks for the subscribe. I have plans for many more videos that I hope can keep helping

[@a.c.2650]

My goodness this was so helpful and inspirational. Drawing always came naturally to me, I don't know why, but painting is a whole different beast that gave me headaches. This video is so "simple" yet it gave unmeasurable amount of information. This is painting. Observe, estimate, make the stroke, observe again, correct, check again, make a new stroke... etc Thank you for these videos!

[@LightingMentor]

Yes, painting does not have to be overwhelming if approached in easy steps. I'm delighted my video helped. Keep creating!!

[@drawninthefog]

I wish this is how they'd taught us back in high school. Thank you for your videos that are turning out to be true gems!

[@LightingMentor]

Yes, I wish I had learned these things in school too, but learning on the job gave new perspectives. The whole goal of this channel is to share the ideas that are not always taught in school but are still really useful ways to work. I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[@abbyjentson2563]

I adore your energy and passion!

[@daniela2994]

This was so good. The explanation is great and seeing you doing it real time makes it feel more attainable. Also when you mentioned that the perspective isn't right, that the egg shape wasn't quite there and the shadow being hard. All of that were things I was seeing and this realisation that it's not a big deal is so refreshing. Always had this idea that people like you just did perfect paintings so every mistake I made I saw it as a big red flag. This video was therapeutic.

[@LightingMentor]

I'm so very glad you found this helpful Daniela! Yup, perfectionism is a big art killer, as well as the idea that you have to get everything right on the first try. All of us push and pull and try things, make mistakes, correct them, try again, and that's quite normal. You can paint anything, as long as you give yourself grace and permission to fail and keep trying. Keep creating my friend!

[@AlpineArts]

Absolute genius. Thank you.

[@zeze--]

This is amazing, thank you for not speeding up your process but walking us through it instead. Really appreciate the time and effort 🙏

[@tollestoertchen]

What really lets this video stand out against similar videos on other channels is how you really articulate every thought process very well - glad I found your channel :)

[@LightingMentor]

Aw, thanks! Ya, I try to approach teaching like I would like to be taught. It has to be simple, approachable and practical. Thanks for the kind comment :)

[@tollestoertchen]

@@LightingMentor you're welcome, thank YOU for the awesome videos :) one question came to my mind: is there a particular reason you're doing the studies from photos instead of directly from real life?

[@aweeladdie]

@@tollestoertchen probably for convenience, or so we can see what he's drawing.

[@m43der]

A really wonderful video! So many tutorials focus on the 'principles' of painting and colour, and they're important of course! But it's so nice to sit with someone and actually follow along with the very basics. I've learned more from this than I have from MANY other tutorials. Thank you!!!

[@sealonice1859]

Watching you paint this is so magical and calming

[@megb7675]

I usually find it so difficult to sit through tutorials, I find myself skipping to the end of them but I didn’t want to skip any of this it was all so interesting and useful, thankyou for the great tutorial

[@LightingMentor]

Wow... such kind words and great feedback. Thank you!!

[@potates60]

Thank you so much for this walk through, I really appreciate you picked something simple and easy to understand. I use to try still life photos that required way too much thinking but this is neat and clear.

[@bunnybutt83]

You're great. Do you know you're great? Yea. You're a unique find of a teacher. Everyone else is describing your teaching and sharing style much more eloquently, because I'm just astounded at your ability to get us engaged to our learning process. Fantastic. Cat's meow. Thank you for sharing your gift and perspective with the world.

[@iconic9781]

Thanks for making this and taking the time to actually explain and paint with us! This really helped me a lot!!!

[@kurtkgledhill]

That was amazing! I have so much to learn. I didn’t even see the reflection of the egg until you mentioned it. Thank you so much!

[@Trassel242]

I did it! I painted an egg! Sure, it’s not perfect and it was really weird to have to use my mouse (my drawing tablet broke recently), but it represents something I’ve genuinely never been able to do before. Thank you for this amazing tutorial/guide that helped me actually understand light and shadows!

[@rohanaislam387]

I was waiting for this. Glad that I have found you. Thank you so much for the videos you make.

[@nathanreidart4456]

It was really nice to sit & do the colour study along with you and hear your thought process. It helped me understand better and apply it to my study piece as we went on and I have now painted the best egg I've never painted and I really appreciate that 🤘🤘 Looking forward to future videos :)

[@LightingMentor]

Yay!! Comments like this make it all worth it! I'm so glad you joined along and also saw the rewards of giving this method a try!! Woot!!

[@robertocecere2893]

Thank you Jeremy for showing us how you work and think as an artist and walking us through your processes. Amateurs like me always think that top-level artists like you just create amazing art in minutes. This video just taught me that regardless of your level, you need to take time to observe, understand, experiment and refine. High quality art and design cannot be achieved without a lot of time and effort. Honestly, the stuff I learn from you is just another level!

[@ateljeavesaltus]

"I both love and hate them" 😂, don´t we all? Thank you so much for sharing your expert advice and thoughts here. I´ts brilliant really brilliant, laid back and academic at the same time. Greetings from Sweden.

[@deardeaddays8673]

I'm so grateful I've come across your channel! Thank you for making videos!

[@LightingMentor]

You're most welcome! So glad you stopped by and found my videos useful!

[@flipshuman]

I just found your channel like 3 days ago and you are so knowledgeable and are such a good instructor! You make me feel very comfortable and inspire me to try more still life’s, but also, congrats on your channel growth. Even though I found you three days ago, you were at 22k. And as of right now, you’re at 25k!! Pretty swag man! Thank you for these cool ass videos :)

[@LightingMentor]

Thank you friend! Ya, I'm so happy my channel is growing so fast. I hope it helps a lot of people. Thanks for the kind words

[@hotsauce7124]

The best color study tutorial. Thank you.

[@LightingMentor]

:) Thank you!!

[@barbschiedermayer5964]

Awesome study. Thank you for this most generous tutorial. My eye thanks you, too.

[@LightingMentor]

Thanks Barb! I'm so glad you found it helpful

[@frisk7755]

I'm really glad for your content. Thanks for sharing your brushes, I've searched for a nice textured brush that really worked, and I finally found it. I was kinda depressed because I've drawn my whole life, but I just can't get better at colouring, and lately it has driven me crazy. But now I found your channel and I feel motivated again. Thanks.

[@TheJonko92]

This is like adigital Bob Ross experience. Thanks so much for this, this gave me great insight and inspiration!

[@88themute]

This and the last video were such a good balance for me understanding doing this type of studying. I love color and light and am a novice using it in my painting. With this method you showed up, I think I'll take more photos and study the time of day. Set up still life's at different times and experiment with the colors. Also, thank you for demoing the big to small thought process while you painted. I struggle to stay away from details at first.

[@lenott7480]

thank you very much!! this study tutorial was EXACTLY what I was looking for, and the process was so engaging that it made me genuinely excited to study myself. thank you again!!

[@DesignDrawDo]

WOW I have never thought an egg study coudl be SO interesting - as you delved deeper and deeper into the colours my mind just kept getting blown. This is insane, so glad I discovered this channel

[@LightingMentor]

Thank you!!! I'm so glad you liked it

[@VimblesArt]

Painting along to you is a great help! I think I did pretty good with my egg on my own, but hearing your thought process on where more darker, more saturated colors should go provides great hints! :) Thank you for these videos, super cool!

[@LightingMentor]

I'm so glad you enjoyed the video and followed along!! Thanks for letting me know. Keep creating

[@NickWright872]

As someone who wanted to paint “really awesome concept art” Im so glad these videos to really hone in on the fundamentals. Even more stylized work benefits from this. Thanks for putting these out here for free, means a lot!!!

[@LightingMentor]

You are most welcome Nick!! SO glad you found this helpful

[@Orynae]

This is super helpful! Also the mixer brush, I didn't even know that existed D: I appreciate that you started at square one with your photoshop setup video + the brushes, and showed the exact tools and process you were using in this video, without speeding it up or skipping steps. I tried to follow along on my own canvas :)

[@user-tt3qv4uq4r]

Please continue to do these type of studies where we can watch you. Or even just drawing whatever you feel like and take us along it doesn't matter if its a specific study

[@user-xe6ci5bk4t]

I'm a self taught artist looking to make a career change and I'm genuinely hooked to your way of teaching! Thank you for taking some time out from your busy day, to make these videos! Cheers!

[@jiraya350]

Quality content 👏 I’m a fan of these longer form demo videos where you take your time going through your thought process. Subscribed, and I hope your channel takes off!

[@LightingMentor]

Thank you so much!!! I wondered if long form was the right choice or if I should do lots of speedpaint videos. Thanks for the feedback

[@poppypoppoppy]

I love your work and videos. I am also on a colour hunt and that’s how I found your videos. You are so friendly and the way you are talking about your colour findings feels soothing which makes me want to really listen to you, aside from the great findings. Thank you for your work!

[@LightingMentor]

Awww thanks Poppy! I'm so glad you found this helpful

[@_xianno_]

I can't believe I'm watching this for free Thank you for the video with your thought process! It was very usefull. I really enjoyed the video and tried to paint along with you It was fun!! And I love the result!

[@paulacunniffe4123]

Thank you, I've learned more about colour theory in this one tutorial than in seven years of full time study at art school.

[@creamsiclecat]

I spent a bit of time trying to find this video again haha!! One of the best painting beginner tutorials and guide I ever encountered on youtube. Highly recommend. I love this dude!!!

[@LightingMentor]

Thank you so much! I'm so glad it was helpful

[@Gemma_Rashida]

This is exactly what I've been looking for, and it's really helpful to have the whole video, nothing cut out. Color is baffling and mysterious to me so I'm looking forward to adding this in and seeing if I can understand things more. Thank you for the video!

[@LightingMentor]

You're most welcome and I'm so glad you found it useful

[@pupbeat]

holy cow was this informative, hearing the concrete steps u r taking to actual do a color study was enormously helpful to hear

[@LightingMentor]

Yay! I'm so glad you found this helpful. Keep creating

[@diariesofanomad]

This was perfect, in that I grew my vision as you were developing yours. Isnt it crazy, how we can look at something and then SEE it more and more, and more? Thank you for this! I was really hoping youd finish off the front right of the egg, just the edge and a highlight, but that in itself reflects to me what im seeing! Thanks!!

[@mylikes4157]

This is hands-down THE most informative demonstration on color and lighting I have seen! Honestly, I was hoping you would do the banana so I was like "Nooooooo," when you choose the egg- BUT... this is the most intriguing egg painting demo ever! I've never been to art school so I'm learning by watching mostly KZbin videos and reading books. I've been looking for advanced in- depth studies on lighting and color and I've found it! KUDOS to you and thank you! It all makes sense now. Your diagram on lighting is fantastic! I now understand terms like ambient occlusion and specular lighting and where they are located on an object. I've seen these terms with my 3D software programs but didn't know exactly what they meant. I just focused on what I thought looked good when lighting a character. Now I know and will apply this to not only my digital work but also my works on canvas and paper.

[@solaramazin3704]

Thank you so much for this lovely study! i got tired of trying to draw lines and clean line art and found that painting straight ahead is much more better and therapeutic haha

[@PhunnyConflicts]

literally a free class from a master of his trade. thank you so much!

[@LightingMentor]

You're most welcome

[@boshrasajirati5248]

this was more helpful than a lot of teachers and painting classes i attended! Thanks a lot

[@buttercream_cat]

Hello! I learned so much from following your process here. I made my first study this evening and I was surprised at how well it turned out. Thank you so much for sharing your process. :)

[@hoshiartco]

This was such a quick and easy way to do a study that I actually feel more inclined to set aside time to do it again! Thank you for sharing your knowledge with people like me who are self taught! You are amazing! Looking forward to future videos!

[@LightingMentor]

Thank you very much! I'm so glad you enjoyed this

[@flickaJay]

This was wonderful to watch and learn. What I learned is that it's not in the least bit useless to just keep looking at something. There's more to see and as you change the colors to match more colors are effected.

[@areaplus447]

I have spent 30 years searching for a video or a tutor to learn the colours and failed to find! Here comes you saving me! Gracias Amigooo

[@goncaloteixeira8009]

Thank you so much for this, it really helps demystify the process of painting with realistic color and light

[@dianan.4231]

This was so refreshing! I do studies occasionally but am always picky with my references which are mostly from the internet. This just showed me that having personal references can be interesting too. There are more ways light source can fall through, and it can make one subject appear differently in a hundred pictures. Amazing. Thank you for walking us through this process.

[@LightingMentor]

Yay! So glad you found this helpful! :) Thanks for the kind words

[@j3llyf1shm4n]

Seeing the whole process is so helpful! It's just what I needed as someone just getting started with digital art. I was trying too complicated things without any focus and getting frustrated but this was very relaxing and inspiring

[@LightingMentor]

Yay! I'm so glad you found this helpful. Yes, one small step at a time. I think we too often go too big too fast. Get comfortable with small things and then work to bigger stuff. Keep creating!

[@thatonebeanfriend381]

This was amazing, thank you! I'm actually feeling inspired to do this.

[@remembernavarro5344]

After watching this and your other video talking about color studies I went and did my very first digital color study... I really learned a ton thanks to you. So definitely thanks for the guidance.

[@GreenGnoblin]

finally a good video. Everybody when they give tips of how to learn to draw, they say "just paint/draw", but nobody says what to draw, nobody says how to draw. Thank you for this video. It was amazing.

[@therealtiki]

i dont do digital i do with brushes.. but you made me see more with painting than anyone has on youtube. my hat is off to you sir! and i subbed

[@Lobstrique]

i followed this video and it was one of the most relaxing drawing sessions i've had in a while. and i did learn a lot, not just about the egg, but about the thought process behind everything :) thank you so much!

[@LightingMentor]

Yay!! I'm so glad you enjoyed this and joined along. I firmly believe that learning does not have to be stressful so I'm glad you found it relaxing! Keep creating

[@statebeyond373]

I didn’t even paint with you and this helped immensely with just the way of thinking when approaching color. Been loving your pointers, they translate to 3d work very nice as well

[@LightingMentor]

Thank you! I'm so glad it was helpful

[@oleksandrakotenko2768]

This is the most useful painting study I have found by far! And exactly what I was looking for. I used to draw by copying and color-picking. Then I gave up, and now, 10 years later I’m back to digital painting. Though it seems that I’m no good at all. So I wanted to really learn to paint by simplifying and getting the overall impression, colors and light. Because I only know how to copy details. Whenever I tried to draw or paint from a poor quality of blurry reference, I failed, because I didn’t know how to handle it. So thank you for giving the guidance. This video made it all so clear for me. I never knew it could be so easy to paint a quick sketch of such an egg. I went on trying and practicing with other things. Yeah, it’s challenging, but it’s much easier than I thought it would be.

[@johannicolaitroye352]

So glad I found your channel. Have started doing daily colour studies, and it is so rewarding and educational.

[@LightingMentor]

Yay!! I'm so glad you're giving it a try. Keep creating!!

[@CosyKitty]

I learned that the table is the bane of my existence.... But really this is hands down the best explanation of HOW to study, so many videos just tell you what to study instead of teaching the technique. I look forward to watching every single video of yours xD

[@norenebroyles283]

Just discovered your channel and after watching only two of your videos have learned so much. The most valuable point I heard was that one must practice these skills of observation to develop. Them, thanks so much. I plan to view more of your videos. I especially like the pace at which you present info. and your calm demeanor.

[@LightingMentor]

Thanks Norene! I’m so glad you found these helpful. Keep creating!

[@titledVanessa]

Best color study explanation I’ve ever watched.

[@LightingMentor]

Wow, thank you! I'm glad you liked it

[@wilwilson8146]

i appreciate things like this.. thanks

[@jixal]

Fantastic video tute, thanks! I learnt so much. Great to hear the thought process and see the gradual build up.

[@LightingMentor]

:) Thank you!

[@ShruthiLakshminarayana]

Thank you so much, understanding how to look at colors better! 🙏🏼

[@LightingMentor]

So glad you find this helpful!!

[@sandralongazo9102]

found my teacher at last, the universe has answered that I am ready, thank you so much for doing this in real time.. I like and learn best with each moment treasured as the journey not just the end result

[@LightingMentor]

Yay! I'm so glad you found this helpful

[@davidsmock8235]

I can't thank you enough for this tutorial! It helped me with so many things including lighting and color as well as noticing subtle details. You also made this look achievable! I can't say it looks "easy," but by your very detailed and easy instruction, I think I could actually do something like this. Thanks so much.

[@LightingMentor]

You're most welcome friend! I'm so glad you found this useful. Keep creating!!

[@ConorW]

Wonderful! I love your explanation of a tried and true method! Excellent demonstration!

[@LightingMentor]

Thanks Conor!

[@thedayaftertomorrow5950]

I cannot thank you enough for this video. Painting has been my lifelong nightmare and it has felt impossible to overcome but this video made it seem so simple and manageable. It actually feels real and achievable. So thank you, this video is a game changer. ❤

[@LightingMentor]

I'm so glad this was helpful. Yes, one step at a time and soon you'll be able to paint anything

[@chrismakrinos6798]

Fantastic study. Listening to you talk through the process is very useful. Thanks!

[@LightingMentor]

Thanks Chris! I'm so glad you found this helpful

[@realmaer6108]

This is such a good foundation to study blending and color! Thank you very much!

[@LightingMentor]

You are most welcome! So glad you found this helpful

[@TheFlexon]

This was fantastic. I have been doing value studies and I am starting to understand that, but colour is overwhelming. This has helped a lot!

[@LightingMentor]

Thank you! Yes,it's easy to get overwhelmed with color so I tried to make something really practical to help. So glad you found it useful

[@juliibarra1711]

I just adore how a simple explanation can develop into an effective teaching tool. After 10 years I finally understood how to avoid diving into details. Thank you so much!

[@LightingMentor]

Yay! I'm so glad this was helpful for you

[@happyhubbs]

Outstanding instruction. Thank you

[@LightingMentor]

You're most welcome

[@smton]

This is fantastic, thank you so much for sharing and breaking down your process. Trying to get back into art after years of putting it off and colour has always been hard for me to grasp.

[@LightingMentor]

Thank you Sarah! I'm so glad you found this helpful!

[@kaizze8777]

I love this tutorial will try the egg and also effects that I like,like subsurface scattering, and projectile shadows from lamps

[@LightingMentor]

:) So glad you enjoyed this. Keep creating!!

[@emma_lj]

THIS is the video I've been looking for! Thank you so much!

[@LightingMentor]

Yay! I'm so glad you found it helpful Emma

[@HashebAnzar]

Wow! First time in my life I feel like I can paint too and make awesome paintings. Thank you so much for showing your techniques.

[@LightingMentor]

I'm so glad you gave this a try! Yes, just like Bob Ross said... "anyone can paint" This is just the first step to being able to paint anything you imagine

[@muditajha8611]

So, I did the egg study and it was very satisfying!! Thank you for sharing this.

[@LightingMentor]

Yay!! So glad you gave it a try!!!

[@JustinAllenakajSquared]

Jeremy, thank you so much for making and sharing your knowledge with us. I'm good when it comes to shading with a pencil, but have struggled with learning how to paint and blend with color. The way you teach makes it easy to understand and inspires others and myself. I hope you are doing well and thank you again. :D

[@LightingMentor]

Thank you Justin! I'm so glad this was helpful. I felt the same way years ago when I was comfortable with pencil and black and white but color eluded me, so I feel compelled to share as much as I can of my discoveries over the years. I'm so glad you found it helpful. Keep creating!

[@nancyw8866]

These projects are great ideas! Thanks for sharing.

[@LightingMentor]

you're most welcome!!