Quick Tip 283 - Cast Shadow Colors

[@urban_fox4658]

I'm so thankful I found your channel!! I wish I'd taken art classes from you growing up. I passed up three different chances to take FREE lessons offered to me by artists who thought I had something special. Unfortunately, I didn't believe it, and gave up on going to college for Art (blew a free ride to go to Ringling Bros Art Uni and a guaranteed job at Disney!!!) and went for my other passion - writing - and picked up journalism instead. But my oh my, now I'm 46yrs old having to "teach myself" the basics - color theory, mixing colors, perspective, etc. ... and you know what? I'm LOVING it!! Lol ***So, here's a FREE Lesson - Don't be stubborn, too shy, or think you aren't good enough to live your dreams! You're HERE, watching this wonderful, fabulously explained video! We can do it!*** And being an artist is NOT all (or even *at all* ) about having talent! It's about passion, motivation to learn, and then practice, practice, practice what we're taught! Thank you so much for these lessons, Mrs. Dianne! Blessings!! ❤👩🏻‍🎨🎨🖌❤

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Thanks so much for sharing this!

[@ravenhawthorne8920]

Just wanted to add that the coolness of these outdoor shadows is thanks to weaker ambient blue light from the sky bouncing all over the place. The shadows are an absence of direct light, but of course light must be bouncing in that region or else the shadow would appear completely black. Most ambient light is from the sky, so the shadows appear bluer, cooler. If the ambient light from the sky was orange, shadows would appear warmer

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Thanks for adding that.

[@Portuguesepierogi]

That’s wild! Thanks! ☺️

[@billy.campbell]

You are one of the best teachers on the Internet. I get a lot out of each video that I watch

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Thanks, Billy! Happy painting!

[@PLSassociates]

Another excellent quick tip Dianne! My understanding of seeing color has grown by leaps and bounds since watching your videos!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Wonderful!

[@jodiking7983]

You are a sweet, delightful, charming, amusing, and skillful teacher! It's wonderful to learn from someone who can get the knowledge from their brain and put it through their speech! Thank you! 🙂

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Thank you so much!

[@oilpaintingacademyopa2961]

Diane, God bless you. Learned from you more than any full length instructional dvd on the market. You are like David leffel, a calm soul , a master artist.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Thank you for that.

[@marciagklarosk5161]

Oh my Gosh! Finally I can understand it! Thank you very much! You are the best painting teacher, ever!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Wonderful! Welcome aboard. And thanks.

[@LauraFRAN17047]

OMG thank you so much Dianne I am learning so much with you. Your way of explaining with samples makes it easy for those of us who are not experience with all the painting skills. You are a treasure that many wish they had you as a teacher, you are one of kind in your field.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

I am so happy to help, and thank you for the kind words!

[@elainewood3987]

In 1996 I attended your classes in Clarkesville. My two sons had joined the military six months apart and were gone across the ocean. I was a mess. You are such a good teacher. I won't be famous for my art but you gave me something to focus on and I have enjoyed so much drawing, painting using Prisma color pencils. I just happened upon your videos. Like so many years ago, you are still teaching. I am delighted to find you on KZbin.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Well, well, Elaine! What a treat to meet up with you again on KZbin. I don't remember your being a mess, but a delightful presence. Welcome aboard on this cyber format!

[@alkasarin1073]

Dianne your lessons are like a dictionary..to go back to them again and agsin

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Thanks, Alka!

[@margaretf667]

Thank you, no one explains colour theory better! 😁

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Thanks!

[@happy-xi4kq]

Great

[@jerryladwig2765]

Thank you SO much for this wonderful and clear instruction. I have struggled with shadows for so long. I finally understand how to make them look real. You are a talented teacher! Thank you again!!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

You are so welcome! Enjoy the journey.

[@aldadelano6682]

Thank you . I always learn something every time I watch your videos.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

My pleasure.

[@ptaylor4923]

You've got me so into looking at all this, that I found myself also studying the cast shadows of the magnets.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Great!

[@christineHoxsey]

Oh that makes it so easy! You are a great teacher. I appreciate all your knowledge being shared with us!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Thanks so much!

[@tatianacashon2059]

Thank you so much my friend, for so generously sharing your vast wealth of knowledge so others to enjoy painting too. You made a complicated subject easily understood

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

My pleasure

[@van_creative]

one of the best lessons I've seen on cast shadows. Thank you!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

You're very welcome! Thanks for watching.

[@zeroconstraints]

Thank you so much for these lessons, you are a great teacher and its always pleasure to watch and learn with you.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

My pleasure. Thanks for watching.

[@Αθανάσιος-ΝεκτάριοςΠαπακώστας]

One of the most informative and effective videos on the subject on youtube ! Thank you!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

My pleasure. Thanks for watching.

[@salauddeensyed5295]

Thank you Ma'am, the best tutorial I ever came across on cast shadows...I tried it ...it is like magic...

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

My pleasure 😊

[@marit4660]

Aha!! Thank you so much for this eye-opening quick tip💡!! I'm still a wee beginner and am muddling my way through (with acrylics). Your QTs are packed with so much valuable instruction, and I also love your teaching style. Thank you!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Thanks, Mari! Enjoy the journey!

[@24cts]

Thank you - I had an old painting with cast shadows that bugged me. I pulled it back out after watching this video - I am going to Re do the road. Thank you again

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Have fun with it!

[@24cts]

@@IntheStudioArtInstruction I really did --- I played with some different colors for the foreground shadows and those in the distance too. I feel I can now make some more informed color choices!

[@alkasarin1073]

Thanks Duanni so well explained.....with so much logic

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

You're so welcome!

[@MonicaJamesFineArt]

Dianne. This was an enormously helpful QuickTip. I’m a guilty party of adding black to darken and neutralize. Not any more! Also the three separate examples were so helpful and particularly the last one. Neutral colors are so hard. I’m going to watch it again...and take notes this time. Thank you!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Great! One thing I appreciate about these Tips being on KZbin is that you can watch them as many times as you like.

[@pradeepjhuboo9458]

Thank you very much ma'am, the colour wheel can be so helpful most of the time, we don't realise it !

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

My pleasure

[@59jaguar]

Perfect explanation of shadows and how to paint them. Skin tones on faces would be good to include.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Skin tones on faces change in hue as well. We can use the principles of observation to find these colors.

[@lisa-gayle9939]

Diane, THIS video made a lightbulb go off for me! After years of painting and struggling with cast shadows, you’ve taught me how to “observe “ them and relay that observation to the canvas. Thank you for your knowledge and excellent way of teaching! ❤️

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Wonderful! It's a pleasure to do these.

[@boatpeachbed]

You’re fantastic! I sure would have loved to sit in your classes.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Maybe one day! Who knows...

[@pms2963]

The best and simplest explanation of cast shadow colour and tone I have yet seen. Ockham's razor does it again. Thanks👍

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Glad it was helpful! Have fun with it.

[@lauraven1979]

Thank yououou !!! Colour is my weak point!!! All your videos on colour are super. The way you explain is great !!!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

My pleasure. Thanks for being a subscriber.

[@edgarallanpoe1822]

Thanx Dianne for bringing the actors on the stage and let them run the show without any kind of theorization

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

My pleasure! I've always found that theory without action is mere conjecture at best.

[@sameernagi]

Ma'am...Thank you so much for teaching with so much care. I am learning so much by following your tips. You are the best!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

It's my pleasure. Thanks for your comment.

[@joanistotler8804]

As many classes as I've had from you Dianne, I still get something with every QT - great tip!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Thanks, Joani.

[@MsKTStephenson]

Diane, you're a gem. I am so happy I found your page, I've already learned so much with just a couple of your quick tips vids. Thank you!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@sophiarevel6952]

I love your quick tip. Sometimes you can't get it dark enough particularly in coloured pencils.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Enjoy the journey, Sophia.

[@chriswhitehouse8982]

Excellent instruction. A light bulb just went off in my head watching this 😀

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Have fun with it.

[@RealmsOfThePossible]

This is by far the best and simplest explanation of how to achieve this rather tricky idea to grasp, thank you!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

My pleasure!

[@deanniasiegmund3636]

Bless you .you never let us down. Watch your videos all the time. I can't go very long then. Then ther i am watching a quick tip🙂

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Wow, thank you

[@lorachristian7030]

You are the best color teacher I"ve ever seen!...thank you so much for your in-depth descriptions, they are so helpful to me concerning my paintings!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

You are so welcome!

[@pinkyreddy49]

Am just starting acrylics and You are God sent teacher 🙏🏼. You take time to explain so well and with not just one example shows how selfless you are. Thank you. And thank you for everything you do for ppl like us. Lots of love.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

You are so welcome, Pinky Reddy. It's a pleasure to share these.

[@jostewart456]

Love these quick tips. Diane is such an inspiration!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Thanks, Jo!

[@gavinengelbrecht5534]

Just love your videos ... I have learned so much ... your lessons are succinct, easy to grasp and very illuminating

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Thanks. And thanks for watching.

[@blessedandbiwithahintofmagic]

Thank you painting grandma - this is exceptional, I never knew this formula for painting cast shadows - match the hue, make it darker and cooler, move towards neutral - thanks!

[@blessedandbiwithahintofmagic]

I would not have understood the cooler or neutral parts - this will help me!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

It will be better not to think of this as a formula, but a concept to look for. The concept works because of the way hue responds to light and the absence of light.

[@iCharlesT]

Thank you, thank you, thank you for your elaborate videos, great tips and making people’s lives better and more meaningful. I am able to paint more thanks to your tips! All the best!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Wow, thank you!

[@heinzerfurt5225]

Simply great, Dianne. As all of your lessons. Many thanks for sharing your knowledge.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

My pleasure!

[@karenhoward303]

Oh what a great lesson, thank you Diane, I have had trouble with shadows.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Glad it was helpful! Thanks.

[@toshawatkins7195]

This is the BEST demonstration of Cast Shadows I've seen. Now I finally get it! THANK YOU for this invaluable info! I feel like I can practice them now. 🤗

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Have fun with it.

[@SouthernPineJune]

You have helped me tremendously with my struggle to paint cast shadow. Thank you so much!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

I'm so glad! It's my pleasure to share these.

[@amanda.correa]

Brilliant, thank you so much for sharing this tip!! 🤗

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

My pleasure.

[@bahaven1896]

Thanks! That was so helpful. I really need to pay more attention to my color wheel! I'm so glad I found you!, Barb

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Barb, to my mind the color wheel is a necessity for the painter. You might benefit from watching other Quick Tips where I show how to use it to think through the mixing of color. You can find the entire list of Quick Tips at kzbin.infovideos

[@kubilay7172]

It makes me happy to see the color on the tip of the palette knife matches the color of the picture after mixing. By far the best painting tutorial in youtube. Regards and respect for Dianne. I like your accent🙂

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Thank you!

[@svetlanaproskurovska6795]

Thank you so much! It is the best explanation and demo on the cast shadow colors!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Wonderful! Play with this.

[@PapaRocks]

Excellent video!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Thank you very much!

[@bobbiegraham7729]

Once again, perfect timing. I'm about to paint an abstract in moonlight, backlit trees and grass with shadows in the forefront. Your demo has simplified this for me. Now we just have to see if I can apply the principle to a lot of cool neutrals. Thank you so much. I'm a watercolorist and stepping out of my comfort zone to spark some creativity. It's a no fear painting session, taught by a local oil artist. In acrylic no less! But it will be a good learning experience. And I always come home to do it in watercolor. I love your videos. 🎨

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Thanks, Bobbie!

[@tnah4503]

You are an absolute guru

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

😊

[@katpaints]

Perfect! And thank you! Today is a gray, non-shadow day, so I will have to wait for the sun!. I painted en plein air a lot about 20 years ago with watercolor and for some reason, I never really thought much about shadow color, or maybe it was that I did not struggle a lot with color. That was also before cataracts and that surgery so I was seeing more clearly. I had used large plastic palettes and was able to have huge variations in what I mixed. I could pick up what I needed without really thinking about it. I will have to look through my old paintings to see if shadow color shows up as a problem. Fast forward through health problems, I have been playing a bit with acrylics lately. I haven't used oils or acrylics since the 80s. At the time I did decorative painting and EVERYTHING was spelled out just how to mix and apply color in every area. That meant that I actually copied a whole lot of others' work and almost everything was imaginative - not realistic and almost no shadows. My watercolors were much different - it was all mine, from what was before me, not photos! Now that I have the great desire to use more opaque paint again, I feel so ignorant. I am having to pay more attention to the videos I watch - and actually paint along with them! By the way, I never noticed your color wheel rim before. Did you cut that from a commercial version? I think it is a wonderful idea although my old wheel has faded. If the printer uses fugitive colors, it doesn't help much.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Thanks for your comment, Kathleen. How we observe determines what we see. If we are looking for just the images themselves, we might ignore the variations of color caused by light and shadow. That there's your first key. I do cut out those irritating centers when I use commercial color wheels. All that stuff color wheel companies put in the centers are misleading in that they cause you to mix color by formula rather than by hue relationship on the wheel. I do have free color wheels on diannemize.com . Click on Free Stuff in the menu. If your printer uses fugitive ink, you might get it printed at some commercial printing place.

[@katpaints]

@@IntheStudioArtInstruction Yes - I've had sunshine this morning and taking photos of shadows has been interesting - and what I expected. The scene (out my sewing room window) has always had a violet cast because of so many trees causing shadows. That's not true close up, of course, but in general it is. I live in Portland, Oregon, and one thing I've noticed when painting outside (before the term plein air caught on) was that we have a very blue atmosphere. Years ago my oldest went to the Grand Canyon and I was visiting and watching her work on her photos after she returned. She was changing the turquoise sky to what is more like our French Ultramarine! I asked her why she was doing that. She decided that no one up here would believe the color that the sky really was! I laughed. She no longer does that. Oh, and cataracts... we have had had wildfires out here and the skies were terrible for a long time after one that was too close for comfort. Apparently my eyes got worse then and I had not realized the skies were blue again until I got my first eye fixed! I had been seeing smoky green for at least a year!!!

[@ducanhdang9053]

You are an excellent teacher, thank you!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Thank you! 😃

[@toshawatkins7195]

Completely Agree 👍🏽

[@bonniebishop2755]

Thank you for the example. Very helpful as I would not have thought I needed to add cool and warm colors to the shadow. I primarily work in pastel, but am trying to embrace acrylic. I think I would like oil, but don't want to manage it! Thank you again. I'm saving this lesson for sure!!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Have fun exploring the possibilities of pastels with this concept.

[@loitermanart]

This is exactly what I needed! Thank you!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

You're so welcome!

[@Aydeet2]

Excellent video. This was so helpful and understandable due to your wonderful teaching. Thank you, Dianne!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

You are so welcome! Thanks for watching.

[@211kmeyer]

Fantastic explanation of shadow values & colors!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Many thanks!

[@janakiperera7387]

You explained it so beautifully. Thank you very much. Always had problems with my shadows.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching.

[@RobertHarvey101]

Outstanding!! Well done.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Thanks!

[@ImpracticalMagic]

This is my first time seeing one of your videos. I love your teaching style! I'm happy to subscribe and I'm looking forward to watching all your tips! Thank you for this wonderful resource🥰

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Welcome aboard, Gina! And thanks!

[@lindalewis6158]

This was so helpful - I'm working on the cast shadow of a white ceramic bowl onto a white tablecloth. The wall behind is blue so I'm seeing a lot of greyed down blue - does that make sense? What a challenge!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Yes. That is reflective color that is bouncing from the blue wall back into the cast shadow.

[@lindalewis6158]

@@IntheStudioArtInstruction thanks, Dianne!

[@paulahudson6305]

Thank you! Your quick tips are so helpful.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

You are so welcome!

[@dinaahmed6014]

U r amazing ❤

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Thank you so much

[@simonashingletonchaosandth4812]

Found this extremely useful after battling over shadows while painting earlier today. Thank you!!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Wonderful! My pleasure.

[@mariejohansson3581]

Im new at painting and no education at all in that area. Im soon 59 years old and want to learn how to paint Im trying to paint forest with all the different green colors in it. I noticed it so hard to get it right, but I really want to learn... but now I google for some info how to get the shadows, the cooler colors.. Thanks a lot!! I have to make a color wheel.. So happy to find you

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

You can do it! Enjoy the journey.

[@bobbailey1288]

This was a great lesson. Thanks

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

You're very welcome!

[@angelajones9852]

Fantastic, thank you for the explanation, the best I have seen yet.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Thanks!

[@lunadargent5292]

Excellent video Dianne thank you 👏🏻👏🏻👍🏻👍🏻😃

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

My pleasure.

[@Lisa-qt4hh]

Brilliant video, you are a great teacher! Thanks a million!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Many thanks!

[@atsu8344]

Thanks 🙏🏻 I couldn’t explain how much I appreciate the job you did

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Have fun with it.

[@noracarroll914]

Extremely helpful! She made it understandable!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Thanks! And thanks for watching.

[@henriquejanuario881]

great tips! Thanks for sharing!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

My pleasure.

[@LuC1800]

I needed this information for a painting TODAY👍👍👍👍👍😍

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Wonderful!

[@apronhugsingreeenbay]

I’m learning to use watercolors. This tip is very helpful to me. Thank you.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

My pleasure. Thanks for watching.

[@howardfriedland4633]

Very clear and well explained lesson!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Many thanks!

[@helenwright9933]

Finally, shadows clearly explained, thank you!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

My pleasure!

[@jultolentino7515]

Thank you so much mam dianne,i enjoy watching your video ,a clear information about art,god bless,take care.alhamdulilla

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

My pleasure 😊

[@tylermassas6103]

Awesome thank you 🙏

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

You are so welcome

[@evaprsasimonovic1433]

Love your teaching!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Thank you!

[@bobbysands5385]

Thank you, again! You're an excellent teacher!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Thank you.

[@heba585]

I hope you are having a good day. If you can demonstrate how can artists produce a metallic shine like the shine you can see on metals or fish sometimes, I will be very grateful . Thank you for all the experience , knowledge and art you’re putting in this work.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

There have been other requests for this, too. I will put it on our filming schedule. Since we film these several weeks in advance, it will be late October or early November before it appears on KZbin. Stay tuned.

[@silviasunesen7649]

Excellent Diane. Thank you very much

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

You are so welcome! It's my pleasure.

[@shamamazhar8460]

Wow! Wonderful lesson. Your video came after very a long time.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Thank you! 😃

[@xchrizOr]

This was awesome, thank you!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

You're so welcome!

[@mizzourita3896]

Cast some light on some cast shadows...I see what you did there ☺️ I love your tips and information, thank you for this

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Always a pleasure.

[@zoetkt]

I don't paint with oils (yet), I am a watercolor enthusiast which is a transparent medium, that works very differently that oil coloes. I also started experimenting with gouache recently. Howeve these tips are universal and would work for watercolor and gouache as well. I know that it is all color theory, but is just wanted to point out that this can be useful for people using other mediums as well! You are a great teacher! Thank you for the lovely tutorial! ☺️

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Thanks for that, Zoe. Yes, the principles are universal regardless of the medium being used.

[@henriquejanuario881]

Excelent class! Do you have other videos talking about all kind of shadows? For example shadows in portraits or in the middle of the foliage in a tree? Thanks for any help!!!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

We have a video lessons about shadows available at diannemize.com and a course on shadows as well as on conveying the light source (which determines shadows) on diannemizeacademy.com .

[@LuC1800]

This is awesome to learn.... 👍👍👍👍👍

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Thanks.

[@bonnywagner4069]

Thanks. Good instructional video. Now I need a video on how to paint the cast shadow on snow.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Observe the hue and degree of intensity of the cast shadow, observe how dark it is compared to where the light rays are hitting around it, observe its shape and the degree of softness or sharpness of its edges, then paint it based on what you have observed.

[@margaretbutters6181]

thankyou love how you set up your colours

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Give it a try, Margaret. It surely saves a lot of guessing while painting.

[@bk50587]

Such an excellent learning experience. Thank you so much for this.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

You are so welcome!

[@RobertHarvey101]

Thanks!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Thanks for the tip, Robert!

[@seahawk100]

Thank you for your work. ❤👍

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

You are so welcome

[@MsVerao]

Thank you sooooo much!! You’re the best!!!!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

My please! Thanks for being a subscriber.

[@debbielander454]

This was extremely helpful to me. Sure would like to attach a picture of what I was able to do because of it, but I don't see a way to do it. In any case, it made all the difference in the world and I can't thank you enough for sharing the information with us.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

I'm delighted it was helpful. No, KZbin doesn't provide a way to share photos.

[@sherryburnett6088]

Very helpful and clear! Thank you!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

My pleasure.