Quick Tip 480 - Saturation of Color

Artist/art teacher Dianne Mize explores how to use saturations of color.
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[@bacallkitty3079]

"Desaturation enhances Saturation ". Love that!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Thanks for watching!

[@EllenR654]

Wow! This was explained so well, loved the experiments with Sargent painting and the examples of the 3 values at the end; it put everything together in a way that you can’t help but understand and remember. Thank you for another awesome “quick tip”, as always, so much more than that!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Our pleasure.

[@evealton2712]

I love the way you teach. I keep understanding more deeply with these teachings. Thank you Dianne.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

You are so welcome

[@Milania717]

⁠​⁠@@IntheStudioArtInstructionplease talk about a palette of colors that are bias when mixed together- results in garish- muddy/ dull looking color scheme (overall) Also- a contrast between artist oils and student- for example the Gamblin 1980s has marble mixed and gives a dull appearance compared to the their artist colors- Another- there’s so many KZbin painters who are using black and burnt umber in their color mixes - using a bias color palette- And beginners are following along with no idea nor knowledge- The use of black and umber mixed together with other colors desaturate colors to a muddy garish- dull overall appearance- Many aren’t aware of using (bias) colors when mixed together- this is important to know- Example of bias palette used 1980 oils: Hansa yellow light Prussian blue Burnt umber Ivory black Titanium white Yellow ochre Sap green Napthol red This palette is bias and cannot mix clean colors- colors have an overall dull/ garish/ muddy appearance in the painters works-

[@angelaisland4036]

You are the best teacher! I loved learning about hue and saturation. Thank you

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Wow, thank you!

[@maryue1068]

thank you alot for making this available for free! I appreciate it alot as a learning painter.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

It's a pleasure.

[@christinedytrych833]

Absolutely great explanation of the Saturation and desaturation, thank you.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

My pleasure.

[@SusieLoveArtPage]

Thank you for the wonderful lesson Dianne :)

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

You are so welcome!

[@puneesh1401]

Loved the explanation. Thank you for sharing this ❤

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

You are so welcome!

[@gerrianderson6397]

You are so brilliant

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

See Quick Tip 172

[@gerrianderson6397]

@@IntheStudioArtInstruction Thank you!

[@rachmcd160]

Great lesson. Tks! 🙂

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

My pleasure!

[@TravelinArtBook]

I see that knowing how to read value and value correcting are very important in creating color.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Absolutely!

[@mindlessness2390]

Honestly, I've learnt so much watching your videos than the years of trial and error, thank you so much! I've been trying to do a master copy of Sanford Gifford's Isola Bella, I'm struggling in finding the right mix of the sky and the gradient of light, can you make a video on that color mix?

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Analyze the sky by what hues you see, the degree of saturation you see in those hues and the range of values. Every color can be found using this method. Look for actual hues as listed on the traditional color wheel rather than tube colors.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

P.S. I will make a Quick Tip showing you how to approach this.

[@mindlessness2390]

Thank you very much!

[@sueharper1976]

Hi there Diane from the UK, I’ve just discovered your channel, and am happily working my way through you studio tips. I’m finding them really helpful, being very new to painting. I’m using acrylic paint, though. Is that ok? I’m not sure if you are using oils, and if so, the tips about brushstrokes and paint loading might be different. I hope you have time to read this and reply, but anyway, take care and thank you for your help and encouragement.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Wonderful! Yes, all that I teach in these Quick Tips work with acrylics. The only exception is that acrylic dries much faster than oils, so acrylic paintings must adjust to that. See willkempartschool.com/7-ways-to-stop-acrylic-paint-drying-too-fast/

[@sueharper1976]

@@IntheStudioArtInstruction thank you, that’s so kind of you and especially to send the link to the stop acrylic drying too fast video.

[@Pascal74264]

Dearest Dianne, your videos and teachings on the art of painting are beautiful! I am a fan of oil painting, but unfortunately because of the little time I have I cannot dedicate myself to painting as I would like, but now that summer is coming and the days are longer I can dedicate myself more to painting, which as you well know is a wonderful art that is good for the heart and soul, but I have always had a little problem in drawing or guessing colours from a photo, I still haven't found a method that helps me guess which colours I need to mix to get the colour I need from the photo, I try many times, but sometimes I get either darker or lighter or even another colour that I don't need, are there any methods or systems that help me know which colours to match to get the ones in the photo? Thank you and have a nice day.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Yes, Pascal. My method of learning to identify color using the color wheel is working for hundreds of emerging artists. I have a free video on how to read the color wheel at diannemizeacademy.com/courses/how-to-use-the-color-wheel/. After watching it, go to our channel page at kzbin.infovideos , click on the Search icon there and search for "color". I have multiple Quick Tips where I show how to read and mix color. Enjoy the journey.

[@Pascal74264]

@@IntheStudioArtInstruction Thank You! ❤🧡💛💚💙💜

[@user-wu6md1uz6c]

Hello Dianne, I have learned so much from your quick tips. I do have a question and I’m not sure if it’s been asked before, but when and where do you use black, it seems everyone mixes their own dark color but I’ve never seen anyone use black.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Since black is not a color, it's use modern use in painting is limited. Shadow colors are more effectively created using a dark complement rather than black, and images whose local color is black generally are reflecting colors around them as well as absorbing the colors of light. But black can be useful in changing other dark colors. For example, adding black to ultramarine blue, alizarin crimson or Rembrandt viridian will reduce those colors saturation and create what the eye perceives as a new color.

[@user-wu6md1uz6c]

@@IntheStudioArtInstruction thank you. This explanation is very helpful. 😊

[@kevinosborn3102]

Where do I get the color meter?

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

The one I use is built into Artrage which is a software created for painters.

[@monliher]

Thank you for your work. And this once again confirms that the work from the piece is erroneous, because the new parts of the painting that appear affect each other, and it becomes sewn from scraps. To get into the tone and relationships better, you need to work on the general as long as possible, and go to the details at the very last moment

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Thank you very much!