Studying Color Relativity with Kami Mendlik

[@windphotomedia]

Warning: Kami is offering a (wonderful) rabbit hole! I first met Kami at an Outdoor Painters of MN workshop almost two years ago, and my mind has been blown. It has been interesting? Is shade warm? Are cast shadows cool? Where are the edges? The key concept is nothing has "color', its all in relationship to the light and the colors around it. Eric is absolutely right its a journey. And sometimes its frustrating! But I am also getting better as an artist as I challenge myself to see things in this way. Thank you! From Moorhead MN.

[@Shopgirl49]

Yes Eric … my brain is hurting listening to Kami explain her formula to choosing colors for light and dark values LOL

[@angelablesi3569]

Absolutely Genius! Kami is a master painter… Sharing her highly educational painting technique is quite a gift to all of us. I am so excited to receive her book.

[@michelledaniels2139]

This is great , really helpful thankyou Kami you're a wonderful painter and teacher

[@ColleenHallows]

Love Kami’s work. Colleen Central Coast, NSW, Australia.❤🎉

[@nicolaskrinis7614]

Kami, your book changed the way I paint. Thank you. Highly recommended, Color Relativity.

[@cherryhanna4808]

Second Cami video for me. Loved her on both. Will apply her strategy on my next painting. Will get that beautiful book. Such an all-around inspiration you are, Csmi. Thank you!

[@heatherhaywood6997]

Hello from Brisbane Australia!! Great training. I have Kami's book as well and its awesome!!

[@jamielightfoot5001]

Watching from Woodinville, WA. Thanks for this resource!

[@margaretcroft]

Watching the replay from Charlotte, NC - Eric, your spelling of Mississippi, takes me back to when I learned to spell it the same way! Thanks for this presentation today - sorry I couldn’t make it live!

[@MrRaym1961]

Great teaching. Watching from Malta. Thanks Eric!!

[@fineartca]

I wish we could have seen this through to the end, which, I believe might clear the problems of understanding up! I think she did an admirable job within the short time allowed! And it helped showing the finished painting there also. I'm afraid her book is way too expensive for me right now😢 I would LOVE to have it! Watching it from Fort Wayne, Indiana Thank you for all you do for us artists, Eric😍

[@cynthiagonzalez2067]

Watching the replay in Geyserville-I love the way Kami explains this whole process! Thank you!

[@wendystuart2945]

From Saginaw Michigan, looking forward to these tips!!!

[@madcat1943]

Watching a rerun from Saskatchewan, Canadain response to yesterdays email subscription. Thank you Kami for your excellent instruction.

[@Shopgirl49]

Hello Eric & Kami from warm and sunny Orlando Fl 🌴I’m watching the recoding of today’s demonstration and amazed at the beautiful work you do Kami. And thanks Eric for providing us the opportunity to watch these wonderful artists do their magic 🎨

[@lindasnyder3961]

Kami's testimony about the generous nature of most accomplished artists who share and teach their knowledge to others. I freelanced solo most of my career, so when I experienced working full time with other artists, it was like being in heaven for me. I learned so much and reveled in the wealth of their company.

[@virginiahouse1456]

Thank you! Great information! This will help my painting tremendously. Saved this so I can rewatch numerous times. Kingsland Georgia

[@KathyBrooksArt]

Enjoyed this, thanks. Watching from near Washington DC

[@pleinaire8698]

my brain hurts after only 20 minutes of Kim's presentation.!! greetings from lake tahoe, NV! Somehow I think she may have complicated this more than necessary.

[@donnamartell9056]

Your book arrived today! I can't wait to read it, and I'm so excited to see this video! Donna from CT.

[@Ant1matter2]

This is exactly what Ive needed to work with what Im seeing in my brain onto canvas... I will be buying the book! As confusing as it seemed...it congealed at the end in my mind...This was such a valueble lesson for me...Thank you.

[@jerrylosik8706]

Just when I was getting a grip on my art abilities and after listening to Kami that's going out the window. I'm thinking I'm going to by like my grandkids learning a musical instrument. So stop, listen, learn and trust. After looking at one of Kami's paintings trusting is easy. My head might hurt and I might get frustrated at times but I'm going for it. Thanks Eric for introducing Kami's thoughts and ability to see art through her eyes.

[@shafferartbythesea7374]

Amazing Kami! Thank you both for the excellent content.

[@nanvaughn2258]

This is amazing!!!! Thank you Kim and Eric

[@bswisher4554]

Enjoyed Kami’s lesson here very much and can’t wait to receive her book. Thank you Kami.

[@tipudelacablu]

Such an important topic - I learned a lot. Hello from Toronto, Canada.

[@roxannelewis6490]

Can’t wait to see what Kami is going to share with us today. Checking in from Pendelton, Oregon.

[@shoregal]

Hi. Love this painting tip. I’m here in Mississippi. Just getting back to painting after being away from it for 5 years!

[@artlessons6772]

Shelby Jagla from Green Valley Arizona. Anxious to learn how to get more light in my Plein air paintings. So are the three primaries the only color she uses? And how does she determine which mixtures to use? So did she use the same yellow to mix the green and the orange?

[@cmcl5543]

Very interesting demonstration Kami. Even in a rushed video you imparted a great deal of knowledge. Looking at your artworks on your website I was in awe of your talent. I will try your methods and buy your book. Your method works! Thanks for sharing!

[@gijeanie5066]

Great painter. Appreciate her presentation. Kentucky.

[@Lalaland_lady]

Watching in Santa Rosa, CA. I love your content and am sure I’ll love this video about light and painting. Thanks!

[@sdin4]

I definitely enjoyed and need the book to read through and will be watching this again, sue from MI, sorry the books are a bit too steep for my pocketbook.

[@constance9789]

Another great episode, I can never get to much information on color.

[@DeeDeeDee57]

Great information!! Thank you! Thank you! Watching from San Diego 👋👍💕

[@lianneroussel6495]

So excited to learn about light techniques. From Lexington, NC

[@constance9789]

Great, watching it again? oops forgot I watched it already. Color is a Rabbit Hole, but it’s an amazing ride. It Allows understanding to your observation skills to seeing color and the beauty in the world around us every day. you can’t full recognize or appreciate beauty in color until you learn how to observe. This is a excellent way to intentionally learn to observe color for anyone.

[@CarolCollet-su4gq]

Watching from Sandy, Oregon

[@jdmosaics]

Love the simplified codes Kami uses. I remember someone said once …”I paint because if I could say it in words I would write!”… Art books heavy on words actually don’t attract me. Hope there are lots of pictures Kami, I relate to your dyslexia!

[@donnkoonce5715]

Watching from Brownsburg Indiana

[@alicecrapo896]

I am very grateful to you both

[@Canelaandrews]

Watching this amazing video from Mallorca, Spain :)

[@JkBee]

So interesting…where do you start?

[@marymcneil9133]

I love your program , I would like to look again at the artist ,who paint watercolour especially that they painting with strategies for a good result .Thanks ❤🍁💌

[@WHITNEYSTUDIOS]

Excellent. Very H.Henschi, C.Przewodek, Well organized, systematized. I would call this; left brained. This is Kristine in SoCal USA.

[@sandradodson540]

Greetings from Kansas City.

[@weltyart]

Lots of thinking! Hello from Elbert Colorado, horse artist Mary Welty

[@elnavanrooyen7496]

Thank you from South Africa Pretoria

[@maggiew9024]

Great info and teacher. Enjoying from Nc

[@marlan6431]

Thank you from Marla in Northern CA

[@cynthiaparish5610]

Cindy love's this lesson fron Syracuse,.

[@ArtbyAllisonDakin]

Watching from Alberta Canada :)

[@sharonrichardson6531]

Watched from northeast Oklahoma.

[@debbiecootware3492]

Hey, from Greenfield, MA!

[@lonnymcsherley773]

Hi Eric, I’m from Hickory NC. I get so much out of your programming.

[@davesartworks]

Hi Folks! Dave Krantz tuning in from Kent Ohio.

[@MrEllenstone]

BURNING QUESTION here: she keeps saying cast shadows are darker and cooler. I was taught cast shadows (onto the ground plane) are always lighter than core shadows. Does she mean cast shadows onto another OBJECT are darker than the objects core shadow?

[@marylynch2882]

"Cast shadows are darker and cooler" ... than the light. When she said that, Kami's comparing the relativity of the cast shadow to the light. On a 9 point value scale where 1 is lightest value, and 5 is the half tone and still in the realm of light, the cast shadows will be a 6 or higher, in the realm of dark. Cast shadows outdoors and landing on the ground plane are usually lighter than upright shadows. When indoors the cast shadow may or may not be darker than the upright shadows.

[@marymcneil9133]

🍁Hello from Canadá , Very interesting, this invites me to do different test’s ,Thank you 💌

[@FatMatters]

How could this apply to watercolor?

[@deaconseptember2002]

On Amazon, the cost of her book is astronomical. I was hoping to buy it but not at that price. Is she aware of the sorry state of the economy?

[@user-jd8on3vu9u]

Awesome 👏

[@saschagrusche8449]

Tertiary colors are officially defined differently! They do NOT contain all three primary colors, but only two primary colors, one more than the other. --- Based on that, the method presented here also seems somewhat misleading. There is a lot of usefulness in it, but there seems to be a logical fallacy at some point - and it shows in the strange overall result of the demonstration. I think the artist here is going in the right direction (and produces some beautiful artwork), but keeps stumbling along the way when exaggerating her thought processes for students. I think this method needs some correction / refinement. Something like this: First, use only one of the primary colors, or mix only two primary colors (to get a saturated color)! While doing so, respect the relativity of color (by comparing the color to its surrounding colors - finding differences OR similarities). If necessary to get the correct value, add white. Later, add the other primary colors (to get a desaturated color).

[@greggreen6532]

Couldn't follow this at all. AT ALL.

[@christopherpeterson4224]

Who painted the Portrait behind of yourself?

[@bambirogers3943]

Yes my brain hurts. From Atlanta GA

[@brennakohlhase4194]

Color wizardry!!!

[@marja-liisaoksanen4255]

Vancouver Canada,

[@MarkSchreiber84]

Her book is sold out, when will the next printing be available?

[@greggreen6532]

Not sure how many books that demo sold.

[@TJPruitt]

TJ Pruitt PruittWrites Nashville TN

[@jacobmuskal7755]

Thumbs 👍smile 😃 ✋

[@suzanapirtovsek9240]

Hi grom Slovenia

[@crypticart508]

Floridia

[@budakart]

Abdul Muiz Chulan, Raqang, Selangor, Malaysia

[@nowordsafi]

165 dollars for a book!!!

[@colleenmartin812]

Very good info. I felt that Eric is completely throwing Cami off track constantly interrupting and throwing in short offhand judgement

[@johncarmanarts]

Sorry Eric I love you and all you have brought to the art world. But for this artist to put herself out as having some special technique or knowledge about color is disappointing. She doesn’t have nearly the color knowledge of some other artists. And I don’t think I’ve seen another art book for $165. Definitely money better spent on other art books. If you want to see the color work of someone with an in depth understanding and ability to apply that understanding of color there are many many better works and artists to look at. And she has found she “can make any color from primaries”? An original idea of hers?

[@budakart]

Come to al Islam n succcess