Creating a sense of luminosity with color

When trying to represent light and a sense of luminosity, some artists will default to mixing a color with white. However, there is another way of creating light and depth on a 2d support - by understanding the relationships of colors and their difference in hue, value and saturation.

[@priscillawrites6685]

Have listened to this more than once. Thank you. Reminds me of when I was 10 years old. My aunt, a quilter, took a color theory class. We sat together one day, she brought out her fabric swatches, and taught me what she had learned in the class.
With fabric, in addition to hue-value-saturation, there is also the sheen of the fiber and weave. Black silk satin shimmers in a way that yellow wool plain weave never will.

[@user-gv8gc4pg7r]

An excellent lesson in color relationships! Thank you!

[@helgaserengulian9185]

Thank you. This lecture inspired me to try this approach.

[@Sarah-ht7cs]

With access to such valuable content, I can't very well consider myself "self taught". This lesson was just what I needed, just when I needed it! Thank you!

[@markeanesstudio]

Glad it was helpful.

[@verityroberts9147]

Fabulous thankyou Mark 🙏🏼

[@helgaserengulian9185]

Very informative. Thank you.

[@markeanesstudio]

You are very welcome.

[@patfros5902]

Hi Mark, thank you so much for these reminders! I appreciate your teachings very much!🙏🏼

[@markeanesstudio]

Thank you Pat. Always nice to hear from you!

[@alixtaggart1024]

Thank you so much, fabulous exercise. I have so much to learn!

[@carolynmullet1726]

Great video.

[@markeanesstudio]

Thank you!

[@TamikoBraunArt]

Excellent! An Aha Moment indeed. Time to let my whites rest and get back to exploring more swatches and color relationships. Thank you so much!

[@markeanesstudio]

Always nice to see your work online. All the best!

[@lindarobinson3130]

Thank you Mark , that was really interesting , I love how a bit of fully saturated chromatic colour makes a painting come to life and sing

[@markeanesstudio]

Glad you found it useful.

[@wd4402]

Thank you very much

[@markeanesstudio]

You are welcome!

[@lanamorton5342]

Thanks so much for this video. I always wonder on how artists made such a beautiful luminosity in their work. Your passion of helping people in creating a beautiful art is above and beyond. Feeling blessed.

[@markeanesstudio]

Thank you Lana!

[@rachelbeh6075]

Absolutely grateful to have come across this TH-cam, thank you for such useful insights to colour relationship . Best wishes

[@markeanesstudio]

You are welcome! thank you for watching.

[@indushah9545]

That was so valuable! Thanks for sharing.

[@markeanesstudio]

Thank you for watching!

[@judyshreve]

Dazzled by color play -- that is serious fun! (Your piece is amazing!)

[@markeanesstudio]

Thank you!

[@nickyduirs5940]

Love this, so fascinating….I am dazzled..thank you Mark

[@markeanesstudio]

Thank you for watching!

[@marysargeant1846]

Wonderful ideas! A technical question: did you use gouache or acrylic gouache? I love painting with gouache, but haven't tried it on anything but paper, and usually alone or with colored pencil or watercolor, but never with acrylics, not being sure how they work together.

[@markeanesstudio]

I am so sorry I missed this question! I work in acrylics (usually Golden and Nova Color).