Alphonso, you provide such a tremendous public service by sharing not only your love of art, but the process of making it. From theory to the "technical stuff", you provide inspiration for those of us trying to learn - or even refresh - our skills. Short, sweet and to the point. I like your style! Well done. And thank you for helping me get back on track after many years away from what I love doing best.
@@alphonsodunn I have subscribed to your channel and with all the quality content in this channel i'm cursing myself for not finding this rich source of knowledge earlier. There is no doubt you are the best, selfless generous teacher i have ever came across. The way you explain and share your knowledge for free is phenomenal. I don't know whether you will have time to read this comment. God bless you. Love from India. I wish God create more generous souls like you Mr. Dunn. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
I really appreciate how you started with an easy-to-understand explanation of how we perceive colors and light before tackling the color wheel. Thank you for this great lesson!
I've been trying to understand color for like four years and this is the only time I've ever been able to understand it. You are the best teacher on TH-cam.
Seeing this really made something in my head click , I've been searching forever for a decent color theory video that explains it in a way that I can comprehend , thank you!!
Your explanation of ultraviolet and infrared blew my mind. Never really thought about it like that, I just accepted those terms from school and daily usage without realizing it's relationship to the visible light spectrum.
I learned light and color theory back in high school in physics class, and now I am taking a color theory course in art history. Until now I was never able to understnad how colors work. I read books, watched videos, and even read children physics book to understand at least the basics, still with no improvement. I felt pretty hopeless about my color theory college course until I found your videos. Thank you so much!
Wow, I have never had colour theory so clearly explained before. I will watch this again and take notes and make my own graphs from this information. Thank you so much Alphonso for preparing and teaching this. God bless you for taking the time for our sakes. You're the best! 😊
You are A WONDERFUL INSTRUCTOR!!! I know I probably cannot afford your drawing class, so I'm purchasing your drawing book Also, cannot imagine the minds of the 9 negative commenters??? I guess the thousands against them which are positive - SAYS IT ALL!
Thank you so much Alphonso i started to paint with watercolors this year and your color explanation and everything helped me so much to chose and understand when i didn't know anything at all..You are such a wonderful teacher and artist and above else human being God bless you for everything.
I wanted to study art and I don't wish to hoard as much as paints possible and I believe I'll get to understand watercolour from the basic which is mixing and knowing the primaries or basics. I had a hard time finding instructions from net and than you for doing this. It means a lot to me and understanding the "beyond" of colour. I just wish that your books are available here in our country.
+Alphonso Dunn You always reply to comments. You are simply GREAT. Thanks for these treasures in form of your videos. We will cherish them, learn from them and create something beautiful just like you do. Thanks.
Another great tutorial. I write in this, but I normally see all your videos. You are, not only a great teacher, you are also a great comunicator, and I think that is very important to learn. I have from now your books on my Amazon's wish list, despite my English is not very good, but I don't care. Thanks again for your work and how you show to us, Alphonso. Saludos from Spain!
Thank you so much for not only this video, but every video you have or will have made. You explain things in a way that MAKES SENSE. You have beautiful skills, in both art, and teaching.
This is the heart of colour mixing get it right it will end a great amount of time and frustration will be save, i learnt the hard way when first started painting,great demo,tfs
Thanks, color theory, the basic that one must really wrap their mind around in order to progress. I have learned a great deal from your videos, the ones on gesture drawing and anatomy where especially helpful in the beginning. Have you considered having a patron site, giving more in-depth tutorials and demos? I would most definitely participate.
Such a great video. I now have a better understanding as to why artists mix color the way they do. Never thought about the vibration of the the color !
I've always wondered why when mixing the primary colours you get black instead of white. It just seemed so counter intuitive. One reason I've heard was that you have colours from light and then earthly colours. And after this video I finally seem to grasp that the difference is between emitting light and absorbing light. Thank you, Alphonso
Yup, colored light and colored pigments behave differently. Colored light gets lighter as they combine towards white and color pigments combine and get much deeper towards black
i love how you explain the science behind it, and not just "this goes well like this, this compliments this, and that, and those". the explanation makes it easier to understand.
Thank you. You explain this so well. I'm actually working with gouache & dealing with the opacity, but you explain this so well, that I'm practicing with variations & it finally makes sense.
Excellent as always....I mean I knew colour theory but listening here made me more aware of the warmth or coolness of the reds, yellows and blues...and the results of the combinations... thanks
All I can say Alphonso is that YOU explain color theory the best out of all of them (and I have researched every video on the subject in YT that I can find). Your series on the Color Theory are in depth, accurate, and easy to grasp. THANK YOU!
ho thanks a lot for this theoric lesson!!!! you give me a lot of pen trick and now some water color trick , thanks to you i become a drawer/painter . i didn' think that i can draw few month ago.
Wow, that was absolutely the best color theory explanation I have ever heard. I hope part two comes! Thank you so much, Alfonso. You are a very gifted teacher
Excellent lesson about color theory. You are very good at teaching, as you explain in a simple way. I learned about color theory years ago, and I thought I wouldn't learn more about it by watching this video, but since I have liked your other videos I gave it a try. In fact I learned quite a lot, specially about mixing :) thank you!
i have bought all your books and continue to watch your videos everyday. Thank you so so very much for taking your time out and sharing your knowledge so freely, so down to earth that we can overstand. Seriously you are appreciated man . THANK YOU
Mr Alphonse i don t mean to scare but god...you are the BEST!!! i ve been struggling so hard with this color theory thing and i ve just followed your tips instantly after watching this video, it s not a work of art but it s definitely better than before so if you intended to help artist i can assure you, mission acomplished thanks!!!! ps: you are awesome
This was a really in depth but well explained color theory video. Color theory was always more abstract to me. Now I will be putting your explanations to work☺
Dear Alphonso, Thank you so much for teaching us this! This video is wonderful, and you are a wonderful teacher! I never quite understood color theory, and I've been wanting to learn for as long as I can remember! I even went to school for cosmetology, and we spent weeks on color theory...I just learned more in 20 minutes! Thank you so much! Again, I couldn't be happier that I found you; I'm so grateful
Fantastic video. I kinda knew this but was always a little confusing. You mad it all so perfectly clear. You teach so well. Thank you for sharing your talent with us.
I recommend reading Urban Watercolor Sketching by Felix Scheinberger , really helped me out understand how to paint in watercolors and basic color theory. It was very helpful to watch this video after reading that book .
Thank you Alphonso. This detailed tutorial covers the colour wheel theory very well as it explains the warm and cool mixes of each primary colour and how they affect the painting's outcome.
Your video is so informative! I am just starting to learn watercolor painting and your video has helped me tremendously. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and wonderful work 🙏❤️
Thanks for the great video on color theory. It is by far the best explanation I have seen! I feel I actually understand the subject far better than I ever have. You made this a great learning experience for me. Michael Musgraves
I absolutely loved this video. It was so helpful because I was having trouble remembering which colors to mix to get an intense secondary. Seeing the spectrum chart and your explanation was just what I needed. Thank you so much.
This is so helpful! Thank you for posting it. I was sorry to hear that you had a loss in your family. I lost my brother last year, so I understand how it can turn the world upside-down.
i like the way you explained the color mixing... I have actually sat down and mixed colors... a lot of the time I have gotten mud :( sometimes I am surprised at how nice the color turns out. This goes to my fav. video so I can reference it ! thank you so much.
Alphonso: Will you touch on texture please? how do you know with any medium what to look for or feel on the paper or canvas .. how to fill in or layer. The reason I am asking is I love drawing and there isn't tons of texture to the touch. Move to painting and using inks there is a texture.I have tried to fill in and not sure things should always be so smooth? . Thank you :) always.
Thank you for this video! I've always been intimidated by paints and color, but listening to your explanation on color theory has me itching to give it another try!
Hi Alphonso, I finally ordered your book and I cannot wait for it to get here. Sorry it took me so long but I had to catch up on my Prince CDs 😉. I am sure you can understand. Thanks always for a great video and keep them coming.
Love this! I'm a long time subscriber of yours and this is GREAT. Some of it I already knew, and a lot of it I didn't. You're an extraordinary teacher, with down to earth, clear, easily understood presentations of pretty much everything. Love your videos, love your work. Thanks for them all.
You have an amazing gift as an artist and an equal if not more extraordinary talent as a teacher, thank you so much. I'm ordering your book today, this pushed me over the edge, I must have it. =)
thanks for your time and effort in preparing and explaining the usage and understanding in a more simple easier way the theory of color.....btw I find your videos very rewarding in guiding my direction of drawing
Great video! I'd love to see one where you explain how to combine pen&ink with watercolor... which pen lines should be left out, whether texture should be done with the pen, or watercolor, or both.. etc!
Finally am home with your color mixing, Alphonso. Complete and clear explanation.
Excellent! Comprehensive, succinct, and pragmatic. We tend to make color complicated and you've clarified it's simplicity. Thank you Alphonse!
Thanks so much!
Alphonso, you provide such a tremendous public service by sharing not only your love of art, but the process of making it. From theory to the "technical stuff", you provide inspiration for those of us trying to learn - or even refresh - our skills. Short, sweet and to the point. I like your style! Well done. And thank you for helping me get back on track after many years away from what I love doing best.
Glad I could help. I know how it is to fall off and having to boost yourself to be motivated again. We are each others support
@@alphonsodunn I have subscribed to your channel and with all the quality content in this channel i'm cursing myself for not finding this rich source of knowledge earlier.
There is no doubt you are the best, selfless generous teacher i have ever came across. The way you explain and share your knowledge for free is phenomenal.
I don't know whether you will have time to read this comment.
God bless you. Love from India. I wish God create more generous souls like you Mr. Dunn.
Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
I don't even mess with colors but damn you've managed to explain everything in short even big books couldn't. I like how you start from light too.
I really appreciate how you started with an easy-to-understand explanation of how we perceive colors and light before tackling the color wheel. Thank you for this great lesson!
Thanks. Glad it helped
I've been trying to understand color for like four years and this is the only time I've ever been able to understand it.
You are the best teacher on TH-cam.
Seeing this really made something in my head click , I've been searching forever for a decent color theory video that explains it in a way that I can comprehend , thank you!!
very welcome. I was once just as confused if not more lol
Your explanation of ultraviolet and infrared blew my mind. Never really thought about it like that, I just accepted those terms from school and daily usage without realizing it's relationship to the visible light spectrum.
I forever owe you! The help that you provide with your work is priceless.
Thanks much : )
I learned light and color theory back in high school in physics class, and now I am taking a color theory course in art history. Until now I was never able to understnad how colors work. I read books, watched videos, and even read children physics book to understand at least the basics, still with no improvement. I felt pretty hopeless about my color theory college course until I found your videos. Thank you so much!
Glad I could help. Color stuff can get a bit hectic
yeah man I get your explanation a lot better than anyone else I've tried to understand. thank u!
Glad I could help : )
Wow, I have never had colour theory so clearly explained before. I will watch this again and take notes and make my own graphs from this information. Thank you so much Alphonso for preparing and teaching this. God bless you for taking the time for our sakes. You're the best! 😊
Thanks : )
I find it adorable his pointer is a paintbrush. Very informative video. Helped me understand the mixology of color better.
You are A WONDERFUL INSTRUCTOR!!! I know I probably cannot afford your drawing class, so I'm purchasing your drawing book Also, cannot imagine the minds of the 9 negative commenters??? I guess the thousands against them which are positive - SAYS IT ALL!
Thank you so much Alphonso i started to paint with watercolors this year and your color explanation and everything helped me so much to chose and understand when i didn't know anything at all..You are such a wonderful teacher and artist and above else human being God bless you for everything.
great stuff, clear and to the point, no waffle, just what we want. thanks again keep them coming.
👍🏾
Very few can teach well. You are one of the few!
Thanks so much
I wanted to study art and I don't wish to hoard as much as paints possible and I believe I'll get to understand watercolour from the basic which is mixing and knowing the primaries or basics. I had a hard time finding instructions from net and than you for doing this. It means a lot to me and understanding the "beyond" of colour. I just wish that your books are available here in our country.
You are a Genius. A Terrific Teacher. Hats Off To You SIR Alphonso. Respect, Respect and more Respect. God Bless You.
+spiritual seeker thanks much, glad I could help : )
+Alphonso Dunn You always reply to comments. You are simply GREAT. Thanks for these treasures in form of your videos. We will cherish them, learn from them and create something beautiful just like you do. Thanks.
Thank you for this precise video. I've never seen such a clear explanation of color mixing. It will be a tremendous help with my painting.
Another great tutorial. I write in this, but I normally see all your videos. You are, not only a great teacher, you are also a great comunicator, and I think that is very important to learn.
I have from now your books on my Amazon's wish list, despite my English is not very good, but I don't care.
Thanks again for your work and how you show to us, Alphonso.
Saludos from Spain!
Lol thanks so much
Thank you so much for not only this video, but every video you have or will have made. You explain things in a way that MAKES SENSE. You have beautiful skills, in both art, and teaching.
Thanks so much! I'm glad it helped to clarify things for you
Incredibly clear, fruitful, memorable, easy, applicable, understandable!
Many thanks Alphonso for sharing such an amazing source of information !
very welcome : )
very thorough and broken down well. awesome tutorial man
Thanks much :-)
This was of tremendous help! So grateful for having found this.
This was the best explanation of color theory I’ve ever seen. Thank you Sir! 🌈
Alphonso I bought your book and it just came in the mail 2 days ago and it is AWESOME! Thank you so much for the great work you do.
Thanks so much for supporting it!
The geek in me loved the scientific approach in explaining the light. :) Thank you for your valuable tips!
This is the heart of colour mixing get it right it will end a great amount of time and frustration will be save, i learnt the hard way when first started painting,great demo,tfs
Thanks much. I learned the hard way as well lol
Thanks, color theory, the basic that one must really wrap their mind around in order to progress. I have learned a great deal from your videos, the ones on gesture drawing and anatomy where especially helpful in the beginning. Have you considered having a patron site, giving more in-depth tutorials and demos? I would most definitely participate.
Yes I have definitely thought of that
Such a great video. I now have a better understanding as to why artists mix color the way they do. Never thought about the vibration of the the color !
: )
Probably the best knowledge I’ve gotten thank you!
I've been watching many vids on color theory, when I realized this is all I need. You're videos are unparalleled as always.
Thanks so much!
I already had a general knowledge of color theory but I watched this video anyways in case there was anything new, and there was, I learned A LOT!
Thanks
I've always wondered why when mixing the primary colours you get black instead of white. It just seemed so counter intuitive. One reason I've heard was that you have colours from light and then earthly colours. And after this video I finally seem to grasp that the difference is between emitting light and absorbing light. Thank you, Alphonso
Yup, colored light and colored pigments behave differently. Colored light gets lighter as they combine towards white and color pigments combine and get much deeper towards black
This is the first video I've watched from you and I am clicking the subscribe button. Nobody wants to miss part 2, right?
thanks : )
i love how you explain the science behind it, and not just "this goes well like this, this compliments this, and that, and those". the explanation makes it easier to understand.
Yea, thats the way I learn too
Thank you. You explain this so well. I'm actually working with gouache & dealing with the opacity, but you explain this so well, that I'm practicing with variations & it finally makes sense.
Glad I could help
Such an excellent explanation of Color Theory, thank you so much!
Excellent as always....I mean I knew colour theory but listening here made me more aware of the warmth or coolness of the reds, yellows and blues...and the results of the combinations... thanks
Youre welcome
All I can say Alphonso is that YOU explain color theory the best out of all of them (and I have researched every video on the subject in YT that I can find).
Your series on the Color Theory are in depth, accurate, and easy to grasp. THANK YOU!
glad I could help : )
Brilliant explanation. Thank you SO MUCH. After years of feeling puzzled I GET it !!! Wow.
very welcome
I like the way you explained the way you mix
warm and cool colors. Now it makes more sense to me. Thank you
Glad it helped : )
ho thanks a lot for this theoric lesson!!!! you give me a lot of pen trick and now some water color trick , thanks to you i become a drawer/painter . i didn' think that i can draw few month ago.
Glad I could help. Now you know ; )
Wow, that was absolutely the best color theory explanation I have ever heard. I hope part two comes! Thank you so much, Alfonso. You are a very gifted teacher
: ) thanks much. Glad it helped
I got your book in the mail today Alphonso. You say that "repetition is the mother of learning." Prince said that "there is joy in repetition." 😉
: ) yayy I'm happy you got it. Thanks so much for supporting it
Thank you so much. I understood more about color in this video than other I watched.
Alphonso, you are a fabulous teacher. You have increased my understand of color theory by 200 percent. Thanks
Excellent lesson about color theory. You are very good at teaching, as you explain in a simple way. I learned about color theory years ago, and I thought I wouldn't learn more about it by watching this video, but since I have liked your other videos I gave it a try. In fact I learned quite a lot, specially about mixing :) thank you!
Glad it helped : )
i have bought all your books and continue to watch your videos everyday. Thank you so so very much for taking your time out and sharing your knowledge so freely, so down to earth that we can overstand. Seriously you are appreciated man . THANK YOU
Mr Alphonse i don t mean to scare but god...you are the BEST!!! i ve been struggling so hard with this color theory thing and i ve just followed your tips instantly after watching this video, it s not a work of art but it s definitely better than before so if you intended to help artist i can assure you, mission acomplished thanks!!!! ps: you are awesome
Thanks so much! I'm glad I could help : )
This was a really in depth but well explained color theory video. Color theory was always more abstract to me. Now I will be putting your explanations to work☺
Glad I could help to simplify it a bit : )
Dear Alphonso, Thank you so much for teaching us this! This video is wonderful, and you are a wonderful teacher! I never quite understood color theory, and I've been wanting to learn for as long as I can remember! I even went to school for cosmetology, and we spent weeks on color theory...I just learned more in 20 minutes! Thank you so much! Again, I couldn't be happier that I found you; I'm so grateful
Fantastic video. I kinda knew this but was always a little confusing. You mad it all so perfectly clear. You teach so well. Thank you for sharing your talent with us.
Most welcome : )
I recommend reading Urban Watercolor Sketching by Felix Scheinberger , really helped me out understand how to paint in watercolors and basic color theory. It was very helpful to watch this video after reading that book .
very well explained man. Thanks!!
Thanks much
+Alphonso Dunn ✌
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lol I think a baby got a hold of your keyboard
بالرغم من اني لا اجيد اللغه الانجليزيه... لاكن احب هذه الدروس الي بتقدمها وانا أستفيد منها وشكراً لك وبالتوفيق دائماً... 😊👍
thanks so much! : )
Thank you Alphonso. This detailed tutorial covers the colour wheel theory very well as it explains the warm and cool mixes of each primary colour and how they affect the painting's outcome.
Yup. And thanks : )
Very excellent presentation - thank you!
Thanks
Your video is so informative! I am just starting to learn watercolor painting and your video has helped me tremendously. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and wonderful work 🙏❤️
Thanks for the great video on color theory. It is by far the best explanation I have seen! I feel I actually understand the subject far better than I ever have. You made this a great learning experience for me. Michael Musgraves
Thanks much Michael. Glad you found it useful
Always learn something good from your videos. You have a real gift and i feel fortunate to be able to benefit. Very generous of you to share. Thanks!
Thanks. Glad I can help : )
I absolutely loved this video. It was so helpful because I was having trouble remembering which colors to mix to get an intense secondary. Seeing the spectrum chart and your explanation was just what I needed. Thank you so much.
Glad I could help : )
top-notch as ever Alphonso! Many thanks
Thanks : )
OH MY GOODNESS. Thank you so much for sharing this.. it's very helpful.....sending you lots of blessings
Wow! Very in depth. Thanks for the info! Keep up the good work!
Now worries : )
Thank you so very much, this helps me to really understand color.
This is so helpful! Thank you for posting it. I was sorry to hear that you had a loss in your family. I lost my brother last year, so I understand how it can turn the world upside-down.
Thanks so much! It was pretty tough and I'm sorry to hear of you lost as well.
Thanks for this great tutorial! I really struggle with color mixing so I'm going to strip back my palette and go with primaries.
i like the way you explained the color mixing... I have actually sat down and mixed colors... a lot of the time I have gotten mud :( sometimes I am surprised at how nice the color turns out. This goes to my fav. video so I can reference it ! thank you so much.
Yayyy : )
Alphonso:
Will you touch on texture please? how do you know with any medium what to look for or feel on the paper or canvas .. how to fill in or layer. The reason I am asking is I love drawing and there isn't tons of texture to the touch. Move to painting and using inks there is a texture.I have tried to fill in and not sure things should always be so smooth? . Thank you :) always.
hmm...Not sure I understand what you mean. Did any of the videos I did on texture cover or address any of what you're asking? let me know
Thank you for this video! I've always been intimidated by paints and color, but listening to your explanation on color theory has me itching to give it another try!
Hi Alphonso, I finally ordered your book and I cannot wait for it to get here. Sorry it took me so long but I had to catch up on my Prince CDs 😉. I am sure you can understand. Thanks always for a great video and keep them coming.
Lol thats so funny. Thanks so much for supporting it : )
Very helpful. Thank you.
You are a very good teacher!
This was awesomely helpful. Thanks man.
Love this! I'm a long time subscriber of yours and this is GREAT. Some of it I already knew, and a lot of it I didn't. You're an extraordinary teacher, with down to earth, clear, easily understood presentations of pretty much everything. Love your videos, love your work. Thanks for them all.
Glad you enjoy them. Thanks : )
you're like THE best teacher!! I love your videos!!
thanks much...far from best though lol
Really informative video. It might be the best video i've seen on that subject. Thank you!
Thanks much : )
You teach really well:) this helped me alot! Thanks for sharing
Missed your videos so much. Thank you thank you.
I'm back. No worries
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man this is one hell of an explanation. thank yoi
THanks
So thorough!
Wow! Thank-you! Very clear explanation!
Thank you
Great explanation of color spectrum, now I understand it much better with the pics you used. ROY V BG pri&sec!! Thank you Alphonso!!
ROY G BV* c:
THanks for the correction ROY G BV
Yes, thank you for the correction :)
Very helpful video for someone new to watercolor! Thank you!!
You have an amazing gift as an artist and an equal if not more extraordinary talent as a teacher, thank you so much. I'm ordering your book today, this pushed me over the edge, I must have it. =)
Thanks so much!
Thanks for this tutorial it was very informative and explained very clearly!
🙂🙏
Explained perfectly, thank you !!!
very well explained thanks, look forward to part 2.
thanks
Thanks, the muddy water are starting to clear. I'm looking forward to the fellow on.
: )
Wow - This was SO informative! Thank you!
Thanks
thanks for your time and effort in preparing and explaining the usage and understanding in a more simple easier way the theory of color.....btw I find your videos very rewarding in guiding my direction of drawing
Thanks so much. Glad you find them useful : )
Hi Alphonso, stunning video Sir . Well done you!. Kind regards Danny UK
Thanks much : )
A wealth of knowledge in this video
:) glad you found it useful
Your Pen and Ink Drawing book is great ! Informative, down to earth and interesting. Nice one Alphonso ☺
Thanks so much for supporting it : )
Wow!! I learn a lot from this. Thanks!!!
Very welcome
Thank you. Very well explained, and I'm looking forward to the demo.
Thanks : )
You explained this so well, I am so glad I found your video.
Youre very welcome
Best explanation ever, thank you so much...
Bery welcome : )
Great video! I'd love to see one where you explain how to combine pen&ink with watercolor... which pen lines should be left out, whether texture should be done with the pen, or watercolor, or both.. etc!
I have a few of those.