Another great way to see lights and darks more clearly is -if you're nearsighted- take off your glasses (or just look over them). It works great for me!
Thanks for this video. I learned something new. Since I paint only digitally, correcting the saturation level simply involves choosing the right saturation and painting over the previous one. One method I know digital artist often use, but I don't since the app I use doesn't have layers, is to paint the first layer in light and dark, and use another layer to apply the colors. I'd always assumed that they would simply choose a flat color and the saturation levels would be automatically taken care of when light and dark values mixed with the colors.
Thanks for the video Kendyll, really explanatory and clarifying! I'll be sure to bookmark it to reference it when I need to :) You told me about the eyes squinting tip sometime ago in a comment...
This is such a well-informed and well put together video. You did a really great job of explaining these three important terms in a way that's very easy to understand! I remember being told about the squinting trick, have you tried crossing your eyes as well? I feel like I remember being told that squinting was great for value, but crossing your eyes was good for color. But I'm not so sure now, lol (By the way, it's so great that you list all of the artists featured. I know a lot of them, but some of them are new and great to learn about)
Hi Kendyll, since I've subscribed to your channel I've learned so much from you, and for the last couple of months you've inspired me to keep on going with art, and to take it a little bit further from my sketchbooks, posting in my abandoned blog, and starting to create videos hehe ❤️😊 greetings from Chile
Thank you so much for telling me that! It makes me so happy to hear that you're feeling inspired and making more art!! Keep up the good work! Greetings back to you xx
How do you edit the RBG numbers on an existing color I tried to use the Color Picker but the numbers don't stay they go back to what they were set for for that particular color anybody knows the answer I would love the answer thank you
Thanks for this explanation my 12 y/o self needed to understand this because i really wanted to try and color my OC better as im really bad at these stuff :3(new sub for u)
suppose i was more focused in expressing with colors and the painting, it's almost finished and i feel the values in certain areas need to be changed what should i do? do i repaint with color and value in mind this time. or is there a simpler way to fix the value of certain parts without messing up the color?? please help
Hi Kendyll, Thank you so very much for the video. I am a self learning/training artist and this video came on the right time in my learning process since I am trying now to focus on understanding the importance of the shape and form of subjects when drawing to make it more realistic. One day I would like to see myself draw subjects from real life as realistic as possible. Can you please give me your advice on what should I practise or develop my knowledge in if I want to become a illustrator (medical) besides training on my artistic skills? (I am a science student so I do have hold on the anatomy and scientific terminologies but I am not sure what Subjects I should draw and practise to become medical illustrator :( ) Any words from you will be a great help for me at this moment. And Thank you for all your videos. Your work and all your videos are such an inspiration to me :). Also My hearty congratulations on your new and exciting journey as a New Mom. :) Hugs- Priya :)
Hi Kendyll, Thanks for the video. Also thanks for mentioning that art is still doable even when we are not particularly skilled in all aspects from the beginning. I sure have no good hold on colors to work in tandem, better in composition though, but I am still working on it, thanks to your constant reminder that we can work on it and get better at it! Could you share a tip on if it helps to have reference drawings/art for sample textures. I find it confusing because some colours granulate and some do not. When I want to make a piece it gets unreliable..
Thanks, Nancy! Glad you liked it. :) I think having reference photos is always super helpful for proportions, color, value - everything really. Though I must confess I'm not totally sure what you mean about certain colors granulating... Do you mean with certain types of pigment or media? Or that the color looks granulated in the subject/reference?
Kendyll Hillegas Oh, I should have elaborated my question..Actually I am trying to draw fabrics for reference, as in for fashion illustration purposes. And if I am drawing a reference patch for say velvet, colours like ultramarine blue granulate and I am no longer having a smooth finish. I work with watercolours.. So I was wondering if there is a way around using watercolours to capture the different fabric textures across all granulating/non-granulating colours. Sorry if I still haven't worded it properly..:( Thanks for the quick reply btw!
So it sounds like it may be an issue either with the paper, or the brand/type of watercolor. You might try a more absorbent paper (I find that cold-pressed and rough watercolor papers cause watercolor to granulate less than the smooth/hot-pressed do). Or if you're using pan watercolor, you could try the kind from the tube (or vice versa), or try a different brand for the ultramarine. You could also try acryla gouache - I've never had issues with the ultramarine granulating with gouache. It's water-based, so you can use it with watercolor but you will have to add more water to get the same effect as it's much more opaque than watercolor. And as for whether or not to use references, I pretty much always would say yes to that! Especially if you want to have some element of realism in your piece. Hope that helps!
+Kendyll Hillegas Ah! You are right..It looks like my pan colors could be the reason for the granulation, my tubes are a lot better..:) And wow gouache, never really crossed ny mind.I am thoroughly delighted to actively comment in your channel. I get more than what I ask for ;) Thank you again for your take on the references and also for taking the time out to reply to all the coments! Have a great week ahead Kendyll🙆
Thanks for the video. am a bit confused. I feel a saturated red color will appear darker in a gray-scale image. So, gray scaling does not completely remove saturation. I am trying to wrap my head around HSV convention. I see a sign in a street, i can immediately say, it is yellow (hue). I can then state, whether it is pale yellow or has a lot of yellow in it (saturation). If i see the sign in a sunny day, it appears brighter compared to a cloudy day (value). is this correct ?
Such a helpful video thankyou!
Love her! Thank you!
Another great way to see lights and darks more clearly is -if you're nearsighted- take off your glasses (or just look over them). It works great for me!
Aww man! Too bad I'm far-sighted. ;)
Thanks for this video. I learned something new. Since I paint only digitally, correcting the saturation level simply involves choosing the right saturation and painting over the previous one. One method I know digital artist often use, but I don't since the app I use doesn't have layers, is to paint the first layer in light and dark, and use another layer to apply the colors. I'd always assumed that they would simply choose a flat color and the saturation levels would be automatically taken care of when light and dark values mixed with the colors.
Yes, that's definitely an advantage of working digitally. Glad you liked the video! :)
Thanks for the breakdown, super helpful and really interesting to hear your perspective!
Thanks, Jess! :)
Thanks for the video Kendyll, really explanatory and clarifying! I'll be sure to bookmark it to reference it when I need to :) You told me about the eyes squinting tip sometime ago in a comment...
Glad you liked it, Zuri! :) Have you been able to try the squinting trick? How'd it work for you?
This is such a well-informed and well put together video. You did a really great job of explaining these three important terms in a way that's very easy to understand!
I remember being told about the squinting trick, have you tried crossing your eyes as well? I feel like I remember being told that squinting was great for value, but crossing your eyes was good for color. But I'm not so sure now, lol
(By the way, it's so great that you list all of the artists featured. I know a lot of them, but some of them are new and great to learn about)
Thanks so much, Sadie! I'm really happy you liked it.
Thanks that was really helpful even for photography
Helpful for someone who is working in image processing too haha
Thanks! This was very helpful.
Thank you! That's great to hear. :)
This was really helpful thank you 👍
Hi Kendyll, since I've subscribed to your channel I've learned so much from you, and for the last couple of months you've inspired me to keep on going with art, and to take it a little bit further from my sketchbooks, posting in my abandoned blog, and starting to create videos hehe ❤️😊 greetings from Chile
Thank you so much for telling me that! It makes me so happy to hear that you're feeling inspired and making more art!! Keep up the good work! Greetings back to you xx
Thank you, this is very helpful!
Oh good, so happy to hear it! :)
you are just awesome, thank you!
Thank you, Jill!!❤️
How do you edit the RBG numbers on an existing color I tried to use the Color Picker but the numbers don't stay they go back to what they were set for for that particular color anybody knows the answer I would love the answer thank you
Thanks for this explanation my 12 y/o self needed to understand this because i really wanted to try and color my OC better as im really bad at these stuff :3(new sub for u)
suppose i was more focused in expressing with colors and the painting, it's almost finished and i feel the values in certain areas need to be changed what should i do? do i repaint with color and value in mind this time. or is there a simpler way to fix the value of certain parts without messing up the color?? please help
Hi Kendyll, Thank you so very much for the video. I am a self learning/training artist and this video came on the right time in my learning process since I am trying now to focus on understanding the importance of the shape and form of subjects when drawing to make it more realistic. One day I would like to see myself draw subjects from real life as realistic as possible. Can you please give me your advice on what should I practise or develop my knowledge in if I want to become a illustrator (medical) besides training on my artistic skills? (I am a science student so I do have hold on the anatomy and scientific terminologies but I am not sure what Subjects I should draw and practise to become medical illustrator :( ) Any words from you will be a great help for me at this moment.
And Thank you for all your videos. Your work and all your videos are such an inspiration to me :). Also My hearty congratulations on your new and exciting journey as a New Mom. :) Hugs- Priya :)
Thanks so much, Priya! So nice to hear your kind words. And that's a great question - I'll try to address it in my next Q&A video!
Hi Kendyll, Thanks for the video. Also thanks for mentioning that art is still doable even when we are not particularly skilled in all aspects from the beginning. I sure have no good hold on colors to work in tandem, better in composition though, but I am still working on it, thanks to your constant reminder that we can work on it and get better at it! Could you share a tip on if it helps to have reference drawings/art for sample textures. I find it confusing because some colours granulate and some do not. When I want to make a piece it gets unreliable..
Thanks, Nancy! Glad you liked it. :) I think having reference photos is always super helpful for proportions, color, value - everything really. Though I must confess I'm not totally sure what you mean about certain colors granulating... Do you mean with certain types of pigment or media? Or that the color looks granulated in the subject/reference?
Kendyll Hillegas Oh, I should have elaborated my question..Actually I am trying to draw fabrics for reference, as in for fashion illustration purposes. And if I am drawing a reference patch for say velvet, colours like ultramarine blue granulate and I am no longer having a smooth finish. I work with watercolours.. So I was wondering if there is a way around using watercolours to capture the different fabric textures across all granulating/non-granulating colours. Sorry if I still haven't worded it properly..:( Thanks for the quick reply btw!
So it sounds like it may be an issue either with the paper, or the brand/type of watercolor. You might try a more absorbent paper (I find that cold-pressed and rough watercolor papers cause watercolor to granulate less than the smooth/hot-pressed do). Or if you're using pan watercolor, you could try the kind from the tube (or vice versa), or try a different brand for the ultramarine. You could also try acryla gouache - I've never had issues with the ultramarine granulating with gouache. It's water-based, so you can use it with watercolor but you will have to add more water to get the same effect as it's much more opaque than watercolor.
And as for whether or not to use references, I pretty much always would say yes to that! Especially if you want to have some element of realism in your piece. Hope that helps!
+Kendyll Hillegas Ah! You are right..It looks like my pan colors could be the reason for the granulation, my tubes are a lot better..:) And wow gouache, never really crossed ny mind.I am thoroughly delighted to actively comment in your channel. I get more than what I ask for ;) Thank you again for your take on the references and also for taking the time out to reply to all the coments!
Have a great week ahead Kendyll🙆
Thanks for the video. am a bit confused. I feel a saturated red color will appear darker in a gray-scale image. So, gray scaling does not completely remove saturation. I am trying to wrap my head around HSV convention. I see a sign in a street, i can immediately say, it is yellow (hue). I can then state, whether it is pale yellow or has a lot of yellow in it (saturation). If i see the sign in a sunny day, it appears brighter compared to a cloudy day (value). is this correct ?
Much Speaking