Literally started researching colour theory 2 weeks ago, also just wanna say if you did end up making an hour long vid on colour theory, I’d definitely watch it
lol im flattered by your comment but it's a shame that thats the case because no shade but most graffiti artists don't know anything about graffiti's fundamentals let alone the elements of art and other art basics. Example, vanishing point 3D is a tremendously dumbed down version of the super basic 1 point perspective you see in normal arts. Give graffiti a decade or 2 and they'll see how important fine art and the elements of art is to graffiti then all this will be the new standard.
@@Theartistblock you are just the start of that movement and have pushed me to encourage the same things and want to make a difference in the graff culture. But you are so right, I started off with fine art but when I picked up graffiti I still made the mistake of throwing out some of those key things till I found you and you made me realize how big of a mistake that truly was. Feel I have grown exponentially in both fine art and graffiti thanks to that.
@@dagasicreations9196 that's awesome to hear. I made the same mistake but I'm glad I found my way back because I wouldn't be where I am had I continued adding style instead of practising
One thing I like doing when filling my pieces is to use at least one neutral color like beige, tan, brown etc. along with more vibrant colors. I feel like it helps the vibrant colors pop without having to use the brightest shade I have. Plus I just love the way vibrant colors contrast against neutral colors.
There is no TH-cam channel giving such useful informations for Art and Graffiti on such a sympathetic and humorus way like yours. Your channel is just what new artists need. When I started doing graffiti I made so many dumb mistakes, but after I discovered your channel you showed me how to get better faster by learning the fundamentals of the specific artforms I want to become better at, so I stopped going for advanced stuff I wasn't nearly to be ready for and started learning the fundamentals and for everyone who reads this, don't be annoyed when Grim tells us again and again that we should learn the fundamentals, take this advice, it really safes a lot of time. Thank you so much for being there for new artists with such a unique channel like yours, I really learned a lot from you and I appreciate it.
Hey Grim can you please go into detail a little more as to which colors to use for fill ins and which to use as outline/3d after picking a color scheme?
I'm not going to make a video on what colors to use for what because you can use ANY color for any part but I'll get into how to use the color schemes like the ones we talked about in today's video
Mind blown this is problem my 10 video that I've watched in a row and u just solved so many problems I had with my Graff progressing I've struggled for years refused to bite anyone's style and I just couldn't get it. I can paint character buy I'm confident now I'll find my style and all this color theory my fills are gonna b disgusting lol ... thank
I've seen ppl do hollow outlines then fill in do the final outline,and also have seen it the other way around,like do the final outline first,then fill in with a different color.
Hey grim after watching your video, picking colors makes so much more sense to me Thxs. Also I have a suggestion/question about the learning phase of graffiti. Do you think that as a graffiti artist finishing their first year/beginners one should learn and focus on the letters of their name (and get really good) or do you think that beginners such as myself should focus on learning the whole alphabet properly and get a general sense of that? Your videos are super informative and really have helped me! Thank you! 😎😎😄
I do think learning all the letters is useful but it certainly is overwhelming for new graffiti artists as you end up spreading yourself a little thin trying to manage learning hand styles, throws, straights for the whole alphabet. I'd focus on predominantly your own name until you're comfortable enough to explore and then once you are then you can mix it up now and again.
Please do more this alone was so great and don't be afraid to make the video long, it's important information that shouldn't be stripped of anything, or if you don't want to make one long video just split them up Great work absolutely LOVE your vids
oh ill definetly fo more but they too will be short. shorter tutorials do better statistically and people dont want long tutorials. also if you do a tutorial right it shouldnt take long. I'll be sure to do short tutorials that give out quality information in an easy to understand way and when it comes to color theory we'll do it in little bite sized chunks :D
Im subscribed to this channel for I dont know how long ... only for this I WAS WAITING FOR THIS VIDEO so yes I would like to see you analyze it in depth
@@Theartistblock to be honest I havent searched all your uploads but seeing this kind of informational.video from.you is what I was hoping when I subbed keep it up
Plz show more with color theory bc I cants count how many times I just threw away a good piece bc I suck with the color theory. Obviously I have a couple of colors that I’ll use that is always nice but I like to try so many different colors etc....
lol i gotcha man, ill get to working on a part two to this along with the other tutorials. till then why not try some of the color combos mentioned in the video like a monochromatic piece, or a triadic piece
Can you make a piece and show us what each colour is used for and why, like i keep making dope pieces with great perspective but i lose it all when i colour them
Irt was great thanks! Im amazed of how simple you explain the things. Also, for the next video it would be nice tou have you analyze and compare, street art with classical art, but just around their color schemes, or even how to use it to create 3D realistic stuff like zurikk or rasko.
That is a damn good idea man thanks I just might do that lol. I do try to make learning fast and easy. When people want to learn something they want the info to be as painless as possible so that's what I aim for
Great introduction to colors. I'd like to see a video on outlines/highlights for 2D Graff, there's a lot you could speak on (flares, color selection, open-ended letters, etc). Maybe segment that into 3D and all the variations in between? Love your insight, keep it up
Okay so I have a technical problem with coloring in my graffiti , whenever I see some large piece I wonder: "how do these guys fill in all the area and don't run out of paint? And how is the color so smooth and evenly spread?" Coz recently I've bought some spray cans and I used up ALL of the paint doing ONE not very large piece, so it must be me doing something wrong. Maybe I have to use larger caps or something? Could you give a few tips on how to have a clean filling in your graffiti/ how to use up less paint? If that's even possible lol
it's really simple if you do it through the elements of art, simply enhance any of those within graffiti and boom there ya go. Example, greg simkins uses texture a bunch in his letters, no graffiti artist really does. I use form, space, value and texture in mine, no graffiti artist really does that. Daim uses form, space and value in a different way, once again not many graffiti artist do that. its honestly just a matter of knowing graffiti and the elements of art well enough to pull it off is all.
Can you explain how to pick the right shades of one color to make 3d look right? E.g if i want to paint blue cube how do i pick the right shades of blue for each wall, from the color palette of e.g montana 94 ? How much the values shoudk differ in terms of saturation and value, should hue remain unchanged ? How many shades di you need ? I think at least 5. I am talking about type of graffiti that daim, edmun, odeith, nista and others do if you know what i mean.
Honestly I kind of want a full breakdown... gimme a full 2 hour lecture.. I'd sit through it.. having said that I know most people won't so anything I can get I'll take - Love the videos.. been watching for a long long time and love seeing the same videos still being put out
lol i appreciate it dude! I'll certainly put some stuff together and hey ya know, maybe ill make it into a playlist that way you can sit through it for 2 hours and people who want small vids can get their fix and go :D
yeah :3 we want to know more of colors!!! :) rainbows and stuff, it's a lot of fun, and it is the most important part of a piece, you can do a simple straight letter but colors can make it stand out. We want to know more teacher (? fndnd :ñ
so pretty much any color can really go with any color if you know enough about color theory to make it work so you really dont have any 2 colors that cant go together. the reason for that is because if 2 colors dont work together then all it takes is adjusting the value or saturation to make it work. The only time thats not the case is if their is a more optimal option or color weight but those are situational.
The Artist Block but that’s if your only using 2 colors. So if your doing a throwie, straight leter or blockbuster that’s great, but if your doing a semi/ or a full wild style and your using a fill, 3 color fade, bits and do dads, 3D, 2 point perspective then you can’t just throw any color you want, you need to use color theory wether you like to admit you are or not. So what I was actually suggesting is you should do a video on what colors not to use when your doing a multi colored piece. You’ve spoke about what works! How bout talking about what doesn’t work. I think it would make for a dope video
Lol no, see what i said in the first comment was only an example, but it applies to all the situations and understand, color theory is how you make any bunch of colors work together even though they shouldnt. Its because of color theory that you can take 2,3,4,5,6,200 colors and make them work well together. So if you're using 400 colors, you can make ALL of them work together by using color theory. will it be easy, no but it's possible. Graffiti however is very serface level so for most graffiti artists brown, blue ,and pink may not work but if that graffiti artist knew enough about color theory they could make it work.
I show more than enough with examples every time I mention something, what's giving you trouble ? I'd love to try to explain it and link resources for you
Best art tutorials on youtube. You are giving cheatcodes out for free! Thanks fo that🙏👍 So hyped for the tutorial series!
Literally started researching colour theory 2 weeks ago, also just wanna say if you did end up making an hour long vid on colour theory, I’d definitely watch it
Still have never found a graffiti artist that pushes art fundamentals for use in graffiti as much as you and I love it.
lol im flattered by your comment but it's a shame that thats the case because no shade but most graffiti artists don't know anything about graffiti's fundamentals let alone the elements of art and other art basics. Example, vanishing point 3D is a tremendously dumbed down version of the super basic 1 point perspective you see in normal arts. Give graffiti a decade or 2 and they'll see how important fine art and the elements of art is to graffiti then all this will be the new standard.
@@Theartistblock you are just the start of that movement and have pushed me to encourage the same things and want to make a difference in the graff culture. But you are so right, I started off with fine art but when I picked up graffiti I still made the mistake of throwing out some of those key things till I found you and you made me realize how big of a mistake that truly was. Feel I have grown exponentially in both fine art and graffiti thanks to that.
@@dagasicreations9196 that's awesome to hear. I made the same mistake but I'm glad I found my way back because I wouldn't be where I am had I continued adding style instead of practising
The artist block:
“we all know what colors are.”
Colorblind people:
Am I a joke to you?
Im colorblind 💀
One thing I like doing when filling my pieces is to use at least one neutral color like beige, tan, brown etc. along with more vibrant colors. I feel like it helps the vibrant colors pop without having to use the brightest shade I have. Plus I just love the way vibrant colors contrast against neutral colors.
ya it certainly can! I love working with hard cold colors against smooth warm colors. Really like how that looks!
I was confused at first because all week I thought it was the day before that day and when I saw the bench I figured out it was Thursday thanks grim
I'd love to see a tutorial on arranging the colors inside the piece in a way that looks cohesive and structured and not just randomly applied.
Could you make a video on seeing 3D forms? How should you train your eye to see forms? Thanks grim
Wire frames, thats the key to seeing forms in 2d art. From there its all a matter of value to shade it.
There is no TH-cam channel giving such useful informations for Art and Graffiti on such a sympathetic and humorus way like yours. Your channel is just what new artists need. When I started doing graffiti I made so many dumb mistakes, but after I discovered your channel you showed me how to get better faster by learning the fundamentals of the specific artforms I want to become better at, so I stopped going for advanced stuff I wasn't nearly to be ready for and started learning the fundamentals and for everyone who reads this, don't be annoyed when Grim tells us again and again that we should learn the fundamentals, take this advice, it really safes a lot of time. Thank you so much for being there for new artists with such a unique channel like yours, I really learned a lot from you and I appreciate it.
aw damn man thanks a ton haha i appreciate this comment to the bottom of my heart man :D Im glad i could help people out!
"Right now I'm pretty white." -Grim
Hey Grim can you please go into detail a little more as to which colors to use for fill ins and which to use as outline/3d after picking a color scheme?
I'm not going to make a video on what colors to use for what because you can use ANY color for any part but I'll get into how to use the color schemes like the ones we talked about in today's video
Break'n it down for the masses. These videos are the bomb dude. Glad I stumbled on this dope stuff.
The thing with saturation affecting depth blew my mind
also
i miss the phone notifications :(
For sure want more on the topic, seems like a indepth topic that we could hear more of.
I really appreciate the knowledge you put out here!
For real THE best, simple, understandable tutorials out there, helped me so much
Mind blown this is problem my 10 video that I've watched in a row and u just solved so many problems I had with my Graff progressing I've struggled for years refused to bite anyone's style and I just couldn't get it. I can paint character buy I'm confident now I'll find my style and all this color theory my fills are gonna b disgusting lol ... thank
I've seen ppl do hollow outlines then fill in do the final outline,and also have seen it the other way around,like do the final outline first,then fill in with a different color.
ya it's really a comfort thing tbh.
Definitely would watch a more detailed vid on color theory/blending/givemeyourwisdooooooom
Hey grim after watching your video, picking colors makes so much more sense to me Thxs. Also I have a suggestion/question about the learning phase of graffiti. Do you think that as a graffiti artist finishing their first year/beginners one should learn and focus on the letters of their name (and get really good) or do you think that beginners such as myself should focus on learning the whole alphabet properly and get a general sense of that? Your videos are super informative and really have helped me! Thank you! 😎😎😄
I do think learning all the letters is useful but it certainly is overwhelming for new graffiti artists as you end up spreading yourself a little thin trying to manage learning hand styles, throws, straights for the whole alphabet. I'd focus on predominantly your own name until you're comfortable enough to explore and then once you are then you can mix it up now and again.
Thank you man 🙌
JOHN WHAT'S A COOL AND WARM COLOR
Please do more this alone was so great and don't be afraid to make the video long, it's important information that shouldn't be stripped of anything, or if you don't want to make one long video just split them up
Great work absolutely LOVE your vids
oh ill definetly fo more but they too will be short. shorter tutorials do better statistically and people dont want long tutorials. also if you do a tutorial right it shouldnt take long. I'll be sure to do short tutorials that give out quality information in an easy to understand way and when it comes to color theory we'll do it in little bite sized chunks :D
I’d be interested in a longer but still basic colour theory clip. It’s a big weakness for me.
We definitly need another video about colors
Make a more in depth video on color theory with more examples. I would for sure watch it
Would definitely love a video on basic color theory! And maybe some shape perspective next?
bro please make an hour long video about this that would be so helpful
Your positive energy made my day
I'm glad man, That's what we're here for, a good time😊
Appreciate you bro. You are the most underrated. This vid is gold. Would love an expansion on the topic.
thank you for the totorial ive always had trouble with color and this is much more simply explained that the way my art teacher did
Im subscribed to this channel for I dont know how long ... only for this I WAS WAITING FOR THIS VIDEO so yes I would like to see you analyze it in depth
lol i came out with this same video YEEEEEEEAAAAARS ago, in fact I came out with 2 of these years ago lol
@@Theartistblock to be honest I havent searched all your uploads but seeing this kind of informational.video from.you is what I was hoping when I subbed keep it up
Dope bro! Awesome break down of COLORS!!! And yes please do the stream line video! Grim is the part of the tutorial bro?
Another video on this topic would be amazing. Great work!
Plz show more with color theory bc I cants count how many times I just threw away a good piece bc I suck with the color theory. Obviously I have a couple of colors that I’ll use that is always nice but I like to try so many different colors etc....
That's one thing I fear when doing graffiti or any other drawings is color
lol i gotcha man, ill get to working on a part two to this along with the other tutorials. till then why not try some of the color combos mentioned in the video like a monochromatic piece, or a triadic piece
Hey man, I love learning more about graffiti and getting better. Another color video would be sick
great color theory tutorial
Yes, please, MORE COLOR THEORY! I'm trying to grasp it but on the page, it doesn't come out as well as I'd like
sure,do more on this topic.
Great Segment 👍
Yea, yea, do it!
YESSS PLEASE MORE COLOR THEORY I MUCH PREFER U EXPLAINING TO ME TRYING TO READ IT OUT OF TEXTBOOKS
lol no problem at all. I used to hate looking through text books for stuff so I understand that 100% . plus i love teaching so id be more than happy
Can you make a piece and show us what each colour is used for and why, like i keep making dope pieces with great perspective but i lose it all when i colour them
We need moreeeee
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sweet sweet chocolate
dude thank you for all that youre putting out there!!!
Liked the vid before it even started! :)
Let’s get a second video bro!
great advice thx
I already know color theory, but I still watched it since it's an Artist Block video.
Lol hell ya thanks man!
Irt was great thanks! Im amazed of how simple you explain the things. Also, for the next video it would be nice tou have you analyze and compare, street art with classical art, but just around their color schemes, or even how to use it to create 3D realistic stuff like zurikk or rasko.
That is a damn good idea man thanks I just might do that lol. I do try to make learning fast and easy. When people want to learn something they want the info to be as painless as possible so that's what I aim for
@@Theartistblock Hahaha Thanks man, I thought I was late for sharing the comment, didn´t expect the quick answer. Keep it up!
I been fuckin with monochromatic lately without knowing it's a thing
Great introduction to colors. I'd like to see a video on outlines/highlights for 2D Graff, there's a lot you could speak on (flares, color selection, open-ended letters, etc). Maybe segment that into 3D and all the variations in between? Love your insight, keep it up
it's like you read off my to do list for videos lol im working on a video for highlights, shading letters, shading forms, and much much much more.
You just read my mind, I meant exactly that with the "segment to variations" question hahaha! Can't wait to see the next episode
Please please please do an hour long video on this
make more tutorials pls
maybe more specific about learning style colours etc...
keep going :D
learnd much from u
Okay so I have a technical problem with coloring in my graffiti , whenever I see some large piece I wonder: "how do these guys fill in all the area and don't run out of paint? And how is the color so smooth and evenly spread?" Coz recently I've bought some spray cans and I used up ALL of the paint doing ONE not very large piece, so it must be me doing something wrong. Maybe I have to use larger caps or something? Could you give a few tips on how to have a clean filling in your graffiti/ how to use up less paint? If that's even possible lol
Can you talk about blending fine art and graffiti? I feel like it's a viable style but kinda overlooked, and I'd love to know your thoughts on it
it's really simple if you do it through the elements of art, simply enhance any of those within graffiti and boom there ya go. Example, greg simkins uses texture a bunch in his letters, no graffiti artist really does. I use form, space, value and texture in mine, no graffiti artist really does that. Daim uses form, space and value in a different way, once again not many graffiti artist do that. its honestly just a matter of knowing graffiti and the elements of art well enough to pull it off is all.
@@Theartistblock That makes a ton of sense, do you have any good examples of heavy media blending? Like graff style with oil painting or something
@@sqidgery9960 saber, greg simkins (might be spelling that wrong), mad c, daim, myself. thats really all that come to mind.
@@Theartistblock Cool man, thanks a ton!
MOOOORE!
Yes you defently got my like ill watch a 1 hour vid on this please
So true
Can you explain how to pick the right shades of one color to make 3d look right? E.g if i want to paint blue cube how do i pick the right shades of blue for each wall, from the color palette of e.g montana 94 ? How much the values shoudk differ in terms of saturation and value, should hue remain unchanged ? How many shades di you need ? I think at least 5. I am talking about type of graffiti that daim, edmun, odeith, nista and others do if you know what i mean.
Nice! Skore the King from Germany
This is the main thing I'm afraid of
try out some of the color combos we talked about in the videos and see how it goes
Great stuff ! Very concise. Would love to see this in the form of one of your Premium Guides. If you find the time ofc.
Welp, time not to make it simple so that Grim would be pissed again
i wouldn't like an hour long video but maybe like a 10-20 minute video talking more in depth about colour theory.
Can the 3d and drop shadow be other colors then black?
That dude is cool
Yeah make another video please
On another topic can you do a reaction of shorts to architectual presentations .? I know its not what you do.but frankly I consider it a form.of art
Oh dude architecture is amazing, defiantly an art no doubt!
@@Theartistblock im.happy you think so I would like to know how everything is connected on that spectrum again keep it up
Dope video
Takes me back to art 1 in high school😂
Go in depth with this
Who's the artist in the thumbnail?
longer vid pls
i cant man, people simple dont watch the longer videos. I tried but it just doesnt work out.
Just saw your video lot's of help much love from the 505
dope video. helps a lot.
This was too short. Lot of valuable info nevertheless.
moooooorrrreeeeeeeeee about cooolllloooooorrrrrrrrrr, please
Honestly I kind of want a full breakdown... gimme a full 2 hour lecture.. I'd sit through it.. having said that I know most people won't so anything I can get I'll take - Love the videos.. been watching for a long long time and love seeing the same videos still being put out
lol i appreciate it dude! I'll certainly put some stuff together and hey ya know, maybe ill make it into a playlist that way you can sit through it for 2 hours and people who want small vids can get their fix and go :D
More info
Part 2 yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Good video man, talk more about color
MOOOOOOORRRRRE COLOR pleeeeeeeeess
yeah :3 we want to know more of colors!!! :) rainbows and stuff, it's a lot of fun, and it is the most important part of a piece, you can do a simple straight letter but colors can make it stand out. We want to know more teacher (? fndnd :ñ
i think next i'll get into color weight, additive and subtractive color and primary colors secondary and so on
The Artist Block :D yyaaasss
PLEASE BRO PLEASE 🙏🏻
Ha Ha yes!
I got red I got blue what u want
-lil tecca
color combination please
This video teaches you color combinations though🤔
How do I "keep it simple"
basic print font pieces and hand styles
How about discussing what colors DO NOT work together. Could make for a good topic.
so pretty much any color can really go with any color if you know enough about color theory to make it work so you really dont have any 2 colors that cant go together. the reason for that is because if 2 colors dont work together then all it takes is adjusting the value or saturation to make it work. The only time thats not the case is if their is a more optimal option or color weight but those are situational.
The Artist Block but that’s if your only using 2 colors. So if your doing a throwie, straight leter or blockbuster that’s great, but if your doing a semi/ or a full wild style and your using a fill, 3 color fade, bits and do dads, 3D, 2 point perspective then you can’t just throw any color you want, you need to use color theory wether you like to admit you are or not. So what I was actually suggesting is you should do a video on what colors not to use when your doing a multi colored piece. You’ve spoke about what works! How bout talking about what doesn’t work. I think it would make for a dope video
Lol no, see what i said in the first comment was only an example, but it applies to all the situations and understand, color theory is how you make any bunch of colors work together even though they shouldnt. Its because of color theory that you can take 2,3,4,5,6,200 colors and make them work well together. So if you're using 400 colors, you can make ALL of them work together by using color theory. will it be easy, no but it's possible. Graffiti however is very serface level so for most graffiti artists brown, blue ,and pink may not work but if that graffiti artist knew enough about color theory they could make it work.
The Artist Block, so I think the fans would love to see you do a sick wildstyle Grim piece with an insane amount of colors. I’d love to see that. 👍🏻
Make a vid for the slower ppl
Your name is john?
Yup, just spelt Jon but ya same name
he keeps saying we are talking about coloreds but im pretty sure they prefer african american
Yo
yoooo
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Triggered
Throw in some good and terrible examples of the use of colour :)
wtf noone s textin u
You talk too much. And don't show examples.
I show more than enough with examples every time I mention something, what's giving you trouble ? I'd love to try to explain it and link resources for you
Nothing. That's ok. I still feel you conversate more then showing.