Understanding colour part 1: the colour wheel
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- Colour is such a vast and exciting subject but also can be a bit daunting. Join me in the first of a short series of videos where we have a look at the colour wheel and how it can help us to create appealing and cohesive colour schemes in your paintings...
Great video! You explained something I’ve found complicated in a clear manner that is easy to understand. Thank you so much!
Thank you 🙏. Colour theory has been a thing that confused me and my paintings and which I found myself sidestepping , not really feeling confident or comfortable about what I was doing. With this clear approach I began to feel it possible to make more cohesive work. I’m grateful to you, Claire.
I'm so happy that you found the video to be helpful. Colour theory can get very complex, but even just a very basic understanding can make a huge difference when choosing a colour palette for our paintings. I'm delighted that it's helped to make you feel more confident with your work, and thank you for taking the time to comment!
Delighted to see another video from you - they’re always enjoyable and informative and I liked the examples in Gombrich’s book. Thanks for the tour around the colour wheel! ❤️💛💙
Thank you so much, it makes me so happy to read this!
I grabbed my Louvre Museum art book and color wheel and have had hours of fun determining monochromatic, complementary, analogous, etc. It was great fun!
That makes me so happy to read this!
You have achieved what I have thought to be the unachievable...Your approach to teaching the color wheel is exceptional.
The slow friendly pace...the way you explained how the white, gray and black create the tint, tone and shade...all the way to the portraits as "theory in action".
Wow...thank you 🥳
Thank you for such a lovely comment! I'm so glad that you enjoyed the video and found it useful
Thank you for the great video. I look forward to the next one. 😊
Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed the video
That was very informative. Thank you!
King Charles' portrate is an excellent monochromatic example😊
Thank you, I’m glad that you enjoyed the video. Yes, the King Charles portrait is an excellent example - well spotted! Thank you for taking the time to comment 😊
I’m looking forward to watching this video Claire. I hope it helps me as I’m colourblind and sometimes struggle with complimentary colours.
Hi there and thank you for your comment. I may be wrong but I seem to remember reading somewhere that Claude Monet was colour blind and had to label his paints. If this is the case, it certainly didn’t hold him back! I hope that you enjoy the video and find it helpful. 😊
Your excellent teaching makes us understand better what the colour scheme is all about! Thank you so much!
Thank you so much, it makes me so happy to read that. I'm delighted that you found the video to be useful.
That was brilliant! Thank you. Looking forward to further videos on colour theory.
Thank you! Really glad that you found the video to be helpful
Great explanation of color wheel and color theory, thankyou! I learnt a lot from this lesson! Will use this theory moving forward.
Hi there and thank you for your comment, I'm really glad that you found the video to be helpful!
Love to hear your Scottish voice. I like Americans but its great to hear a familiar accent.
I'm trying to speak clearly so that everyone can understand, Scottish accents are notoriously difficult for auto-translate!
Came across you and for the first time, I understand the colour wheel. Thank you. Have subscribed to learn more.
Hi and thank you for your comment. I'm so glad that you found the video to be helpful. Colour is such a vast and complicated scientific subject but once we have a basic understanding of the colour wheel it gets more and more fascinating!
Thank you SO much. This was really helpful.
You're welcome! Really glad that you found it useful, thank you for taking the time to comment.
Hi this is the best explanation of the colour wheel that I have found, thank you so much
That makes me so happy to hear! I'm glad that you found it helpful, thank you for taking the time to let me know!
Great explanation! Thank you!!
You're welcome, glad you enjoyed it!
Don’t only have to learn to draw & paint, the science behind the colours is as important! Like your explanations with masters works makes it more understandable!
Thank you! Yes, getting even just a basic understanding of how colour works is important. It's also fascinating!
thank you very very important video does it have another part
@@mahakassifi Hi - it will, I just haven't made it yet! I usually make a video every two weeks or so, so won't be too long
A very good introduction to color for artists. Thank you.
Thank you for taking the time to comment, I'm glad that you enjoyed the video
That was really interesting and informative Claire, thank you. Great for practicing artists like me still getting to grips with colour and tone especially. I have the squinty eye method for that but it's hard to understand.
Hi there and thank you for your comment - yes, I also use the squinty eye method for trying to ascertain the value of a colour, it;s a tricky one. Have you tried taking a photo of your painting with your phone and then converting it to black and white? A quick way to see the lights and darks more easily. I'm glad you enjoyed the video and thank you for taking the time to comment
Great explanation. Looking forward to your next videos
Thank you! I'm glad that you enjoyed the video.
Excellent, Claire. Thank you for such a clear and thorough explanation. It is very useful.
Thank you so much, I'm really happy that you enjoyed the video
This was so helpful! Thank you!
Hi and thank you for taking the time to comment - I'm really glad that you found the video helpful!
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Thank you, I'm glad that you enjoyed the video. I will be including colour mixing in future videos. You may find one of my earlier videos helpful: 'Mixing harmonious colours using a limited palette'
Claire, I just came across your channel and this video purely by chance and think it is seriously one of the BEST videos I have ever watched in the past two years since I started watching various artists on TH-cam when I retired and began my art journey.
Seriously, your explanations of colour, combined with these interesting examples and your thoughts as you went through the book is just wonderful…..just perfect.
Interestingly, you mentioned Grand Budapest Hotel which is one my favourite films and I remember years ago when I first watched it, thinking about how the colour really does draw you in with a magical quality to it somehow.
Thank you so much and wishing you every success with your channel. 🤩🤗
What a lovely comment to read, thank you very much. I'm so happy that you enjoyed the video and found it useful. I just started this channel a few months ago and it has been a steep learning curve tech-wise - I had no idea about youtube or how to film/edit etc. But I love the teaching aspect, and reading comments like yours makes it feel very worthwhile, so thank you again.
Ps - if you like spotting colour schemes in films, try watching (or rewatching) 'Amelie' - a great film, but also a complementary colour palette in every frame!
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Yes….I am sure all the tech stuff has been a steep learning curve for you and a lot to get your head around, but it looks like you have learned a lot and I am sure that bit by bit you will piece it all together and be just fine.
Congratulations on even starting your channel ! It’s a brave thing to do 🏆🥳
I have just taken a look at the trailers for ‘Amelie’ and can see exactly what you mean about the complementary colours !
I will now be looking out for how films, etc, have been formatted and thinking about it in a different light….excuse the pun ! 🤪🤭
It is so very interesting !
Thank you !!
Well done Claire for a crisp, coherent explanation of the colour wheel. I was interested to see you made reference to 'The Story of Art' by E H Gombrich from your student days. It's an abiding memory of mine when I studied Art History for A level in 1971 the teacher starting the lessons by saying..."Right, get your Gombrich's out."
Yes, I think Gombrich was the student staple! I wonder if it still is. To be honest, it's not been off my bookshelf much in the intervening 30 years, but it turned out to be very useful for this video! Thank you very much for taking the time to comment
Red, uneasy! You won't be liking the new king Charles portrait, then. This is informative, and well put together, you are easy to listen too.
It certainly is a good example of the monochromatic colour scheme! I'm glad that you enjoyed the video, thank you for taking the time to comment
Raphael’s monochromatic red painting brings to mind the new portrait of King Charles. It makes me feel uneasy too. I’ve never heard the colour wheel so well explained. Thank you.
I'm really glad that you enjoyed the video, and thank you for commenting. Yes, a few people have mentioned the King Charles portrait in the comments - it certainly is a good example of a monochromatic colour scheme!
Thanks for showing me how to use the one I own. First take it out of package. Then find a good person, like yourself, to explain it.
I'm glad I've encouraged you to take it out of the wrapping! Great that you found the video to be useful, thank you for commenting
Thank you so much!
You're welcome! I'm really glad that you enjoyed the video, thank you for commenting!
Just found you and am a new sub. Must come back to listen again. Thanks so much
Hi and welcome! I'm really glad that you enjoyed the video, and thank you for taking the time to comment!
Gran maestra gracias por su clase. Como se llaman los rojos del cuadro del rey Carlos.
Hi there, thank you very much for your comment. Yes, the King Charles portrait is a great example of the monochromatic colour scheme
The problem with color for many newbies and some “established” artists, they can’t mix the correct color,so they choose a shade and hue that is close and are satisfied. The issue now is your entire color pallet has to be made up. To match that color. Painting is about color relationships. A waste of time , paint and effort. I know it is a bother, but you must create color charts. You get a new color, do the chart on the values and the cool and warms effects that can be achieved with that color. Your not painting twenty four hours a day. Set time aside to “mix”. Know your tools. Paint is one of your tools.
Don’t settle. Make good work.
Making colour mixing charts is a great idea and I know that it helps a lot of artists. I hope that you enjoyed the video and thank you for your comment
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Glad you liked it Barry!
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