I'm a bit late to the party but as an inspiring Concept Artist, I really want to thank you for all this valuable knowledge you give away for free. You truly are a great teacher.
How amazing that you’re giving all this knowledge for free! You rock! This is so inspiring. I actually followed along the first tutorial, I will also follow this one. Really excited to see your upcoming videos
I enjoy hearing you talk! even just rambling is fine by me! Occasionally I'll hear something and it'll click immediately, and sometimes I just like to hear your thoughts.
A quick side note: Your side notes are the most important reason I visit and come back multiple times to your videos. You put this level of effort, information and beauty into your videos and share them for free. 🙏
I love the NOT sped up videos! Everybody else has high-speed replays that are unfollowable, especially for people relatively new to the tools - so yours are top notch, thank you :)
What I love about your pictures is that you show us that color doesn't make the picture. Just with your values you can call your piece finished. The color just improves it even more.
God Bless you for making these - you're like the only one who shows how to paint in slow detail. The longer the better. ❤ I really want to get better with digital paint.
I reaaaally love the way you work! I've been using Photoshop since I was 13, a wacom tablet since I was 16, so I know exactly what you're doing, even in the sped-up videos. Just watching a few of your videos was enlightening! I'm experimenting with this kind of workflow in my own style since a few days and it's so cool! Drawing shapes, cutting off them. It's simple but genius. Thank you, Jordan! I'm learning a lot :)
A quick addition to some basic color grading tips and theory: If you want your artwork to have a high level of contrast but don't want to lose the fine details, as well as still keep it relatively easy on the eye, you can use color contrasts in combination with light/dark contrasts. Two colors of equal brightness will still carry a contrast, especially when taking opposites (like blue/red, orange/teal, etc). So try to keep your light/dark contrast on a medium level (or slightly undertuned), and then use one color grade for the highlights and a contrasting color for the dark areas. The most typical use is a warm tint (like orange) for bright areas and a cold tint (blue) for dark areas. Cold colors naturally enhance the visual impact of darkness, while warm colors do the same but with bright areas. This way you reach a contrast richness and depth without oversaturating or overexposing your artwork. But don't be afraid to experiment with the colors you use. This is your artistic freedom where you can find exactly what suits your style and taste. In general one can regard color contrasting as helping your artwork gain a dynamic flow to it, where the eye of the viewer is naturally drawn from the warm to the cold, whereas greytones or a flat colorscheme will make your artwork static and plain. In addition, it is often beneficial to keep the majority of your work undersaturated, while whatever is your artwork's primary focus receives the most saturation (like in the case of the first artwork in this video the big rock in the center). This helps the viewer focus their attention on what's most important, and it adds a 3 dimensional effect by making the main object in focus be what stands out. This can also be extended to other aspects of your work, such as level of detail. It's generally a good idea to keep the most intricate details reserved for whatever is the main focus of your work, and then decreasing the level of detail on objects of lesser importance.
Hi Jordan, thank you for all of these amazing tutorials. I may have missed this but are you adding your color straight onto the black and white layers or are you creating new layers just for the color?
I really like how you work with colors making them look harmonious. Do you normally use colors that you have already tried, think about a palette right away or do you just experiment and see if the result is going in the direction you like? Sorry for my English, I'm Brazilian and I'm fluent only in Google translator.
Hey Jordan! Did you merge all the layers from the grayscale sketch before colouring them in? I would think that's easier to do because I can just create more layers during the colouring process if I need to make adjustments.
So I keep trying to do realistic painting but I starting to think out my range, could it be that when have a style it's hard to get out? Have you ever had this issue?
do you find the brushes you use impact the style of the painting? i find it easier to work with normal painterly brushes but the shapes here look really rugged and nice.
We clicked to hear your knowledge. Stop apologizing for it. Edit. Music is beautiful but it can be a bit too calming, like lulling me off to sleep especially when there’s no narration.
Wonderful videos and paintings! I find the best way to actually LEARN from this one is to reduce playback speed to 0.5 and just focus on what he's actually doing. The commentary isn't very practical--the techniques he's doing can only be discovered by watching at half-speed. There's a lot of excellent methods to learn here.
Keep rambling on good sir!
I'm a bit late to the party but as an inspiring Concept Artist, I really want to thank you for all this valuable knowledge you give away for free. You truly are a great teacher.
Thanks for the kind words, really glad these videos can help.
Please ramble more Jordan!! That's exactly what I'm here for :)
I'd rather have you accompanying us through the whole video!
Came here to learn the secret to add color to grayscale paintings and Jordan just sat me down and got me educated! These lessons are invaluable!
How amazing that you’re giving all this knowledge for free!
You rock! This is so inspiring.
I actually followed along the first tutorial, I will also follow this one.
Really excited to see your upcoming videos
The atmosphere of your work is inspiring!
Thank you for your art, Jordan Grimmer.
oh my god, i literally was looking for a how to add color tutorial a few days ago after watching your other videos....yay!!
I enjoy hearing you talk! even just rambling is fine by me! Occasionally I'll hear something and it'll click immediately, and sometimes I just like to hear your thoughts.
A quick side note: Your side notes are the most important reason I visit and come back multiple times to your videos.
You put this level of effort, information and beauty into your videos and share them for free. 🙏
Thank you so much :)
You are a great narrator! It's really helpful to hear your thinking process, so please, do not limit yourself.
your rambling is great! it's so informative, i hope you get more confidence in it because you've been a massive help
Been following you for a while, really like your style. Thank you for sharing your process with us! ^^
I love the NOT sped up videos! Everybody else has high-speed replays that are unfollowable, especially for people relatively new to the tools - so yours are top notch, thank you :)
What I love about your pictures is that you show us that color doesn't make the picture. Just with your values you can call your piece finished. The color just improves it even more.
God Bless you for making these - you're like the only one who shows how to paint in slow detail. The longer the better. ❤ I really want to get better with digital paint.
I was looking for a video like this, It's a thing I've been struggling with these days, thank you so much, appreciate this a lot!
I reaaaally love the way you work!
I've been using Photoshop since I was 13, a wacom tablet since I was 16, so I know exactly what you're doing, even in the sped-up videos.
Just watching a few of your videos was enlightening! I'm experimenting with this kind of workflow in my own style since a few days and it's so cool!
Drawing shapes, cutting off them. It's simple but genius. Thank you, Jordan!
I'm learning a lot :)
how old are you now
A quick addition to some basic color grading tips and theory:
If you want your artwork to have a high level of contrast but don't want to lose the fine details, as well as still keep it relatively easy on the eye, you can use color contrasts in combination with light/dark contrasts.
Two colors of equal brightness will still carry a contrast, especially when taking opposites (like blue/red, orange/teal, etc). So try to keep your light/dark contrast on a medium level (or slightly undertuned), and then use one color grade for the highlights and a contrasting color for the dark areas. The most typical use is a warm tint (like orange) for bright areas and a cold tint (blue) for dark areas. Cold colors naturally enhance the visual impact of darkness, while warm colors do the same but with bright areas. This way you reach a contrast richness and depth without oversaturating or overexposing your artwork. But don't be afraid to experiment with the colors you use. This is your artistic freedom where you can find exactly what suits your style and taste.
In general one can regard color contrasting as helping your artwork gain a dynamic flow to it, where the eye of the viewer is naturally drawn from the warm to the cold, whereas greytones or a flat colorscheme will make your artwork static and plain.
In addition, it is often beneficial to keep the majority of your work undersaturated, while whatever is your artwork's primary focus receives the most saturation (like in the case of the first artwork in this video the big rock in the center). This helps the viewer focus their attention on what's most important, and it adds a 3 dimensional effect by making the main object in focus be what stands out. This can also be extended to other aspects of your work, such as level of detail. It's generally a good idea to keep the most intricate details reserved for whatever is the main focus of your work, and then decreasing the level of detail on objects of lesser importance.
thank you for giving this to us for free its invaluable to a begginer.
THANK U SOO MUCH im making a portfolio for colleges and you are helping me so much to learn about enviornment C::
You are very inspiring ! thanks for sharing this !
I love your videos so much! I love how you bring these landscapes to like! I appreciate the knowledge!! Thank you!
Using the special area select tools never occured to me really. Your videos made my head explode.
Inspirational, instructive and ... soothing. Thanks for putting these videos out there!
Thank you for this tutorial.
Subscribed. I love this.
noway you just posted, I gonna cry, unfortunate it's 10pm rn ;-; watching tomorrow
Thank you for your videos!!
Great video! Thank you for the tutorial.
Hi Jordan, thank you for all of these amazing tutorials. I may have missed this but are you adding your color straight onto the black and white layers or are you creating new layers just for the color?
Awesome!
looking gooood
Thank you so much for sharing this!
No problem!
@@JordanGrimmer when will you be posting videos again? I really enjoy watching your concept art process
your third drawing reminds me of Golden Wasteland from the game Sky: Children of the Light
You're amazing dude, keep it upppo
Dude your videos are awesome. I would love to paint landscapes like this you motivate me to do so. Love it Keep it up.
Thanks ❤
Thanks for this video! I was trying to use color matching and it was driving me crazy
Glad I could help!
This is amazing, thanks for the tuts and your art. Will you ever sell real-time videos of your workflow?
Thank You!!!
Wow! These came out really well, how long does it take on average for you to finish a sketch color and all?
I like your video, great work!!.. I also found it funny. I am not going to ramble.. proceeds to ramble for 15 minutes.. lol..
I look up to people like this.
you are a god. how do you know what colours to use? i always get stuck with that.
I really like how you work with colors making them look harmonious. Do you normally use colors that you have already tried, think about a palette right away or do you just experiment and see if the result is going in the direction you like?
Sorry for my English, I'm Brazilian and I'm fluent only in Google translator.
The color range part isn't working for me. It just says "no pixels more than 50% selected"
At least for me, the rambling is good as I'm a total novice at this.
Hey Jordan! Did you merge all the layers from the grayscale sketch before colouring them in? I would think that's easier to do because I can just create more layers during the colouring process if I need to make adjustments.
So I keep trying to do realistic painting but I starting to think out my range, could it be that when have a style it's hard to get out? Have you ever had this issue?
question which courses did you take to do with art ? college and uni plzzz
man, I feel so empty knowing that I thought just leaving the landscape like that in 1:36 it's already done
do you find the brushes you use impact the style of the painting? i find it easier to work with normal painterly brushes but the shapes here look really rugged and nice.
you know this guy is serious when he has a germany-shaped brush
oh my goodness..yES
Thanks, Grimmer Please let me know about your PC/Laptop Specs
:)
:o
What are the names of butterflies that you use
Hello, podrías generar subtítulos en Español. Please!!!!
how is this program called?
It's photoshop
No no please ramble lol I insist ❤️
Haha, I will in the future!
@@JordanGrimmer thank you, your videos are extremely helpful for someone just starting digital art like me I appreciate you 🙏
@@JordanGrimmer also do you use a pen and display tablet or just a pen tablet? I find the just pen tablet difficult
We clicked to hear your knowledge. Stop apologizing for it. Edit. Music is beautiful but it can be a bit too calming, like lulling me off to sleep especially when there’s no narration.
who came from thefatrat
Wonderful videos and paintings! I find the best way to actually LEARN from this one is to reduce playback speed to 0.5 and just focus on what he's actually doing. The commentary isn't very practical--the techniques he's doing can only be discovered by watching at half-speed. There's a lot of excellent methods to learn here.
Fantastic! Love these kind of videos! I love the way you use your eraser tool! Is it possible to share your eraser by any chance?
Great !👌👏