How To Make Color Decisions in Your Landscape Painting Compositions

Learning to make color decisions in your landscape painting allows you to not be so tied to your photographic reference. These decisions can help you choose colors to produce the best light, depth, etc., for your landscape painting.
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[@Risvegli_esposizione]

Even when you think to know something already there is always someone that can teach you something else about it or just saying it in a different way that makes you click. Thank you Phil!

[@philstarke.artist]

You're welcome, glad they are helpful

[@marygraceflorida2219]

thank you I've been struggling creating shades or color from a shadow

[@DanielFishback]

I got a lot out your demo about how you mix neutrals to create color variety. Thanks Phil.

[@philstarke.artist]

Glad it was helpful!

[@allenbusch6877]

Thanks again Phil for sharing your knowledge. I always enjoy your tutorials.

[@philstarke.artist]

Glad you like them!

[@beachlife2968]

Awesome demonstration and explanation

[@philstarke.artist]

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[@caroledavies5201]

Thank you Phil for sharing your wealth of wonderful knowledge I learn so much from your teachings

[@philstarke.artist]

Thanks for watching!

[@MB-kf3yx]

Thank you for the discussion on how to adapt colors in a photo and for showing how you mix colors. It was very helpful to watch.

[@philstarke.artist]

You’re welcome, glad it was instructive

[@song4night]

Masterful teaching, Phil. Thanks so much.

[@philstarke.artist]

You’re welcome, glad you liked it

[@sallyfinch540]

Absolutely amazing what you were able to make out of the reference photo! Stunning!

[@philstarke.artist]

Thank you Sally

[@annsmith3192]

I enjoy these videos. I have purchased the many online courses Phil has. I have the bootcamp, the one about shadows, the video on summer greens and the one about the figure. I have taken so many workshops and online classes but I just love the way Phil teaches and his paintings of course!!

[@philstarke.artist]

Awesome, thank you Ann

[@roxannenaydan5362]

Your videos here on TH-cam are fantastic ❤ Really appreciate them. Thanks, Phil!

[@philstarke.artist]

Thanks Roxanne, hope you're doing well.

[@rudyadnan1445]

Thank you very much my friend for sharing your knowledge 🙂🙏🙏

[@philstarke.artist]

You’re welcome Rudy glad you liked it

[@markrodgers9651]

Very useful tutorial - thanks for your efforts👍

[@philstarke.artist]

Glad it was helpful!

[@debbieseal4164]

This was a very helpful video!!!!

[@philstarke.artist]

Glad it was helpful!

[@wellfeedstravingartist2022]

Loved your video this morning always gets me fired up to get painting thanks again Phil

[@philstarke.artist]

thanks Shawn

[@lolitakaloustianyoung7787]

watched this again thank you.

[@philstarke.artist]

Thank you too!

[@DannySabraArt]

Very good explanation of creating color variety! Fun to watch! Thank you.

[@philstarke.artist]

Your welcome Danny, glad you enjoyed it.

[@marshadavis-riley5754]

I have a to of trouble trusting my creativity and sense of color to get away from the photo. This was very inspiring. I think I will give it a try.

[@philstarke.artist]

It helps to think outside the box with color

[@PaintingandExercise]

I am struggling with making shadow in the "warm section" of the painting. How do I make a warm shadow? Thank you for the lesson. I was also stumped on how to make beige/dirt color. This really helped. I have watched a ton of videos on color mixing BUT have only found 2 on color mixing to match a color that is needed for a painting.

[@marywebb1138]

All your videos are so helpful. Many thanks 😊

[@philstarke.artist]

Your welcome Mary

[@Nazareth434]

Excellent video Phil- choosing colors is always a challenge, as is getting the right values- really neat to see the different temperature greens in the trees, and different color choices- all subtle, but it makes a big difference in adding in that vibration you spoke of. The hardest part about painting is "thinking like an artist would", and adding in all those little,changes that make a big difference. Hard to get past our "memory of how things look" (ie trees are green, oceans blue, sky blue etc.) And adding in variety that we don't ordinarily see in our mind for how it should be according to memory. Our memory says "green grass" but not "blue green, yellow green, used green, more vibrant green, redish green, violet green etc etc etc". Would like to see a video,on how,you,choose colors based on how they react with other "near colors"- and discuss which color combos work well, and which ones are garish and not so good to place next to others.

[@philstarke.artist]

Thanks! I will consider that. Usually the colors get garish when I use too many unnatural colors like thalo blue and green or viridian or a tubed violet. when I mix those colors with more natural colors like ultra blue, cad yellow light, alizarin crimson I get better harmony. Just use the other colors for accents and they work better.

[@Nazareth434]

@@philstarke.artist thank you for thr reply, good info on those colors from the tube.

[@limitlessjewels1132]

Very helpful video Phil! Thank you so much! 👍

[@philstarke.artist]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Sam34292]

You sure know your colours Phil. Thankyou so much from me in Australia!

[@philstarke.artist]

You are very welcome

[@arachosia]

Another excellent lesson. Thank you!

[@philstarke.artist]

Your welcome Kristian

[@mireillebeyrouthi7385]

thank you soo much, very helpful explanation

[@philstarke.artist]

Glad it was helpful!

[@GoogleUser-it3xq]

That painting is a masterpiece, Phil. Thank you for this wonderful instructional video!

[@philstarke.artist]

Thanks glad you found it useful

[@oldepersonne]

Thank you Mr. Starke. Always good .

[@philstarke.artist]

Very welcome

[@sylviefleurant6138]

Very interesting lesson with a lot of information. Thank you so much.

[@philstarke.artist]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@ThomasFisherArt]

Very good.

[@philstarke.artist]

Thank you, Thomas

[@tammyhernandez3179]

So great

[@philstarke.artist]

Thanks Tammy

[@martimajor4766]

So grateful.

[@philstarke.artist]

Thanks, Marti

[@ChristineR-oe7kn]

Hello Phil. I am Christine from France. Your videos are extremely helpful . I am using acrylics and often struggling with colour mixing. So my question is : can I follow the same process that you describe in your oil painting videos ? Thank you Phil.

[@philstarke.artist]

Yes you can Christine, the acrylics done blend as easy as oils but all the principles are the same

[@ChristineR-oe7kn]

Thank you 😊

[@Coco2345ful]

Color variation...broken color are the same to me....am I right?

[@philstarke.artist]

Yes Dee, they are the same.

[@annsmith3192]

wonder if he does this outside or does he use the colors he sees outside for his sketch-?

[@philstarke.artist]

Hi Ann, this was a studio painting and I used an outdoor color sketch and photos

[@appleorchard4269]

I have watched lots of videos of painting , yours is the best! Extremely helpful to understand the colors.

[@philstarke.artist]

Thank you so much 😀

[@markrodgers9651]

Very useful tutorial - thanks for your efforts👍

[@philstarke.artist]

You’re welcome Mark. Glad you liked it.