The Secrets to Drawing: Color
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Lesson Description
A look at the three parts of color theory and how it influences color choices in our drawings. Concepts covered include: the color wheel, primary, secondary, tertiary, color values, color intensity, psychological effects of color, color schemes, monochromatic, complementary, color triads, color tetrads, analogous, warm, cool, split complementary.
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Course Curriculum
Lesson 1: Introduction (5:03)Lesson 2: Line (14:25)Lesson 3: Shape (8:19)Lesson 4: Form (13:00)Lesson 5: Value (11:59)Lesson 6: Space (6:13)Lesson 7: One Point Perspective (12:58)Lesson 8: Two Point Perspective (12:13)Lesson 9: Three Point Perspective (10:27)Lesson 10: Basic Drawing Techniques (15:03)Lesson 11: Drawing From Life (9:01)Lesson 12: Drawing From Photos (15:25)Lesson 13: Composition (12:20)Lesson 14: Graphite (9:00)Lesson 15: Charcoal (10:32)Lesson 16: Ink (9:00)Lesson 17: Color (14:28)Lesson 18: Colored Pencils (11:56)
Lesson 19: Oil Pastels (11:51)Lesson 20: Soft Pastels (11:21)Lesson 21: Facial Proportions (13:56)Lesson 22: The Eye (14:05)Lesson 23: The Nose and Mouth (12:24)Lesson 24: The Ear (4:51)Lesson 25: Hair (14:02)Lesson 26: Figure Drawing (20:00)Lesson 27: Foreshortening (12:54)Lesson 28: Conclusion (2:58)
Wow! A lot of information here, but learning about color was fun.
For all I love doing black & white pencil artworks, I’m also intrigued with colour and this lesson was quite fascinating especially how colours affect our emotions which I knew a bit about but it’s still fascinating all the same.
Good video!
Very good explanation, as well as interesting. Thanks a lot Matt, very good job. You are a fantastic teacher!
Thank you .. very clear and easy to follow description of color and how it is used… loved this lesson
Superb
Kinda simplistic presentation of just one out of many color theories. Newton invented this color wheel for light rays – not for paints. Artists use pigments, not light for painting. Pigments are much more complicated atomic light filters than is the monochromatic light assumed for color theories. And of course red or blue can be mixed: just add magenta and cyan to the palette. And finally, color only is a mental experience produced solely by our nervous system and a few types of photo receptors in the eyes. Considering all this, any artist who sticks to a color theory puts a lid on his or her artistic reservoir.
I find this very difficult to understand, too much information.
I usually use Titanium white but what black do you recommend? Blacks can be mixtures of different colours. Say for instance – Paynes Grey. Thanks.
Hi Gerry,
For mixing paints, you may try Ivory Black. Payne’s Grey is really a dark cool grey, but also works nicely for darkening colors.
Great lesson! Liked it)
Sure wish I could pick the lesson I want instead of being forced to just the next one.
Hi Donald,
You can. Just click on the “Curriculum” tab under the video. All the lessons from the course are listed. Just click on the one that you wish to watch.