COLOR THEORY BASICS: Use the Color Wheel & Color Harmonies to Choose Colors that Work Well Together

Learn color theory and how to choose colors that work well together: with the color wheel, color harmonies and color palettes.

See the written version on the blog: https://sarahrenaeclark.com/color-theory-basics/
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Get The Color Catalog that was mentioned in this video: https://sarahrenaeclark.com/color-palettes/

Have you ever wondered how some artists are able to find perfect color combinations that just seem to work, every time? In this video, I’m going to show you how to use the color wheel and color harmonies to choose color combinations that look GOOD.

Here’s what we’ll cover:
- Basic color theory: What is the color wheel?
- What are the primary colors?
- What are secondary and tertiary colors?
- What is the difference between hue, color saturation, color value, and color temperature?
- What is the difference between warm red and cool red?
- What are color harmonies?
- What are monochromatic colors?
- What are complementary colors?
- What is a split-complementary color scheme?
- What is a triadic color scheme?
- What are tetradic colors?
- What are analogous colors?
- How can I use color harmonies to choose colors?
- How can I use color palettes?

We’ll cover the 6 different types of color harmonies, including plenty of example color palettes:
1. Monochromatic colors
2. Complementary colors
3. Split-complementary colors
4. Triadic colors
5. Tetradic colors
6. Analogous colors

We’ll be using the traditional RYB color wheel throughout this video, with the primary colors Red, Yellow and Blue. There are other color wheels (RGB and CMY) that are often used for better color mixing, but the RYB color wheel is still the best for working with color harmonies.

If you want to take a deeper dive into the other color wheels and color theory, check out my next video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRQmV4XYmqI

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Ethan McKenna : This is prolly out of left field, but I'm a songwriter and this is giving me new ideas for using the circle of 5ths like a color wheel. Very cool
JM Minion : THIS IS THE BEST, SIMPLE YET COMPREHENSIVE AND CREATIVE WAY OF DISCUSSING COLOR THEORY I UNDERSTAND EVERYTHING JUST IN 7 MINUTES
Honey & Absinthe : This is so important for beginner creatives to learn and experienced ones to review! Awesome video!
Morten Lund : Wow, just wow. How can you compress so much great information in such a comprehensive way. Thank you for this - thank you.
Peacock Pigment : In scrapbooking, color matching is always the hardest thing for me! I'm going to try referencing these various color wheels. Thank you for the tips!

Sorastro's The Lord of the Rings Painting Series Ep.5: Legolas

Hello! This is a guide to painting Legolas from The Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle Earth: https://amzn.to/2IjGBYv
Become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/Sorastros
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Sorastros
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Sorastro/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sorastro/?hl=en
Webpage: http://sorastro.com
Spotify: https://goo.gl/idxkB5

PDF Painting Guide for Elena: https://sorastro.com/2019/08/02/elena-pdf-painting-guide/

VIDEO CHAPTERS:

1:08 - Steps Overview
1:35 - Base Colours
8:15 - Shade
9:57 - Skin Highlights
13:12 - Cloak Highlights
18:39 - Remaining Highlights

PAINTS USED:

From the Vallejo Model Color - Basic Colors paint set: https://amzn.to/2OBNkOP

Flat Flesh (VMC)
Flat Brown (VMC)
Refractive Green (VMC)
White (VMC)
Buff (VMC)
Black (VMC)
Flat Blue (VMC)
Purple (VMC)
Clear Orange (VMC)
Yellow Ochre (VMC)
Lemon Yellow (VMC)
Silver (VMC)
Gold (VMC)
Flat Red (VMC)

And these are the Citadel Shades used (which can be bought individually, or as part of a complete set: https://amzn.to/2WD6S8l):

Athonian Camoshade (GW)
Agrax Earthshade (GW)
Nuln Oil (GW)

OTHER EQUIPMENT:

Lahmian Medium: https://amzn.to/2Wz65VK

Plastic palette: https://amzn.to/2OyfzOt

Rosemary \u0026 Co Series 8 Size 2 brush: https://goo.gl/1C34bc (Select "Standard Handle")

Rosemary \u0026 Co Series 56 flat brushes: https://goo.gl/sMuHrA

Daler Rowney Flow Enhancer: https://amzn.to/2HMR1AF

Testors Dullcote: https://amzn.to/2WBiLM0 or Vallejo Matt Varnish: https://amzn.to/2WBjpJq

Chaos Black Primer: https://amzn.to/2FDg4Tk

Tamiya Fine White Primer: https://amzn.to/2GJCSCF

OPTIONAL ITEMS:

Vallejo's Dark Earth paste: https://amzn.to/2FLIA6u

Army Painter Battlefield Rocks: https://amzn.to/2WDDNcX

I used the following grass tufts from Gamers Grass http://www.gamersgrass.com/ although you could of course just pick a couple to use:

Dry Green (2mm)
Moss (2mm)
Dark Moss (2mm)
Autumn (5mm)
Burned (6mm)
Mixed Flower Set

Hobby Holder: https://gameenvy.net

For airbrush users, this is the black primer I use: https://amzn.to/2HOc8me

And I also used Cold Grey and Dead White from the Vallejo Model Air range.

This is the airbrush \u0026 compressor that I use (although it's somewhat overkill for basic priming duties!): https://goo.gl/9NSaSX

White Tack for sticking the minis down: https://amzn.to/2WBlghm

Citadel Mouldline Remover: https://amzn.to/2FNbcfD (although I normally use a standard craft knife)

The acrylic tokens you can see in some of the shots are from here: https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/BuyTheSameToken?section_id=26247697

All music composed by and © copyright owned by Sorastro.
Sorastro's Painting : Hello! Here's a link to where you can download a free PDF painting guide for Elena: https://sorastro.com/2019/08/02/elena-pdf-painting-guide/ Enjoy! :)
Henry Loftahammar : This video sent me down a rabbit hole of Legolas' hair colour. From what I can tell, it's never actually mentioned conclusively. Interesting but I'd still make him blonde personally.
World War Mini : I love how you always use color theory....I learn so much every time!
Francisco Amado : With every new video I grow more and more certain that we've all been deceived and that Sorastro is actually the ultimate Turing test! 
There's no way a human can be that precise!
Michael Tenery : You seem to have an almost instinctive understanding of what colors to add. I'd never think to add orange to green and yet it really made the whole miniature pop from the base coat on. I wonder how you learn to figure out what colors to add for the best mixes.

[모두의미술] 기초디자인 (Fundamental design test) 실타래 자수틀 압핀 / 12X 18min

재질감표현이 어려운 실타래
나무재질감에 금속잠금장치의 자수틀
컬러압핀
3가지 사물의 조형적 특징을 이용하여
대각선구도를 활용한 공간구성을 해 보았습니다.

실시간으로 진행된 영상을 12배속 18분으로 압축하였고
자막으로 그림의 내용을 설명하였습니다.

BGM
YouTube Audio Library
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQLjudM1hFjQNOYX3j4yHyQ

Nimbus
Over_Time
TFB9
Manchester_Dream
Darker_Thoughts
동화랑 : 주제부 파란 실타래 어떤 색상으로 칠하셨나요?

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