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Digital Painting

Color Theory

This course is a unique approach to color and is also an introduction to color theory along …

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21 hours, 57 minutes

This course is a unique approach to color and is also an introduction to color theory along with the tools to train your eyes to recognize color in everything around you.  Course work can be done traditionally or digitally and will include developing a hue/temperature/value/chroma wheel, studying the chroma keys and how to manipulate the colors for each chromatic key, identifying color through temperature, and mixing colors accurately.  You will be solving color problems utilizing various subject matter.  We will discuss composing and lighting your own set-ups to do studies from life. BIO: Ron Lemen is an illustrator, fine artist, concept designer, art director and art instructor with years of experience. He has worked for Sony, Activision, Ubi Soft and Mattel. Ron is currently freelancing full-time with clients that include;Upper Deck, Dragon Lance, White Wolf, Time Warner, Wizards of the Coast, Image Comics, Birdhouse Projects, Ride Snowboards, Disney, and more.

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Ron Lemen is an illustrator, fine artist, concept designer, art director and art instructor with years of experience. He has worked for Sony, Activision, Ubi Soft and Mattel. Ron is currently freelancing full-time with clients that include;Upper Deck, Dragon Lance, White Wolf, Time Warner, Wizards of the Coast, Image Comics, Birdhouse Projects, Ride Snowboards, Disney, and more.

Course Curriculum

    • Color Theory | Introduction 00:24:00
    • Ron introduces value and color strings and discusses the materials that will be used throughout the class. He also explains the safety issues involved in using oil paint.
    • Mixing the Paint 00:16:00
    • How to build a value chain. Ron premixes all the values on the palette before painting on the canvas.
    • Making a Value Chain 00:22:00
    • How to construct and paint the value chain.
    • Discussing Materials and Student Critique 00:21:00
    • Methods of preserving materials and how to clean and preserve brushes. Ron helps students construct their value chains.
    • Good Habits 00:22:00
    • Good and bad habits when painting and tips on how to hold a brush. Ron also talks about the properties of the different brands of paint.
    • Color Theory | Homework 1 00:13:00
    • Ron demonstrates the homework assignment and answers some questions.
    • More on Theory 00:26:00
    • More concepts on color from a scientific perspective. Ron also discusses the evolution of color theory.
    • Discussing Materials and First Assignment 00:16:00
    • Ron answers questions about the homework. He demonstrates the subtle shifts in color temperature when observing objects.
    • Color String 00:18:00
    • Ron discusses the what, how and why of a color string and talks about materials and the challenges of making strings.
    • Painting an Object 00:21:00
    • Ron sets up a cast to paint from. He discusses how the light falls on the object and how to think about the change in value and color.
    • Judging the Value 00:22:00
    • Begin the painting by filling the shadow areas with the ambient color.
    • Judging Changes in Color 00:24:00
    • Ron demonstrates how color is relative in the early stages of the demo. He also gives tips on workflow and how to apply paint on the canvas.
    • Mixing and Painting 00:24:00
    • Ron encourages you to question what you see and paint to help develop observational skills. He will put all the colors on the canvas before making any big changes to the painting.
    • Color Theory | Finishing the Picture 00:25:00
    • The finishing of a picture and storing colors on the palette.
    • Color Theory: Critique 1 00:24:00
    • Ron guides students to make better color choices with their in-class assignment. He helps students find similarities between painting and drawing to help improve their images.
    • Mixing for the Color Wheel 00:24:00
    • Ron discusses the origin of the color wheel assignment and introduces the formulas for making one side of the color wheel. He demonstrates mixing color for the yellow, yellow-orange, and orange portions of the color wheel.
    • Constructing the Color Wheel 00:21:00
    • Materials and diagrams for constructing a color wheel are presented. Ron continues mixing for the color wheel, and he begins painting in the swatches on the wheel.
    • Color Theory: Critique 2 00:26:00
    • Ron guides the students in their mixing process. He also looks separately at color studies made by full time students.
    • Color Theory: Color and Light FREE 00:21:00
    • Ron discusses root hues and how the color wheel is used to find the color in objects. He also lectures about how artists have evolved with changes in the manufacturing of color pigments over time.
    • Mixing the Grayscale for Yellow-Orange and Red 00:29:00
    • How to mix the grayscale portions of the color wheel for yellow-orange and neutral red. The middle ring will have a mixture ratio of 75% color, and 25% gray. The outer ring will have a ratio of 25% color, and 75% gray.
    • Mixing the Grayscale for Blue and Orange 00:28:00
    • Mixing the Grayscale for Blue & Orange
    • Color Theory: Critique 3 00:19:00
    • Ron guides students in construction of their color wheels. He also discusses color studies with some of the full time students.
    • Chroma Keys: Part 1 00:18:00
    • Breaking color down into value to make color choices. Ron makes alterations to paintings by Claude Monet and Joaquin Sorolla using Photoshop to demonstrate high chroma and low chroma.
    • Chroma Keys: Part 2 00:18:00
    • Ron uses images by Frederick Waugh to demonstrate the impressionable quality of painting an ocean scene. He explains how to begin the chroma study from a picture reference.
    • Color Theory: Value Study 00:26:00
    • Ron begins his value study with ultramarine blue and titanium white. He blocks in the image quickly finding the value relationship between objects.
    • High Chroma Study: Part 1 00:23:00
    • Ron searches for color notes by using his color wheel. He uses a limited range of value with no black paint and looks for the right balance between contrast and color.
    • High Chroma Study: Part 2 00:27:00
    • Ron discusses temperature shifts and how to stay away from making muddy colors in this exercise. He also talks about documenting painting instructions to help remember and preserve work.
    • Low Chroma Study 00:31:00
    • For the low chroma study, Ron pushes contrast over color and introduces black on the palette. He uses gray versions of each color he mixed, keeping the same temperature shifts on the canvas.
    • Color Theory: Critique 4 00:18:00
    • Ron discusses the assignment with some of the students and critiques color wheels.
    • Surfaces and Light 00:24:00
    • Ron discusses still life painting from a photo and explains what the indirect light source in the photo is doing, and how that affects temperature. He also talks about the challenges of painting under inconsistent lighting.
    • Color Theory: Value Study: Part 1 00:23:00
    • Ron begins the study with a value string of ultramarine blue and white. He blocks in the high chroma and low chroma paintings at the same time.
    • Color Theory: Value Study: Part 2 00:31:00
    • Ron makes changes using counter-points to control the readability between the objects. He discusses how making mistakes is an important part of figuring out how to solve the challenges painting a picture.
    • High Chroma: Part 1 00:22:00
    • Ron blocks in the shapes, then mixes all the colors on the palette before painting on the canvas. He searches for the right color in the objects before working on the value.
    • High Chroma: Part 2 00:25:00
    • Ron discusses the challenges of seeing the shift of color rather than value. He also explains how to limit the amount of colors when mixing in order to stay away from making muddy colors.
    • High Chroma: Part 3 00:25:00
    • Ron finishes the study by continuing to push the chroma. He discusses contrast of temperature and how important a tool it is in painting. The low chroma study will be this week’s homework assignment.
    • Color Theory: Critique 5 00:06:00
    • Ron discusses the color study homework with some of the students.
    • Still Life from a Photo: Part 1 00:24:00
    • Ron demonstrates how to find the right value when painting colored blocks. Once the right value is found, the next step is to get the color right.
    • Still Life from a Photo: Part 2 00:25:00
    • Ron explains why a slow and methodical process is beneficial when learning how to paint. He shows how to adjust value and color as he continues to paint the colored blocks.
    • Still Life from a Photo: Part 3 00:27:00
    • Ron discusses why too much blending can dull colors. He also discusses the problems with using too much white.
    • Still Life from a Photo: Part 4 00:26:00
    • Ron discusses how using small counter-points can help spaces appear lighter. He talks more about shifting the color temperature.
    • Color Theory: Critique 6 00:05:00
    • Ron discusses techniques and color with some of the students.
    • Painting a Portrait from a Photo 00:25:00
    • Ron demonstrates how to find the right color from a photo. He begins the process by mixing and finding bright and vibrant color.
    • Color Theory: Mixing the Color 00:29:00
    • Ron continues to find vibrant colors for the portrait. He demonstrates how to find the right color when facing a difficult lighting situation.
    • Color Theory: The Big Picture 00:30:00
    • Ron works quickly to paint the portrait in high chroma.
    • Color Theory: Pushing the Color 00:24:00
    • Ron continues to find brilliant colors in the portrait, while making sure the value is correct.
    • Glowing and Dull Colors 00:33:00
    • Ron talks about how to make glowing effects work. He also talks about materials and the pros and cons of using a photo as a reference.
    • Color Theory: Critique 7 00:21:00
    • Ron speaks to each student about their mixing and paintings.
    • Color Theory: Painting The Portrait 00:28:00
    • Ron begins a portrait by mixing color for a live model under indirect light. He begins by finding the right value for the colors and blocking in the portrait.
    • Color Theory: Comparing the Color 00:23:00
    • Ron continues to fill the canvas, comparing the colors to each other. In this portion of the painting it is important to constantly compare the colors, the temperature, and the value.
    • Illusion of Dimension 00:18:00
    • Ron emphasizes turning the form to bring out the three-dimensional illusion in the painting.
    • Color Theory: Seeing the Color 00:22:00
    • Ron talks about how it is not easy to adjust value, but it is easy for color
    • Color Theory: Critique 8 Part 1 00:21:00
    • Ron speaks to each student about their mixing and paintings.
    • Color Theory: Critique 8 Part 2 00:21:00
    • Ron continues to speak to students about their mixing and paintings until the end of the class.
    • Direct Light Demo 00:22:00
    • Ron demonstrates how an intense direct light source can influence the color in shadows for a painting.
    • Color Theory: Color Mixing 00:31:00
    • Ron explains the color mixing process for a portrait painting under a direct intense light source.
    • Color Theory: Critique 9 Part 1 00:23:00
    • Ron speaks to students about how to find the right color.
    • Color Theory: Critique 9 Part 2 00:31:00
    • Ron continues to speak to students about the mixing process until the end of the class.
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