Color and Painting Shadows

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Mural Joe shows you his method for determining what colors to use in shadows (and highlights) by understanding how the colors of light mix and change on any given surface.

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@mariakellner2221 8 жыл бұрын

I love it when artist use shadow that's not just a gray,thank you for extending this theory.

@alexparent9070 Жыл бұрын

To me, you're really an accomplished artist! I'm more used to airbrush murals than using a brush to accomplished it! So today, I'll use both techniques to realize a landscape,following many tips you gave on brushes techniques!! I'm glad that I discovered you on KZfaq!! You're just GREAT, my friend!!!

@joygilley12 8 жыл бұрын

I love learning from you . The knowledge you share is like learning real magic. The scientific explanation is helping me retain the information . I have to know why in order to learn it. You're the best explainer EVER.

@kathleenalbright3908 5 жыл бұрын

You covered so much valuable information in this one video! Your demo showing how to paint the shadow under the rock was worth a thousand words. Thank you.

@crisalidathomassie1811 5 жыл бұрын

Great advice Joe! You are amazing! I paint in oils but I admire how you paint the murals and how much you prepare ahead. You are absolutely right about trial and error will only teach you and make you better. Thanks so much for the time and effort in making these videos. You share so much helpful information and I just love your honesty and detailed description as well as advice. Congratulations and best wishes in your career.

@raerae6422 3 жыл бұрын

You blow me away! The fear of others seeing our mistakes discourages so many ppl from fully enjoying drawing/painting. Such a battle to overcome. A big hearty thanks for your wise words “its not what i am, its where i am. Why should i be ashamed of not knowing how to do everything?” Also loved the file folder analogy of storing larger shape information in your memory first. It makes sense to build a new neural pathway with a simplified memory, make it strong by repetition, then add details after that.

@RandiMenejias 8 жыл бұрын

I did find the video on fast drying paint. Thank you for the direction. Great tutorial... and a beautiful mural. :) I mentioned in my first comment on this video that my son has also subscribed to your channel. I LOVE your videos for myself, but even more, as a mother, I appreciate your willingness to share what you've learned with such a great attitude and encouragement. You're demonstrating more than awesome artwork. Thanks for sharing!

@RandiMenejias 8 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the response, Joe. It's encouraging to hear that blending with acrylics is "just hard".. seriously lol that's not sarcasm. I'm headed in the right direction so now it's a matter of building on that & that time will improve my techniques (with a little help from Mural Joe! 😉) These videos are fantastic - super helpful and inspiring. And it's always fun to watch what you create. You have done awesome things with your talent. Again, thanks for sharing it with us. :) BTW, you answered my son's question on here as well. Ian Millard ( who asked about hands) is my young artist. :) Thanks for replying. We watched your video over breakfast & talked art. THANK YOU!

@Luper1billion 6 жыл бұрын

Youre giving away the wizard secretzzzzzz noooooooo!!! good job, particularly the imagination interacting with reality stuff. Blows my mind hearing someone talking about it

@dreamingacacia 6 жыл бұрын

you're really the kind of person I seek ! you explain how you think properly and that I can understand how things work, but it's still hard for me since I'm quite new on learning this.

@hawk362 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your video buddy. My friend and I will work on mural for the church we assist. I will keep watching your videos cuz its my first time doing this type of work. God bless you and keep it up.

@therealnolancorso6144 7 жыл бұрын

thank you for reminding me of alot of things i forgot i knew. im gonna start painting again and you really have helped me to relearn and then 1000 times past what i only taught myself in art

@sarahjon1117 6 жыл бұрын

Very powerful advice within this video thank you. In a world wear media is constantly providing the perfection of things we forget we do not see what is behind the truth of what it is and how it got there. The struggle is real for all artists. You my friend are a great teacher.

@Ballberto11 2 жыл бұрын

Best room landscape painting I’ve ever seen!👀👍🏼

@reeshannon8736 8 жыл бұрын

The Q&A videos make it easier to feel normal and relate to other artist with the same interest. Everyone is asking the questions I'm thinking. Thanks

@noelranasinghe3 8 жыл бұрын

you are an amazing artist I can not paint. but your videos inspired me a lot now I'm trying to learn to paint it was a dream since I was a kid but I don't have the ability to do so but now I think I should give it a try. thanks for all your videos wish all the best and God bless you

@luzaguzman6306 8 жыл бұрын

Excellent dissertation you are very talented. Thanks for sharing....lerrning a lot from you !!

@elvisdee1556 7 жыл бұрын

Hey Joe, you are amazing! Thank you for your videos.

@wwcreations1 7 жыл бұрын

Great explanation of shadow colours. I find I usually go by instinct now...but when I get stumped or make a mistake...its good to know this to work through it.I had forgotten about the green red and blue being how we see...my colour theory was learned too many years ago...I forget much of it.

@minderleister9255 8 жыл бұрын

Joe,i´ve done 2 murals in the last two months (march and this april) get payed for that too and i have to *thank you*,´cause you gaved me the self-confident to finaly do this and i got a new assignemt for two childrooms. #yeehaaa! You´re the boss! Greetings from Germany!

@heidi-mariadegruchy7641 4 жыл бұрын

PS thank you so much for making so many interesting and helpful video lessons available for free on KZfaq

@_LivingTwice 7 жыл бұрын

this mural is awesome

@CelticSaint 8 жыл бұрын

Hey thanks man!! I really appreciate it. I understand far better now. I'll watch it a few times more.

@kangarooad 8 жыл бұрын

:)))) I like you now even more :), moj prijatelj Joe! Looove the mural. If I haven t watched the video from the beginning, I would think you are sitting on the edge of a cliff. It looks wonderful!

@reinier0211 8 жыл бұрын

Joe, I appreciate what are you doing, sharing all you can with us. I dont know if is goint to be to much trouble, but can you share some of the book or source you use to learn your color teory and anatomy; Im impress on how deeply you know about these subjects and I will love to reach some percent of your level. You are a huge inspiration to all of us. looking foware for your answer, thank you.

@olgabeatrizrodriguezmauriz8558 8 жыл бұрын

Love what you do !!! I am 60 years old ,and I really want to paint a mural .I started but got messed up on the perspective ,I am in Argentina all alone and will try to follow you ,but it is hard to understand the perspective .Wish I could send a pic of what I have done so far ,but do not know how to send it to you .

@Here_Today_ 7 жыл бұрын

speed painting is awesome!

@elainezink2497 7 жыл бұрын

Hey Mural Joe! I love your videos and your incredible paintings. Thank you for giving of your knowledge. My question is, what is that little thing on the far right of the screen, sitting behind your computer? It looks like a color wheel of some kind.

@lisengel2498 6 жыл бұрын

Very good subject and very analytical explanation - and I came to think of how important it is to observe from Nature and to really experience something from Real life - I come from a small Island with many rocks in many different colors and all kinds of light conditions. But to really experience something as a human being you feel it as atmosphere and as the Music of a specific place - so an experience is a mysterious mixture of a very special Living now with layers of meaning from memory, dream and imagination - and your theory would help to translate experience into an imaginary image of deep experience

@dianehoweart6084 7 жыл бұрын

Wow I learnt so much from watching this video. Thank you :-)

@christreanor6637 8 жыл бұрын

I so much had the feeling,had I been in that room, I would have placed my cup of tea on that ledge only to find a broken cup on the floor below and tea all over the carpet! 😂 I'm not gonna mention God this week......Doah,just did!!! 😂 awesome painting again Joe....you made a room into a Kingdom. ...you're the best!

@christreanor6637 8 жыл бұрын

I reckon,you could fool someone to try and jump from one rock to another and watch them end up like a cartoon character splat on the wall! 😂😂😂

@marcusmariemoylan 8 жыл бұрын

+Chris T Hey you love his videos!

7 жыл бұрын

Nice counting in Serbian (also Croatian and Bosnian, it is the same)! Great advices also!

@tracik1277 6 жыл бұрын

you are flippin amazin!

@BelindaTOV 8 жыл бұрын

I love how you put that much thought and not just show off such beautiful work. I like to think outside the box and learn as much as I can but home life is full of projects. Lol

@cmjsterling 7 жыл бұрын

Abstract Art

@BelindaTOV 7 жыл бұрын

Cynthia Sterling huh?

@zulfikharalikhan4861 8 жыл бұрын

Thank you Joe for reading out my comments. I just can't believe that you said my name.. Though I stay thousands of miles away. I really don't know how to show my works to you.

@allison01ful 6 жыл бұрын

great vids

@emmirowland 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome work. Thanks Joe! I thought you were going to fall into it. I’ve listened about ten times and I’m still dumb as a stick...hopefully, a painting stick 😁 with brushes. I’ll keep trying tho.

@sazicyma 3 жыл бұрын

Hi I love ur work but I wonder how u manage to use a big brush and ur work remains clean and almost real. Am motivated

@user-ry1pm2lr9n 8 жыл бұрын

Perfect.

@marcusmariemoylan 8 жыл бұрын

YAY!

@heidi-mariadegruchy7641 4 жыл бұрын

Is it perhaps that blending fast drying colours is a bit like using pastels in painterly manner, layer upon layer?

@BennyParcher 2 жыл бұрын

Man you're a killer artist. I'm a professional tattoo artist and I'm seeking knowledge to apply to my tattoos. Specifically shades in my color work without using black

@karri4135 8 жыл бұрын

Hi Joe! I love your videos and I'm trying to absorbs all that I can. Regarding light and shadow (and if I understand correctly) we have a colored object that when light hits it, we will combine the the original color with the warmth or coolness of the light. Right? Light straight from sun will be a little yellow and back lighting from sky will be a little blue. Right? With back lighting from a green lawn, we would layer some green to our object? I remember in one of your water videos, you mentioned moving in a red "direction" or a green "direction" on color wheel when light hits water. Is that only in water--because the light is combining with the water as opposed to the light layering on top of an object? Sorry if I'm asking you to repeat things... Thanks heaps!!

@muraljoe 8 жыл бұрын

+Karri I love questions Karri. This is a good one. I'm going to write an article on this and more about that color triangle and post the link in the description. But to answer you briefly, your on the right track, considering every color in the painting as shining light. And water is no exception. If you know what colors of lights are mixing then you can rely on the result being predictable. blue reflection on yellow water would be grey just like yellow reflection on blue water.

@karri4135 8 жыл бұрын

Thanks Joe, I'll watch for the link!

@rodrigotaveira959 8 жыл бұрын

mannnnnn I really need to learn how to paint like you

@Tore1972Wisdom 7 ай бұрын

That knowledge is so important.

@TheWebbetty 7 жыл бұрын

WHy did you pick that olive green as a backdrop? Complimentary colors?

@ThatOldBiddy 7 жыл бұрын

There are times it looks like you're going to fall off the edge of the cliff... XD Great work... Thanks for sharing.

@fiorebanfi1285 6 жыл бұрын

👍❤️

@HenkJanBakker 8 жыл бұрын

Hmm send you 'stuff'. You know what? I'll film painting you and I'll send you your portrait. How's that? The atmospheric perspective is drop dead gorgeous. Really love the spectrum shift to that purple sky. btw; When you do the Q&A you sit somewhat elevated but you seem to sit on the floor totally messing up the perspective. It seems you are sitting in a very small room. Really fun mind flip when you notice it. ;-)

@salsburey 8 жыл бұрын

Very thankful for the experienced tips and helps, Joe. It's all very your desire and honesty is all very much appreciated. Here is a progression video on one of my murals in a church nursery here in Ohio. My website: www. jnsalsdesign.com Galleries tab - Murals and the progression link

@marilyntodd3776 6 жыл бұрын

Where are you generally? I read to disadvantaged preschoolers and want to paint a tree on a wall in each of the two classrooms. Wondering if you are near St. Louis area, and maybe give me some hands on help. Hey it doesn't hurt to ask! Thanks!

@christreanor6637 8 жыл бұрын

Are you as good at drawing as you are at painting? can you show us some drawings? and which do you prefer,drawing or painting?

@littleheath1666 5 жыл бұрын

No he isnt

@jindandy7826 6 жыл бұрын

"He" is good indeed!

@McQuizzical 4 ай бұрын

Primary colours are Red, YELLOW, Blue not Red, GREEN, blue?

@denisebutler5533 8 жыл бұрын

I thought the three primaries are red, Blue and Yellow.

@christreanor6637 8 жыл бұрын

in the days before LCD and plasma tv's, if you looked really close to the screen you could see it was made up of millions of 3 colour dots.... Red,Blue and Green

@elainezink2497 7 жыл бұрын

Additive and Subtractive light are different. In one color wheel for artists, magenta and yellow together make red. It's fun!

@pronouncedseven652 7 жыл бұрын

Yellow, Red and Blue are the Primary colors... Green, Orange and Purple are the secondarys.

@whade62000 6 жыл бұрын

The cones in the eye actually measure Blue, Green and Red light, which would gives as the secondary colors Cyan, Magenta (bright purple), and Yellow. However, the middle Green cone is actually positioned closer to the Red cone than to the Blue one (with more overlap, making us a bit blind in the Cyan segment and able to see more detail in the red/yellow overlay area, ie. orange; and a weird B, G, y, o, R, p order. So both the RYB and the RGB model have some validity, you may use RYB if you want to express the range of colors human perceive at equal distances, but RGB is how different types of light actually mix. Mixing red, yellow and blue does not actually result in black/white but in a more brownish hue. The only reason this isn't a more evident problem is because paints have their own material properties that limits how well they mix and what colors they can produce, which makes mixing them inaccurate anyway. Digital artists on the other hand use RGB rather than RYB. If you do want to understand light then you definitely need to learn to think past the RYB myth.

@0C34NF13LD 6 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately, no. Red and Blue as we commonly know them are not primaries. Magenta, Yellow and Cyan are the correct primaries. Cyan + Magenta make Blue, and Magenta + Yellow make Red. The simplest example of proof behind this is in every inkjet printer you have ever come across where ink is CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black).

@NickPenlee 8 жыл бұрын

Well I'm going to risk public humiliation by confessing that I understood just about nothing that Joe endeavoured to teach us with regards to the colour triangle; however I thank him for his time and effort. I think I'll just stick to my purple or grey shadow colours.

@muraljoe 8 жыл бұрын

+NickPenlee Purple and grey are usually great shadow colors. Don't let me get in your way.

@lisengel2498 6 жыл бұрын

You are very good but I wish you would show each thing you talk about - maybe just as small studies somehow illustration the analytical, talk about the different subject. So please show as much as you explain

@rebeccahickman2713 5 жыл бұрын

Feel like I could stand in front of it with sunglasses and hat on, send it to family tell them THIS IS WHERE I WENT TODAY

@ParttimePilgrim 8 жыл бұрын

Latex dries slower.

@ParttimePilgrim 8 жыл бұрын

and you can tint latex with your acrylic

@Cre8iveSignWorks 8 жыл бұрын

youve just confused me about primary colours! i thought it was red, blue, ''yellow'', not green. i thought you could make any colour with these primaries, but i cant make yellow using red, blue and green! im so confused about what you said there!

@muraljoe 8 жыл бұрын

+Shedz Channel Ha ha. Sorry. Red, green and blue are only primaries for mixing real light. So it's good to understand for modeling light in a painting. Two lights combined are brighter than either color. Two paints combined are averaged at best but usually darker. So if you could get the total brightness of red and green paint when you mixed them, you would have yellow. But that's not the case so we have to find a nice bright yellow as a primary.

@Cre8iveSignWorks 8 жыл бұрын

+muraljoe cheers joe! ;-)

@Cre8iveSignWorks 8 жыл бұрын

+turboslut thank you. it was cool, but the info on that page had nothing to help solve this particular question!

@abbymaksoud 8 жыл бұрын

Shedz Channel hi..he is referring to "Primary Colors of Light," something I remember from my college chem class...made me dizzy..lol White is not a color..but reflects all the frequencies of visible light..Red, Blue, Green. These three colors or frequencies of light..produce white light when mixed together with proper intensity..white is obtained. For this reason...many television sets and computer monitors produce the range of colors on the monitor by the use of Red, Blue, and Green..light emitting phosphors. Hope this makes sense...pretty cool to see it used in painting...never thought of it in this sense...I learned something New here..would have never applied it for painting..nor as he showed with the demo...for light and shadow

@abbymaksoud 8 жыл бұрын

Abby M another way to think of it..it just dawned on me looking again at his triangles of colors...think of the blue as reflected light...green highlights..say on tree foilage..when you add that extra highlight..as in yellow as well..the lights last...I think that's it...

@pronouncedseven652 7 жыл бұрын

Yellow, Red and Blue are the Primary colors.... Green, Orange and Purple are the secondarys. Just so hes not confusing you guys.

@rjuriklodhbrok546 5 жыл бұрын

I understand the theory but no matter how many times i watch this it is not clear when to use additive and when to use subtractive mixing..it is just confusing!

@littleheath1666 5 жыл бұрын

Don't worry about it. Just experiment .