Colour Theory: Hue and Saturation

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12 жыл бұрын

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COLOR THEORY TUTORIAL: The Color Wheel
Basic Colour Theory
Lecturer and landscape artist Scott Naismith explains concepts of hue and saturation using the color wheel. Concepts behind complementary colours revealed with a demonstration.
This video is intended as an educational aid for artists, graphic designers and illustrators to better understand the concepts of colour balance in terms of hue and saturation in order to assist colour mixing.
Reference is made to the work of both Henri Matisse and Mark Rothko.
DISCLAIMER: This video shows an inaccurate colour wheel. While it is widely accepted and taught this way, it is massively flawed. If you want to pull the wool from over your eyes, take a look at my video 'The Truth About The Colour Wheel'. RYB are not primary, however all other theories about using colour and saturation are valid.
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@bernardyeo8504 9 жыл бұрын

The best lesson on hue and saturation I have ever learned. I have not heard any one explain these concepts with such clarity, simplicity and accuracy. Thank you Scott. Appreciate. God bless

@youthanek 7 жыл бұрын

after watching his video, i still have no idea what is hue or saturation and what's the difference between them

@sonnybrasco3090 7 жыл бұрын

LMAO! I felt the same way. I'm sure somebody got it though.

@palmernoah 9 жыл бұрын

Amazing tutorial! Color theory is a vital part of art. Very useful tutorial. Thanks for the time and effort you invest in creating this very useful tutorial

@AdamWelch 7 жыл бұрын

This is one of the explanations of hue and saturation I've ran across. I'm a photo maker working on a book over Adobe Lightroom. This information translates very well to photography. Thank you for such a great video!

@paulmurphy3770 9 жыл бұрын

Scott you are my colour Guru. I am loving these tutorials, thank you.

@margitcampbell1980 10 жыл бұрын

this is really helpful and informative. I am not an artist but enjoy playing and don't often like the colours I pick together. And your video is making me understand why. I had no idea about the grey and about mixing complementary colours together and about everything else you talk about in your video. It's perfect for me. I am now going to watch it again as there was too much to take in the first time. And then I may even look up Matisse .... Thank you Scott.

@NekoSamaIru 8 жыл бұрын

Thank you!! I always mixed black and white to desaturate my colours, and the intensity just disappeared. So, I just started to paint with a lot of thinner added. I finally understand what I did wrong. I am so grateful. I love painting but I am quite bad at understanding colours. I have searched for tutorials everywhere and I finally found something useful.

@youthanek 7 жыл бұрын

after watching his video, i still have no idea what is hue or saturation and what's the difference between them

@draksinus 5 жыл бұрын

@@youthanek I'm a year late, but he explains it at the start of the video. Hue is basically the color. The hue can be yellow, green, red, etc. Saturation is the intensity of the hue (color), or the words he uses is how pure the color is.

@antwango 4 жыл бұрын

@@youthanek i have this problem now that im using photoshop... but i think i have it now... just a term for colour hue = colour, saturation = how strong or not strong that colour is or how much of that colour there is.... but what is VALUE?????!!!

@akshayshetty973 4 жыл бұрын

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@rutherenberg4217 10 жыл бұрын

Thank you. This is great. I teach(volunteer) a class and need all the help I can get.This tutorial is concise, clear and accurate.

@judymooreperezful 7 жыл бұрын

awesome. it is almost midnight, I am going to watch as many of your videos as I can, and start practicing hour principles. thank you.

@annabellegachagirl3385 6 жыл бұрын

Scot, you are a very good teacher and amazing artist. Thank you.

@JustNieman 8 жыл бұрын

He knows color theory, but does he know focus theory?

@youthanek 7 жыл бұрын

after watching his video, i still have no idea what is hue or saturation and what's the difference between them

@andyalexander9423 7 жыл бұрын

hue = red, green, blue etc. Saturation = intensity of hue

@alokdhan2925 6 жыл бұрын

he is a fucking shit

@omarkhan5223 6 жыл бұрын

And you can vary those intensities by adding complementary colors

@primrose5508 6 жыл бұрын

Really? This comment is stupid. He did a great job of explaining. You're just a fucking troll.

@bens.5127 5 жыл бұрын

Great video and well explained. Thank you, Scott!

@danisesmith5785 9 жыл бұрын

Thank you for a great tutorial! I look forward to future lessons.

@user-on5bu7xp3u 5 жыл бұрын

im learning light room for my photography and this really helps me understand so much more about color thank u x

@HappyQuailsLC 8 жыл бұрын

I wish the repetitious note in the background was muted or quieted entirely.

@1953maf 12 жыл бұрын

Fantastic, have been looking for something like this and love your work, so great you are the one to provide the information.

@lueezycancino 9 жыл бұрын

Thanks Scott. I was looking to understand the difference between value and saturation. I was confused until I watched this video.

@gregwood7382 8 жыл бұрын

beautiful presentation....what a charming accent........I like the sophistication and elegance in your explanations

@zens9669 6 жыл бұрын

What is it with people and these rude comments? Chill and stop talking about the guys looks - we're not here for a face but for what he's saying. And what he's saying happens to be quite knowledgeable and insightful. Taught me a lot today and I'm very appreciative about that.

@christamweeks 7 жыл бұрын

This made total sense to me. Thank you for this tutorial!

@suitabledude 12 жыл бұрын

Beautiful painting by you. Wonderful work. Thanks.

@gingerrivadeneira1103 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Scott! This was super helpful!

@DomingoRay 10 жыл бұрын

This is really awesome. Thank you Scott!

@AllGrowing 9 жыл бұрын

Really cool, useful videos, Scott, thanks a lot!

@audranasa 10 жыл бұрын

very interesting, first time i hear about colour separation like this. i'll totally try it next time!

@Barnes466 12 жыл бұрын

thx so much for this Scott mate, this really helped me understand some of what you do and lot more about color theory - the putting it into practice part :) Cheers from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada :)

@papat7837 Жыл бұрын

Great video! I am taking a film class and your video really helped clear up some concepts for me. If I could comment, just for a moment, the close up was a bit intense though. Nonetheless, great video. 🙂

@AbiNomac 5 жыл бұрын

I love your colour theory videos.

@ruchitdalwadi6878 8 жыл бұрын

great video ! Can this be applied to clothes-pairing ? I mean using this theory can we know which color's tops goes well with what color of skirts?

@Prabhath_the_Dawn 9 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much. That was really helpful :-) Cheers from Bangalore India

@thedarkmoonman 9 жыл бұрын

your videos are great! Thank you Scott

@teresliden8538 7 жыл бұрын

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@bru1015 Жыл бұрын

This is wonderful, so glad I came across this video. 😊👍😊

@coloringwithd 5 жыл бұрын

Interesting information. I'm very new to color. Thank you for sharing your video. Have a nice day 🌞

@nikhilcpatel 5 жыл бұрын

Very well explained... Still relevant in 2019.

@raybest8790 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome video, thanks for sharing.

@poisondartHD 11 жыл бұрын

brilliant video thanks scott

@zyzopath 12 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for all your helpful videos! -And this one is something I really needed :-)

@vic2rvic 10 жыл бұрын

Great video. Thank you for your effort!

@contraivan 11 жыл бұрын

one word "superb' with smooth music

@brianj.3274 8 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this presentation.

@TheSadClock 10 жыл бұрын

This video helped with me with understanding colors. TY

@dumkitaka 7 жыл бұрын

This video is very helpful. Thank you.

@alysondraper3221 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge!

@craigruchman7007 5 жыл бұрын

Excellent info for the photographer, thanks a mill.

@Nintendo122333 7 жыл бұрын

Very intense video. xD But it honestly helped a whole lot, since there were a few things I was unsure of. Thanks!

@oc_villain3833 9 жыл бұрын

Simply Amazing tutorial,

@RogueEire 11 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

@tabasdezh 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the upload

@harki804 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing your wisdom about colors

@Geekman333 11 жыл бұрын

Great video. Thanks for the upload and Happy New Year (13). Peace.

@FinoClips 2 жыл бұрын

Gracias por su explicación! Fue buenisima!

@MIGRANTSENGLISH 12 жыл бұрын

Thank you heaps.that was so well explained

@kennybird5978 10 жыл бұрын

the adding grey thing was killing me! thankyou! I now can fix mt picture

@naurezaasi 5 жыл бұрын

Its really a nice video. Thanks alot for this.

@petawilliams8099 5 жыл бұрын

really good Scotty thank you

@aimeelawrence-bespokefurni575 3 жыл бұрын

I can't believe I got this far without knowing what hues are. It is difficult for me to understand how things are explained . Because I have Dyspraxia. A mild form of Dyspraxia. Though it never feels mild. I understand when you say that saturated colours need a bland background to take centre stage. That made perfect sense to me. I just tend to get so confused when I hear other terms for the colours in between the others on the colour wheel. I'm currently trying to learn also about what colours to use in shadows .

@PSWeddingPhotography 2 жыл бұрын

first comment in 10 years of using youTube, great tutorial

@WhatUpTKHere 2 жыл бұрын

Great tip! What if you want to make the car white or black!

@asmrlucretia9804 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks, this was very helpful.

@anilimo9296 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent, thanks. Could you please talk more about color proportions in a painting. Thanks.

@GerwaldJensRadsma 8 жыл бұрын

Love it!

@lucillerox6751 7 жыл бұрын

great information. Thank you.

@hdrehm 12 жыл бұрын

I love your teaching techniques. I have had only one teacher that helps me to understand the skills. greys and shadows have been somethingg that I have had a hard time understanding. Especially in landscapes... Have you done any tutorials on shadowing. Hi my name is Heidi by the way....

@MOJOLOTE 12 жыл бұрын

Well done! Thank you!

@user-vt1ix6tn8f 2 жыл бұрын

It would help if you show some Henri Matisse paintings while explaining the Hue, Saturation, Value concepts.

@somedjdesigns 12 жыл бұрын

you doing this just to get out of doing work in collage lol love the new dslr look

@jeansibelius8903 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the useful information. Could you please name the book you made reference to?

@vishaldinde232 9 жыл бұрын

great video!!!!!!!!!! Background music is greattttttttttt!!!!!!!!!

@tickycup 9 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this! Love your accent.

@ElaineDarlingtonBrown 10 жыл бұрын

scott: I'm an avid newcomer to all this colour theory and can't thank you enough for all your insights. Could you spare the time to explain one thing to me, please, in your main 'real colour wheel' video, you give alternative names for magenta and cyan, but not for the yellow. I'd be really grateful, cos I'm stuck with this. Many thanks for all the insights.

@psyduck4763 7 жыл бұрын

subscribed :) Great information, very helpful.

@TruthSeekingElf 12 жыл бұрын

EXCELLENT thank you!

@svedlundrodriguez 9 жыл бұрын

Thanks, great video!

@baldmanwithBIGlegs 11 жыл бұрын

thank you for this free resource! legend!

@RyanSmith-wo2pi 4 жыл бұрын

Horizontal Vertical see ya on the Flip side

@alvakristinkristinardottir8813 8 жыл бұрын

thank you so much. very useful.

@coach-confiance 11 жыл бұрын

Hi and congratulations!!! If we talk about skin tone colors,based on color pigments (subtractive CMY) when skin is red (Magenta) and your clothes near your face are green ...the magenta face color is stronger, that could be given because of complementary of colors or depend also of color saturation?

@anwangacoustic1441 3 жыл бұрын

Nice !!

@mikemike5663 8 жыл бұрын

Very helpful!!!

@helgacobian2114 6 жыл бұрын

so interesting!!

@taxuannamnam 3 жыл бұрын

Hi. I dont now where is position of rose , bunt umber, or pthalo blue in colour wheel. Please help.

@Flowstatepaint 11 жыл бұрын

Do you use actual black paint to create your greys that separate the colors?

@wilescoful 9 жыл бұрын

love this

@angiefranke560 11 жыл бұрын

RGB are the primary colours of light(how your computer screen presents colour), CMY are the secondary colours of light but the primary colours of paint and print (the inks in your printer) K is black because B can't be for Blue and Black - hence CMYK.

@eiadsharabi6405 8 жыл бұрын

great thank's that are important information

@Michaelajacksonfilms 2 жыл бұрын

thank you

@Kevinrhoe 8 жыл бұрын

Very helpful

@Monty_BeGoodToEachOther 2 жыл бұрын

can't two complimentary colors side by side actually cause wave interference at the edge where they meet? similarly to two sound waves cancelling each other out.

@nTu4Ka 9 жыл бұрын

Hey! You're a nice guy. Thanks for the video.

@ian.ambrose 7 жыл бұрын

very great thank you

@johnrasmussen3752 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I could have killed the guitarist, but the information still came thru, and this is the most important bit. Maybe blend the guitarist and your voice in another way next time so they don't clash :)

@renzo6490 4 жыл бұрын

Almost without exception, added music is distracting and unnecessary.

@drewarnold3170 4 жыл бұрын

That intro had me thinking I clicked the wrong video

@fschutt247 9 жыл бұрын

Great! Thanks!

@alphotheone 7 жыл бұрын

Are intermediate and tertiary colors the same thing? If the primary colors are red, blue and yellow and the secondary colors are orange, violet and green, then it follows that the third group of colors would be a variation of the primary and secondary colors i.e. blue violet via ratio i.e two parts blue and one part red. Any other combination would be subtractive, to the point of the continuous variation of one color brown. One color does not make a tertiary group. If this is tertiary colors exist please name one. Please help?

@NightWink129 4 жыл бұрын

I like the explanations; I just wish I could see the colors on the canvas better.

@hdrehm 12 жыл бұрын

Oh by the way sometimes since everything has been done. Sometimes I have a hard time coming up with something to paint. Any ideas?

@myutub090571 3 жыл бұрын

"Neutralizing" with complimentaries is essential towards achieving balance within a painting.

@ScottNaismithArtist 11 жыл бұрын

The colour wheel in this video is only in existence because it panders to our poor ability to percieve colour properly caused by a lack of early vocabulary. CMY wheel is the only one that could be described as accurate. As for red/green, colours don't have to be complements to work together in certain contexts.

@billk6494 10 жыл бұрын

Good Educational Video on understanding Hues, Value, Saturation, Balance.. Take Care, Bill Kearney. :-)

@fuseteam 5 жыл бұрын

desaturation of a color is adding its complimentary color?!? mind officially blown :O

@renzo6490 4 жыл бұрын

There are two similar words that mean different things. To compliment ( with an i ) means to praise. To complement ( with an E ) means to enhance He complimented her on her piano playing. The dill sauce was a good complement to the salmon.

@Jdonovanford 5 жыл бұрын

Is yellow more intense than red?

@deeg1612 11 жыл бұрын

I though you said primaries were yellow, cyan and magenta in your color theory video ? But here you say red yellow and blue? Are the Primaries different for explaining hue and saturation?