This is such a fun application of a principle you learn in psychology when you study cognition of perception. The brain has to kind of calculate averages and strike balances with sensory input, all unconsciously, so the information stream stays constant and is useful; and things that are different enough to need attention and action for survival pop out. You know how you can be sitting peacefully in a darkening room at sunset, and the red chair mentally stays "red" long after it's not red any more. This color training teaches you first just to recognize what your brain is doing, for your benefit really, and then how to override it for art's sake. This video is so clear and good: I wish I had it when I was still teaching these things to give my students. But now I'm retired, I play with my colored pencils instead. ✨🤗✨
@elenorbrodrick407Ай бұрын
Thank you Gemma. Pastel and oil painting is done from dark to light. Your method really works. You inspire me to paint.
@desimguy202216 күн бұрын
Been watching secretly, now i got to comment, thats a lovely painting, i even thought of biting my phone screen!!
@zamutn1Ай бұрын
i love this viedeo, you have explain perfectly how observe an reference e see what it's "hide" in there THANK YOU SO MUCH you are the best!!
@bryanpolitteАй бұрын
It takes time to develop the observational skills to draw what you see and you’ve definitely proven that! Excellent work! It’s also another skill to be able to divert and unmarry yourself from the reference image and do something new or different with the details. I prefer the latter for my own art but I still appreciate what you do!
@manthasagittarius1Ай бұрын
This is an interesting question. The stock of visual stimuli over a lifetime as laid down in memory is what you have available to literally assemble you innovative images from. So it's all "real" in the broadest sense. I think I'd have to say the greater your awareness of the visually "real" (humanly real, but that's a whole other universe of discussion😄) the richer your potential for diversion. Not a paradox! You can't draw what you can't imagine, and you can only assemble imagined images from bits of experience in memory. Honest. Gemma is a sterling example of the rigor that can give you the greatest freedom. To know you have both paths open to you is to be rich indeed.✨
@alanrodriguez6378Ай бұрын
I'm glad I've found your channel, your videos are entertaining and interesting, as well as very helpful. Thank you.
@paulapeterson-warnock3030Ай бұрын
Perfection!!! You get better and better Gemma
@rimattimanАй бұрын
Beautiful work!!! It would help a lot if you add link to the reference photo❤
@Michelleminor87Ай бұрын
how many hrs does it take for you to complete a drawing with colored pencils?
@juliapace2845Ай бұрын
Lovely work. much appreciated. As far as being observant, that is actually a strawberry on the top (4:30). Beautiful work. Highly admired.
@joshuam2212Ай бұрын
I always wanted to draw well but never got the hang of it but i am a writer some of my characters artists i find it so fascinating
@anick6265Ай бұрын
Wow, magnifique!💕
@mikelkirby2791Ай бұрын
I admire your skills. I have been using colored pencils more, yet I do watercolor light washes for base colors and it seems to make my illustrations less time-consuming. Any comments regarding this method?
@KumkumJaiswal-qd7guАй бұрын
Hello Gemma can you please tell me that how to get values in color . What do you think when you color and how you balance your values and the last how do you judge the color is of correct value
@KumkumJaiswal-qd7guАй бұрын
Please do reply
@KumkumJaiswal-qd7guАй бұрын
Can you give me some tips on graphite drawings
@KumkumJaiswal-qd7guАй бұрын
I do follow all the tips you have given but do you have some other or extra tip
@KitKatToeBeansАй бұрын
There’s tons of channels that focus on graphite. She’s a colored pencil artist.
@KumkumJaiswal-qd7guАй бұрын
@@KitKatToeBeansya
@KumkumJaiswal-qd7guАй бұрын
@@KitKatToeBeans but she is one of the best
@KumkumJaiswal-qd7guАй бұрын
@@KitKatToeBeans both in color pencil and graphite
@nanamiss1793Ай бұрын
Perfect work , and its so yammi 🍦🧁, look like real photo 👍🫶