ALL-IN-ONE Color Wheel System for Painters - Color Theory Resources for Artists

Published 2021-12-17
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Chapters :
00:00 Intro
00:29 Many ways to sort colors
02:28 The traditional color wheel
04:11 The split primary model
05:27 CMYK
06:51 CMYRGB
07:56 The Munsell color system
10:15 Optimal color system for painters
16:45 How to use this system

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I am an artist living and working in France. I learned the techniques of the Atelier of the Nineteenth century and now I try to share some of my knowledge with the rest of the world, because I think that beauty still has an important role to play in artistic creation. I do mostly drawing and oil painting, and my goal is always to provide techniques, thoughts and explanations that can be useful to anyone, from beginners to more advanced artists.


The material I use most of the time (not necessarily in this video) :

Drawing
Equipement
✓ Kneaded eraser
✓ Plumb line
✓ Small mirror
✓ An old synthetic brush
✓ Masking tape
✓ Cutter
✓ Sandpaper or sanding block
✓ Mahlstick or Hand rest (DIY)
✓ Level ruler
Graphite
✓ Pencils 2H, HB and 2B
Charcoal
✓ If available: Nitram charcoals (H, HB and B)
✓ Square charcoals
✓ Natural charcoal box
Black and white chalk
✓ Sketch pencil Conté white
✓ Square Conté noir : HB and 2B
✓ Chalk or pencil holder
✓ Pencil sketch Conté Pierre noire : H and HB
Sanguine
✓ Sketch pencil Conté : Blood and blood Medici
✓ Crayon Polychromos Faber-Castel : sanguine
✓ Sketch pencil Conté white
Oil painting
Palette
(Extra-fine paint, recommended brands depending on availability: Lefranc Bourgeois, Winsor and Newton, Royal Talens Rembrandt)
✓ Titanium white PW6
✓ Yellow ochre PY42
✓ Burnt Sienna PR101 or PBr7
✓ Venetian red or English red PR101
✓ Permanent Alizarin crimson (Attention: do not use the traditional pigment, which is not very light-fast) PV19 or PR177 or Quinacridone Rose PV19
✓ Cobalt teal blue PG50
✓ French ultramarine blue PB29
✓ Raw umber PBr7
✓ Burnt umber PBr7
✓ Ivory Black PBk9
Brushes
✓ About ten filbert hog bristle brushes sizes n° 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12
✓ Some flat brushes
✓ Round sable brush or round Kolinsky sable n° 4, 8, 10, 12 (from the size of the nail (about one inch) or synthetic imitation
Medium
✓ Linseed stand oil
✓ Odourless mineral spirits
✓ Safflower oil
Surface
✓ Linen canvas, fine grain universal coating
✓ For studies : Canson oil-acrylic oil paper Figueras
Others
✓ Palette
✓ Foam and spalter brushes
✓ Palette knife in the shape of a water drop, no souldering
✓ A few small pots, containers, jars...
✓ Paper towels

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All Comments (21)
  • Thanks for watching everyone ! Check out the free color wheel on my website (link in description box) if you're interested and, to learn more, you can check out the full pdf version or the complete Color Course. As always, joy and inspiration to you all !
  • @selftrue670
    I hope you viewers realize you are listening to a bonafide genius teacher. Florent's teaching is crystal clear. He utters no wasted words---every sentence advances knowledge and nothing more. In my opinion, Florent's content is the best on all of YouTube
  • Mr Farges, you wonderfully combine the attitude of the methodical scientist with the emotion and vision of the artist. Your art is beautiful and your teaching is inspirational.
  • There are so many helpful features on your color wheels. I especially appreciate the medium and low chroma wheels, as well as the matching tube colors. I taught color in art classes, and have never seen this kind of solution for chromas so accurately, such an ingenius solution for a well researched topic. Thank you for your hard work as well as making it free for your viewers!
  • @KarmaZeusBoi
    I can’t believe I understood this. You are a great teacher. This was such an elegant explanation of the hardest part of painting
  • As a new artist learning to paint and also doing some digital projects I found this video extremely useful. Thank you for making this.
  • @EllenR654
    This is the next level! Brilliant mind and so generous in sharing. I am new to painting and really appreciate the addition of the tube colors, wow! Thank you!
  • @lisavento7474
    CAN YOU IMAGINE that there are even MORE colors in HEAVEN? Hundreds+ testimonies...can't wait!
  • Thank you Florent. Your color wheel is so great and easy to follow. Thank you so much for the great work.
  • @dreadfulartist
    Thanks soooo much for providing these resources! I went to art school years ago and thought (perhaps arrogantly) I don't need these, I KNOW these....but wow, it does make a difference!
  • Thank you Florent, great explanation of your system. You put so much into this! 🏆
  • @JackDespero
    It is very interesting, because I was taught in school that the primary colors are magenta, cyan, and yellow, and my entire life I have been told that I am wrong, people look at me like I am saying something weird, like telling them that I was taught that there are 7 instead of the correct answer, which is 5 or 6 (wait a second...). Then there are the people who say that I was taught "printer theory". Then I thought that most people are actually taught just RGB because we were starting in the digital revolution, and that was most important, so even for painting in class, they used additive systems for all their art, while my teachers showed me substractive and additive systems separately, because we painted a lot with a acrylics. Anyway, I am happy that my school and my HS teacher actually showed me a better version of the primary colours, and I am happy that now I understand why some people were taught the primary colours were red, blue, and yellow.
  • @kayleenwest
    Thank you so much for your colour wheel! Great video. I have been looking for something just like this!
  • @soamir22
    Another wonderful presentation. Hearing you speak in English, which is my primary language, always makes me feel inadequate! I only know about 20 French words ....... 😁
  • @OurWisdoms
    Fabulous as always! Thanks Florent 🙏🌟
  • Great material, clearly explained and packed with fundamental clarifications, such as the limitations for mixing paint when using any of the systems. I use Munsell to control values and the RYB model for hue and chroma mixing, but always referring to Munsell for the final visual result. Watching this video has given me the curiosity to explore others. Thank you, Florent!
  • @Vikram70345
    ❤This is the best tutorial for beginners on colour theory ❤
  • Thank you very much. That was excellent. I wish you and your family a safe and tranquil Christmas and all the best for the New Year.