Color Wheel Basics + How To Use The Color Wheel To Improve Your Painting! (Beginner Art Lesson)

The Painting Stoof
The Painting Stoof
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Published 2021-06-10
Hi Painting Friends - This video is packed with helpful information for beginner to advanced artists that want to learn more about using color in their paintings. This information builds a foundation for you to continue to improve as an artist. I talk about how color can make or break your painting, explain the basics of the color wheel, and then we take the color wheel and hold it up to actual objects to determine which color we would use if we were painting that object. Enjoy!

If you just want to skip to the part where I fill in the color wheel, go to 7:28.

If you'd like to print out this same color wheel, here is one close to what I used: mrprintables.com/printable-color-wheel.html

Colors used today:
cadmium red
primary yellow
ultramarine blue + phthalo blue


The Painting Stoof (Steph Moraca)

Thanks for joining me today! I am a professional fine artist from Pittsburgh, PA with a focus on contemporary realism landscape painting. I have been painting since 2002! I received formal art education from the University of Pittsburgh- In 2012 I received my BA in Studio Arts. Today, I sell originals and prints of my artwork to private collectors across the United States. I'm known for my golf landscape paintings and paintings of national park landscapes.

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All Comments (21)
  • @cadlackey4629
    I picked up a paint brush in 2020 to have some kind of "normal & productive" in my life at home. I've wanted to say "Thank you!" for a while to you in particular. Your YT videos and Instagram pictures are great. Much appreciated.
  • @kittysushi4402
    Greetings from California 👋🏻 Thanks for the tutorial 😀 Have a wonderful day. Stay safe 🦋💞🌸👍
  • @JJDigitalartStudio
    Mixing colors on your palette is one half of painting. Even if you cannot make your edger create the mountains you wanted, at least the colors are right and clear and beautiful. Great lesson!
  • @AnimalArtbyTerraCotta
    Thanks for that discussion on cobalt and phthalo and which is the cooler and which is the warmer. I've been back and forth on that and often struggled with which one is really the "perfect" primary. Very insightful! 'Also never gave the color wheel much thought for really using it for the tertiaries and in the practical landscape. Your instructions kind of put other color wheel tutorials to shame ... well, they now seem incomplete 😋Thanks, Stoof! 👍👍
  • @libmananchannel
    Hello my friend! We beginners paint the colors with their own feelings, so it was very helpful information! It's wonderful! Thank you for sharing! Have a nice day!
  • @princetv437
    I came to watch one more video of the channel as always and already left my affection to always value your video
  • @TiffanysFineArt
    Wonderful way to teach the wheel! I love that you went out side. Great video! 🤗🤗
  • @sandysanders4199
    Fabulous explanation for me, the complete novice to color theory. Thank you for going more in depth with your explanations. There is more detailed explanations in this video than all that I have watched so far.
  • @WatchandRelaxYT
    Now I understand why the colors in your paintings look so realistic :)
  • @sunflowersvixen
    Hey beautiful 🌻❤️ great information 🧑🏻‍🎨🎨
  • @davidgupta9248
    Wow friend!!👍this video is so helpful!👍 you are an incredible teacher!👍 you have explained almost everything including basic colours, warm and cool colours,how to make sure whether that particular colour is cool or warm & a lot more!👌this video is going to help not only beginners but also advanced painters because colour concept can sometimes appear very confusing for painters!👍this is really good stuff and I can't thank you enough for sharing this video with us!👍 looking forward for the next value concept video!👍 take care and stay blessed Steph!💐
  • @CRAFTZONE786
    WOW…..thank you so much for this fantastic upload……we are delighted to feel the wonderful flavor of your presentation…..keep going on, dear friend with full of confidence n creativity…..we are always there to support you…..lots of love, support and good wishes for your future program….wish you a very happy n prosperous journey ahead…..always think positive n keep smiling…..
  • @ianjackson5834
    have you seen the quiller colour wheel it links the colour wheel to the pigments we use as artist.... his book color choices is a good book for colour theory, thanks for the video