Stan and Marshall break down how to learn color by combining theory and practice without getting stuck in rules. They explain hue, value, and saturation, share stories about their own color frustrations, and outline exercises like using limited palettes, plein air painting, and master studies. You’ll learn why repetition, observation, and balancing intuition with knowledge are key to developing your color sense over time.
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Building a Dream Art Studio
How to Learn Anatomy
How to Learn Perspective
How to Learn Composition
Pinocchio (1940)
Warm-Cool Primaries
Bob Mankoff - Convocation Speech
James Gurney - Color and Light
Richard Schmid - Alla Prima II
The Art of The Incredibles
Johannes Itten - The Elements of Color
Marco Bucci
Jeremy Vickery
Ahmed Aldoori
James Gurney - PLEIN AIR GEAR for Controlling Light on Your Painting
Referenced Artists:
Justin Sweet
Vance Kovacs
Value
Hue/saturation
Munsell Color System
Nixson Borah
Color Schemes (Matthew Wilson)
Bill Perkins
Marshall’s master studies
Stan’s plein air
Edgar Degas
Palettes
J.C. Leyendecker
Simultaneous Contrast - Edward H. Adelson
Drew Struzan
Marshall palette charts and palette kits
(DC) Delectable Mountain Palette
Winsor McCay Palette
Warm Palette
Cool Palette
Winsor McCay
Winslow Homer (oil)
Winslow Homer (watercolor)
John Singer Sargent (oil)
John Singer Sargent (watercolor)
John Cotman
Marlo Lodrigueza
