Omg this is exactly what I needed! I have been wondering why my painting looks so strange and now I know its because there is too much saturation with my still life objects thank you for making this!!
I’m happy to say I knew the second setting was not the original. Great example and lesson, Mark. Thank you. It’s worth considering how painters made amazing art for centuries using only daylight and candles...
I would just like to say that this video has really brightened my day and mood. I've been struggling with depression for years, trying to figure out what it is I want to do with my life, always overthinking my path or just burning out. The biggest struggle at the moment for me was dealing with anhedonia.. a loss of interests in all the things that you used to enjoy. With art being such an important part of my life, you might understand how this can even trigger an identity crisis. This video brought me back to the my original experience and goals with art... just wanting to paint and capture beauty in everyday things. Thank you so much.
Salvador Dali, used an orange and a brown shell to periodically view to keep his eyes properly adjusted to the value and degrees of colour he was using, so his paintings wouldn't be so far out of line from one sitting to the next. A very similar way of thinking.
As a test; I duplicated one of my favorite photo's of my wife on my iPhone and turned down the Exposure all the way. Then slowly bumped it up. To my surprise, the correct lighting was about ten percent less than the original! Normally I do not mess with the exposure. Now I will keep that in mind. Thx Mark!
Oddly enough I ended up coming here because I wanted to buy a new television and felt like the Samsung QLED compared to an LG OLED was pumped on the reds and greens, and the QLED is overly bright as well. After that I came across the term saturation and searched oversaturation, to which I came across your video. Thank you for confirming what I already knew naturally but still that test was really interesting. I think I'll go for the more natural looking OLED. :)
Great advice as always! The same principle applies to cooking and music.... although I dare say we live in Times where most don’t appreciate subtlety and context
You are a Genius Mark 😊... Your style of "being way ahead of ourselves" while painting is great teaching.. Everything you explain is so clear.. you have hidden no secret.. hence I find you to be a better artist then many of the old masters including Sargent.. 😊 thank you Mark..
It amazes me how different approaches to art exist. I’m a student painter and mostly got alla prima workshops where we are told it is ok to push colors when you are a beginner. Also, like many Putney artists, see “what works” and try to get as pure colors as you can ( 2 pigments mixed together plus white ...) And then I had a workshop with Jeff Legg who pushes the colors even more, even when working in layers. My brain got a nervous breakdown at first! I do think a lot comes from an good composition. Whatever you paint, if the set up is right for the subject, paint “what you see”. In other words, practice, practice and practice. Will probably struggle with composition for a long time, luckily I do enjoy the process of learning and nothing gives me more enjoyment then a perfect stroke here and there, even if I have to scrape the whole painting latter on.
Fantastic advice. On a side note, it was fun to notice that the image used for the thumbnail of the video is the one with a bit of exposure boost - which indeed works great against the white background of the page :)
That’s an excellent comparison! We as humans do tend to prefer beefier contrast to any kind of subtlety by default, which is a huge obstacle to overcome when it comes to picture-making. I personally struggled with it a lot while learning, wish I had this video back then! )
my "studio" is in my basement, with very little or no natural light. Furthermore, I usually work at night. My question is, what type of light do you recommend for my work?
Christian Geier I was thinking the same thing when I saw the paint being mixed. I’m sure that’s a fascinating process, would love to see how the paint is made without divulging the proprietary elements that have been gleaned from decades of learning and research.
Not to take away anything from what you said, but maybe with the preponderance of oversaturation now, artwork will be going more in that direction as that will appear "normal" to the artists making the art and/or that will be expected from the people buying it. I'd swear I've seen stuff that looks like your oversaturated picture, even from well-known artists.
Over-saturation (esp. in photography, for ex.) is too easy with digital, many over-do it. Like loud music or "action" movies, it's now a norm; does nature need stims or amplification? Brutish.
You're right. Though I respect the creator's choices, sometimes during watching these films, for example, I feel visually exhausted and just long for the open vistas and thoughtful pacing of older movies. I wonder if the younger generation will ever feel this way, or if they will only enjoy art 'dialed up to 11'.
Omg this is exactly what I needed! I have been wondering why my painting looks so strange and now I know its because there is too much saturation with my still life objects thank you for making this!!
I’m happy to say I knew the second setting was not the original. Great example and lesson, Mark. Thank you.
It’s worth considering how painters made amazing art for centuries using only daylight and candles...
I would just like to say that this video has really brightened my day and mood. I've been struggling with depression for years, trying to figure out what it is I want to do with my life, always overthinking my path or just burning out. The biggest struggle at the moment for me was dealing with anhedonia.. a loss of interests in all the things that you used to enjoy. With art being such an important part of my life, you might understand how this can even trigger an identity crisis. This video brought me back to the my original experience and goals with art... just wanting to paint and capture beauty in everyday things. Thank you so much.
i hope you are doing good now :)
Salvador Dali, used an orange and a brown shell to periodically view to keep his eyes properly adjusted to the value and degrees of colour he was using, so his paintings wouldn't be so far out of line from one sitting to the next. A very similar way of thinking.
Excellent idea! What kind of Brown shell are you referring too?
Its' in Salvador Dali's book 'The 50 Secrets of Painting a Masterpiece' . A very interesting book to read on many levels.
Thank you very much, i discovered your channel with this and i'm getting excited to explore the rest of your content. These advices are so precious.
As a test; I duplicated one of my favorite photo's of my wife on my iPhone and turned down the Exposure all the way. Then slowly bumped it up. To my surprise, the correct lighting was about ten percent less than the original! Normally I do not mess with the exposure. Now I will keep that in mind. Thx Mark!
Oddly enough I ended up coming here because I wanted to buy a new television and felt like the Samsung QLED compared to an LG OLED was pumped on the reds and greens, and the QLED is overly bright as well. After that I came across the term saturation and searched oversaturation, to which I came across your video.
Thank you for confirming what I already knew naturally but still that test was really interesting. I think I'll go for the more natural looking OLED. :)
Great advice as always! The same principle applies to cooking and music.... although I dare say we live in Times where most don’t appreciate subtlety and context
You are a Genius Mark 😊...
Your style of "being way ahead of ourselves" while painting is great teaching.. Everything you explain is so clear.. you have hidden no secret.. hence I find you to be a better artist then many of the old masters including Sargent.. 😊 thank you Mark..
It amazes me how different approaches to art exist. I’m a student painter and mostly got alla prima workshops where we are told it is ok to push colors when you are a beginner. Also, like many Putney artists, see “what works” and try to get as pure colors as you can ( 2 pigments mixed together plus white ...) And then I had a workshop with Jeff Legg who pushes the colors even more, even when working in layers.
My brain got a nervous breakdown at first!
I do think a lot comes from an good composition. Whatever you paint, if the set up is right for the subject, paint “what you see”. In other words, practice, practice and practice. Will probably struggle with composition for a long time, luckily I do enjoy the process of learning and nothing gives me more enjoyment then a perfect stroke here and there, even if I have to scrape the whole painting latter on.
When it comes to UA-cam University...you’re never late for class. Good advice! Thank you sir.
Fantastic advice. On a side note, it was fun to notice that the image used for the thumbnail of the video is the one with a bit of exposure boost - which indeed works great against the white background of the page :)
Thank you! This could apply to painting as well! A less saturated 'natural' look, as opposed to an oversaturated "cartooney" (in my words) painting.
That’s an excellent comparison! We as humans do tend to prefer beefier contrast to any kind of subtlety by default, which is a huge obstacle to overcome when it comes to picture-making. I personally struggled with it a lot while learning, wish I had this video back then! )
you are agreat teacher sir.
Thank you Mark for bringing this to our attention. It's important information for sure.
I highly appreciate your insight in educating artists about the naturality of the colors...thanks for the tip
Mark, I love the footage from your paint company! That blue....
You have so much good coming your way. You have given so much of a great understanding of how paint works... etcetera thank you
Thank you Mark, for all the sharing you do.
Such an eye opener. Thank you.
thanks so much for this clear comparison!
Fantastic video sir, keep up the great work.
What a wonderful video!
Excellent advice.
That certainly was helpful.
Very helpful!
Hey Mark can we have another video where we see you painting. Thanks very much.
HUGELY helpful, than you Mark :)
my "studio" is in my basement, with very little or no natural light. Furthermore, I usually work at night. My question is, what type of light do you recommend for my work?
he has a video on that...look on drawmixpaint.com
Any updates on the brush dip🙁
hey you've got to encourage your viewers to go to ranker and vote your channel up the list
Great! It would also be nice if you could do a factory tour! Greetings from Vienna ;)
Christian Geier
I was thinking the same thing when I saw the paint being mixed.
I’m sure that’s a fascinating process, would love to see how the paint is made without divulging the proprietary elements that have been gleaned from decades of learning and research.
John Watson exactly!
Loved it.
Not to take away anything from what you said, but maybe with the preponderance of oversaturation now, artwork will be going more in that direction as that will appear "normal" to the artists making the art and/or that will be expected from the people buying it. I'd swear I've seen stuff that looks like your oversaturated picture, even from well-known artists.
Thank you! 👏
A dislike already... Why tho?
I still don't really get the case for why saturation in your art is bad from a perspective other than that it "looks more natural not to"
i want jeneva oilcolours.but iam in india.how can i get.
very good video and good advice ty
Over-saturation (esp. in photography, for ex.) is too easy with digital, many over-do it. Like loud music or "action" movies, it's now a norm; does nature need stims or amplification? Brutish.
You're right. Though I respect the creator's choices, sometimes during watching these films, for example, I feel visually exhausted and just long for the open vistas and thoughtful pacing of older movies. I wonder if the younger generation will ever feel this way, or if they will only enjoy art 'dialed up to 11'.