Artist Michael Klein has recently posted a new download to his website titled The Study of Color. After being asked about his palette, and the subtle tone-shifts he achieves in his Naturalist paintings, Klein decided to make an instructional video dedicated to his thoughts on color. In the hour-long film, Klein discusses his color choices, palette layout, color mixing, neutralizing colors, and how his palette relates to the Munsell Sphere, all while painting a still-life from start to finish (the end of the film is sped up to accommodate the final touches of detail, but the colors were determined earlier in the video). The download is available directly from Klein's website store for $20.00 USD.
3 comments:
Matthew,
I immediately ordered the movie download and I enjoyed it very much. The content is not for a beginner, but for people who already know standard color theory. I found his concepts very interesting and found his color mixing demonstrations very useful; it helped me better understand the Munsell system. He also communicated these concepts very well.
My only criticism is that the light on the canvas did not show the true color of what he was mixing on his palette.
Thanks for recommending this one hour video. I purchased it because I have followed you for a long time and trust your opinion.
Sincerely,
Brenda Semanick
www.brendasemanick.com
Thanks Brenda. I'm glad you enjoyed it. You make an interesting point about the light on the canvas, which was in my opinion indirect light, while the palette seemed to be in direct light for filming. I too was surprised by the chroma difference between what was mixed, and how it looked on the canvas. Of course his description of what he was doing was more important than the colors as they appeared on video (sadly, the colors never seem to match on video).
The different light on the palette and the canvas is of little concern. The real info is watching Klein work with color on the palette, build his value strings and his mass in of forms. Great demo for twenty bucks, worth every penny.
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