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