How to Enhance the Color in Your Painting

We all love color, but how do you make your color more vibrant without your painting just becoming garish? So in this video, I'm going to show you a controlled way to enhance and enliven the color in your paintings using transition colors.

The colors on my palette:
Titanium White
Cadmium Yellow Lemon
Cadmium Yellow Medium
Yellow Ochre
Cadmium Orange
Cadmium Red Light
Alizarin Permanent
Quinacridone Magenta
Dioxazine Purple
Ultramarine Blue
Chrome Oxide Green
Phthalo Green

Link to some recent paintings by Ian Roberts for Sale:

[leilaluginbill]

Even though I paint in watercolor, I get so much from your teaching videos. I enjoy translating your tips into watercolor😍

[lorrainesaliba]

Hi Ian ! Finally the day where you post a new video has arrived !! I am never disappointed with any of your videos so Thank you so much for that ! Your art is just sublime and that is what I love most about it ! The way you explain things in the simplest way is a gift very few tutors possess and it’s a blessing to have found your Channel ! I sincerely Thank You and I wish You and your lovely wife Anne the very best of heath and happiness . Warmest regards...Lorraine 🎨🤗

[lilliann]

Extremely helpful video — this is a principal I tend to use intuitively and now understand why. Such a treat to have a second video this month and look forward to Nov 15th. Since you’ve gone to monthly versus weekly video sessions, it’s like a special gift to have something “extra” to look forward to. All the best to you and Ann.

[isabella-zxdc]

you have put into words something ive struggled with for years. you are an incredible teacher, probably one of the best art teachers on youtube. thank you for what you do!

[jermainejeromyart]

This came at the exact time I needed it. Ive been wondering about transition colors and you've explained so well. Thank you

[toodloo]

this is the most breathtakingly beautiful carrot i have ever seen

[chickendrawsdogs]

I have a few questions that have been haunting me for a couple of years, and this feels like an appropriate place and time for it:
- How do we make shadows more nuanced?
- Why use different shades of green when painting skin?
- I've been painting natural light on people and objects, but what about more intense artificial light - specifically, say, a campfire? How do we go about depicting that?

[jonroads]

Another Ian Roberts video is always a high point in the month!

[charlottewhitaker]

Thank you so much! This makes so much sense 👏

[hagarabdelnabi]

Thank you for another informatively entertaining video Ian! Very happy that you’ll be posting another time this week 🎉

[xdaiart]

This is precious insights on color, thank you so much for sharing.

[sydene]

I enjoy learning from your videos so much, thank you

[huntsail]

Very helpful, will plan to make use of this today. Thanks!

[suzannesive]

Thank you, I really look forward to your very informative and focused films.

[annhoung]

A helpful tutorial! Thx so much for sharing!

[alexlynn]

Brilliant thank you! Such a useful technique.

[lesliebrown]

great demo of something so simple to achieve; it just requires planning & using that transition color!! ty for sharing!!!

[diannecarr]

Love love love your video classes Ian. You are a fantastic teacher 🎉. Thank you!

[julieburke]

This is gold. Thanks so much Ian. Again!

[paintlady]

I still look forward to these. Thank you!