{"id":5950,"date":"2018-01-19T16:49:45","date_gmt":"2018-01-20T00:49:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/?p=5950"},"modified":"2018-01-19T16:49:45","modified_gmt":"2018-01-20T00:49:45","slug":"color-like-artist-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/2018\/01\/color-like-artist-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Color Like an Artist &#8211; Video Series on YouTube"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/color-theory-pencils-mandalas\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5557\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/?attachment_id=5557\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/CTPM-Front-Web.-1.jpg?fit=400%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"400,500\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"CTPM-Front-Web.\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/CTPM-Front-Web.-1.jpg?fit=240%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/CTPM-Front-Web.-1.jpg?fit=400%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-5557 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/CTPM-Front-Web.-1.jpg?resize=240%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Color Theory with Pencils &amp; Mandalas by Dawn Devine and George Goncalves is available as a print book on Amazon.com and as a printable on Davina's Etsy store.\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/CTPM-Front-Web.-1.jpg?resize=240%2C300&amp;ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/CTPM-Front-Web.-1.jpg?resize=120%2C150&amp;ssl=1 120w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/CTPM-Front-Web.-1.jpg?w=400&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Hello Gang!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Just wanted to touch base on a little side project I&#8217;m working on.\u00a0 Last fall, I released my first printed coloring book, <strong><em>Color Theory with Pencils &amp; Mandalas<\/em><\/strong> which is available on <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2zfO6IX\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a> as a printed book and on <a href=\"http:\/\/etsy.me\/2kLzniJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Etsy<\/a> as a digital download.\u00a0 Read more details about my book <a href=\"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/color-theory-pencils-mandalas\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I have received many requests to do some demonstrations on how to work with this book.\u00a0 Rather than put up a dry and boring FAQ, I decided to create a series of videos that demonstrate approaches to using color theory and techniques for working with colored pencils.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Analogous Color Scheme<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>In my first pair of videos, I demonstrate how to use an analogous color scheme in a florally\u00a0mandala. An analogous color scheme is composed of three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel.\u00a0 In this case, I selected a palette of colors including yellow, green and blue.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-WKgeQn-1cA\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Color Like an Artist:\u00a0 Misia\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Next, I decided to start inviting some of my friends over to help me demonstrate some approaches to coloring.\u00a0 For my first guest, I invited graphic\u00a0artist Misia Rokte came to my studio and allowed me to record her coloring a piece from <strong><em>Color Theory with Pencils and Mandalas<\/em><\/strong>.\u00a0 She chose to work in a primary color scheme on the central medallion in this hand of Fatimah\u00a0design.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XjMWrn4qwpM\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Color Like an Artist YouTube Playlist<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Moving forward over the next several months, I will be presenting more coloring demos in the Color Like an Artist series and adding them to a growing playlist.\u00a0 So far, I&#8217;ve got three demo videos, with more in editing.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"580\" height=\"327\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent&#038;listType=playlist&#038;list=PL8sqQ6u_75t61cESrVsfwM7Ki9TMPEeQ7\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>If you are interested in trying one of the designs that I made with my co-author, illustrator George Goncalves, I&#8217;ve included a printable below.\u00a0 If you color it in, be sure to snap a photo of it and send it to me via email, post and take me on Instagram @davinadevine or join the conversation over in my FaceBook group.<\/p>\n<p>I look forward to seeing how you choose to color this design!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong><em>Off to film another segment,<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><em>Dawn Devine ~ Davina\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><em>January 19, 2018<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5951\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/2018\/01\/color-like-artist-1\/print\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Mandala-16Bv2_Drawing-WEB.jpg?fit=576%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"576,720\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1505082082&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Print&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Print\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Mandala-16Bv2_Drawing-WEB.jpg?fit=240%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Mandala-16Bv2_Drawing-WEB.jpg?fit=576%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-5951\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Mandala-16Bv2_Drawing-WEB.jpg?resize=576%2C720&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"576\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Mandala-16Bv2_Drawing-WEB.jpg?w=576&amp;ssl=1 576w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Mandala-16Bv2_Drawing-WEB.jpg?resize=120%2C150&amp;ssl=1 120w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Mandala-16Bv2_Drawing-WEB.jpg?resize=240%2C300&amp;ssl=1 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/2018\/01\/color-like-artist-1\/\"><img width=\"120\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/CTPM-Front-Web.-1.jpg?fit=120%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft tfe wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/CTPM-Front-Web.-1.jpg?w=400&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/CTPM-Front-Web.-1.jpg?resize=120%2C150&amp;ssl=1 120w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/CTPM-Front-Web.-1.jpg?resize=240%2C300&amp;ssl=1 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" data-attachment-id=\"5557\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/?attachment_id=5557\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/CTPM-Front-Web.-1.jpg?fit=400%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"400,500\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"CTPM-Front-Web.\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/CTPM-Front-Web.-1.jpg?fit=240%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/CTPM-Front-Web.-1.jpg?fit=400%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a><p>Hello Gang! Just wanted to touch base on a little side project I&#8217;m working on.\u00a0 Last fall, I released my first printed coloring book, Color Theory with Pencils &amp; Mandalas which is available on Amazon as a printed book and on Etsy as a digital download.\u00a0 Read more details about my book here. 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