Do you know that you can
practice painting from basic to complex
from BTS's latest MV, "Dynamite".
Formerly, I never thought that
I'd mention boy bands in my art lesson due to many reasons.
However,
"Dynamite" MV makes me feel like,
"Okay, I need to talk about this"
Because
As for those who're interested in art and...
those who want to start painting but have no idea where to start or...
got no reference images.
"Dynamite" applies the color theories from basic to complex.
Almost every theory appears in this MV.
Plus, the color tone in the MV is mused harmoniously.
So, I'll talk about the color theory in this video.
When I was a kid, right at the time I just started drawing,
I practiced drawing by imitating cartoon figures.
One of them is "Looney Tunes".
"Looney Tunes" is a Western cartoon.
I'm not sure if kids these days still know Bugs Bunny
or Tweety Bird or not.
It was my favorite cartoon broadcast by Cartoon Network back then.
Why am I bringing up "Looney Tunes"?
"Looney Tunes" or any cartoons mainly apply flat, simple and vivid colors.
It is a good reference image for children to practice painting.
It is a good start for beginners.
Somehow,
no matter if the art director intended to manage the color in that way or not,
the tone of colors in MV is similar to the tone in cartoons,
which is flat, vivid and monochrome.
They start with the simplest colors
and use a few shades.
Then, gradually add colors until the whole image looks more complicated.
If we compare the color palette in "Dynamite" to the color palette in "Looney Tunes",
we can see that they look almost the same.
I'll call this palette "Muted Saturate Tone".
"Saturated" is the vividness or intensity of color.
If we use tons of saturated colors, it makes us feel lively or a little bit naughty.
Whilst, "Muted" means *Shhhh*
Like,"Hold on, lil girl" or "Take it easy".
When "Muted" combines with "Saturated", it means...
Innocent but naughty.
Like today's dress.
Joking!
Almost the whole MV uses muted saturated tone.
So, it's a bit different from "Ice Cream" MV by Blackpink.
Even though the tone of "Ice Cream" MV is also lively like "Dynamite",
"Ice Cream" MV's tone is obviously brighter.
In "Dynamite" MV,
the vivid colors are muted.
It's as if the colors are blended with white or gray.
Like they use some gloomy filters
to make the colors become softer and dimmer.
But we still feel the liveliness of the MV.
In some scenes,
there're some spots which attack our eyes with their colorfulness.
Like the giant donut in this scene
the "Dynamite" fonts in some areas
or the colorful fireworks at the end of the MV.
However, the overall image makes me feel young, fun and vivid.
It's also vintage at the same time.
It doesn't look flashy, intense or modern as "Ice Cream" MV.
Anyway, I didn't mean there's only one correct answer.
It's all about how colors impact our feelings.
For those who've practiced painting,
I suggest you to use this mv as a reference image to study various color theories.
You might wonder why I suggest this.
It's because almost every color theory appears in this MV,
including Monochrome,
Complementary,
Analogous,
and the most important one is Tetradic,
which uses completely different tones of colors in a harmonious way.
I already talked about color theories thoroughly in the previous episode, colors in movie.
I illustrated Tetradic with a scene in La La Land,
in which 4 girls dance in their different dresses.
Personally, Tetradic is hard to use.
I've barely seen any good examples of using Tetradic
until I watched "Dynamite" MV.
In the last scene,
Tetradic is used but muted.
Also, they choose colors which match well together until the whole image becomes a harmonious Tetradic.
It looks so stunning.
Whilst, the first scene looks pastel and monochrome.
The colors used in that scene seem similar and united.
As the MV goes along,
the colors are gradually added.
from one,
two,
to three colors.
The MV has been developed from Monochrome to
Complementary
Muted Complementary
Tritadic
Tetradic
Pentadic and go on
until the MV ends flashily.
That's why I think the colors are sharply used in this MV.
So, if you think this art lesson is interesting, don't forget to try it at home.
That's a wrap for this episode.
This is the first time I brought up a K-pop boy band.
Anyway,
don't forget to watch the previous episodes of my art lessons
and pls stay tuned for my upcoming episodes.
Err...Next month, I'm going to travel around Thailand
to see artworks and talk about the different artworks from each region
by getting on a train.
If you guys see me, pls don't hesitate to greet me.
I think I've talked about other countries' artworks so much,
like Korean or Western artworks.
Yet, I've hardly talked about Thai artworks
but it doesn't mean I want to talk about Kanok Pattern or something like that
because I've got no interest in it.
Anyway, I want to talk about...
the cultures, uniqueness or colors of each province.
From the north to the south of Thailand.
Actually, I'll leave Bangkok tomorrow to travel around the country.
This vlog'll be art combined with journey.
I hope it'll be a wonderful trip and make everyone joyful with me.
That's it.
See y'all soon in the next episode.
Bye.
