"How do you know what color to use?"
"How can I learn to see more colors in my reference?"
"How do you mix and match the color you see in areference?"
"How can I create realisticcolor in my own work?"
This class is for anyone who has ever asked thesesorts of question about color, or struggled to create realistic color in their own painting.
We're going to unpack thesequestions (and others!), and tackle color for traditional media artists in a systematic, comprehensive way.In the class we'll cover 5 essentialskills related to color, and will learn to:
Identify basic color characteristics, like value, saturation and temperature
Build color harmony & relationships and use the color wheel
Build a palette and use single-pigment mediaandblended pigmentmedia
Use comparison to accurately see the colors in your reference
Mix colors you see in your reference, and match them in your painting
We'll have a series of sit down lessons where I'll unpack each of these concepts, and then a detailed demo where I'll create a painting from start to finish, explaining all of my color decisions as I go.
This class is best suited for traditional media artists who have some familiarity with drawing, but want to take their skills up a notch and learn how to paint from a reference with realistic, beautiful color.