Color Theory for Painters Workshop
non-credit – in person
- Dates: March 22
- Times: 1 – 4 PM
- Meetings: 1
- Days: Saturday
- Instructor: David Heshmatpour
$45.00
12 in stock
Description
Making the jump from black and white to the full spectrum can be intimidating! This class is meant to help give aspiring painters the tools and intuitive understanding to move beyond formulas. You are welcome to choose the opaque paint medium of your choice (acrylics, oils, temperas, gouache) along with brushes, a palette knife, and an appropriate paint mixing surface based on your medium. A lecture on color systems, color theory, and a shape-based approach to composition will be followed by a demonstration on color matching. We will move from a color matching exercise to working from a still life setup to complete three color variations based on the concepts from color theory from your choosing. Additionally, we will review the beginning framework of how to use composition to experiment with color, mood, tone and more!
This course must meet minimum enrollment by March 15 in order to run. Register today!
Supply List
- Paint palette with enough surface to mix colors (can be disposable)
- A selection of brushes in various sizes
- Gamsol (if using oil paint) or water (water based media) and container with lid
- Paper towels (Blue Shop Towels recommended (or non-lint paper towels such as Viva)
- 12″ x 16″ (or larger) stretched canvas, canvas board, or panel
- Palette knife
- Suggested paint colors (less expensive alternatives in parentheses):
- Cadmium Lemon (Cadmium Hue, or Permanent version)
- Cadmium Yellow Medium or Deep (Cadmium Hue, or Permanent version)
- Cadmium Orange (Cadmium Hue, or Permanent version)
- (Naphthol Red [preferred]) or Cadmium Red Light
- Quinacridone Magenta
- Ultramarine Blue
- Cobalt Turquoise Blue (Cerulean)
- Permanent green or Light Green
- Dioxazine Purple
- Ivory Black
- Flake White or Titanium White
- Yellow Ochre (Light)
- Burnt Umber
- Optional helpful colors:
- Cobalt blue
- Viridian
- Raw Umber
- Raw Sienna
- Caput Mortuum
- Alizarin Crimson
- Indian Yellow Deep or Extra Deep
