Online: Understanding Colors for the Watercolorist

Online using Zoom.

(For more information about how to use Zoom, click here.)

Thursdays 11am - 1pm (Pacific Time)

October 3 - November 21
(8 week workshop)

Classes are recorded so if you miss a class you will still be able to watch the lesson. Recordings are available up to one month after class ends.

Designed to help watercolor artists understand both color theory and paint properties, we will explore the properties of watercolor pigments (transparent, opaque, staining, fugitive, granulating, on my!) and we will look at different ways of mixing color (on the palette, on the paper, wet-into-wet, glazing). We will experiment with color temperature, value, and intensity of pigments. We will learn about the advantages of painting with a limited palette and we will make a lot of color charts in the process.

We will play with formulas that work well for specific subjects (skies, skin, shadows). We will explore how to match colors and study classic compatible palettes (colors that work well together in a painting). We will look at the emotions of colors and explore the use of color through art history.

Each of the lessons of our workshop will introduce new ideas and exercises, new paints, techniques, and challenge you to think about color in new ways. You will get a creative workout, but in a relaxed, supportive setting, where experimentation and play are encouraged while techniques and observation are emphasized.

For suggested art supplies, click here. When you click on my recommended supplies and books, the link will take you to Amazon.com. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases but the price from Amazon remains the same for you.

All skill levels welcome.

There is a $35 cancellation fee. No refunds for cancellations received less than two weeks before the day of the workshop.