Color Mixing For Painters

Match color perfectly! Train your eye without boring color wheels!

Last updated 2022-01-10 | 4.8

- Achieve color expertise!
- Improve your ability to see and understand color.
- Learn to mix and match colors with confidence.

What you'll learn

Achieve color expertise!

Improve your ability to see and understand color.

Learn to mix and match colors with confidence.

Get tips on how to save money buying the right paint colors.

* Requirements

* No previous experience with paints or painting is required. You will need some basic painting supplies
* such as eight basic paint colors (in any medium including oil
* acrylic
* watercolor); a mixing knife
* paper towels
* mixing palette and a water container. There are a few other inexpensive general items you may need. More on materials are explained in the first course lecture - preview enabled to view here for free.

Description

Learn color mixing in a whole new way with this eye-opening color course! Professional painter and best selling author shares her secrets for easy and quick color mixing. Mix color to perfection immediately while painting, without having to stop to check color wheels. Learn the difference between organic (modern colors) and inorganic (mineral colors) – and why they matter so much in color mixing. This course can be used for any painting style or medium, and benefits all arts disciplines where color is important: painters, photographers, sculptors, digital designers, interior designers and hobbyists. After taking this course you will mix color with confidence; know how to set up a palette for a wide range of color accessibility; and gain full understanding of basic color theory. This course provides optimal practice matching colors one step at a time. Along the way, you’ll learn shortcuts, helpful tips and tricks, including advice on how to develop and customize your color palette for painting. This course will greatly improve how you see and use color. Please note this course is also included in The Ultimate Acrylic Painting Course, created by this same instructor, offered here on Udemy.

Who this course is for:

Any artist: painter, hobbyist, photographer, sculptor, faux finisher, interior designer or decorator will all benefit from a clear understanding of color, regardless of medium or style. This course gives thorough and easy-to-understand color concepts for any level of art experience.

Course content

1 sections • 6 lectures

New Color Mixing for Painters - in Acrylic or Oil 6 lectures

Introduction Preview 09:50

What is color theory and why is it important for painters?

Please access two pdf files under this Lecture's Resources Section. It is a summary of the course in text form. It also lists recommended paint colors to use for the course.

Materials and Preparing Your Color Palette Preview 21:16

Materials you need for the color mixing projects in this course. The Key highlights of color theory that are important for painting. The essential paint colors you need to be able to match any color.

Mixing Purples - And All Secondary Colors Preview 19:28

Mix a purple color to perfection while following along with the video demonstration. This process will enable you to achieve a perfect match for any secondary color, including greens, oranges and other purples.

Mixing Reds - And All Primary Colors Preview 10:00

Mix a red to perfection while following along with the video demonstration. This process will enable you to achieve a perfect match for any primary color, including yellows, blues and other reds.

Mixing Neutral Colors Preview 11:29

Mix a neutral color to perfection while following along with the video demonstration. This process will enable you to achieve a perfect match for any tertiary color, including grays, browns and khaki colors.

More Tips on Color Preview 27:33

Add some additional colors to make the optimal palette for your painting needs, with a wide range of colors. Tips on storing mixed colors. How to vary your palette to adjust for different painting techniques such as washes.