Understanding Color and How to Mix It

* How often do you mix muddy colors without intending to?

* How often can you match what you are seeing with confidence?

* Do you really understand your colors and what you are capable of having them do?

In this self-paced course you will learn color theory (it's pretty simple), why colors work the way they do, and how your colors can play with the other colors on your palette (and stay best friends).

Dull Color vs Clean Color

Who Should Take This Course

* If you are a beginner, this course will put you MILES ahead of others because at the end you will have an excellent understanding of how color works, how to match colors, and even more fundamental, where to start with colors!

* And if you are a working artist you also will get a tremendous value from taking this course because it will clear up misconceptions about color, teach you how colors work and therefore completely speed up your mixing process.

* If you have been looking for that 'perfect' primary red, primary blue, and primary yellow, this will absolutely demystify this dilemma.

* If you mixed that perfect color but can't remember how you did it, this class will teach you which 3 questions to ask yourself so that you can not only mix 'that' color, but match it, over and over again.

* If you want to introduce other colors to your palette but don't know if it will be a good fit, this class will teach you how to analyze a tube of paint and what all that information is telling you.

* Do you have a drawer full of colors but none are quite right? By the end of this course you will know which ones are redundant, which ones might be really helpful, and which ones you might want to use more of.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN:

* Whether you work in Oil, Acrylic, or Watercolor, you will learn to break colors down and then rebuild them so that you will understand each color on your palette.

* You will learn how well your colors will play with the other colors on your palette, and how to choose colors you might want to add or take away from your palette.

* You will be able to choose the paints you need to get the broadest range. In other words, you will learn about the colors you choose and then have total control over your palette.

WHAT YOU WILL GET:

* In addition to all the class lectures and videos, you will have my email address so that if you have ANY questions about what you are learning I will answer them very quickly.

* Plus, if it's something that will take more than just a simple answer by email we can arrange to speak by phone or Skype. I want you to succeed.

AT THE END OF THIS COURSE YOU WILL COME AWAY WITH:

• A Thorough Understanding of Color
• How to Choose Your Colors
• Which Way a Color Leans and How That Affects Color Mixes
• What a Color Can and Can't Do
• How to Match ANY Color Easily and Efficiently
• How To Read a Paint Tube and Why This is Important
• How to Better Use a Color Wheel
• Complete Control Over Your Painting Palette

Ready to start? I'm excited to meet you!!!

What Students Are Saying!

This was SO GOOD. This was by far the best workshop on color I have been to. I have been to some that focused only on color and some that just touched on color. And, I can honestly say I gained more from your one day workshop than all of the others combined, plus most of the books I have read. Your presentation was simple, useful, adaptable (I work in watercolor and not oil) and geared towards every attendee. I would love to do another workshop and take it one step further. I don’t feel lost, or overloaded, or full of questions or uncertainties – and that is saying a lot. I feel like I really got my feet wet, learned a lot, and also very importantly, learned the tools to be able to use this data on my own and get better and better at it. Another thing that was wonderful about your workshop, we came home not with a notebook full of notes, but with page after page of samples of how and what and why we did what we did. MUCH better. MUCH more useful. Much more lasting. Perfect. I would do any workshop with you. (and I am extremely picky). Judy Tausig

Thank you Liz! I’m no longer afraid of color!!! This was like the missing link to all the data i’ve had about color all these years. I’ve been pulling away from the Cad’s ‘cause they are so difficult to control. Now I know why. I’ve understood compliments and know how to make grey and brown and stuff, I’ve known about cools and warms and that that is a relationship between colors not an absolute for a color. But really seeing this warm & cool for each primary and how to mix depending on what you’re going for. Well that just dialed me in. I look forward to thinking with this data, and to the next course. Trish Alexandria

Lizz. You are a very patient teacher and high tolerance for your students. You were very well prepared and delivered a controlled and well delivered workshop. Obviously you have given your lesson plans a lot of thought. I liked the way you kept us on track. Regarding the information in the workshop: I was introduced to a a color theory that enabled me to have a more control of creating the colors that I wanted. I produced two sellable paintings by integrating the information I gleaned from the workshop in what I already knew. I would highly recommend this workshop to anyone who wants to improve their color knowledge and application. Karla Bartholomew

Thanks for your 'class notes' and links to color palettes. I really enjoyed your workshop on Color. It was most informative and I learned a lot. I left with a renewed interest in painting along with a diminished fear of color and am forever grateful for your encouragement. I'd love to take another workshop with you in Chatham and will try to arrange my weeks there next summer to match your dates. Linda H.

Elizabeth Tucker has taught thousands of students, including children, in private classes, art schools, and workshops. Her students describe her as patient, knowledgeable, very encouraging. She's always excited to teach and share her knowledge and welcomes questions.