Syllabus for Color Mixing Crash Course
Session 1
Hue & Temperature
- Student Introductions & Logistics
- Syllabus & Materials
- Color as Communication
- Color Systems
- Color as Hue
- The Color Wheel
- Exercise: Mix Your Own Color Wheel
- Color as Temperature
- Simultaneous Contrast
Homework
- Finish mixing your own color wheel or complete any other class exercises
- Start a Color Journal - It can be as simple or complex as you desire. Create color swatches of each tube or color of paint and label it (use this as a reference or to find out what colors are missing)
- Purchase supplies if you need to
- Start thinking about color everyday
- Notice color in your own surroundings, how does it make you feel?
- Look for colors on the labels of brands that you buy. Is there a message?
Session 2
Intensity & Value
- Review Previous Topics (Color As Hue, Color as Temperature)
- Color as Neutral or Intensity
- Exercise: Muting Color Using Hue Complements
- Color as Value
- The Contrast Effect
- Exercise: Different Hue, Same Value
Homework
- Watch Video: Navigating Color Space with Robert Gamblin
- Paint the handout using only three colors, two color complements, plus white
Session 3
Putting it All Together
- Review (Hue, Value, Intensity & Temperature)
- Color space for painters
- How to Arrange your Palette for Success!
- Exercise: Mix That Color!
- Color as Temperature
Homework
- See instructor recommended books on color
- Continue on your creative journey and take more art classes!
