Instructor: Craig Berry
Mondays 5:30-8:30pm 
5 weeks: September 18 to October 23, no class October 9
Location: Online
$235 (supplies not included)
Prerequisite: None

In this class, we will explore the language of colour through a series of colour studies after historical and contemporary artists. Students will learn the language of colour based on the 3 properties of colour: value, hue and chroma (saturation). This class will develop more confidence in mixing and thinking about colour as it relates to painting. This class is for oil and acrylic painters.

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Syllabus

• The value scale and its importance to painters
• Value vs. chroma (saturation)
• Chroma reduction using neutrals and complementaries
• Relative colour
• Colour Temperature
• Discussion of limited vs. complex colour palettes

Supplies

• 1 yard of pre-gesso'ed canvas on a roll or an assortment of primed canvasses (any size)
• Palette knife
• Brushes of your choice
• A piece of cheap foam core around 18" x 24” in size

Acrylic or oil paints:

• Ivory black
• Titanium white
• Burnt umber
• Yellow ochre
• Yellow, red, and blue: You can use what you already have and we will discuss your pigments. The following is a good starting point:
  • Hansa Yellow Medium OR Lemon Yellow 
  • Napthal Red OR Windsor & Newton Scarlet Red OR Windsor & Newton Windsor Red  OR Cadmium Red
  • Ultramarine Blue
• If you already have paints then you can use what you have. Craig will be discussing a wide variety of pigments, and will be demonstrating so that students can decide what additional pigments to add if they wish.