MORE ABOUT THE COURSE
A FULL LIST OF THE 80+ COURSE LESSONS
INTRODUCTION
A VERY WARM WELCOME AND HOW TO NAVIGATE THE COURSE. 7 minute video
A BIT ABOUT ME AND BRADNESS GALLERY
SKETCHBOOKS. CREATING YOUR OWN REFERENCE SKETCHBOOK
SKETCHBOOK. CREATING YOUR OWN REFERENCE
SKETCHBOOK. 26 minute video
SECTION 1 – GENERAL COURSE INFORMATION
FAILING. THE ART OF SUCCESS.
WHO IS THE COURSE SUITABLE FOR?
JOIN OUR LOVELY COLOUR MIXING COMMUNITY.
THE GOAL OF THE COURSE FOR YOU. 7 minute video
LEARNING OUTCOMES.
COLOUR COURSE. HOW IT IS LAID OUT. HOW WE WILL LEARN. WHAT MATERIALS WE NEED.
THE SCIENCE OF COLOUR SIMPLIFIED
SECTION 2 – THE THEORY BEHIND MIXING COLOURS IN PAINT
COMPUTERS COLOURS CMYK and RGB and WHY IT IS USEFUL TO UNDERSTAND THEM. 9 minute video
COLOUR MIXING. THE STANDARD ACCEPTED PRINCIPLES
PRINTER INK COLOUR COMPARED TO ARTISTS COLOUR
COLOUR WHEEL. AN INTRODUCTION AND WHY IT CAN HELP US. 12 minute video
COLOUR MIXING. PROPORTIONS
SECTION 3 – COLOUR MIXING. HOW TO MIX COLOURS IN PAINT. THE PRACTICAL LESSONS
COLOUR MIXING IN PAINT EXPLAINED. 22 minute video
SHADES OF BLUE COLOUR. WHAT COLOURS MAKE BLUE. 47 minute video
WHAT COLOURS MAKE RED. 19 minute video
WHAT COLOURS MAKE YELLOW. 15 minute video
SECONDARY COLOURS. WHAT THEY ARE. HOW TO MAKE SECONDARY COLOURS.
SHADES OF GREEN. WHAT COLOURS MAKE GREEN. 1 hour 26 minute video
WHAT COLOURS MAKE ORANGE. 43 minute video
WHAT COLOURS MAKE PURPLE. 52 minute video
MIXING COMPLEX COLOURS
WHAT COLOURS MAKE GREY. 49 minute video
WHAT COLOURS MAKE BROWN. 28 minute video
MIXING ‘SLUDGY’ PLUMS AND MAUVES. 12 minute video
EARTH COLOURS. UMBERS. OCHRES. BLACK.
PASTEL COLOURS. HOW TO MAKE PASTEL COLOURS AND MUTED PASTEL COLOURS. 43 minute video
NEUTRAL COLOURS. HOW TO MAKE NEUTRAL COLOURS AND CREATE A CONSISTENT LOOK IN YOUR COLOURS. 17 minute video
COLOUR MIXING. WHY IT CAN FAIL FOR ARTISTS.
MORE THAN ONE WAY TO MIX EACH COLOUR.
WHAT TO DO IF PAINTINGS ARE A BIT DULL WHEN THEY HAVE DRIED.
SECTION 4 – COLOUR MIXING. GENERAL TIPS
AN INTRODUCTION TO PAINT APPLICATION TECHNIQUES AND HOW THEY AFFECT COLOUR MIXING.
ART MATERIALS. AN INTRODUCTION TO DIFFERENT MATERIALS.
ACRYLIC PAINT. THE BENEFITS OF USING A STAY WET PALETTE. 5 minute video
UNDERSTANDING THE INFORMATION ON PAINT TUBES. THE DANGERS OF ART MATERIALS.
LOOKING AFTER YOUR PAINTS. HOW TO SQUEEZE PAINT FROM A TUBE. 3 minute video
SECTION 5 – ART MATERIALS. GENERAL INFORMATION.
PAINTS. DIFFERENT QUALITY OF PAINTS AND DIFFERENT MAKES OF PAINTS.
PAPER. CANVAS. BOARD. DIFFERENT PAINTING SURFACES.
PAINT PIGMENTS. ALL ABOUT PAINT PIGMENTS.
PAINT PIGMENTS. HOW THEY ARE MADE INTO PAINT.
WATERCOLOUR PAINTING.
GOUACHE. ALSO CALLED BODY COLOUR.
SECTION 6 – ALL ABOUT PAINTS AND DIFFERENT MEDIUMS
INKS.
WATERCOLOURS. GOUACHE. INKS. THE BENEFITS OF COMBINING THEM IN ONE PAINTING.
ACRYLIC PAINTS.
MIXED MEDIA ART.
OIL PAINTS
COMPLEMENTARY COLOURS. HARMONIOUS COLOURS. ANALOGOUS COLOURS. ZING EFFECT.
COLOUR IN CONTEXT.
LEARNING TO SEE COLOUR. DEVELOP OBSERVATION AND ARTICULATION.
USING COLOURS TO CREATE FOREGROUND, BACKGROUND, DEPTH AND DISTANCE.
SECTION 7 – COLOUR. HOW ARTISTS USE COLOUR IN PAINTINGS.
USING COLOUR TO CREATE A FOCAL POINT.
USING COLOURS TO CREATE SHAPE AND FORM.
LOOKING AT THE COLOURS IN SKIES IN FAMOUS PAINTINGS.
ABSTRACT ART. 9 minute video
CONSIDER HOW COLOURS IN PAINTINGS AFFECT OUR EMOTIONS AND THEIR MOOD AND ATMOSPHERE.
DARK COLOURS. DON’T BE FRIGHTENED OF USING DARK COLOURS.
COLOURS IN ART. AN INTRODUCTION TO THE COLOURS USED BY DIFFERENT ARTISTS.
WHAT SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES DO ARTISTS NEED
THE IMPORTANCE OF ‘SEEING’. WISE WORDS FROM THE ARTISTS SARGY MANN AND ANTHONY EYTON
OUR EYESIGHT AND HOW WE CAN TRAIN OURSELVES TO SEE MORE
‘ART WASHES AWAY FROM THE SOUL THE DUST OF EVERYDAY LIFE.” PABLO PICASSO 4 minute video
SECTION 8 – THE SKILLS THAT ARTISTS NEED
A FEW FINAL WORDS ON CONNECTING TO THE INNER YOU AND CREATING YOUR OWN MAGIC.
PRACTICAL EXERCISES AND PROJECTS
SECTION 9 – PRACTICAL PROJECTS AND EXERCISES
EXPLORE COLOUR REFERENCE GUIDES.
PAINT COLOURS. PAINT NAMES. START TO LEARN THEM.
COLOUR VARIATIONS. MIX 30 VARIATIONS OF ONE COLOUR.
APPLYING COLOURS IN LAYERS
COLOUR PALETTES. COLLECT PALETTES YOU LIKE AND START TO CREATE YOUR OWN.
USING A LIMITED COLOUR PALETTE.
REPLICATING PAINT COLOURS. 44 minute video
STRUCTURED ANALYSIS OF PAINTINGS.
USING COLOUR TO CREATE SHAPE AND FORM AND DEPTH AND DISTANCE.
CONSIDER DIFFERENT COLOUR PALETTES FOR DIFFERENT PLACES, MOODS AND AMBIENCE.
THINKING ABOUT THE CONTEXT COLOURS IN PAINTINGS.
BOOKS AND REFERENCE GUIDES
SECTION 10 – BOOKS, WEBSITES, COLOUR REFERENCE GUIDES AND RESOURCES FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
WEBSITES
ARTISTS, ART GALLERIES AND MUSEUMS
INTERESTING AND INSPIRATIONAL QUOTES
SECTION 11 – QUOTES
STUDENT SUPPORT
STUDENT SUPPORT
SAMPLE VIDEOS
ENJOYING SKETCHBOOKS
AN EXTRACT FROM UNDERSTANDING PINKS AND REDS
