We will explore how to match colors and study classic compatible palettes (colors that work well together in a painting). We will play with formulas that work well for specific subjects (skies, skin, shadows). We will learn about the advantages of painting with a limited palette and we will make a lot of color charts in the process. We will experiment with color temperature, value, and intensity of pigments. I am offering the workshop Understanding Colors for the Watercolorist, to start in January! It will be held at Cloud 9 Art School in Bothell.ĭesigned to help watercolor artists understand both color theory and paint properties, we will explore the properties of watercolor pigments (transparent, opaque, staining, fugitive, granulating, on my!) and we will look at different ways of mixing color (on the palette, on the paper, wet-into-wet, glazing). Neutrals, less intense mixes, are often the most beautiful colors. Some colors are naturally highly intense (like Opera Pink) while others are low intensity colors (such as Yellow Ochre). You can also lower a color’s intensity by mixing in grays, earth tones, and darks. And you will have a beautiful page of color mixes! You will end up with a good sense of each color’s intensity and value range. Then paint your last row which will have a lot more of the complementary color in it.
Make a third mixture with even more of the complementary color in it and paint the four squares from lightest to darkest top to bottom. Each box should darken in value as you go down the scale. Next, add enough complementary color to it to get a light gray and paint in the four boxes next to the ones of pure pigment you already painted. To make four square of value, you just add a bit of water to your paint to get a lighter value. Pick a color and make four squares of value with it from top to bottom on the left hand side of your page. Another great exercise is an Intensity & Value Scale chart for each color you have.
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