The Color Wheel Demystified with Miriam Hughes, March 19, 1 PM ET
from 30.00
Class Description
Paint your own lovely color wheel that has both function and beauty. Using a traced decorative wheel in a mandala design, you will use your own palettes to make a huge variety of colors to guide you and delight you!! We will send you the template, some instructions to print before class, and the link to the class when you register.
Frame your color wheel if you like and keep it handy for quick color mixing references!
This class will be a bit longer than our usual watercolor class, so be ready with your set up, the traced wheel, some snacks and have fun painting with Miriam! Invite a friend!
WHY IS THE COLOR WHEEL SO IMPORTANT?
1. You will learn to create 48 colors with three tubes of paint and a tiny bit of black.
2. By creating your own color wheel you will learn how to mix colors, how much water or pigment to use to get the effect you want and how to use complementary colors instead of blacks or just adding more of the same color to make it dark enough (it does not work that way in watercolor)
3. You will begin to want to create more color wheels with different primary base colors to learn what your favorite palette is and how to create new color palettes in your work.
4. You will save money on paint!
See suggested materials list below
Duration: Class may run longer depending on the number of participants. Class will consist of live demonstrations with students working along with the instruction. There will be time for questions and answers.
Please make sure you can attend the class you signed up for as we cannot transfer tuition. Due to privacy issues we will not be able to distribute videos of these live classes. Thank you.
Supply List
Watercolors – a minimum of three colors – red, yellow and blue. I use a variety of watercolor brands and types but tubes are essential for this workshop: Ultramarine Blue, New Gamboge (yellow) or a yellow of your choice but no cadmium colors, and Crimson (or any red, yellow or blue) Additional colors of your choice are encouraged.
One tube of Black (Peach Black) or Payne’s Gray
A number #10 or #12 Simply Simmons Round Watercolor (or whatever you have as long as it is a round) Watercolor paper – I use 140lb Arches Cold press paper. It has a tooth to it, absorbs colors well. Right now use what you have but results will vary on cheaper paper.
Water – any source is good, and a water container
A large flat surface to mix your paints – a palette or several white plates (paper or plastic)
Paper towels – about three sheets in a pile 4”x4” square will be fine. Scrap paper to test colors is helpful
Tracing paper or carbon paper. Or you can turn the printed wheel over and cover the back with soft graphite (6B to 8B pencil) Turn back over and draw the lines on your watercolor paper. Clean up smudges with an eraser.