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 This was a difficult set of courses to name. I could easily have called this series "color" or "drawing", but that would miss the essential point of the lessons. When
trying to make things look real, a lot of artists think the problem is that
they don not have enough skills in painting and mixing the right color. That
is not the problem - it is most likely that you are not seeing things clearly.
This set of course units shows you how to focus on seeing, not on painting, and to bring
more realism into your painting. Only by mastering the skills in this series of courses will you ever master color. This course is the essential companion to the courses on color. Here are some of the topics you will find
in these courses:
 Seeing
values: the most important skill you need for achieving realism in your work- How to see color using block studies: an essential skill for learning color harmony
- Color mixing: strategies for mixing just the right color
- Atmospheric perspective: the key to giving your landscapes depth (it also
applies to still lifes and figure work)
- Itness: how to capture the true feel of a place or scene
This art instruction also includes a very important course of study on how to become
a 'colorist' – in the true sense. That is to say, an artist who captures the
beautiful colors seen in nature and represents them faithfully (not an artist
that randomy splatters bright color everywhere!). There are no quick fixes
in this module, but it will set you on the right track for becoming really
good with color.
 The six units in the observation series are all about how to see accurately.
The realism in your painting comes from accurately depicting in paint what
you see in front of you. You do not need to learn how to paint trees,
skies, rocks, water, and so on, you need to learn to see trees, skies,
rocks and water. Once you see it, painting is easy. When a student says "I
cannot seem to mix the right color," the problem is always in an inability to see the color. Not only is realism affected
by your ability to observe color accurately, but so is color harmony. The color
of sunlight together with the effects of atmospheric perspective and reflected
light often (but not always) produce a natural color harmony. If you can observe
this harmony accurately, then your painting will have automatic color harmony.
The color problems in our paintings are often our left brain taking over and
telling us what the color should be as opposed to what we are actually seeing.
What does it cost?
This program is equivalent to a two week course of study with a professional artist that would cost around $3,000 including travel and lodging.
Buy the complete 6-course Observation Program for $90.00. Only $15.00 per course unit
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I cannot tell you how impressed I am. I have taken about 20-25 workshops from some of the best but I feel like this program will fill in many of the gaps that I have been missing. I am so thankful to find this...... Ellen, January 2, 2007 |
