This course is the starting point for learning color. It focuses on developing your ability to learn how to see color. This is a critical skill you need to have in order to make your work look realistic.

In this course you will learn:

• the difference between local color and actual color
• the three critical aspects of color: value, saturation, and hue
• the four most commonly used value scales you can make to help you learn more about values
• the concept of temperature and how to apply it
• a useful notatation system for your sketchbook: the Munsell color notation system
• how to measure values
• some common reference points in nature to help check your assessment of values
• a sketchbook technique for helping you learn values quickly
• the concept of saturation (chroma, intensity), and how it is different from value
• an introduction to your color pigments
• a two-step process for mixing color
• three ways of adjusting the saturation of your colors

Total number of assignments: 4

Total number of pages: 17