Mastering the use of grays is the most important thing you will learn about color. Without beautiful grays you cannot create beautiful color. This course also shows you how to further describe a form and make it convincing by representing the different planes of the light and shade.

In this course you will learn:

• the principle of complementary contrast and why is is critical to helping make your paintings more colorful
• four strategies for mixing grays to make your colors stand out
• four approaches for mixing browns
• how to mix dull versions of your primary colors
• how light reveals form – the basics of light and shade
• a step-by-step procedure for how to make objects appear three-dimensional
• the difference between the core shadow and the reflected light and why you need both of these to make objects appear round
• the most common mistake beginners make when positioning highlights on a form

Total number of assignments: 4

Total number of pages: 12