Does this Sound Like You?

  • Are you an artist who uses acrylic paint straight from the tube?
  • When you're at the art store are you overwhelmed with all of the acrylic paint color choices?
  • Do you ever try to mix a beautiful color and instead wind up with 'mud'?
  • Have you ever "accidentally" made a beautiful color, but can't seem to do it again?
  • Do you want to develop a unique color palette that collectors recognize as yours?
  • Would you like to expand your color repertoire?
  • Do you want to try new colors and also know how to make them look great together?

    • After being a professional artist since 1997, I've painted thousands of paintings that have sold quickly. The one thing I hear the most from my collectors is that they LOVE the color combinations I use! I understand how important color is not only for enjoying the creative process, but also for having collectors recognize your signature colors and your work. You want your work to stand out, but you're not sure how. In this course I’ll share my knowledge, tools and techniques so you can up your color game!
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What Does the Course Include?

Mastering Color is designed to be completed in 5 weeks: one Module per week. This course is for acrylic painters at any level, who want to improve and finesse their color game. Also, there is an app that you can download to access the course from anywhere! Through a series of video demonstrations, written materials, and exercises on your own, all organized into learning modules, we will explore =======>

  • How to Know if You're Using Good Quality Paint

  • Understand How Humans See Color

  • 3 Ways to Harmonize Any Color Palette

  • Cool vs Warm Colors: do you know your cool blues from your warm blues?

  • How to Mix Chromatic Blacks, Whites, and Grays

  • How to Mix the Colors of Nature

  • Four Foundational Colors You Should Always Start With

  • Working in a Limited Palette & Creating Numerous Color Combinations

  • Using Complements & Value Differences to Improve a Painting

  • Harmonizing Colors As You Go

Your Instructor

Cat Tesla

International Artist

Cat Tesla is an award-winning artist that is represented by galleries in the U.S. and U.K. Her abstracted nature paintings are collected worldwide. Cat started teaching in-person workshops and due to the demand, began offering them online so that artists around the world could participate. Tesla believes that anyone can be a great painter, they just need someone to show them how.

Course curriculum

    1. [To Do] Download Adobe Acrobat Reader

    2. Meet Your Instructor

    3. Tour of the Learning Portal - Mastering Color

    4. Download the App to Access this Course Anywhere

    5. Before we begin...

    1. Optional Zoom Call with Cat

    1. Course Supplies

    2. Course Supplies

    3. Make a Stay-Wet Palette

    4. How Do Humans See Color?

    5. Are You Using Good-Quality Paint?

    6. Color Relationships & Key Concepts

    7. Welcome to Color!

    8. Exercise: Matching Fruit Challenge

    9. How to Test Your Paint Brand

    1. Split Complementary Colors

    2. Cool versus Warm Colors

    3. Three Ways to Harmonize Any Palette

    4. How to Harmonize Any Palette

    5. Creating Color Cards

    6. Exercise: Harmonizing Color Card Challenge

    7. Exercise: Color Wheel Paint Challenge

    8. Cool vs Warm Colors

    1. Mixing Chromatic Blacks & Whites

    2. Mixing Sophisticated Neutrals

    3. Chromatic versus Achromatic Grays

    4. Exercise: Mixing blacks, whites, neutrals, grays

    1. Mixing the Colors of Nature

    2. BONUS: Four Foundational Colors You Should Always Start With

    3. BONUS: Using Metallic Paints

    4. Exercise: Mixing the Colors of Nature Challenge

About this course

  • $127.00
  • 41 lessons
  • 3 hours of video content

Mastering Color

Get access to all of the course content for an entire year, at one low price.

Bonus material: A $300 Value

I really wanted to go the extra mile to help you master color! For this reason, I've included these 3 bonuses in the course.

  • The Power of Color

    $100 value

    Every color on the color wheel evokes a particular set of emotions. Understanding this 'power' is important for you when choosing which color palettes to work with and what you want to convey in your paintings.

  • The 4 Colors You Should Always Start With

    $100 value

    Ever get stuck at the beginning? In this bonus I share my secret of which 4 colors you should always start with to ensure you have a wide range of values in your work.

  • How to Use Metallic Paint

    $100 value

    Are you attracted to shiny things? Me too! That's why it's important to not go too crazy using metallic paint in your work. In this bonus I show you how to incorporate metallics in a pleasing way.

FAQS

  • How long do I have to finish the course?

    You will have full access to the course for an entire year.

  • Do I have access to the entire course all at once?

    The entire course is available as soon as you sign up! Get started and work at your own pace.

  • What do I do if I have technical issues accessing the course?

    If you have technical issues getting into the course: Send Cat an email to [email protected] and we will resolve your issue as quickly as possible.

  • How do I schedule a Zoom consult with Cat to discuss color in my paintings?

    Once you are near the end of the course, you may email Cat ([email protected]) to arrange for a 15-minute Zoom consultation to discuss any color issues in your paintings.

  • What is your refund policy?

    Upon request, you will receive a full, no-questions-asked refund within 3 days of signing up for the course. Please note: if you sign up and then don't start the course for 3 days, you will be past the refund period.

  • What supplies will I need for the course?

    Before purchasing any supplies - check to see what you have that you can already use for this course. You probably have a lot of this already!
    1.Liquitex acrylic paint set (or Nova or Golden or any other acrylic paints that you like to use) 2.Fabriano Mixed Media Pad 3.Paint brushes – a wide variety 4.Palette knives – for mixing paint 5.Gray scale & Value Finder 6.Water bucket 7.Blue SHOP paper towels 8.Regular paper towels 9.Lunch Tray 10.Wax paper or freezer paper 11.Plastic 2 oz containers and/or plastic ketchup bottles

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