Color Palettes for Abstracts

Color Palettes for Abstracts

Can't decide what colour to use for your newest abstract?  This is the course for you!  Learn the basics of colour theory while creating abstracts yourself. There is an exercise for each section. Once you  have tried the exercise, you will understand the basic skills needed in deciding which colour scheme is right for your own paintings. You will learn about the colour wheel, primary colours, secondary colours, tertiary colours, warm and cool colours, monochromatic colour palettes, high key colour palettes, tints, shades, complementary colour palettes, analogous palettes and split complementary palettes.  While doing this exercise we will use only one colour composition for us to decide which palette works best with the composition.  At the end of the course, with my own colour sketches of each of the palettes I show you how I critique a colour sketch and decide which piece is best to paint in a larger format. Master artists from all over the world and throughout history have used many of these colour palettes regularly and now you will too. Each of the exercises will be fun and you will learn a lot of skills in order for you to create great abstracts on your own.

The mystery of colour schemes explained

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What you will learn

• Learn about different colour combinations you can use to create abstract paintings.
• Learn about the colour wheel and how to use it
• Learn about complementary colours and split complementary colours

Rating: 5

Level: Beginner Level

Duration: 1 hour

Instructor: Doris Charest