Simplifying Color Theory – Color Chat Vol. 1 by Wesley Gardner

Color is an extremely dense topic, one that many artists struggle with. In Volume 1 of my new ‘Color Chat’ series, we take a few hours to Simplify Color Theory!

This tutorial set features a 2-hour video lecture, including topics such as:

Three questions you should ask yourself while painting to frame your color choices in a believable, coherent way Eliminate some key “problem areas” that many artists struggle with regarding picking color Learn how to avoid “muddy colors”, and actually also learn to embrace them for added impact on your art Learn how to read the Color Wheel quickly and effectively Check your values correctly, every time! Learn some industry-standard tips and tricks to getting proper mood within your art How the Masters handled color Limited palette usage ….and much more!

This tutorial set features the two hour real-time video lecture, a helpful PDF resource sheet, PSD example files from the tutorials, and various reference tools and images that we discuss in-depth!

This course is set up like a chat with your own private art mentor, so while there are a LOT of moving parts and topics discussed, the lecture format is set up to be watchable multiple times, gaining new information on each viewing!

If you’re a newer digital artist, there’s a LOT to unpack here, and you’ll learn some industry-standard techniques to get a solid understanding of color usage, quickly! But if you’re an intermediate or advanced level artist, this tutorial may shed some light on a few unique tweaks to the general Color Theory understanding you may have learned in your atelier or self-taught experience! There’s something for everyone with this pack!

These lessons will continue on further installments of “Color Chat”, as one tutorial simply wouldn’t be enough!

“Simplifying Color Theory” is a great place for new artists, and even experienced/professional artists, to get a slightly different look at ways of using color to bring out the best in your artistic workflow!