Academy of Realist Art

Mastering Colour: A Practical Guide to Colour Mixing

08 Feb, 2025
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09 Feb, 2025

Duration: 2 days
Location: ARA Toronto
Instructor: Miriam Rosenthal
Full Price: $375
Deposit Required: $150

Mastering Colour: A Practical Guide to Colour Mixing

$150.00

Are you struggling to see colours accurately or end up with muddy mixes on your palette? Join our intensive 2-day workshop, designed as an engaging introduction to the complexities of colour mixing.

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Are you struggling to see colours accurately or end up with muddy mixes on your palette? Join our intensive 2-day workshop, designed as an engaging introduction to the complexities of colour mixing.

Dive into practical colour mixing exercises by creating a series of simple studies. Students will learn an effective and efficient method to mix nearly any colour. The workshop begins with participants blocking in large, basic shapes from their reference materials, followed by mixing the predominant colour. By applying colours in tile-like strokes, they will start to see and think in terms of abstract shapes and colours, enabling the creation of clear and concise colour studies.

Throughout the workshop, students will learn key fundamentals of colour: hue, chroma, and value. They’ll also practice simplifying complex images into their basic shapes and colours.

This workshop is ideal for beginners. By the end, you’ll leave with an improved ability to accurately match dominant colours from any reference image. This will lay a strong foundation for any future artistic endeavours.

Example of colour mixing

 

Colour study

 

The class will meet at our studio from 10 am – 4 pm ET each day.

Full workshop price is $375, and a $150 deposit is required to save your easel. The balance will be due on the first day of the workshop.

Materials

Oil Colours

Required colours
  • Titanium White
  • Cad Yellow Med
  • Yellow Ochre Light or Pale
  • Cad Red Med
  • Alizarin Crimson
  • Burnt Umber
  • Raw Umber
  • Ultramarine Blue
  • Ivory Black or Lamp Black
Optional colours
  • Red Umber (Williamsburg, Old Holland, Michael Harding)
  • Green Umber
Note: Purchase only Artist Grade paints. Do not use Winton or water soluble paints.

Medium

  • Linseed oil

 Solvent (for clean up)

  • Odourless mineral spirits (Gamsol). Turpentine is NOT allowed in the studio

Canvas

  • 1 - 2 canvas boards, gesso boards (Ampersand) 5” by 7” or primed canvas cut to size
  • 2-3 canvas boards, gesso boards 4” by 6” or primed canvas cut to size

Tools

  • Palette (Select one of the following): Glass, wood or paper (Grey Matters)
  • 2 palette knives; long blades
  • 1 medium cup (small cup with lid for holding medium)
  • 2 small jars for cleaning brushes
  • Rags or paper towels or shop towels

Brushes (either natural or synthetic hair)

Bring a good selection of smaller brushes in a variety of sizes.

Policies

About ARA Workshops

Each participant gets lots of one-on-one attention from our superb instructors. ARA instructors teach year round so, unlike many artists who offer summer/holiday workshops our instructors are professional teachers as well as accomplished artists. Whether you are an award-winning experienced artist or have never painted before, our instructors will tailor to your skill level. If you have any questions or are having trouble with online registration, please contact us.