Course curriculum

  • 1

    Welcome!

    • Welcome!
    • How To Get The Most Out Of The Academy
    • What Do You Need?
    • A Note On The Different Mediums
  • 2

    Some Useful Readings To Get You Started

    • Some useful readings...
    • Why Do You Want To Take Up Painting?
    • What Painting Medium Is For You?
    • The Myth Of Natural Talent
    • The Beauty Of Simplification
    • What Makes A Great Painting
  • 3

    Supplies And Equipment

    • Supplies & Equipment
    • Palette Knife
    • Note
    • Canvas
    • Paint Brushes
    • Medium And Solvent
    • Studio Lighting
  • 4

    How To Start A Painting

    • Introduction
    • Staining The Canvas
    • Critical Reference Points
    • The Initial Drawing
    • Blocking In - Part 1
    • Blocking In Part 2
    • Blocking In Part 3
  • 5

    Introduction To Color

    • An Overview Of The Color Theory Terms
    • How Do We See Color?
    • Subtractive Versus Additive Color
    • Sorolla says it well...
    • Color Illusions
    • Introduction To The Color Wheel
    • The Different Color Wheels
    • Color Temperature - Cool Versus Warm
    • Warm Light, Cool Shadow (And Vice Versa)
    • Understanding Color Saturation
    • [Quiz] Matching Color Saturation
    • Read This After The Quiz
    • Color Saturation Study
    • [Exercise] Create Your Own Color Saturation Study
    • Creating A Value Scale
    • [Exercise] Creating Your Own Value Scale
    • Inspirational Color Quotes
    • Useful Color Links
  • 6

    Understanding Value

    • Understanding Value
    • Translating Color Into Value
    • How To Squint Properly
    • Comparing Values & Value Relationships
    • Comparing Values
    • Converting Images To Grayscale
    • [Exercise] Turning Your Image To Grayscale
    • Compressed Values
    • Compressed Values (More Examples)
    • What Is A Notan Study?
    • Posterizing An Image
    • [Exercise] Posterize An Image
    • 2-Value Notan Studies
    • [Exercise] Notan Study
    • Two Important Points About Value
  • 7

    Color Mixing, Manipulating And Harmony

    • What Colors Should You Always Have On Your Palette
    • How To Lighten Or Darken A Color
    • How To Use And Mix Grays
    • The Different Ways To Mix Gray
    • How To Mix Earth Tones
    • Optical Color Mixing
    • How To Accurately Match A Color
    • How To Mix Vivid Colors
    • Color Bias And How To Mix Vivid Greens
    • [Exercise] Determining The Biases Of Your Primary Colors
    • [Exercise] Mix Your Own Vivid Secondary Colors
    • [Exercise] Color Matching
    • Popular Color Schemes
    • What Creates Color Harmony?
    • Painting Under Different Light Sources
    • How Not To Create Color Harmony
    • Color Breakdown - Claude Monet
    • Color Breakdown - Isaac Levaton
    • Color Breakdown - George Henry
  • 8

    Creating Interesting Compositions

    • What Is Composition And Why Is It Important?
    • Focal Point
    • Actual Vs Implied Lines
    • Leading Lines
    • The Rule Of Thirds
    • A note about the Golden Ratio
    • Cropping The View
    • Framing
    • Linking Elements
    • [Exercise] Composition Analysis
  • 9

    What Now?

    • Thanks For Joining Me!