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Designed to help you choose, make and use colours
Whether you're an artist, a web designer, an interior designer, or even if you just want to find the right colour to go with those crazy new curtains in your spare bedroom, this site is for you. We're still working hard to finish building the site so, while we're beavering away under the covers, you can get a head start by downloading and working through our free colour course: How to Choose, Mix and Make Colours - Part One.
Welcome to...
Designed to help you choose, make and use colours
Whether you're an artist, a web designer, an interior designer, or even if you just want to find the right colour to go with those crazy new curtains in your spare bedroom, this site is for you. We're still working hard to finish building the site so, while we're beavering away under the covers, you can get a head start by downloading and working through our free colour course: How to Choose, Mix and Make Colours - Part One.
Theory
Gain an excellent understanding of colour theory (how and why we 'see' colours)
Choose, Mix and Make
Be able to pick a particular colour (the green of a leaf, the red of a dress) and recreate it exactly by mixing paint
How Colours Play
Understand how and why colours affect each other when placed side by side
Use
Understand how best to use colours in your life
To get the most out of this free course you should undertake the practical paint mixing exercises. These require (drum roll) paint, gouache paint in fact. Gouache is an opaque watercolour which dries very quickly on paper and is, therefore, great for the exercises. Here are the paints you will need together with other accessories:
Paint and Equipment List
Daler Rowney Designers Gouache
1 x 14ml tube Process Yellow 675
1 x 14ml tube Process Magenta 412
1 x 14ml tube Process Cyan 120
1 x 14ml tube Permanent White 008
OR....
Winsor & Newton Designers Gouache
1 x 14ml tube Primary Yellow (CMYK Yellow)
1 x 14ml tube Permanent Rose (CMYK Magenta)
1 x 14ml tube Primary Blue (CMYK Cyan)
And....
15 to 20 A5 or A4 (letter size) sheets watercolour paper
At least one round watercolour brush, size 4 or 6
One 6 to 10 well mixing palette
One pencil, a ruler, an eraser and a compass
3 to 4 jars for water
Plain white paper kitchen towels or several clean cloths
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Theory
Gain an excellent understanding of colour theory (how and why we 'see' colours)
Choose, Mix and Make
Be able to pick a particular colour (the green of a leaf, the red of a dress) and recreate it exactly by mixing paint
How Colours Play
Understand how and why colours affect each other when placed side by side
Use
Understand how best to use colours in your life