Colour Theory for Beginners

Colour Theory for Beginners DAYTIME (4wk) with Megan Bray  
Thursday May 21 - June 11, 10:00am - 1:00pm

Get to know gouache better while mixing your own neutral greys, browns, and chromatic black with a minimal palette of 3 primaries (cyan, magenta, and yellow). While exploring hue, value, saturation, colour temperature, harmonies, and more, participants will gain confidence with colour matching / mixing and create their own swatch sheets, colour wheels, and references to inform future work. 

Materials are not included, but ARTiculations student are offered a one time 20% off coupon that can be used towards your materials list! See Materials List Below

*This class requires 4 participants to run.

Materials for Students to Bring:

• Watercolour paper (140lb recommended) Note from Megan: 100% cotton is a nice step up.
• Washi tape (or painter’s tape)
• Mixing palette or plate Note from Megan: ceramic or porcelain are nicest to mix on
• Basic: Holbein Artists' Gouache Primary Mixing Set. or individual colours (primary yellow, primary cyan, primary magenta, and primary white and primary black) -Holbein Designer Gouache.
• Taklon or other soft Brushes in a few shapes and sizes (flat/bright, filbert, round) - possibly a 3/4” or similar flat for washes or larger paper
• A pencil & an eraser - 2H/ HB/ B… (any one works - for drawing outlines)

Materials ARTiculations will Provide

• Paper Towel
• Water containers

About your Instructor:

Megan Bray is a Toronto-based visual artist who works primarily in gouache and coloured pencil with a versatile, expressive style and deep knowledge of materials. With over a decade of experience teaching art, she is known for her vibrant pet portraits, custom gouache home portraits, and her dedication to sketchbook practice. A passionate plein air painter and urban sketcher, Megan draws inspiration from both nature and the city.

See more of Megan’s work and process here:

https://www.instagram.com/megan.bray/

www.meganbray.com

REGISTRATION POLICY in a nutshell
All ARTiculations workshops require advance registration, unless otherwise noted. In the event of insufficient enrolment, registrants will be notified prior to the workshop start date and a full refund will be given. No refunds/credits will be provided for withdrawal fewer than one week prior to the start of class. ARTiculations does not provide make-up classes or substitutions. This policy is subject to change without notice.