How to mix colours to create the ones you don’t have
Take this short course to learn how to layer your colours and create the most amazing shades
Busting the Myths of Pastel Painting
Trailer
(there is not music and talking at the same time in the actual course)
- The course includes personal feedback on your work
- Basic colour mixing with primary colours
- A painting demonstration in real time
- Learn how the old masters did it
- Join in a private forum with fellow students
A Gazillion Pastel Sticks?
Were you told you need a gazillion pastel sticks because you cannot mix colours?
You CAN mix colours and you should mix colours! Creating art is not ‘paint by numbers’ and so we do not need a ready-made colour for everything. We mix in order to create subtle shades, transitions and liveliness. Your own unique way of mixing will emerge and contribute to your own style.
Take this short course to learn how to layer your colours and create the most amazing shades
Lessons
Section 1: Video Lessons
Lesson 1
Mixing colours you don't have
(8 mins video)
An introduction: what to do when you don't have certain colours.
Lesson 2
Basic colour mixing with primaries
(9 mins video)
How to mix primary colours and how to apply that technique in a painting
Lesson 3
A painting demonstration
(12 mins video)
A painting demonstration showing how I layer and mix my colours. Painting a green pot with a million shades of green....
Lesson 4
How did the Old Masters do it?
(4 mins video)
A quick look at some old-master pastel painting for inspiration and ideas.
Section 2: Pick up Your Pastels
Lesson 1
Your Turn
Pick up your pastels and try out what you’ve learned.
Lesson 2
Share and Learn
Share your work in the private course community. Get feedback from Sophie and your fellow students.
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Hi Sophie
I am interested in your Colour mixing in Pastels course but I am getting an error message when I select the link. Is the course still available?
https://www.sophieploeg.com/artschool/colourmixinginpastel/
best wishes Shona
Hi! I am so sorry! I’ve been changing the url of some of my pages (so it would all make better sense) but now I’ve got some broken links here and there. Thanks for pointing it out! The link is fixed. Just pop over to my Art School and look under Courses: https://www.sophieploeg.com/artschool/courses/colourmixinginpastel/
Let me know if you have any questions!