Confident Color: Learning Color Mixing Through Fauvism and Pointillism
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Learn how to mix and apply color like the masters! This beginner-friendly oil painting class dives into the vibrant worlds of Fauvism and Pointillism, using the color palettes of Georges Seurat and Henri Matisse. Whether youre drawn to the luminous dots of Seurats Pointillism or the intense hues of Matisses Fauvism, this class will give you the skills and confidence to experiment with color in your own work.
Student Supply List:
- $5 supply fee payable to instructor (optional)
- Black or Brown Conte Crayon
- 9″ x 12″ and/or 11″ x 14″ gessoed panel, canvas, or gessoed paper (if using gessoed paper, you will need a board to tape or clip it to)
- Terpenoid or odorless oil paint solvent
- 2 small glass jars with tight sealing lids
- Paint rags or paper towels
- Protective gloves (gardening or medical)
- Painting palette or palette paper
- Assortment of flat, round, and filbert brushes (sizes 2 to 8)
- Palette knife
- Key paint colors from Seurat’s and Matisse’s palettes (instructor will provide additional colors from the fauvist palette).
- Burnt Sienna
- Titanium White
- Ivory Black
- Quinacridone Red or Cadmium Red Deep
- Cadmium Yellow Medium
- Yellow Ochre
- Viridian Green or Phthalo Green
- Chromium Oxide Green
- Cobalt Blue
- Ultramarine Blue
- Manganese Violet or Cobalt Violet (Hue)
