Color Connections: Color Theory For Beginners

Color is all around us. In nature, in our homes, in our books. But it can seem like a mystery how you start with the base colors in your tubes of paint and end up with the rich palettes seen in the world around you. This course unlocks the secrets of how colors relate and interact, enabling you to craft vibrant images with ease.

In these 24 video lessons, I will teach you the relationships between colors and how we interact with them. I make complex color theory simple and approachable for learners of all ages. While this course is meant to be completed primarily in a homeschool setting with a parent and a few students, many moms have taken my courses for their own learning, too. Students from elementary to high school will have no trouble understanding and following my art lessons, and you might find that learners as young as 5 can join the adventure as well!

Unlike other courses that are heavy on the “art jargon” and low on the application, this course is intensely practical. It takes big concepts and ideas and delivers them in bite-sized portions so you and your students can get right into the hands-on application.

Check out what other moms have said about my other courses:

“My son and I are LOVING your course. He has some difficulty with spatial awareness, which can make handwork of all types frustrating for him. This is enjoyable for him while also developing more strength in his hands.

He’s also much happier to paint something from nature now, and we’re only a few lessons in. The simple techniques definitely build confidence :)

It’s also renewing my love for painting, which I haven’t done for about twenty years. Thank you for making your videos so easy to fit into a school day. It allows us to enjoy more of the variety the Charlotte Mason Methods aim for.”

— Laura

“I just have to say I was looking for art courses for myself and children, and kept feeling disappointed with what we were finding and paying for. A friend mentioned your courses and we are choosing you. I was looking through a lot of your social media highlights last night and I just felt at home. Just saying thank you for doing what you’re doing for children and homeschool families.”

— Kristin

“I've just begun teaching my niece and nephew, both of whom have Autism and ADHD. My niece is 9 and very much a perfectionist. She has been very staunch about hating to paint so I wasn't sure how brush drawing lessons would go. We've been using your program, and from the second lesson on she has been incredibly proud of her work and signs it every day. Thank you so much for your program! It is so gentle and helpful for my neuro-divergent students.”

— Emily

You’ll learn about topics like:

• Your own relationship with each individual color family
• Color harmonies
• Optical color vs. local color
• Atmospheric perspective and how it affects the colors you see
• How shadows and tints change color hues and values
• Watercolor specific paint mixing techniques
• How to use color to convey emotions and moods
• How to compose images based on pleasing color palettes
  

I also include 11 helpful Color Exploration Worksheets that are designed to be a guide through each of the single color tutorials. Each PDF is ready for you to print, and shows the recipes and methods I use for exploring the color discussed in the video so that you can follow along! Plus, once the full-length course is uploaded, there will be a full instructor’s information packet with a syllabus, lesson plan, supply list, and teacher’s guide!