Vibrant Urban Illustration with Gouache Paint
The Theory of Colour
A course by Mike Thomas , Travel Artist and Urban Sketcher
About the video: The Theory of Colour
Overview
“I will explain the fundamental concepts of colour, such as colour systems, primary, secondary and tertiary colours. I'll create a small chromatic circle (or colour wheel) that will serve as a reference for your work and teach you to define each colour properly. You will also see the correct placement of the colours in the palette.”
In this video lesson Mike Thomas addresses the topic: The Theory of Colour, which is part of the Domestika online course: Vibrant Urban Illustration with Gouache Paint. Transform the shapes, shadows, and colors of the world around you into vibrant artwork that captures the energy of a scene using gouache paint.
Partial transcription of the video
“ The Theory of Colour Now I'll introduce you to gouache and we'll learn our palette by making a colour wheel. This lesson is to familiarise ourselves with how the paints feel and work when applied on paper. We'll also learn what colours we can get from our selected paints to apply to our final piece. Over here, I've selected our primary colours. These are the most equidistant from each other on a colour wheel and from them we can create any other colour we want to use. The primary colours are yellow, blue, and red. These are the primary colours as they can't be mixed from anything else, bu...”
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Course summary for: Vibrant Urban Illustration with Gouache Paint
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Category
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Areas
Architectural Illustration, Gouache Painting, Painting, Sketching
Mike Thomas
A course by Mike Thomas
Mike Thomas is an artist and tutor with over 10 years’ experience as a graphic designer. He lives and works in London and the South East of the UK. After spending the majority of childhood painting and drawing, Mike studied art at high school before enrolling in arts college, and earning a BA in Creative Arts from University. After graduating, Mike moved to London to pursue a career in graphic design.
Since then, Mike has worked with brands including Arsenal FC and Bonhams Auctioneers, and his work has been featured at exhibitions including Royal Tunbridge Wells Art Society Summer Exhibition (2022), South East Open Art Studio (2022), and the Art Escape Exhibition (2020). Mike also shares his work with 14K followers on Instagram.
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