COLOR CONFIDENCE!

the video course

for Urban Sketching and beyond.

A course for those who want to make their sketches sing with color.

A course for those who know what a color wheel is, but wonder how to apply any of this when sketching!

In this course, I’ll share solid foundations tied to strategies that took me years to figure out,
but that you’ll be able to apply right away.

→ Learn how to think about color to dial between harmony and excitement!

→ Take away concrete color strategies for your sketching!

→ Unlock color, take away the fear of screwing up and advance to the next level!

COLOR CONFIDENCE =
a bit of COLOR MIXING
+ a big dash of STRATEGY for SEEING COLOR
+ some KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE BEHAVIOR OF LIGHT.

→ We’ll cover color strategies and apply this knowledge straight away.

→ What colors are shadows? You will know the answer once and for all.

My promise:
If you follow through,
YOU WILL STEP UP YOUR COLOR CONFIDENCE.

Let’s look into the specifics of what you will learn!

Session 1: HOW to THINK about COLOR

Hue, Value, Saturation
How to negotiate between Harmony and Excitement
Restrict value – DEMO
Restrict hue: grey and 1 color -DEMO
Restrict hue: monochrome -DEMO

Session 2: COLOR STRATEGIES

Value Map – DEMO
Gamut Map: 3 primaries for harmony – DEMO
Warm/cool wash for atmosphere – DEMO

Session 3: BEHAVIOR of LIGHT:
UNDERSTAND and EXPLOIT

The effect of light on objects -DEMO

-3D: values, color, reflected light, shadow _DEMO

– color vibrancy

Warm and Cool- DEMO

Session 4: EXPRESSIVE COLOR WITH INTENT 1

Color scripting locations -DEMO
Walk through in depth DEMO:
value map
adjust value map
explore/pick color scheme: analogous with a punch

bring it together in a piece

Session 5: EXPRESSIVE COLOR WITH INTENT 2

quick expressive sketch-DEMO
scene with complimentary color scheme – DEMO
vegetation/grass – color movement – DEMO
people/skin/ subsurface scattering -DEMO

If you want to become Color Confident in 2025,
NOW is the time.

TESTIMONIALS:

Your course was one of the best art courses I have taken!
It was challenging and very informative, unlike other art courses I have attended.
After your course I have an understanding of color and a path forward for improvement.

Great job putting together this course. I would certainly recommend it!!
-Keith T.

Thanks so much for a great class!
I learned a ton.
Your method of splitting lights and darks is so helpful.
And I think the concept of simplifying shapes finally clicked for me, hearing you talk about it.
I’m very inspired to use more expressive, non-realistic colors going forward!
-Karen H.

Oliver, I thought the class was great and I really appreciated it and enjoyed it.
You were very thorough and made sure we understand everything.
It forced me to focus more on value.
And it explained reflective light very well!
Definitely worth the money!
-Sandra S.

It is so hard to get this kind of information anywhere! In depth yet not abstract and applicable
Finally! So good. Thank you sooo much!
-Linda B.

Wow, the course is great!

I had several Aha- moments throughout. I wasn’t bad at mixing colors, but now I SEE colors differently.
-Anna H.

Oliver Hoeller