Color Riot: Color Mixing Basics Workshop with Cappie Geis

In this workshop, instructor Cappie Geis will help guide you into the world of color and break things down into simple concepts. This workshop uses acrylics but artists can also apply these same techniques to oil, gouache, or watercolor!

Learn how to overcome common problems while learning to work with color. There are big differences between colors, pigments, and other properties of paint like opacity and translucency and you'll learn to work with these elements.

Because we can all admit: in the past, we've all tried mixing a red and blue together only to end up with a muddy purple or we tried mixing a blue and yellow, only to end up with a flat green, right? Let’s learn to make some really exciting colors!

Join us as we explore:

• primary colors and how to best use them
• the color wheel
• values, color temperature, and saturation
• mixing greens (including teal and turquoise)
• mixing purples (including deep reds and maroons)
• mixing oranges (including peach and earthy oranges)

Avoid months of frustration and tinkering with color mixing. Cappie is going to share her experiences with you so you can get exactly what you want because understanding color mixing will make a WORLD of difference in your art making.

Students will walk away with color studies on canvases and newfound skills and knowledge to apply to painting projects at home.

Supply List for Students to Bring:

This is a studio workshop and students will be using the supplies they bring.

• 2-4 small canvases in 11x14 ,16x20, or similar sizes
• acrylic paint in colors: cadmium red medium, quinacridone magenta, cadmium yellow medium, lemon yellow, ultramarine blue, manganese blue, black, and white
• acrylic medium (i.e. gloss or satin)
• variety of brushes
• palette knife
• optional: color shapers or 2" chip brushes to quickly apply paint to canvases
• a large palette for mixing (or roll of freezer paper)
• quality paper towels like Viva or Blue Shop

Workshop Info:

• Sat, April 18th from 11:00am-2:00pm
• Instructor: Cappie Geis
• Cost $115
• Max 16 students
• Level 1 (introduction)
• Age level: adult (18 & up)
• Parking Info