Colour Practice: Theory and Mixing for Painters
11 Week Class | Registration opens 2026-10-15 12:00 PM
Go beyond basic colour theory and discover how colour really works in painting. Through demonstrations, colour exercises, and painting projects, students will explore mixing, colour relationships, temperature, value, and harmony, while learning how to make more confident and intentional colour choices in their paintings.
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- What You Will Learn:
- Practical colour theory for painters
- Understanding colour undertones for more accurate colour mixing
- Understanding warm and cool colour relationships
- How value and colour work together
- Creating colour harmony and effective palettes
- How to observe and make confident colour choices
Leila Refahi
Leila is a visual artist, researcher, and educator working across painting, installation, and digital media. Her practice explores environmental issues such as climate change, ecological loss, and endangered species, with a strong focus on socially engaged and participatory art. Through her work, she is interested in how art can raise environmental awareness and contribute to shared knowledge within communities. Refahi has presented six solo exhibitions and participated in over 60 national and international group exhibitions and festivals.