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Level Up in Color Theory with Colored Pencils

Class
Valerie Light
Average rating:5.0Number of reviews:(5)
Private Art Tutoring in Color Theory, Tailored to Your Learner’s Level

Class experience

This is an individually tailored tutoring session. All I want is for you to feel like your confidence in Color Theory with colored pencils has improved, as outlined by the levels listed above. 
I'm a scenic artist, set designer, technical drafter, muralist, educator, and illustrator with 20+ years of professional experience. I paint Broadway backdrops in my day job, where accurate color mixing is part of my job description. I am also a published author/illustrator who makes art with watercolor and Procreate, plus some other things. The cover image for this class is a design I did in colored pencil for a backdrop to be painted for a marionette theater in NYC. 
See my recent art at www.valerielightillustration.com and my past scenic art, business, and design work at www.valerielight.com.
Homework Offered
If you want to sign up for multiple lessons and really study up, I’m happy to provide ideas for what to practice drawing in your sketchbook between lessons. If you’re working on an application, portfolio, or contest submission, I’d love to help you plan a piece that will show off your skills and wow your viewers.
Assessments Offered
Verbal self-assessment. Do you have a better understanding at the end of class than you did in the beginning? Can you explain to me how you are thinking about it the difference?
Grades Offered
Colored pencils, 3-5 colored pencils in each shade, (for example, a primary color blue, a greenish blue, and a purplish blue, and maybe also a dark navy blue and a pale sky blue) Make sure you’ve got the whole ROYGB(i)V plus white, black, gray, and a few shades of lighter and darker browns in both warm and cool tones. 

A set of 36 colored pencils would be great. I highly recommend Prismacolor brand pencils, but they are a pricey investment to set up initially. No pressure to jump into that right away for this class, but you will need more than just a Crayola 12-pack here. Some brands I think are best avoided are Prang and Rose Art, because they don't have strong enough pigments and are frustrating to use.  

Paper: Some lessons will need gray paper, and some will need white. If you’re unsure, check with me in the classroom. 

White Vinyl eraser, like Staedtler Mars Plastic
Kneaded eraser
Pencil sharpener with 2 size options

Optional: 
Blending tortillons or stumps
Eraser shield 

Please be ready with your paper and pencils and other tools. It would be great if you have a desk lamp to shine on your paper so I can clearly see it. 

You'll need to run the Outschool zoom with a phone on a stand. You can purchase one, or get creative and make a contraption from a box, jar, or cake stand that points the camera straight down at your iPad on the table in front of you. You'll probably need to have the phone screen right under your chin. That lets you see what I'm demoing on my paper at the same time I can see yours.
Average rating:5.0Number of reviews:(5)
Profile
I'm Valerie, and I'm a lifelong freelance artist and entrepreneur. Teaching and mentoring is so fun for me because I like figuring out how to make things and explaining how they work. I love seeing what you figure out, too!  

I'm a 2004 BFA... 
1-on-1 Lessons

$60

per session
Meets on demand
85 min

Completed by 2 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 13-18

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