Online Art School «Artefacto»
NEW ONLINE COURSE
BY MIKE KOWALSKI
Making the Most with a 3 Color Palette
Learn to make an incredible array of colors using only 3 pigments and get a fun way to improve your painting skills with Mike Kowalski
LIFETIME ACCESS |
NEW ONLINE COURSE
BY MIKE KOWALSKI
Making the Most with a 3 Color Palette
Learn to make an incredible array of colors using only 3 pigments and get a fun way to improve your painting skills with Mike Kowalski
LIFETIME ACCESS |
Have you ever wondered:
How to connect all of the parts of a painting so that the end results looks fresh and harmonious?
How to use warm and cool colors to create balance in a painting?
How to mix a green that matches the rest of the artwork?
If so, this is the perfect course for you!
Together with Mike Kovalski, you will learn how to mix colors to create harmonious art using only three paints! This will give you more confidence and freedom to make beautiful art with any palette.
Using a limited color palette will build the foundational skills of color mixing and train your artistic eyes to see and mix any color you need. This will increase your confidence and the speed of painting and will help you grow tremendously as an artist.
Join the course, make 4 fascinating watercolors with Mike, and develop your own creative style!
6 lessons
Video lessons in English with lifetime access
4 paintings
You will create 4 interesting paintings with watercolor
High-quality feedback
Individual feedback from professional curator or M.Kowalski (depends on the plan)
This course will suit intermediate-level students with basic watercolor painting skills who:
- want to achieve freedom in color mixing and learn to obtain any color out of red, yellow, and blue pigments;
- dream to feel more confident and paint faster;
- would like to develop their unique creative style and avoid imitation;
- want to find a fun way to improve such skills as preparing a drawing, working with hard and soft edges, dealing with values, and making a harmonious color gamut.
Mike about the course...
Course Table of Contents
Introduction
Organizational information, how to use the platform. The list of materials needed for the course.
Lesson 1. Back 2 School
We will learn to make a value study, mix many shades out of 3 pigments, and paint in the wet-in-wet technique.
55 min
Back 2 School. Value study
We will make a value study for the future painting and analyze tones in a reference photo.
Back 2 School. Pencil part
We will prepare a pencil drawing for a future painting.
Back 2 School. Mixing colors
We will mix colors out of 3 pigments and see what shades we will need for the watercolor part.
Back 2 School. Watercolor part
We will paint a lovely scene using wet-in-wet watercolor technique.
Lesson 2. Bales on the Bluff
We will learn to draw a cylinder, make an unusual сomposition, and paint the sky.
46 min
Bales on the Bluff. Value study
We will make a value study for the future painting and analyze tones in a reference photo.
Bales on the Bluff. Pencil part
We will prepare a pencil drawing for a future painting.
Bales on the Bluff. Mixing colors
We will mix colors out of 3 pigments and see what shades we will need for the watercolor part.
Bales on the Bluff. Watercolor part
We will make a painting focusing on conveying the vast spaces of the sky and field.
Lesson 3. Afternoon, Rome
We will learn to simplify architectural forms, depict a reflection, and save white paper when painting with watercolor.
46 min
Afternoon, Rome. Value study
We will make a value study for the future painting and analyze tones in a reference photo.
Afternoon, Rome. Pencil part
We will prepare a pencil drawing for a future painting.
Afternoon, Rome. Mixing colors
We will mix colors out of 3 pigments and see what shades we will need for the watercolor part.
Afternoon, Rome. Watercolor part
We will paint quite a complex cityscape, simplifying architecture and making a realistic reflection.
Lesson 4. Sanpoil Autumn (Autumn Homestead)
We will learn to mix rich color, work from a photo and add a figure to make a scene more interesting.
49 min
Sanpoil Autumn.
Value study
We will make a value study for the future painting and analyze tones in a reference photo.
Sanpoil Autumn. Mixing colors
We will mix colors out of 3 pigments and see what shades we will need for the watercolor part.
Sanpoil Autumn. Pencil part
We will prepare a pencil drawing for a future painting.
Sanpoil Autumn. Watercolor part
We will make an autumn landscape in yellow-beige colors, creating a captivating image out of an ordinary scene.
Conclusion
Summary of techniques learned, feedback giving and creative task.
What results you will achieve at the course:
01
Learn to obtain incredible array of colors out of 3 paints
02
Start painting more freely, confidently, and quickly
03
See how to make your paintings harmonious and avoid disjointedness
- Watercolor artist from California, USA
- A signature member of NWS and AWS
- Mike has won numerous awards at art shows, he’s taken part in more than 20 national and international exhibitions as artist and juror
- He has been painting since childhood, started entering art shows as a teen and eventually earned a BFA from Utah State University
- In 2015 Mike was awarded the coveted Silver Medal of Honor at the 148th AWS International Exhibition in New York, and in 2018 he was invited to exhibit in the Masters of watercolor exhibition in St. Petersburg
We offer different plans
Standard
- 6 lessons (total 3 h 41 min)
- 4 paintings
- Access to the students' chat
- LIFETIME access to the course
- Bonus 1: 30 ArtiCoins
Premium
- 6 lessons (total 3 h 41 min)
- 4 paintings
- Access to the student’s chat
- Individual feedback from curator on each painting within 75 days
- LIFETIME access to the course
- Bonus 1: 40 ArtiCoins
Elite
- 6 lessons (total 3 h 41 min)
- 4 paintings
- Access to the student’s chat
- Individual feedback from M.Kowalski on each painting within 75 days
- LIFETIME access to the course
- Bonus 1: 50 ArtiCoins
- Bonus 2: Certificate of completion
Only 10 spots are available
Standard
- 6 lessons (total 3 h 41 min)
- 4 paintings
- Access to the students' chat
- LIFETIME access to the course
- Bonus 1: 30 ArtiCoins
Premium
- 6 lessons (total 3 h 41 min)
- 4 paintings
- Access to the student’s chat
- Individual feedback from curator on each painting within 75 days
- LIFETIME access to the course
- Bonus 1: 40 ArtiCoins
Elite
- 6 lessons (total 3 h 41 min)
- 4 paintings
- Access to the student’s chat
- Individual feedback from M.Kowalski on each painting within 75 days
- LIFETIME access to the course
- Bonus 1: 50 ArtiCoins
- Bonus 2: Certificate of completion
Only 10 spots are available
You have no risks – we support you!
No risk for you*
In case after 1–2 lessons of the coursе you realize that is not for you, YOU WILL GET YOUR MONEY BACK!
*within 14 days after payment
Freeze
Only for Premium plan – If the start date is not convenient, we freeze the course
(1 time free of charge)
Freedom & Mobility
Make your own schedule and go through the lessons at a comfortable pace – whenever and wherever you like
Certificate of completion (in Elite Plan)
Upon completion of the course for the students of Elite plan we issue a certificate. The certificate could be used as a proof of your qualification's upgrade at work (if it is related to arts) and for your private affairs as a recognition of your mastery in painting.
How is our course organized?
BEFORE COURSE
Full course program
List of course materials
Friendly community of beginner and professional artists
AT COURSE
Recorded video lessons
Watch lessons at your own pace
Closed students' chat
Feedback from artist
AFTER COURSE
Certificate of completion
Own portfolio
Skills and knowledge practiced
Part of our art community
Which materials do you need for the course?
Brushes: Mop Brush, Flat Brush, Rigger Brush, Fan Brush, Kolinsky Brush
Colours: Aureolin/Lemon Yellow/Windsor Yellow, Rose Madder Genuine/Alizarin Crimson, Cadmium Red, Yellow Ochre/Raw Sienna, Van Dyke Brown/Sepia, Cobalt Blue, Ultramarine Blue/Windsor Blue (Red Shade), Indigo, Viridian, Sap Green
You don’t need all of these colours, just a good red, yellow, blue and perhaps green and brown.
Examples of Mike's works
Frequently asked questions
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