What if there was an easier way to make meaningful art?
There is! Underneath dynamic paintings is a pattern of light and dark shapes that lend themselves to impactful art. Most people don't know how to see them so I've created a tool to help.You'll be able to see your uploaded photo in black and white, in simple posterized shapes with or without a grid.
See Like An Artist. See Your Image Reduced in Value
Download with or without a grid to translate it to a sketch or painting.
Tap on Your Photo to Get a Sense of What Color Families are Involved.
Then click on the mix map to see a plan to get 'there'.
About This Class
Color Chart Lesson
A printable sheet with a lesson to match colors and their values in whatever medium you're comfortable with.
A Color Map Plan
Designed to help you get a sense of what colors are involved in your uploaded photo and how they relate to the chart.
See Shapes Start to Finish
Lesson to show start to finish how to apply the posterizer + the color map to make a sketch.
Example Curriculum
- Welcome! Instructions. (8:23)
- Posterizering Tool
- Transferring Your Gridded Photo to a Sketch (16:56)
- From Posterizer to Paint: Making a Color Chart (20:03)
- Acrylic and Gouache Materials I like with Shoppable Link
- A small shape driven study (22:20)
- Putting it All Together: a 40 Minute Demo (40:31)
- Ready for more painting practice?
- Ready to choose stronger reference photos?
What's Included?
Unlimited access for one year to the class and digital tools. You'll need reference photos to upload. JPEG and PNG. No Heic. To follow along with the lessons included you can use whatever medium you prefer.