Color Theory 101 - Acrylic Masterclass (Udemy.com)
Mix colors with confidence, let go of frustration & bring that color confidence into your art practice!
Created by: Debasree Dey
Last updated August 2023
What you will learn
- Learn what is a color wheel and how to create it from scratch without a stencil.
- How to solve the muddy mix problem and learn to paint a split primary color wheel.
- Why the Color Wheel is an essential tool for artists and how it is used to create great art.
- What are the 3 building blocks of color and how knowing these properties will help us paint better.
- What is color temperature and why it is imp to understand color temperature as artists.
- 5 common types of Color Schemes and why is it essential to plan colors before starting a new painting.
How it compares
Against the other 413 rated Udemy courses in Graphic Design on CourseDuck:
- Rating4.7 out of 5higher than 81% of them
- Reviews45#377 of 414 by number of reviews
- Length6.2 hourslonger than 61% of them
- Last updatedAugust 2023earlier than 66% of them
Course Description
Have u ever tried mixing your paints and felt frustrated trying to mix the right color?
Do you struggle with 'muddy' colors and want to feel more confident when creating the color mixtures you need?
Are you having trouble telling whether the paint colors are Warm or Cool?
Are you spending too much money buying all different paint tubes to create your art?
You know what you want, but you don't know how to get there.
It's time to change that!
Not understanding color or its theory, can quickly take us out of the flow and leave us feeling frustrated.
The good news is that color doesn't have to be complicated.
This color theory course will give you a strong foundation in color while also giving you the confidence to try new things!
As Artists we must understand what color is, to know how to use it properly in our paintings.
This course covers all the basics of the Color Theory and the Color Wheel which will help you build a solid foundation and will help you make progress as an artist faster!
We will understand what is a color wheel and how to create it from scratch without a stencil.
Why the Color Wheel is an essential tool for artists and how it is used to create great art.
And how I like to create an extended color wheel that helps me create and see 72 colors or more out of just 3 colors.
With a basic understanding of the color wheel and a few hours of mixing practice, you'll be amazed at how quickly your color skills grow.
Inside the course, I share my biggest takeaway from the color wheel along with tips for muting down or desaturating colors in 3 different ways, and how knowing the value contrasts of colors help us in painting better!
One of the most confusing topics to learn about when we r just getting started in our painting journey is color temperature. Color temperature is one of the key things to understand inside this big umbrella of color theory. Understanding this will prevent us from creating muddy mixes while mixing colors and help us understand the relationship between colors.
To solve the muddy mix problem we will learn to paint a split primary color wheel from scratch, which is an incredibly powerful exercise, even for more advanced artists.
Finally, we will understand the 5 common types of Color Schemes - monochromatic, analogous, complementary, triadic & tetradic and why is it essential to plan colors before starting a new painting.
Are u ready to learn all these cool color concepts? This class is a mixture of theoretical lectures as well as practical exercises covering all the must-know information and also provides hands-on exercises for you to try on your own.
So go ahead and enroll in the course and I'll see u inside the class.
Instructor Details
- 4.7 Rating
45 Reviews
Debasree Dey
Hello, my name is Debasree Dey, a fine artist & educator from India.
I make acrylic painting tutorials inspired by nature, that are easy to understand and apply. So whether you are a beginner with no prior art experience or if u have been thinking of painting for a long and haven't got a chance to start - you can start painting along with me.
I was a beginner once and struggled to decode a painting into simpler steps. That's why I explore more effective ways of teaching and create tutorials that work for everyone.
As an educator, my work is to help people identify their inner artist, guide them to acquire painting skills & create beautiful artworks, which helps calm the mind & brings a lot of confidence & happiness as bi-product.
After teaching thousands of people in physical workshops, I'm so excited to teach you online. I hope you gain a lot of knowledge and art skills from my classes.
Look forward to connecting with you! You can see my artist life on Instagram, watch free tutorials on Youtube, and get more art inspo on Pinterest.
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Reviews
By Felicia Smith on 12/20/2025
This class is wonderful, although I am not completely done yet. It has opened my eyes in how I see color. very informative it made me a better expert when it comes to color.
By Korakrit on 3/14/2025
very clear and easy to listen to. course was well lay out in a way that easy to understand
By Olga Shynkaruk on 6/19/2024
I absolutely loved this course! So many interesting lessons and tasks. I've created lot of useful schemes and color wheels. Now I understand a color mixing and combination more much better! Thank you so much, it was a lovely journey
By Christina Poulengeris on 11/27/2023
Brilliant teaching! Everything was so clearly explained and demonstrated. Very talented teacher!
By Onyx Helene Gyldholm on 10/12/2023
This course was so informative! Especially for me, who dabbles alot in painting. I learned a lot of new terms and names for colors... She does say in the course that you dont need to recreate all the exercises she shows you, but I did that, and found it really helped the knowledge to stay, when I put it into pratice! And now I have a nice color journal filled with notes and pretty colorwheels and combinations! Thank you for providing this course, Debasree!
By Cheryl H Krull on 9/5/2023
So far I’m enjoying this course and getting a lot of good information to use in my artwork. I am learning so much from this course! The instructor has made the exercises fun and very informative. There are infinite ways to develop color schemes for my paintings without having to purchase so many tubes of paint. How cool is that. I am definitely going to check out and see if she offers any more classes!
By Maria Trinidad Lozano Suarez on 6/19/2023
Me parece muy interesante el tema. La maestra lo explica muy bien. Espero aprender mucho del tema.
By Catherine Grace on 5/29/2023
Great so far. Very thorough!
By Boben John Emanuel on 5/7/2023
Clear and simple
By Barbara Johnson on 1/14/2025
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Overall Score : 94 / 100






