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Color Theory (Udemy.com)

For colorists of all levels

Created by: Lisa Mitrokhin

Last updated December 2022

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What you will learn

  • Learn the correct artist terminology for everything
  • Master the most famous color palettes
  • Learn the importance of color value and contrast
  • Learn to calibrate your own pencil sets for professional coloring
  • Practice on professionally drawn charts and illustrations
  • Improve your coloring skills by a magnitude

How it compares

Against the other 413 rated Udemy courses in Graphic Design on CourseDuck:

  • Rating4.6 out of 5higher than 65% of them
  • Reviews143#266 of 414 by number of reviews
  • Length4 hoursshorter than 59% of them
  • Last updatedDecember 2022earlier than 70% of them

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Course Description

Understanding color isn't just an art form, it's science, and it dates back to antiquity. Upon completing of this course, your coloring will get a facelift. Those who see your new coloring pages will assume you went to an art university and know all the secrets of the masters.

Even though the entire four-lesson course is available to you from the start, I highly encourage you to take a full week to watch each lesson recording and do the corresponding homework. Please don't rush. Take your time.

In these four long lessons presented in many short segments I will teach you everything I learned while getting my art degree about color perception, the color wheel, primary, secondary and tertiary colors, color combos and how they enhance the image an its message, how to use color to convey mood, shades, tints and tones, contrast, saturation, value, and much more.

Basic coloring skills are required for this course, but advanced and expert level colorists will greatly benefit from all this information as well. You will be learning university-grade information, so bring your notebooks.

Please share your homework as you complete it and don't hesitate to ask questions.

If you're ready to take your coloring to the next level, I'll see you in class!

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Instructor Details

Lisa Mitrokhin

I am a life-long artist, and now an art instructor and a YouTuber. I believe that anyone can achieve amazing drawing and coloring results. The trick is understanding WHY certain effects work.
My teaching style allows students to follow along with me and complete every course armed with enough tools to apply my effects to any other art projects.

Come learn from me. I'll see you in class.

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Reviews

4.6

143 ratings on Udemy

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By Farideh Montakhab on 9/27/2026

I am a colorist and an Artist , love ❤️ colors , by listening and following the this course thought by Lisa Mitrokhin, I believe that she is absolutely magnificent and a magical Artist , colorist and very detail oriented plus being a gentle teacher, she possesses the calm voice that is engaging and inviting! I am very happy to have come across this course , I am also going to take her other courses , which I believe would add greatly to my skill and the appreciation of painting, the correct and inspiring way ! ☀️❤️️

By Charlene Strickmann on 7/28/2025

I decided to buy this course in order to learn about color combos that make our home cozier. Instead I went to buy pencils in a lot of shades, tints and so on. The course itself is great. I was lurked into coloring while I was looking for some kind of interior design tips. :D

By Hailey driver on 7/7/2025

This class was amazing ! The instructor and her teaching style most of all. I feel like I learned so much, even after being an artist for years, since beginning this class I’ve colored in a lot of my own drawings and choosing colors was such a fluid experience vs. before taking this class. I want to find other courses from this teacher to take, she kept me so focused and wanting more throughout the entire class

By David Wong on 7/9/2023

The material has been eye opening. There were some concepts that I thought that I had understood, but that was more from a theoretical point of view rather than reality/in practice. Once you go through this course, I guarantee that you’ll understand color and how to use your media (like colored pencils) better.

By Ebany Rodriguez on 4/19/2023

I have learned a lot in this course. Love the way Lisa teaches. When I came in to take this course I did not know much about color theory. By the end of the course I have a good understanding of color theory. She explains everything very simple and in a way anyone can understand. I recommend this course to anyone who wants to learn about Color Theory.

By Christina John on 2/17/2023

It’s really good for the basic knowledge of colour and different colour schemes and helped me understand how i can make my artwork look more attractive using the right method or using the right theme especially when it comes to conveying moods through art

By Xia Laniel on 2/8/2023

I really enjoyed this course. It refreshed some things I had forgotten about, and even taught me new things! This course is very user friendly and comprehensive, and Lisa does a wonderful job explaining all the technical terms without confusing you or making you feel lost. I will keep referring back to this material so I can remain sharp and aware of my use of colors, tones, tints, shades, and contrast!

By Heather Eichholz on 1/31/2023

I am also a member of the instructor's group on mighty networks named TALM. It is a great place for engaging with other people, getting feedback, joining in on special events, and improving your skills. This Lisa is an extremely talented individual who loves what she does and it comes through in her lessons and courses! She is one of those individuals capable of taking theoretical and intimidating concepts and making them understandable by giving you the broken down, understandable steps. I discovered her on youtube in 2020 and have loved her energy and teaching style since.

By Sabrina Imbrogno on 1/20/2023

Very nice overview of color theory. It's explained in a way that allows the application, of color theory concepts, to coloring pages, right away. Thank you!

By Sahiti on 8/27/2026

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Overall Score : 92 / 100