Your art is coming along nicely, but there is something missing. Something about your drawing that just isnt cohesive, it doesnt meld, it doesnt invoke what you were hoping for, and you are not sure why. Every thing is colored correctly, your trees are green and your sky is blue, but suddenly it hits you: Youre missing out on the real power of Color! Creating a palette or a color scheme for your drawing can help evoke mood and feeling, set location and time of day, season, and many other details that subtlety create a cohesive work of art.

First, you need an idea for a drawing. Lacking an idea?

Once you have a good idea of a scene, take some time and answer some questions before you start sketching.

• What time of day is it?
• Indoor or outdoor?
• Where are the light sources?

All of these questions will help you define what type of lighting will be illuminating your scene. Now to figure out what color palette or color scheme you should use with the lighting you just figured out.

• What is the feel you are trying to evoke?
• Is it a energetic painting or is it slow and calm?
• Are there any major symbols you want to subconsciously highlight?
• Is the drawing bold or subtle?
• How does the scene make you feel?

This course deals with the abstract language of color and discusses basic color principles, terminology and applications, with an emphasis on manipulating color.

Color Theory
1- Basics of Color composition
2- Color Wheel
3- color harmony and different types of color schemes
4- The three dimensions of colors

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The Instructor:

Eng. Islam Mostafa Creative and Art Director Adobe Certified Expert Photoshop Adobe Certified Instructor Adobe Certified Expert Flash CIW Associate CIW certified Internet Webmaster Site designer IBM e business certificate