Painting Light 101

This beginners class covers all of the basics of light and color for painting, starting very simple, even covering the essentials of software needed to start painting digitally. The focus is about learning to see and recognize the science and art of light and how to replicate this in simple paintings. During this 6 week class students will learn how to paint anything they see and how to observe light in the world around them. 7+ hours of lecture (with permanent access and no time limits) Weekly assignments and downloads (you do not need to complete this in 6 weeks, take are your own pace) plus Imagination Bonus exercises Subtitles in 10 languages (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, German, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish) Week 01 - The basics, tools and painting simple geometry Week 02 - Adding some complexity and understanding blending Week 03 - The science of light.. reflections, refraction and shadows Week 04 - Color temperature and color relativity Week 05 - Speed painting and learning to see the most important elements Week 06 - Bloom, Dynamic range, and final detail painting