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Chris Brandley Art/Unlocking Color Secrets Season 1
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Unlocking Color Secrets Season 1

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  • 121 Lessons

*Immediate access to all lessons in the course, including 13 full length painting lessons; *Bonus Library full of videos on Skill Boosters, Helpful Hints and Art Tips *Invite to our private community
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Contents

Getting Started; *Watch these first!*

You'll find helpful information in this section to help you get set up and ready to dive into the course.

Welcome to Unlocking Color Secrets!
Navigating Through the Course
Setting up your Studio Space
Steps to My Painting Process
How to tell if it's Transparent or Opaque.pdf
Oil Paint Palette Map
Acrylic Paint Palette Map
Acrylic color substitutes for oils
Studio Safety PDF
How to put a Grid on your Reference Photo
Using a Template to Trace
Gessoing a canvas

Unlocking Color Secrets Season 1

12 Full length painting lessons

Table of Contents
Hobbit Door
Hobbit Door template.pdf
Hobbit Door Reference Photo.pdf
Hobbit Door Finished Painting.pdf
Hobbit Door Part 1
Hobbit Door Part 2
Fun in the Sun
Fun in the Sun Template
Fun in Sun Reference photos.pdf
Fun in the Sun Finished Painting
Fun in the Sun Part 1
Fun in the Sun Part 2
French Country Chapel
French Country Chapel Template
French Country Chapel Reference photos.pdf
French Country Chapel painting
French Country Chapel part 1
French Country Chapel part 2
Coat of Many Colors
Coat of Many Colors Template.pdf
Coat of Many Color Reference photos.pdf
Coat of Many Colors painting.pdf
Coat of many colors part 1
Coat of many colors part 2
Heading Home
Heading Home Template.pdf
Heading Home Reference photo.pdf
Heading Home Painting.pdf
Heading Home part 1
Heading Home part 2
Lavender Impression
Lavender Impression Template
Lavender Impression reference.pdf
Lavender Impression Painting.pdf
Lavender Impression part 1
Lavender Impression part 2
Peacock Garden
Peacock Garden Template.pdf
Peacock Garden Reference.pdf
Peacock Garden Painting.pdf
Peacock Garden part 1
Peacock Garden Part 2
Tangerine Tango
Tangerine Tango Template.pdf
Tangerine Tango Reference.pdf
Tangerine Tango Painting.pdf
Tangerine Tango part 1
Tangerine Tango part 2
French Fairytale
French Fairy Tale Template.pdf
French Fairytale reference.pdf
French Fairytale painting.pdf
French Fairy Tale part 1
French Fairytale part 2
French Fairytale part 3
Italian Dressing
Italian Dressing Template.pdf
Italian Dressing Reference.pdf
Italian Dressing Painting.pdf
Italian Dressing part 1
Italian Dressing part 2
Provence Pink Roses
Provence Pink Roses Template.pdf
Provence Pink Roses References.pdf
Provence Pink Roses Painting.pdf
Provence Pink Roses part 1
Provence Pink Roses Part 2
Merry & Bright
Merry and Bright Template.pdf
Merry & Bright Reference.pdf
Merry & Bright Painting.pdf
Merry & Bright part 1
Merry and Bright part 2
BONUS! Sea Salt Part 1
Sea Salt Part 2

Helpful Hints

Tips and tricks that will help you grow as an artist. This section includes ideas for beginners as well as those wanting to grow your art business.

Principle of Contrast
How to Customize a Frame
How to Frame your Art
Understanding Value: Part 1 Value Check
Understanding Value Part 2: Value Scales
Understanding Value Part 3: Monochromatic Painting
9 Steps to a Successful Painting
Adding to a Dry Oil Painting
Transform your Reference Photo for a Better Painting: Adobe Photoshop
Transform your Reference Photo for a Better Painting: Pics Art App
One Point Perspective
Two Point Perspective
Multi-point perspective
How to Package a Painting to Ship
How to Varnish a Painting
Cleaning Up
Cradled edges
How to fix a frayed brush
How to make Prints of your Original Paintings

Skill Boosters

I created this bonus content so that you can focus on some specific skills that will help improve your painting. If you’re already an experienced painter, these exercise will be great for loosening up and going over some fundamentals again.

The Power of Color...watch first!
color wheel.pdf
Making a Color Wheel
How to make a Color Mixing Chart
How to make a Color Layering Chart
My Favorite Color Combinations
Color Temperature
How to Mix Neutrals
Contour Drawing
Blind Contour Drawing
25 Stroke Painting Challenge: Pear
25 Minute Painting Challenge demo
How to get Thick Juicy Brushstrokes
6 tips to loosen paintings