Ronnie explains why a solid understanding of color theory is the base for every painting medium.
Taking Control of Color with Ronnie Williford
Take control of color.
In this 6+ hour course, Ronnie Williford breaks down color theory and practical application through lectures, original animation, and Real-Time painting demonstrations.
You’ll learn complementary and analogous colors, limited palettes, eye fatigue, controlling grays, mixing colorful blacks, and how color theory changes when working with real paint.
Real-Time Painting Demos
High-Res Images Included
Color Theory in Practice
Learn complementary colors, analogous colors, limited palettes, color relationships, and how to apply theory directly to real paintings.
Real-Time Painting Demos
Watch Ronnie apply the lessons through 4 painting demonstrations that show how color decisions work in finished artwork.
Grays, Blacks & Eye Fatigue
Explore controlling grays, mixing colorful blacks, avoiding eye fatigue, and understanding the difference between theory and practical paint application.
Meet Ronnie Williford
Learn from a professional artist, painter, animator, sculptor, and musician with 45+ years of experience, including work with Walt Disney Feature Animation.
Lessons
01 Understanding The Color Wheel
Get a deeper understanding of color wheels and pallets.
02 Color Fake outs
Learn how color does not always behave like you would expect it to
03 Practical Application
Apply the knowledge to understand color palettes and build your own.
04 Complimentary Color Demo
Learn the importance of correct values and complimentary colors while you follow Ronnie´s exercise.
05 Painting With Grays Demo
Ronnie demonstrates the importance of planning your paintings and getting your values and tones right in the color palette selected.
06 Mixing Colorful Blacks
Find out why and how Ronnie obtains his own colorful blacks.
07 Analogous Colors Demo
Follow the analogous colors demonstration to get cool and effective graphic results.
08 Color Theory Wrap Up
Ronnie invites you to develop your own ideas and manipulate color.