LSU LEISURE COURSES
Watercolor Painting: Color Theory
Instructor: Roberta Loflin
(225) 803-6785
***Note that all courses must meet a minimum enrollment as set by instructor. Our office will
confirm that enrollment requirements have been met 3-5 business days before class is scheduled
to begin and will notify you by email (or by phone if we do not have an email address on
file).***
Supplies
In this class we will learn how to mix harmonious colors in watercolor and/or acrylic and how to
avoid mixing “mud.” We will work with limited palettes and find out that one does not need a lot
of different tubes of paint to create vibrant compositions. For those who wish to work in acrylic:
I will be working in watercolor on paper, please feel free to work on paper or other substrates of
your choice. The emphasis will be on transparent painting so using white paint will be your
choice but I will not be using it with watercolor.
Paints – watercolor or acrylic
1 warm yellow: Indian, (new) gamboge or cadmium yellow medium
1 cool yellow: Lemon, hansa or cadmium lemon yellow *Do not buy Lemon Yellow (Nickel
Titanate)
1 warm red: Cadmium red medium, Winsor red or Grumbacher red
1 cool red: Alizarin Crimson, permanent rose or Thalo Crimson
1 warm blue: (P)Thalo blue, Winsor Blue (green shade) or Prussian blue
1 cool blue: (French) Ultramarine blue
1 black
*Colors not named but similar to above colors may be used
Paper
140lb watercolor paper of good quality (I prefer Arches 140lb cold press which I will have
available for purchase in class)
Lesser quality paper is adequate for color charts and mixing colors
Palette
A covered plastic watercolor palette such as a John Pike, Robert Woods, etc. with sufficient
space for mixing colors
Brushes
#10 round, #5 round, ¾”-1” flat synthetic (nylon)
Any other brushes you may like to use
Table cover, plastic
Painting board (available at 1st class if needed)
2 plastic wide-mouthed water containers
Kitchen sponge
Paper or cotton towels
Revised 5/18/15
LSU LEISURE COURSES
Watercolor Painting: Color Theory
Instructor: Roberta Loflin
(225) 803-6785
Drawing pencil (#2 is fine); sharpener
Kneaded eraser and white eraser
11x14 drawing paper for compositions
Masking tape
Scissors
Ruler
Suggested reading:
Exploring Color by Nita Leland, North Light
Confident Color by Nita Leland, North Light
Watercolor Basics: Color by Jan Kunz, North Light
Revised 5/18/15