Color Journal Course: Unlock Your Creative Potential Through Color

Embark on a 6-week journey into the vibrant world of color! Whether you're a seasoned artist, a budding designer, or simply color-curious, this course will transform how you see and use color in your creative life.

What You'll Learn:

  • Explore color theory through hands-on weekly prompts

  • Develop your unique color voice and style

  • Master the art of creating powerful mood boards and color palettes

  • Discover techniques for extracting inspiring color schemes from nature and art

  • Apply color psychology to evoke specific emotions in your work

  • Gain confidence in using color across various mediums and projects

Why a Color Journal?

The color journal you'll create during this course is more than just a collection of exercises—it's a personal roadmap of your color journey. Here's why it's invaluable:

  1. Visual Reference: Your journal becomes a personalized color encyclopedia, a go-to resource for future projects.

  2. Skill Development: Each entry represents growth in your color understanding and application skills.

  3. Inspiration Source: Flip through your journal anytime you need a creative spark or color inspiration.

  4. Progress Tracker: See your color confidence and skills evolve week by week.

  5. Professional Tool: Use your journal to showcase your color expertise to clients or in job interviews.

  6. Mindfulness Practice: Creating color studies can be a meditative, stress-relieving activity.

Course Stucture:

This is not a live or Zoom-based class, but a flexible, self-paced exploration guided by weekly email prompts and enriched by community interaction.

  • 6 weeks of guided color exploration

  • Weekly prompts delivered directly to your inbox every Monday

  • Flexible schedule to fit your lifestyle

  • 3-4 Pinterest boards per week:

    1. Inspiration Boards: Filled with examples and ideas related to the prompt

    2. Student Showcase: Where you'll upload your work and engage with peers

  • Engage with a community of fellow color enthusiasts on a private Pinterest board

  • Lifetime access to course materials—revisit and continue your color journey anytime

How it works:

  1. Receive in-depth weekly prompts via email

  2. Create your color explorations in your physical or digital color journal

  3. Share your work on our private Pinterest board

  4. Engage with fellow color enthusiasts through comments and feedback

  5. Apply your new color knowledge to your personal or professional projects

Who This Course is For:

  • Artists looking to deepen their understanding of color

  • Designers wanting to enhance their color selection skills

  • Students seeking to build an impressive color portfolio

  • Crafters aiming to elevate their projects with confident color choices

  • Anyone passionate about exploring the world of color

No prior color theory knowledge is required—just bring your curiosity and enthusiasm!

What You'll Need:

  • A color journal (sketchbook) or digital equivalent

  • Your preferred art supplies (paints, colored pencils, digital tools, etc.)

  • A Pinterest account (free to create)

  • Curiosity and enthusiasm for color!

Pinterest Requirement:

This course utilizes a private Pinterest board for sharing work and engaging with other students. If you don't already have a Pinterest account, please follow these steps:

  1. Go to www.pinterest.com

  2. Click "Sign up" to create a new account

  3. Follow the prompts to set up your profile

Once you've enrolled, send us your account name and you'll receive an invitation to join our private course board before the start date. This board will be our virtual classroom for sharing inspirations, works-in-progress, and finished pieces.

Enrollment and Payment:

This course is limited to 16 students to ensure personalized attention and a tight-knit community.

Current Status: FULL for November 4-December 16th, 2024 course.

If you are interested in future classes, please fill out the form below to join the waitlist.

Questions? Contact Lauren at laurenawager@gmail.com