Understanding the Palette and Color with Trevor Young

Class | Currently Unavailable

2129 S Street, NW Washington, DC 20008 United States
Room 3A
Beginner-Intermediate
9/22/2025-12/1/2025
10:00 AM-1:00 PM EDT on Mon
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$525.00

Understanding the Palette and Color with Trevor Young

Class | Currently Unavailable

This class will focus on color, feeling, and vibrancy. Using simple still life, students will explore color dichotomies using value, saturation, and emphasis on temperature. This class will demonstrate methods of creating palettes and using specific techniques to create fully saturated paintings with fresh brush marks.

  • WSS is closed the week of thanksgiving, all classes will conclude the first week of December.
  • Materials List - These are the materials you will need to bring with you for this class.

    • Specific brushes needed: An assortment of brushes in various sizes and shapes—these should be soft brushes that are ready for use. Please do not use hard bristle brushes.

    • A small assortment of palette knives (at least 2)

    • Multiple surfaces in various sizes. Minimum size is 8” x 10”. For the larger sizes, Trevor recommends a minimum of 18” x 24”. This will be expanded on in class. All canvases must be toned prior to class. It is best to tone with acrylic paint. Tone in a mixture of Yellow Ochre.

    • Disposable Paper Palette, no smaller than 12” x 16” (the larger the better, please no small palettes) 

    • Paper towels or rags - WSS does not provide these for personal use while painting

    • Dish Soap - for personal use to clean brushes 

    • Container for oil or acrylic mediums or solvents to take home. Please note this material cannot be disposed of in WSS sinks. 

    • Colors for Palette (you may paint with Oil or Acrylic, but Oil is recommended; Gamblin 1980 is an affordable choice): 

      • Cadmium red medium 

      • Cadmium red light 

      • Alizarin crimson or Quinacridone Magenta 

      • Cadmium yellow or Cadmium yellow light 

      • Cadmium orange (optional) 

      • Yellow ochre 

      • Raw umber 

      • Ivory black 

      • Titanium white

      •  Cerulean blue, King’s blue, Sevres blue, or Pthalo Turquoise (Plaza brand: https://www.plazaart.com/plaza-artists-oil-37ml-phthalo-turquoise) (choose one) 

      • Cobalt blue 

      • Ultramarine blue

      • If using oil paint: Small jars with lids (minimum 2 for solvents and mediums) 

      • Odorless thinner such as Gamsol, a small jar

      • A small bottle of Gamblin’s Galkyd (4.2 or 8.5 oz.)

      • Optional: Straight edge Viewfinder (for example: https://www.dickblick.com/products/viewcatcher/)

    If using acrylic paint:

    • Water cup 

    • Small spray bottle

    • A small bottle of acrylic medium (2 or 4 oz.), gloss finish (Golden recommended). 

    • Golden Acrylic Retarder is also a good medium.

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