The Silent Structure of Color

April 15, 2026
|By Alex Righetto

Color is one of the most powerful, and most misunderstood, tools in painting.
In this course you will learn the fundamental structure behind color: how perception, value, and light shape what we see.
Instead of guessing, you will gain a clear framework for making confident color decisions in your painting

Course Outline

  1. Still Life Under-painting Part 6
  2. What Color Really Is - Part One
  3. What color Really Is - Part Two
  4. Color as a Human Experience
  5. From Vision to Painting
  6. A Walk Outside to Understand Light
  7. Direct Light vs. Indirect Light
  8. The relationship Between Light and Shadow
  9. Light Family and Shadow Family
  10. The Three Dimensions of Color
  11. Value and the Neutral Value Scale
  12. Hue
  13. Chroma
  14. The Munsell System
  15. Introduction to the Painting Palette
  16. Introduction to Oil Painting Materials
  17. How to Clean Your Brushes
  18. How to Store Oil Paints
  19. Preparing Panels For Practice
  20. Painting a Sphere
  21. Anastacia's Portrait - Part 1 (Initial Stages)
  22. Anastacia's Portrait - Part 2 (Development of the Planes)
  23. Anastacia's Portrait - Part 3 (Adding Details)
  24. Building a Neutral Value Scale
  25. Still Life Under-painting Part 1
  26. Still Life Under-painting Part 2
  27. Still Life Under-painting Part 3
  28. Still Life Under-painting Part 4
  29. Still Life Under-painting Part 5
  30. Creating a Yellow Scale
  31. Creating a Red Scale
  32. Painting the Still Life in Colors - part 1
  33. Painting the Still Life in Colors - part 2
  34. Painting the Still Life in Colors - part 3
  35. Painting the Still Life in Colors - part 3
  36. Painting the Still Life in Colors - part 4
  37. Painting the Still Life in Colors - part 5
  38. Painting the Still Life in Colors - part 6
  39. Massing – Virginia Portrait
  40. Under-painting – Virginia Portrait
  41. Background and Hair – Virginia Portrait
  42. Basic Face Structure – Virginia Portrait
  43. Details Face Structure – Virginia Portrait
  44. Face Details and Eyes – Virginia Portrait
  45. Introduction
  46. Why Most Artists Struggle with Color
  47. About Me
  48. What Makes a Good Painting?
  49. Get Out of the Studio
  50. Create an Online Knowledge Folder
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