Everyday Color Theory - Create Color Stories of Beauty & Meaning
I'm a Guest Teacher for Kim Pepper!! Yay!! It is truly an honor to create such a beautiful and meaningful course for Kim. She has a heart of gold and loves to see women combine thier faith and creativity. Why? Because, she knows of the goodness that follows!
Everyday Color Theory with guest teacher Melanie Fagan is a faith-nurturing, beautifully inviting approach to understanding and mixing color without intimidation. Through simple, relatable teaching and hands-on color-mixing exercises, you’ll fill your journal with rich color palettes, layered color stories, and thoughtfully guided cards that explore personal meaning, emotions, Scripture, and biblical symbolism. This isn’t just color theory; it’s an exploration of beauty, story, and the way God meets you through color in your everyday creative life.
In This Course You Will Learn:
How to mix complementary colors with confidence (and understand why they work)
How to work with complementary colors and harmonious palettes
How to create beautiful value scales, tints, tones, and shades for depth and mood
How to develop meaningful color stories inspired by everyday beauty
How to use collage as a tool for color discovery and inspiration
How to translate foundational color theory into expressive mixed media pages
How to explore the emotional, conventional, and biblical meanings of color
How to create personalized color cards for Scripture, memories, and reflection
How to build confidence in color mixing without overwhelm or formal art training
How to develop series-based pieces to strengthen creative voice and cohesion
How to see and experience God’s beauty more intentionally through color
Start Today — Even If You Don’t Feel “Artsy”
If you’ve ever looked at color theory and thought, that feels too technical… too formal… too advanced for me, this class was created with you in mind.
You don’t need an art degree. You don’t need perfect brush strokes. You don’t even need to consider yourself “creative.” You simply need a willingness to notice beauty and a desire to grow.
Everyday Color Theory isn’t about becoming a professional artist. It’s about slowing down, experimenting freely, and learning to see color as a language God already placed all around you. Through simple, guided steps, you’ll build confidence one palette at a time, discovering that color mixing can be playful, peaceful, and deeply personal.
Start today. Open your journal. Mix one color. Let this be the beginning of a softer, more confident relationship with your creativity and a fresh way to experience the beauty of the Lord woven into your everyday life.
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