Paul Foxton, Artist and Teacher

Inspiration and practical advice for aspiring realist artists

Colour Doesn’t Have to be Hard

Get "The Keys to Colour", a free, 6 part email course for realist artists that will unlock colour for you

  • Mix the colour you want accurately, first time
  • Learn to see and understand values
  • Paint realistic light and shadow

Why is colour still such a struggle?

Over and again, I hear the same difficulties when I ask people about colour:

  • 1. Mixing the colours you see accurately
  • 2. Seeing colour as value and getting the values right
  • 3. colour that is either too garish or too dull

If you struggle with these things you're not alone. But these difficulties can be solved with a clear understanding of colour.

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About Paul

Artist and Teacher. Obsessed with colour.

Who I am, and how I can help you

I teach colour to realist artists who want to be able to match the colours they see, mix any colour accurately, and move forward with creating beautiful work of their own.

I'm a realist painter and I'm mostly self taught.

When I started learning to paint realism seriously, there were a lot of hurdles to overcome. But none so difficult as colour.

Eventually, through meeting Graydon Parish, I discovered Munsell. It unlocked colour for me.

After working with it for a number of years, I reached a point where I realised that colour really doesn't have to be hard.

All you need is a practical approach to colour.

Now I'm making a living as an independent artist and my dream has come true. I believe it can for you too, but not if you're held back by difficulties at the easel - especially when those problems can be solved.

Realistic colour is most artists' biggest problem. I can help you solve it.

Subtle, Natural Colour

Here's what you'll get from the Keys to Colour

Colour Mixing Solved

Learn a simple method to mix any colour you need accurately, every time

Understand value as never before

Discover how to see value as a separate element of colour and make stronger pictures.

5 clear steps, right in your inbox

This free course will just pop into your in box every three days with a simple exercise that will help you understand a new area of colour.

Confidence

Know your learning the right things and get feedback from other artists in the community.

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Online Colour Courses

My colour courses will teach you how to mix any colour you want quickly and efficiently, and use colour to model form convincingly in light and shadow.

Course Features

  • All online and downloadable
  • Lifetime access
  • Completely flexible - learn at your own pace
  • personal feedback from me in the facebook group
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Hear what artists have to say

The Mastering Color course is the most thorough and well thought out learning experience I’ve ever had. Paul explains every step and you feel he is right beside you helping you along the way."
Judy Warner
Before this course I had an intuitive way of colour mixing. Paul's course provided me a systematic route to mix any colour. The approach of the course is well-balanced: it is challenging without becoming frustrating. Paul challenges you to get the best out of yourself with personal and constructive feedback"
Bert Van Der Laan
Thanks to Paul Foxton for his excellent videos explaining the Munsell system. One can never learn enough about color."
Kathleen Speranza
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