Stop guessing and start creating cohesive, professional-looking paintings with confidence. This course explores
essential color theories for artists in 4 hours of learning materials: complementary palettes, color temperature,
spectrum transitions, color vibrations, diverse palettes, and effective practice methods,
with theory explanations and painting demos.
Join thousands of artists learning from Marco Bucci, an industry professional known for making color
simple, practical, and intuitive. Includes bonus photo references and Marco’s personal digital brush pack.
Your colors look muddy and you can't figure out why
Your colors feel overstimulating or chaotic
You can’t seem to find the right balance or harmony in your palette
You’re unsure how lighting or temperature affects color choices
You’re tired of random color theory videos that never click
Color is one of the most challenging aspects of art, but it doesn’t have to be! The Color Survival Guide by Marco Bucci takes the mystery out of color and equips you with the skills to use it with confidence. Whether you're a beginner or an intermediate artist, this practical guide will help you make bold, intelligent color choices, improve your paintings, and elevate your art to a professional level. With engaging lessons, real-world examples, and clear, actionable techniques, this course is your shortcut to learning color - without endless trial and error.
Learn to select and combine colors with purpose so your choices always support the mood, lighting, and story of your painting.
Discover how light, shadow, and color temperature influence every hue you mix and apply, creating depth and realism in your work.
Build color palettes that feel balanced, unified, and visually appealing—whether you paint digitally or traditionally.
Hear from artists who've transformed their skills
"I've always felt insecure about coloring my art. When I drew traditionally I would often consider myself finished in the sketch phase because I was scared of "ruining my art" by adding color.
This course broke down color theory in a way that is easy to understand and is filled with practical exercises that I will keep using to deepen my understanding further. I will probably come back and rewatch the material again and again until I feel that it really sticks. Money well spent!"
"If there is anything Marco Bucci is known for unanimously, it is how to use color. This guide is an easy to follow, yet incredibly in depth break down of how color can be used and how to make colors on a page work in harmony...
No words are wasted in the Color Survival Guide, and you come away from it a better artist than you started. I recommend this guide for painters of every kind, digital or other, as these lessons and even the assignments can be done with both traditional and digital mediums.
These series of lessons are Marco Bucci's wheelhouse, I have never met another artist with more of a grasp on color theory than him, and his expertise shows through the elegant and thorough way he teaches in these videos."
"Marco Bucci is an excellent educator...
While there are things I think that could use deeper exposition, Marco provides more than enough information in the lessons to balance the demos' excellent content, contextualizing the lessons.
The exercises for each chapter are intuitive and ultimately freeing, if you have ever found, as I have, that working with colour to be something of a dark art, the power of which is only available to the initiated. Painting along and doing the exercises several times with different colours and images has really helped me make sense of the relative nature of colour, bringing it out of the realm of frustration and placing it more firmly into my toolbox as a painter."
"I'm obsessed observing everything, matching values, saturation, and analyzing against everything I've learned in this course. I've purchase almost every Marco's course, he's a great communicator and makes easy to get the concepts, encourage to experiment, to get your canvas and your brushes to start doing. I love putting colors against others, play with saturation, play with brushstrokes, etc.
Thank you Marco and looking forward to seeing more knowledge and experience from you."
"I enjoyed this course. I was really stuck on understanding how to get the right colours, and I was wondering, "how does this work realistically..." because I wanted it to look pleasing but still realistic. It has really helped me with the fundamentals; the choices are easier. I still go back on the course sometimes when I forget some things... This has filled a massive gap in my knowledge!"
"Marco Bucci has a special way of teaching things. And I've done a lot of different great courses on color and light! All of them very good of course. But sometimes you need someone to use just the right words to take it to another level. And this course made a lot of things click for me :)"
"I learned a lot in this class, and I would recommend this to anyone getting started in colour. Simple and concise."
"Marco Bucci's explanation of colour is a life-saver for someone who is more used to traditional art and struggles with the millions of options in digital art: he has shown me a way to paint digitally that feels akin to traditional, and helped me understand colour better than anyone else!"
"I came to this course thinking I know a lot about color, and I do. I am happy to say that I learned a lot more than I expected to learn about color from this course... Painting has already become more enjoyable and the results, stunningly improved."
"Thorough lessons about perceiving colors, their movements in different conditions. Everything is well-explained. This is just like a magic color trip to me."
"This is my first approach to colour theory and I feel it's very complete; I do need to revisit the course because there's so much content in each chapter, but that's what we want, right? A comprehensive guide. I really like the exercises in the final chapter; I feel it's something to structure my study and to begin by."
"So rich, so deep, so many path and new view opening with numerous insight and exercises to integrate and practice! Thanks so much"
"Very elaborated and detailed color guide... Thanks for the knowledge sharing and experience you pass on to others."
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I'm Marco Bucci, a professional concept artist and illustrator with over 15 years of experience in the entertainment industry. I've worked with major studios including Disney, Dreamworks, and various game development companies.
My passion lies in teaching artists the fundamental principles that make great art. Through my courses and community, I've helped over 25,000 students worldwide develop their skills and pursue their artistic dreams.
Whether you're just starting out or looking to refine your technique, my structured approach to teaching art fundamentals will help you see dramatic improvements in your work.
Is this suitable for complete beginners?
Of course! But if you’re interested in warming up to my instruction, I think the best place to begin is at my YouTube Channel. I have many short lessons there covering a whole slew of important art fundamentals.
What supplies / software do you recommend?
There are no absolute requirements, but I do recommend having a tablet (a product like Wacom or Huion, for example) as well as a digital painting application.
For traditional media, any brand of watercolors and gouache will work, though do not recommend student-grade paints. I use brands like Winsor&Newton, Holbein, and Daniel Smith. I also recommend using at least 140lb paper, as anything thinner will not be able to survive multiple washes.
How long do I have access?
You get lifetime access to all courses and materials, including any future updates.
Is there a money-back guarantee?
Yes! We offer a 15-day money-back guarantee if you're not completely satisfied.
Can I add a course certificate to my LinkedIn or resume?
Yes! You will receive a Completion Certificate at the end of each course.
Do you sell your brushes?
You bet! Check out the Brush Pack section.
Do you offer one-on-one mentorships or critiques?
I do! You can learn more and book directly here.
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