Advanced Lessons

Watercolor Class Preview: How to paint liquid without breaking a sweat. Why a "compositional rough" is worth sketching before painting a single stroke. Watercolor techniques for painting glass and subtle reflections. How to paint shadows and highlights for lemons, which tend to be reflective. Why adding a simple background can make a lot of sense when painting glass. How to mix colors for bringing out fine details. Paints On The Palette (Holbein Artists' Watercolors) Cadmium Yellow Light Aureolin Cadmium Yellow Orange Cadmium Red Deep Permanent Alizarin Crimson Opera Ultramarine Deep Cobalt Blue Cerulean Blue Peacock Blue Payne’s Grey Neutral Tint Paper: Arches 140-pound coldpress watercolor...

Watercolor Class Preview: How to capture a person’s likeness using watercolor paints How to convert a black-and-white picture into a full-color painting How to plan and sketch a person’s profile or portrait How to mix skin color, and determine different values and tones depending on the lighting How to paint crisp edges versus turning edges How to use a scrubber brush to create highlights How to paint a “wrapping” effect for clothing Creating a “lost and found” effect to make a painting more dramatic Learn how to paint folds and wrinkles on clothing How to invent an interesting background out of...

Watercolor Class Preview: How to paint an animal portrait from start to finish How to sketch effectively from a reference photo Why drawing simple shapes when you first begin your drawing Why it is best to draw lightly and not too heavy when making your sketch Why it is important to start with the light color values first and working your way to the darker values as you go How to create animal fur texture using a special brush technique How to create a focal point in order to bring attention to your painting How squinting can help you see the...

Watercolor Class Preview: Lavar gives a live lesson to a live audience, complete with questions from the audience How to paint a realistic dog portrait Why sketching and tracing paper is your safety net if your entire painting falls apart How to create highlights with liquid frisket (also called masking fluid) without ruining expensive brushes How your painting process affects balance Why it's useful to compare the process of painting to the process of building a house How to paint realistic animal fur How to layer your painting for realistic results How to lift paint How to paint delicate areas Why...

Watercolor Class Preview: Kung gives a live lesson to a live audience, complete with questions from the audience Learn to paint a photo-realistic white fox How to plan your painting from light values to dark values How to preserve parts of white paper using liquid frisket before you begin painting How to prep and protect a paintbrush with liquid soap before using it with liquid frisket Learn about the differences, pros, and cons of natural hair and synthetic paintbrushes How to wet your pallet of colors with a spray bottle before you begin painting How to prep your watercolor paper with...

Watercolor Class Preview: Lavar gives a live lesson to a live audience, complete with questions from the audience How to use watercolor frisket to preserve the white of the canvas to create highlights Learn about the properties of different watercolor paints, paintbrushes, watercolor paper, and illustration boards Learn about the grisaille watercolor painting technique and how to use it in your painting Learn to paint with glazes to create the texture of fur Why it is important to pay close attention when painting the dark shadow shapes of your picture How to fix a mistake by lifting color with a...

Watercolor Class Preview: How to paint a portrait of a caucasian male How to paint a male face How to paint a shirt How to paint a saxophone How to paint an abstract background What colors to use for an abstract background Why paint standing up How to mix colors for painting skin tones Why an enjoyable environment and pleasant state-of-mind will produce better paintings How to paint gray hair How to pick colors for highlights, mid-tones, and shadows How to paint metallic textures Reference Photo   Final Painting           What does yours look like? Send it...