Intermediate Lessons

Preview Of Class On Copying A Famous Sargent Painting: Learn how to paint Sargent’s Under the Rialto Bridge Learn how to use asymmetry to make your composition visually interesting Use soft and hard edges to create texture Paint interesting shadows Learn how to apply a graded wash Learn how to use value to add drama to a painting Learn how to balance warm and cool colors Learn how to use the wet-in-wet technique to create different values Learn how to use the dry brush technique to create textured strokes Learn how to create depth in water Paints: Holbein Artists’ Watercolors Raw Sienna...

Preview Of Class On Copying A Famous Monet Painting: How to turn an oil painting into a watercolor painting. How to copy Monet's techniques and style and paint like a legendary oil painter. How to work with cool and warm colors. How understand size and distance when working with an object. How to lay objects on top of water. How to paint reflections on water without turning everything into a muddy mess. The importance of adding detail to non-difficult pieces. The importance of depth. The importance of approach (standard light to dark). Paints: Holbein Artists’ Watercolors Lemon Yellow Orange Bright Orange Permanent...

Preview Of Class On Copying An Abstract Oil Painting Using Watercolor: How sketch for an abstract painting. How to approach a painting that relies heavily on cool colors. The importance of color in abstract art. Watercolor techniques for copying an oil painting How to add perspective from angle How to manipulate colors to give your painting more emotion. How to paint create a figure with multiple colors. How to use bright colors without making them look light. Paints: Holbein Artists’ Watercolors Lemon Yellow Orange Bright Orange Permanent Alizarin Crimson Cadmium Red Light Lavender Deep Purple Deep deep Purple (Mineral Violet) Olive...

In this lesson, you’ll learn how to combine elements from different reference images, and how to paint them so that they harmonize on the page. You’ll also learn how to paint naturally colorful elements without creating a muddy color. You ready? Let’s dive in! PREVIEW How to paint sections of color. How to paint layers. How to overlap sketches. How to manipulate colors to give your painting more emotion. How to paint create a figure with multiple colors. How to fix mistakes and remove watercolor when you mess up. How to use bright colors without making them look like light....

Watercolor Class Preview: How to prepare and sketch a busy scene featuring a lake, wharf buildings, street, and urban forest background. How to modify your painting away from the original picture. Using earthy and primary colors to achieve highlights, shadows, and color balance. Using different brushes to achieve particular strokes for various objects. How to use white paint safely and not mess everything up. Paints On The Palette (Various Brands) Lemon Yellow Orange Bright Orange Permanent Alizarin Crimson Cadmium Red Light Lavender Deep Purple Deep deep Purple (Mineral Violet) Olive Green Chromium of Oxide Viridian  Cobalt Green Leaf Green Cerulean Blue Cobalt...

Preview Of Class On Boat & Water Scene With Reflections: How to study and sketch a wharf scene with a sailboat and forest. How to prepare to paint reflections on water. How to apply the “wet in wet” technique to a forest, a sky, and a body of water. How to mix primary colors with earth colors to achieve a relaxing and immersive atmosphere. Mixing white paint with various colors to achieve different levels of transparency within a painting. Mixing colors on watercolor paper to achieve ripple effects. Paints On The Palette (Various Brands) Lemon Yellow Orange Bright Orange Permanent...

Watercolor Class Preview: How to prepare color schemes for plein air paintings. Why you want to scribble an initial thumbnail sketch. How to pick the right size of watercolor paper for plein air. Why temperature and wind should influence your planning. How to paint fields. How to paint trees. How to paint shadows. How to paint clouds. How to paint blue skies. When to let paint dry before continuing. How to paint mountains.   Reference Photo    Initial Sketch   Final Painting   What does yours look like? Send it to us via a message on our Facebook page so we can...

"What Should I Paint?" Watercolor Class Preview: How bad scenery can be your answer to, "What should I paint?" How to turn bad reference photos into inspiration for your next painting. How to analyze and plan a painting where you'll fix the reference photo as you go. How to sketch a wharf scene omitting basic shapes and re-compositing objects of interest. How to mix primary and complementary colors to achieve color balance and textures effectively. Using a toothbrush for the "splatter" technique on particular colors such as white paint. Paints On The Palette (Various Brands) Lemon Yellow Orange Bright Orange Permanent...