September 25th, 2017
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...
Categories: Intermediate Lessons , All LessonsAugust 10th, 2017
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...
Categories: Intermediate Lessons , All LessonsJune 30th, 2017
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...
Categories: Intermediate Lessons , All LessonsMay 28th, 2017
Watercolor Class Preview: How to sketch a vineyard landscape composition while emphasizing the rule of thirds. How to mix primary colors on the palette with other various paints. How to use "wet in wet" technique for forests and foliage within a vineyard. Using Artist's tape for color fixes within painting along with a sponge. How to effectively apply mixtures on watercolor paper to achieve a vineyard atmosphere. 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...
Categories: Beginner Lessons , All LessonsApril 1st, 2017
"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...
Categories: Technique Lessons , Intermediate Lessons , All LessonsFebruary 23rd, 2017
Watercolor Class Preview: How to sketch an outdoor restaurant scene with letters, people, and building details. How to use appropriate brushes for specific elements such as lettering. Mix primary colors with darker colors to achieve nighttime lighting. How to use white paint for touching up details and mixing with vibrant colors. Using different brushes to tweak details with interior and exterior areas of a restaurant. 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...
Categories: Beginner Lessons , All LessonsJanuary 23rd, 2017
Watercolor Class Preview: How to use "thumbnail sketches" to plan your painting. How to mix realistic colors for vegetables. How to "balance values" throughout a painting to avoid looking like an amateur. How to paint close-ups of leaves and stems. 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 Blue Ultramarine Blue Indigo Neutral Tint Ivory Black Burnt Umber Burnt Sienna Yellow Ochre Quinacridone Gold White paint (in a tube) Watercolor...
Categories: Beginner Lessons , All LessonsJanuary 10th, 2017
Preview Of Watercolor Class On How To Paint Sand: How to paint sand without just painting brown blobs How to sketch a beach scene with umbrellas, seats, men and women, water, sand, and trees How to use different brushes for painting different things How to paint a colorful, non-traditional sky How to paint human figures in various poses How to use colors to add a "summer feeling" to the painting 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 ...
Categories: Beginner Lessons