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Watercolor Class Preview: How to use "perspective" to sketch realistic buildings and streets. How to paint clusters of buildings without looking like boring boxes. How to mix colors and paint building details of different sizes and angles. How to paint vehicles and their features such as headlights, tail lights, and tires. How to paint an active sky before sunset. Using artists’ tape to modify specific sections without jeopardizing your work. 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...

Watercolor Class Preview: How to imagine colors from a black-and-white reference photo How to sketch a standing human figure How to accurately draw a full body figure to proportion, horizontally and vertically How to mix accurate skin tones for a face Mixing different paints to get different colors for a uniform, gloves, collar, boots, and hat Techniques for painting the folds of clothing How to paint a backdrop using the wet-in-wet technique Paints On The Palette (Holbein Artists’ Watercolors) Opera Permanent Alizarin Crimson Permanent Violet Mineral Violet Cobalt Blue Cerulean Blue Peacock Blue Manganese Blue Nova Ultramarine Deep Prussian Blue Hooker’s Green Cadmium Green...

Watercolor Class Preview: How to use simple objects as subject matter for your abstract painting How to sketch thumbnails as references for shapes and proportions How to use thumbnails to play with perspective and orientation How to mix complementary colors Techniques for transforming sketches and colors into an abstract painting Paints On The Palette (Holbein Artists’ Watercolors) Opera Permanent Alizarin Crimson Permanent Violet Mineral Violet Cobalt Blue Cerulean Blue Peacock Blue Manganese Blue Nova Ultramarine Deep Prussian Blue Hooker’s Green Cadmium Green Deep Burnt Sienna Burnt Umber Indigo Payne’s Grey Sketching Paper: Parchment 100 tracing paper Watercolor Paper: Arches 140-pound coldpress watercolor paper   Brushes: Stratford...

PREVIEW Essential preparation tips with pencil and paper before your first brushstroke How to tackle your painting in multiple stages, and how to determine each stage What dimensions you should pick for your painting How scraping can be used as a watercolor technique for painting forests How to paint realistic reflections on water with wet-on-wet watercolor techniques How "lifting" watercolor techniques create the illusion of sun reflecting on water How to create "visual cues" to create the illusion of water What colors you can mix for realistic water What colors you can mix for realistic autumn forests Paints On The Palette (Holbein...

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 frame and compose a painting based on imagination, not a reference photo How to mix powerful color combinations for beautiful sunsets How to apply wet-on-wet wash techniques to paint a stunning sky How to use negative painting to create the illusion of brightness How to paint ripples in the water How to paint palm trees 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 paper, 6" x 9"...

Watercolor Class Preview: How to study and sketch cirrus clouds and mountains Drawing shapes and designing from careful observation rather than painting preconceived ideas of what objects should look like Wet-in-wet technique How to manage water and paint in order to create soft edges while painting How to paint the changing hues of the sky How to create soft vs. hard edges How to create depth according to the aerial perspective How to paint snow-capped mountains and its shadows Paints On The Palette (Holbein Artists' Watercolors) Opera Permanent Alizarin Crimson Permanent Violet Mineral Violet Cobalt Blue Cerulean Blue Peacock Blue...

Watercolor Class Preview: How to study snowy trees to prepare for a painting How to sketch realistic snowy trees without too much symmetry How to draw and paint negative space How to paint a winter scene of snowy trees and a bush Learn how to paint shadows on snow Learn about composition and how it affects a painting How to use the “lost-and-found” technique Learn how to use contrast to create depth in a painting Paints On The Palette (Holbein Artists' Watercolors) Opera Permanent Alizarin Crimson Permanent Violet Mineral Violet Cobalt Blue Cerulean Blue Peacock Blue Manganese Blue Nova Ultramarine...