

March 5th, 2018
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....
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December 28th, 2017
Watercolor Techniques Class Preview: How to copy an oil painting using watercolor. How to paint Monets famous Sunset painting. How to paint a close-up of water and waves. How to sketch and color different sections of the whole art piece and how they are all combined. How to manipulate colors to give your painting more emotion. How to paint while understanding eye-level and perception of the viewer and the art piece. How to fix mistakes and remove watercolor when you mess up. How to create reflections of objects in the water. How to understand the difference between sea and sky...
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October 19th, 2017
Click here to view in an alternate video player Immerse yourself in this quaint tutorial that shows you how to paint a window and some watercolor flowers. Artist and watercolorist William “Bill” Dunn shows how to reinterpret this scene and tell a much more colorful and creative version of this painted story. Want to watch the video version? The full tutorial is available to members of Beebly's Watercolor Painting. PREVIEW How to sketch a window sill, stone platform, and flowers in a scene. How to mix primary colors and complimentary colors. How to paint different layers of a shrubbery and flowers. How to...
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May 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...
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February 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...
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January 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...
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January 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

June 26th, 2016
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...
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