February 1st, 2018
Watercolor Techniques Class Preview: How to copy an oil painting using watercolor. How to paint patterns. How to paint layers. How to sketch and color different sections of the whole art piece without being scattered. How to manipulate colors to give your painting more emotion. How to paint using primarily warm colors. How to fix mistakes and remove watercolor when you mess up. How to give your shadows depth and dimension. Paints: Holbein Artists’ Watercolors Indigo Cobalt Blue Cerulean Blue Cobalt Green Turquoise Blue Phthalo Blue Leaf Green Chromium Green Oxide Olive Green Cadmium Yellow Lemon Naples Yellow Quinacridone Gold Gamboge...
Categories: Technique Lessons , Advanced LessonsSeptember 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 LessonsMay 31st, 2016
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...
Categories: All Lessons , Advanced 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 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 LessonsSeptember 11th, 2016
Watercolor Class Preview: How to prepare to paint a busy amusement park scene. Planning a very colorful and detailed composition. How to sketch an amusement park with a roller coaster, a log ride, and different colored buildings. How to apply "wet in wet" technique to paint mountains in the background. How to mix colors properly when painting multiple buildings. How to use white paint for details throughout the painting process. Using the "splatter" technique to add a coastal feel to the amusement park and beach. Paints On The Palette (Various Brands) Lemon Yellow Orange Bright Orange Permanent Alizarin Crimson Cadmium Red Light Lavender Deep Purple Deep...
Categories: Intermediate Lessons , All LessonsAugust 31st, 2016
Watercolor Class Preview: How to paint a racing horse. How to draw a race horse and jockey in motion. How to use color theory and complementary colors in a real painting. Using the "snap" technique to emphasize character within a painting. Blending loose abstract streaks with a realistic painting to create an illusion of movement. Applying the "wet-in-wet" technique to paint grass and sky. 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: Advanced Lessons , All Lessons