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How To Copy A Famous Monet Painting Of Water Lilies
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 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
- Titantium Buff
- Pink
Watercolor Paper: 210-pound Hahnemuhle Cornwall watercolor paper (12×16)
Brushes:
- Escoda Synthetic Brush (size 20)
- Snap Brush
- Need round Brush (size 10)
- Need round Brush (size 8)
- Rigger Brush
- Flat Brush
- Regular Toothbrush
Miscellaneous:
- A towel, rag, or tray to rest brushes on
- 3 inch craft gum tape (2 inch commonly sold in most art stores)
- Graph Gear 1000 mechanical pencil w/ 0.7 lead (for sketching/tracing)
- White artist’s tape (used for borders and also as a guideline while painting)
- Watercolor paints and palette
- Auxiliary tray for additional colors
- Cup of water
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Initial Sketch (Click to Enlarge)
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