Knowing basic watercolor techniques will help you to get predictable and beautiful results. Put just a little bit of time for practice and you will master your skills, train your hand and you will be able to achieve this special watercolor transparency and loosen style!
Knowing basic watercolor techniques will help you to get predictable and beautiful results. Put just a little bit of time for practice and you will master your skills, train your hand and you will be able to achieve this special watercolor transparency and loosen style!
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In this class, we will learn how to harness the power of water in watercolors. Often regarded as one of the most difficult concepts surrounding this medium, I will help you to breakdown the mysterious aspects of water control into concrete exercises.
If you've ever wanted to learn watercolor, this class is your first step. We dive into the basics like choosing supplies, how to fill up a watercolor palette, and foundational watercolor techniques -- and then we'll put them together for three fun-and-easy projects to test your new skills and lean into the magic of watercolor painting.
Welcome to my second Skillshare class! This class is aimed towards intermediate level watercolor users. If you are a beginner, please take my first class: Modern Watercolor Techniques for Beginners, as we will be referring to basic techniques throughout this class.
Here I will show you how to achieve great results painting in negative space, using either your pulse and precision skills, or masking fluid, as well as techniques for using white paint (ink or acrylics) over you watercolors.
I also demonstrate a variety of paintings I have created and explain why and how I used certain techniques.
I addition, we will dive into experimental watercolor even more, using different mediums and household supplies, including masking fluid, acetone (nail polish remover), thick grain salt… to name a few!
By the end of this class you will be able to complete an AMAZING watercolor illustration, using the various techniques we have learned. You will also begin to train your watercolor brain to think in layers and sections.
Happy to have you here!
Class Layout:
- Supplies
what are we using and how?
- Blocking Space
Using masking fluid vs negative space and when to use ink over watercolor
- Negative Space Exercise
- Masking Fluid Exercise
- Using Acrylic/Ink Over Watercolor
- Experimental Textures
- Cloud Practice
-Final Project (using all the techniques we learned)
- Painting Clouds
Are you frustrated with your progress learning to paint with watercolor? As a self-taught artist I completely understand how tricky it can be to work with watercolor and how much time and practice it takes to develop the skills necessary to be successful with the medium. But I also know that it's possible to develop those skills. Painting is not just a talent you're born with!
In Watercolor by Design, students will be guided to create their own unique, watercolor painting inspired by nature. Through use of basic design fundamentals, students will create a beautiful composition while learning about watercolor basics—such as wet-on-wet, wet-on-dry, and dry-on-dry brush techniques.