Materials Needed The first method only requires supplies from the Watercolor Jumpstart Suggested Supply list. It’s the method I use most often for small drawings, and the method we use when I teach this class in person. If you wind up doing a lot of transferring, you may want to investigate the other two methods…
This is just one way to set up your workspace. It was designed for a class where we each had only a small amount of space, so it might help if you only have a small space in which to set up your watercolors. If you can find a small space where you can leave…
Course Content Course Home Page Getting Started Project 1 — Spring Chickadee Project 2 — Marbles in the Sun Project 3 — Rainbow Rose Window Project 4 — Dawn and Dusk at the Lake Project 5 — Daisies in a Jar Project 6 — Fisherman’s Wharf Sketch
Note: This support is a lightweight board only suitable for taping down small sheets of paper, not for stretching paper. If you have already learned how to stretch watercolor paper, feel free to keep using that method and whatever support you normally use. Stretching paper gives a better result, but I’ve designed this course so…
Course Content Course Home Page Getting Started Project 1 — Spring Chickadee Project 2 — Marbles in the Sun Project 3 — Rainbow Rose Window Project 4 — Dawn and Dusk at the Lake Project 5 — Daisies in a Jar Project 6 — Fisherman’s Wharf Sketch
In this lesson, you will learn how to quickly and neatly tear a large sheet of watercolor paper into smaller sizes, without needing a ruler, scissors or a knife. Benefits of tearing down a larger sheet: NOTE: Pre-cut sheets, pads or blocks ordered online are sometimes now less expensive than larger sheets ordered online (probably…
For information about the supplies used in this class, see the Recommended Supply List. Recommended Supplies for Watercolor Jumpstart This is just a suggested list, for those who don’t have supplies already. If you already have some supplies, start there. No need to buy more stuff unless you run into problems. The most likely difficulties…
What Will I Learn? I call this sort of simple painting a “silhouette” painting. At sunrise, sunset or in fog, all you can really make out are silhouettes, so this gives you a simple strategy for building paintings of your own. Lay an interesting base wash that suggests sunrise, sunset or fog, and then trace…
What Will I Learn? Then you’ll explore the range of colors you can mix with a particular red, yellow and blue watercolor. The exercise example was created with the colors recommended for Watercolor Jumpstart, but it’s a great exercise to try with other pigments, too. Don’t try to match the example exercise. It might not…
What Will I Learn? Then you’ll use your understanding of highlights and shadows to paint three cat’s-eye marbles in the sunlight. Project Prerequisites: Supplies You Will Need: Note: Set your printer to “no scaling” or “print actual size” instead of “fill page” to print the templates at the correct size for your watercolor paper. Course…
What Will I Learn? In this project, you’ll learn how to Suggesting something with a few quick brush marks is one of the hallmarks of watercolor painting. It takes practice, but pays big dividends, especially if you aspire to paint on location. Supplies you will need: Course Content Course Home Page Getting Started Project 1…
These short preliminary lessons will help you get your materials set up and ready to paint.
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