How to Print Photos and Templates Poster Size (using Adobe Acrobat Reader)
You can use letter-size paper and the free Adobe Acrobat Reader software (you probably already have it—it’s what most computers use to open PDFs) to print a photo or template “poster-size”. It all matches up with small overlaps to be easily taped together into a large image for transferring to your watercolor paper.
Course Content
Preliminaries
Project 1 — Crescent Moon in a Pre-Dawn Sky
- Project 1 Overview & Handouts
- How and Why to Stretch Your Watercolor Paper
- How to Mix Watercolor Washes for Larger Areas
- How to Print Photos and Templates Poster-Size (Using Adobe Acrobat)
- How to Resize Rectangles Proportionally (with no calculating)
- A Less-Messy Way to Spatter Watercolor Paint and Masking Fluid
- Three Ways to Mask a Crescent Moon
- Project 1 Design and Planning
- Project 1 Paint-Along
- Working With Reference Photos for Skies
Project 2 — Dramatic Clouds at the Beach
- Project 2 Overview & Handouts
- Color Mixing for Skies and Clouds in Watercolor (Daytime Skies)
- Three Ways to Create Clouds in Watercolor by Lifting
- Working on Saturated Paper to Practice Wet-into-Wet Techniques
- Painting Dark Clouds on a Lighter-Value Sky
- Using Multiple Washes to Create Clouds Layers
- Painting Light Clouds on a Darker-Value Sky Using Negative Painting Wet-Into-Wet
- Preserving Soft-Edged Highlights with a Gum Arabic Resist
- Project 2 Design and Planning
- Project 2 Paint-Along