Get started with the fundamentals of watercolor painting, learning how to choose the right papers, paints, and brushes. We will study the color wheel, practice mixing colors, and learn about value. You will explore techniques in direct painting, wet-on-wet, dry brush, and washes. We will be painting still-lifes by the end of the class. At the completion of this class, students will have a basic understanding of watercolor and its special qualities and techniques that will save them lots of time and frustration and enable them to move forward in future watercolor classes.
- Watercolor Palette with Lid
- Watercolor Paper or Watercolor Block (9” x 12” or larger) 140lb cold press
- Watercolor Brushes (#6 and #8 round, 1”- 1 1/2” flat)
- Water Container
- Spray Bottle
- Tissues without lotion or paper towel (Viva being the best!)
- Watercolor Paints (I paint with Winsor Newton and Holbein but there are other excellent brands such as Daniel Smith and Sennelier. Bring your own favorites!)
*These are the colors I use:
Cadmium Red, Alizarin Crimson, Indian Red, Rose Dore, Cadmium Yellow, Lemon Yellow, Transparent Yellow, Yellow Ochre, Burnt Sienna, Raw Umber, Olive Green, Perylene Green, Terre Verde, Cerulean Blue, Ultramarine Blue, Cobalt Violet, Mineral Violet
