With wit and whimsy, as well as a passionate knowledge of the history of watercolor painting, Timothy J. Standring will hold your attention during this five/four-week class in which you’ll cover the fundamentals of painting watercolors. You’ll learn with hands-on exercises that watercolor techniques are closely aligned with paper surfaces, brushes, and even the pigments themselves. All of these have interesting properties that lend to the final painting.
You’ll experiment with cold and hot press papers, natural & artificial brushes, different brands of watercolor pigments, and how to set up your portable kit for painting on site. At the end of this short primer, you’ll be able to make your own watercolors at home or whilst traveling, with the tool kit that suits your aesthetic sensibility, be it loose and transparent, or tight and controlled!
This class will be conducted at the ASLD as well as on-site locations through the Denver Metropolitan area weather permitting.
9 x 12 watercolor pad/block Arches or Saunders Waterford, cold press
Watercolor pigments: Windsor Newton professional tubes (avoid Cotman student series): Neutral Tint, Cobalt Turquoise, Lavender, Cobalt Blue, French Ultramarine, Windsor Violet, Sap Green, Permanent Alizarin Crimson, Cadmium Red, Cadmium Orange, Burnt Sienna (Daniel Smith), Burnt Umber (DS), Raw Umber (DS), Yellow Ochre [Holbein], Lemon Yellow, Ivory Black, and Chinese White
Fuumuui Professional Watercolor brushes
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Two containers for water (Sea to Summit brand collapsible from REI is terrific).
Air Tight or Holbein watercolor palette: Air tight 20 well, 5 x 10.75 inches
2 oz pump spray bottle
Small sponge
Roll of Viva soft paper towels
