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Craftsy

Better Paintings With Watercolor Sketching

via Craftsy

Overview

Description Learn watercolor sketching to paint impressive landscapes swiftly and fearlessly alongside expert instructor Angela Fehr. At the beginning of her class, you’ll get comfortable breaking down landscapes into basic shapes and values. Move on to gesture sketches, and pick up tips for creating expressive strokes, handling your brush and working with watercolor. With these essential skills covered, you’ll create a versatile color palette and use it to map out the color temperatures of your scene. Next, discover how branching out from your reference photo can help you capture your unique artistic vision. Take your skills even further by learning to create a focal point and a visual path for your sketches. Finally, bring it all together to create a finished landscape painting with refined values and just the right amount of detail.

Syllabus

  • Class Preview
  • Value
  • Gesture Sketching
  • Exploring Color
  • Color Variations
  • Focal Point
  • Putting It All Together

Taught by

Angela Fehr

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