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Painting Realistic Watercolors

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Description Learn realist techniques every watercolorist should know! Join Mario Robinson as he shares the secrets to radiant watercolor works. Establish your subject’s light, middle and dark values with a tonal underdrawing. Learn proper techniques for stretching your paper to achieve a pristine surface. Create symmetrical features and mass big shapes using intuition to achieve a more natural appearance. Work through a monotone wash, explore water manipulation and work wet into wet for optical color mixing. Finally, build form and dimension into your watercolor work with a special drybrush technique. Discover the keys to luminous, expressive watercolor paintings today!

Syllabus

  • Class Preview
  • Preparatory Study
  • Preparing to Paint
  • Monochromatic Block-In
  • Adding Color
  • Water Manipulation
  • Drybrush Techniques

Taught by

Mario Robinson

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