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Travel Sketching in Italy: Simplify a Complex Scene

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Ciao! In this class, we’re going to learn a few techniques for quickly capturing a complex scene, with Italy as our muse.

First, we’ll focus on getting the major shapes in place by measuring how they fit into the frame and how they fit next to each other.

Second, we’re going to use wet-into-wet watercolor techniques to capture the feeling of stone and tile without actually drawing every single stone and every single tile.

Third, we’re going to use wet over dry techniques to add in shadows and a few bright colors and other details.

The idea is to get the major shapes and the light and shadows right, and then to simplify everything else.

Learn these simple tricks, and you can paint all of Italy with a pen, watercolor, and a sketchbook.  Just be sure to bring me along!

Syllabus

  • Introduction
  • Project & Supplies
  • Pencil
  • Pen
  • Brush Pen
  • First Watercolor Layer
  • Second watercolor layer
  • Final Thoughts

Taught by

Amy Stewart

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