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Ultimate guide to Watercolours for Beginners

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Overview

Watercolour is one of the most satisfying mediums to paint with. Understanding the nature of its uncontrollability, and watching the colours blend magically on the paper is what makes this medium so addictive.

Watercolour techniques is one of the most widely requested topic, so this class is all about the basic building blocks of watercolours. This class contains everything you need to know as a beginner to master watercolours.

This class is going to be in two parts:

  • The first part will focus on all the watercolor techniques, different watercolor materials, watercolor textures and everything under the sun that you will need to know to begin your art journey. 
  • The second part has several painting projects which we will be painting using the techniques that we have learnt in the first part. 

Attached, in the resources section is a free eBook written by me which collates everything discussed in this class. The ebook also contains several tips, tricks and suggestions that will help you in mastering the basics of watercolours.

Syllabus

  • Welcome to the Class
  • Part 1 - Class Project
  • Watercolour Paper
  • Watercolour Paints
  • Watercolour Brushes
  • Watercolour Swatches
  • Tonal Value
  • Wet on Wet Technique
  • Water Control
  • Wet on Dry Technique
  • Wet on Dry Washes
  • Dry Brush Technique
  • Wet on Wet Splattering
  • Wet on Dry Splattering
  • Lifting Technique
  • Negative Painting
  • Multicolour on Brushes
  • Softening Technique
  • Layering Technique
  • Layering - Glazing
  • Layering - Glazing II
  • Using Masking Fluid
  • Watercolour Textures
  • Watercolour Texture - Using Salt
  • Watercolour Texture - Using Sea Sponge
  • Watercolour Texture - Using Cotton Buds
  • Watercolour Texture - Using Kitchen Sponge
  • Watercolour Texture - Using Cork
  • Watercolour Texture - Using Cling film
  • Watercolour Texture - Using Melamine Sponge
  • Watercolour Texture - Using Bubbles
  • Welcome to Part II
  • Materials and Taping Paper
  • Class Project I - The Sunset Dessert
  • Class Project II - The Cloudy Green Landscape
  • Class Project III - The Sunset Tree Landscape
  • Class Project IV - The Red Yellow Half Moon
  • Class Project V - The Purple Pink Moon
  • Class Project VI - The Layered Mountains
  • Class Project VII - The Galaxy
  • Class Project VIII - The Rainbow Technique
  • Class Project IX - Northern Lights
  • Class Project X - The Winter Scene
  • Thank You

Taught by

Geethu Chandramohan

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