Let’s cast a spell calling for an early Spring by creating homage to the first flowers of spring in the garden.
Winter will indeed end, Spring will come again and life will go on.
Upgrade your skill level and widen up your artistic horizon!
Extend your watercolour skills while painting these beautiful, delicate and colourful early Spring blooms.
BASIC package for online self-study 4 lessons; 4 paintings; 8+ hours of detailed video tutorials. Video access: Lifetime for self-studying You always can upgrade to REVIEW.
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What this course gives you?
In this course you will learn how to use different paint characteristics and techniques to illustrate melting snow.
You will find out how easy it is to create special effects by using salt, sea sponge and water drops.
You will practice different types of watercolour washes that will help you to create 3D illusion in your painting.
You will study tonal and atmospheric perspective rules.
You will finish at least four large paintings that you can be proud of.
What is in the course?
This course contains four lessons. Each lessons materials provide a reference photo for your inspiration, a template and a full detailed video tutorial that you can watch over and over again. You will paint four Spring flower compositions.
Lesson 1
Snowdrops
In this lesson you will create a beautiful composition of snowdrops flowers with a very dark background.
The contrast that is created by the delicate almost transparent flowers and the dark air is very often seen in Spring gardens when the temperature is still very cold and the air is “thick” and wet.
Video tutorial 1 h 47 minutes
Lesson 2
Scilla
In this lesson you will learn how to use paint with granulation effect.
You will create the grains of melting Spring snow that you can see during overcast days when the air wet and cold. The days when Winter is “fighting” with Spring, but we all know that warm days are coming soon.
Video tutorial 1 h 21 min
Lesson 3
Crocuses
In this lesson you will create a beautiful composition of crocuses. Crocuses are well known first blooming flowers that bring colour to your gardens.
Crocuses symbolize joy, innocence and new beginning.
You will create snow patches on the frozen ground with semi visible dry grass. You will practice the tonal and atmospheric perspective rules to create the illusion of a 3D flower.
Video tutorial 3 h 3 min
Lesson 4
Tulipa
In this lesson you will learn how to use a salt and water drop effect to create the illusion of warm air in the Spring Garden.
Tulipa Turkmestanica or Turkish Wild Tulips bloom when there is almost no snow on the ground and the air has became warm and pleasant.
Video tutorial 1 h 48 min
Student work
Student work gallery is coming soon.
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Materials that I am going to use during the course;
This list is only for your information, there is no need to get exactly what I am using:
Watercolour paper, per lesson:
- Paul Rubens watercolour paper, 50% cotton, cold press, 300 gm2
- Or Arches watercolour paper, cotton, cold press or rough, 300 gm2
Watercolour brushes;
- Round # 10-12, # 6 and # 2; Escoda, Paul Rubens or Dainayw;
- Flat synthetic brush 3/4 and 1 1/2 or larger (Escoda, Grumbacher, Santa Fe Art Supply, Connoisseur )
- Detail brush (Princeton, Artist’s Loft, Escoda)
Artistic tape;
Watercolour board (the board which you will tape your watercolour paper to);
Watercolour palette with a large surface for mixing pigments. Alternatively, you can use a white ceramic plate.
A Pencil 2B and Eraser (kneadable);
Two large jars for water;
Paper towels;
Sea sponge (optional);
Sponge (a small pieces approximately 2x2 cm);
Salt;
Hair dryer
Watercolour paint;
Light Yellow (Lemon Yellow, Daniel Smith)
Orange (Orange Transparent, Schminske)
Rusty (Burnt Sienna, Van Gogh or Quinacridone Burnt Orange, Daniel Smith)
Pink (Opera Pink, Daniel Smith or Quinacridone Rose, Van Gogh)
Dark Pink (Rose Madder, Daniel Smith or Magenta, W&N)
Light Green (Green Gold, Daniel Smith)
Moss Green (Olive Green, W&N)
Dark Green (Undersea Green, Daniel Smith)
Light Violet (Lavender, HWC)
Bright Blue (Cerulean Blue, Van Gogh)
Bright Dark Blue (Phthalo Blue, Van Gogh)
Cobalt (Cobalt Blue, Daniel Smith)
Ultramarine (French Ultramarine, Daniel Smith)
Black Blue (Indigo, Grumbacher)
Warm Grey (Neutral Tint, Schimske)
Black Violet with granulation effect (Lunat Violet, Daniel Smith)
Dark Brown (Burnt Umber, Daniel Smith)
White Gouache (optional)
And/or
The list of watercolour paint for LESSON 1 "Snowdrops"
Watercolour paint;
Light Yellow (Lemon Yellow, Daniel Smith)
Light Green (Green Gold, Daniel Smith)
Moss Green (Olive Green, W&N)
Dark Green (Undersea Green, Daniel Smith)
Bright Dark Blue (Phthalo Blue, Van Gogh)
Cobalt (Cobalt Blue, Daniel Smith)
Ultramarine (French Ultramarine, Daniel Smith)
Black Blue (Indigo, Grumbacher)
Warm Grey (Neutral Tint, Schimske)
White Gouache (optional)
And/or
The list of watercolour paint for LESSON 2 "Scilla"
Watercolour paint;
Light Yellow (Lemon Yellow, Daniel Smith)
Pink (Opera Pink, Daniel Smith or Quinacridone Rose, Van Gogh)
Moss Green (Olive Green, W&N)
Dark Green (Undersea Green, Daniel Smith)
Bright Dark Blue (Phthalo Blue, Van Gogh)
Cobalt (Cobalt Blue, Daniel Smith)
Ultramarine (French Ultramarine, Daniel Smith)
Warm Grey (Neutral Tint, Schimske)
Black Violet with granulation effect (Lunat Violet, Daniel Smith)
White Gouache (optional)
And/or
The list of watercolour paint for LESSON 3 "Crocuses"
Watercolour paint;
Light Yellow (Lemon Yellow, Daniel Smith)
Orange (Orange Transparent, Schminske)
Rusty (Burnt Sienna, Van Gogh or Quinacridone Burnt Orange, Daniel Smith)
Pink (Opera Pink, Daniel Smith or Quinacridone Rose, Van Gogh)
Dark Pink (Rose Madder, Daniel Smith or Magenta, W&N)
Light Green (Green Gold, Daniel Smith)
Moss Green (Olive Green, W&N)
Dark Green (Undersea Green, Daniel Smith)
Light Violet (Lavender, HWC)
Bright Blue (Cerulean Blue, Van Gogh)
Cobalt (Cobalt Blue, Daniel Smith)
Ultramarine (French Ultramarine, Daniel Smith)
Black Blue (Indigo, Grumbacher)
Warm Grey (Neutral Tint, Schimske)
Dark Brown (Burnt Umber, Daniel Smith)
White Gouache (optional)
And/or
The list of watercolour paint for LESSON 4 "Tulipa"
Watercolour paint;
Light Yellow (Lemon Yellow, Daniel Smith)
Orange (Orange Transparent, Schminske)
Rusty (Burnt Sienna, Van Gogh or Quinacridone Burnt Orange, Daniel Smith)
Light Green (Green Gold, Daniel Smith)
Moss Green (Olive Green, W&N)
Dark Green (Undersea Green, Daniel Smith)
Cobalt (Cobalt Blue, Daniel Smith)
Ultramarine (French Ultramarine, Daniel Smith)
Black Blue (Indigo, Grumbacher)
White Gouache (optional)
And/or
