If you admire beauty and clearness of Northern Landscapes.
If you want to learn how to use a minimum colour palette.
Then this course is for you!
Unleash your inner artist!
ZOOM package for online study with full teacher support. START Tuesday September 28th, 2021 6 ZOOM classes with private access to class video recordings; 6 homework reviews (text or video) 6 paintings; 9+ practical exercises. Video access: 6 weeks with teacher support + Lifetime for self-studying
What this course gives you?
You will learn step by step how to work with the intriguing and unpredictable media of Watercolour. You will learn how to feel the “power” of your brushes. How to be brave and more confident with them. You will become familiar with Ala Prima and wet-on-wet watercolour painting techniques. You will understand how to create beautiful and simple landscapes using minimum colours on your palette.
What is in the course?
How to make clean and cloudless washes.
How to mix the colour and how to control their flow into each other.
How to recognize the value and tone of the colours.
How to make your painting look balanced.
Zoom will be used to host live interactive classes. After the class you will get a private access to Zoom class recordings. The online study process will be simple, stress free and understandable for every student. There will be a lots of exercise that will help you to become confident in landscape painting.
You will get access to all support materials previous of the first day of the course. Please print them or make sure that they will be available at your device(s) for use during the class.
The homework reviews will be provided weekly according the schedule.
The schedule:
Lesson 1
September 28, 2021 10AM to 12PM EST
Homework by October 4th, 2021
Review by October 7th, 2021
Brush work
This class is all about practice to get comfortable with your brushes, strokes and washes. You will learn what type of watercolour paper are available on market and what result you can achieve with them.
Lesson 2
October 5, 2021 10AM to 12PM EST
Homework by October 11th, 2021
Review by October 14th, 2021
Even and gradation washes. Two tones landscape and seascape
This class is about how to prepare your watercolour paper for the best result to get the most even and flawless gradation washes. You will learn how to use only two tones to create fast sketches.
Lesson 3
October 12, 2021 10AM to 12PM EST
Homework by October 18th, 2021
Review by October 21st, 2021
Three tones landscape
In this class you are going to practice fast landscape sketch using only three colours. You will be able to compare the result of the same painting done on different types of paper.
Lesson 4
October 19, 2021 10AM to 12PM EST
Homework by October 25th, 2021
Review by October 28th, 2021
Grizal. Colour Theory. Tone Scale. Mountains.
In this lesson we will study the tonal perspective and theory of colour, tone and contrast. You will continue practicing with different types of paper and compare the results.
Lesson 5
October 26, 2021 @ 10AM to 12PM EST
Homework by November 1st, 2021
Review by November 4th, 2021
Multicoloured wash. Abstract landscape.
In this class you are going to play with different types of washes, using wet-on-wet technique: clean cloudless wash; multicoloured wash; abstract wash.
Lesson 6
November 2, 2021 10AM to 12PM EST
Homework by November 8th, 2021
Review by November 11th, 2021
Atmospheric wash. Stormy sky.
In this lesson you will practice to create atmospheric wash. You will paint a beautiful minimalistic landscape using all the knowledges from the previous classes.
Student’s work:
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 class:
- A few sheets of Strathmore watercolour paper, 400 series, cellulose, 300gm2 - for explaining the brush work and type of washes;
- one or two sheets of Strathmore watercolour paper, 500 series, 100% cotton, 300 gm2 - for the class practice;
- And /or One or two sheets of Arches watercolour paper, cotton, cold press or rough, 300 gm2, size A4; for the class practice;
Watercolour brushes;
- Round # 10-12, # 6 and # 2; Escoda, Dainayw, Paul Rubens; Chinese Line-drawing brush
- flat synthetic brush 11/2 or larger (Grumbacher, Santa Fe Art Supply, Connoisseur )
- Liner brush (Princeton, Artist’s Loft)
Watercolour paint:
IMPORTANT; Paint in tubes gives you the best results.
This is the list what I am going to use during this course:
Olive Green
Cerulean Blue
Ultramarine
Burnt Umber
Neutral Tint
Payne’s Grey
Permanent Alizarin Crimson
White Gouache (optional)
And/or
White pen, Gelly Roll, 08, Sakura, Japan
And/or
COPIC White Opaque
Artistic tape;
Watercolour board (the board which you will tape your watercolour paper to) and plexiglass board (any plastic board that the wet paper will stick to); You can use any smooth surface board big enough to place your paper on it; glass, mirror, flat baking sheet.
Watercolour palette with a large surface for mixing pigments and one 6 wells palette. Alternatively, you can use a white ceramic plate and a few white ramekins, or small jars.
A Pencil 3H and 2B and Eraser;
Two large jars for water;
Paper towels;
Hair dryer.
