SNOWDROPS
Interactive online workshop for all levels of watercolour skills
BASIC package for online interactive workshop Lifetime access to 40 minutes detailed video tutorial
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Course Content
In this workshop you will be practising the Ala Prima technique. You will create a beautiful composition of snowdrops flowers with a very dark background. You will practise to use a salt and water drop effect to create the illusion of melting snow.
Meanwhile, please take a peek on what you can study in the video watercolour course “JUST BLOOM”
Student works
Materials that I am going to use during the workshop:
This list is only for your information, there is no need to get exactly what I am using:
Watercolour paper, :
- 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
The list of watercolour paint for "Snowdrops"
Watercolour paint;
Light Yellow (Lemon Yellow, Daniel Smith)
Light Green (Green Gold, Daniel Smith)
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