Video tutorial
Please watch the videos first, and then practice your paintings. Do it as many times as you want.
When done, choose the best result. Take a good photo of your work.
Make sure you take a photo during day hours with diffused light to avoid shadows.
Please ensure your images are cropped to show only the painting.
Do not include mats, frames or backgrounds of any kind.
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Materials used for the video demonstrations: Watercolour paper - Arches, Cold Press, 100% cotton Watercolour brush - Flat brash, 1 1/2, Japan - Flat brash, size 3, Biaekl 256Flat - Mop brush, 10 mm, Paul Rubens size 6 - Calligraphy brush, 3 mm Watercolour paint, Van Gogh - Paynes Grey - Cerulean Blue - Ultramarine - Yellow ochre - Burnt Umber White paint - Bleed Proof White, Dt.Ph. Martin's - Acrylic marker, UNI Posca, 1 mm Plexiglas board Water Paper towels
Seascape with gradation wash
In this exercise, you will use the interval method for paper preparation. You will practice gradation washes and different types of brushwork.
OVAS NL L2 Gradation Wash Seascape WC1 OVAS NL L2 Gradation Wash Seascape WC2

Students works
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What is in the course:
Lesson 1
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
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
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
Grizaille. Tone Scale. Mountains and Foggy Forest.

In this lesson we will study the tonal perspective and Tonal Contrast Theory. You will continue practicing with different types of paper and compare the results.
Lesson 5
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
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.