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Are you interested in watercolour? Do you love flowers? This in-person course “My Flowers” for those who want to learn how to paint flowers in watercolour and who haven’t had a chance to take the online course Flowers in watercolour for beginners and intermediate.
The course takes place at Ottawa Valley Art Studio, based in Ontario, Canada. Located 5 minutes drive from Arnprior Canadian Tire and Pakenham Public Library, 15 min from Burnstown, 25-30 min from Kanata (Ottawa), Renfrew and Calabogie.
Art studio is fully equipped. Space is limited to 6 students. Minimum 3 students are required to run the course.
Unleash your inner artist!
What does this course give to you?
How to make your watercolour bright and beautiful.
How to make the different tones of green foliage.
Composition. How to make your painting look balanced.
What technical secrets you can use in your watercolour.
How to make a value illusion and an absolutely realistic painting.
How to join or separate the background and flowers.
Learn the importance of the brush quality and the types of brushes you should use.
How to use masking liquid and why.
What you need to know about the colour chaos and how to use this knowledge.
Depending on your skill level you can take both courses, or only Beginner or only Intermediate.
Take both courses (total 12 lessons) to get one class FREE and 50% off the video courses.
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Package STUDIO PLUS BEGINNERS for in-person studying with full teacher support Duration: 6 weeks Start Wednesday March 20, 2024 Time: 10 AM - 12 PM 6 in-person 2 hour classes with full teaches support in-person homework review consultations 12+ technical exercises 4+ final paintings PLUS Lifetime access to video course FLOWERS IN WATERCOLOUR FOR BEGINNERS Start ANYTIME with LIFETIME access 6 video lessons 37 videos 7+ hours of video tutorials 12+ practical exercises Anatomy of the flowers study 7 types of watercolour washes 4 types of template creation 4 final paintings
STUDIO PLUS Beginners & Intermediate
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Package STUDIO PLUS BEGINNERS AND INTERMEDIATE for in-person studying with full teacher support Duration: 12 weeks Start Wednesday March 20, 2024 Time: 10 AM - 12 PM 12 in-person 2 hour classes with full teaches support in-person homework review consultations 17+ technical exercises 9+ final paintings PLUS Lifetime access to TWO video courses FLOWERS IN WATERCOLOUR FOR BEGINNERS and FLOWERS IN WATERCOLOUR FOR INTERMEDIATE
Financing available. Request to ottawavalleyarttudio@gmail.com.
What is in the course
Beginner level: Lesson 1 to 6
Lesson 1
Simple wash
This class is all about practice and understanding what the simple washes are and how you can create the an even “brushstroke-less” wash.
Lesson 2
Advanced wash
This class is about how to use the colour theory knowledge to create beautiful multicoloured washes.
Lesson 3
Tulip
In this class you are going to paint a simple tulip to practise different types of washes that you were studying before.
Lesson 4
Garden Rose
In this lesson you will discover alternative ways to create your own template using ANY type of photos from your garden. You will practise all types of washes that you were studying in the previous classes and try a few new ones. You will practise the pigment lifting and adding details with calligraphy brush.
Lesson 5
Daffodils
In this class you will study the anatomy of daffodils, do a few pencil sketches and then you learn how to create your own composition using sketches of only one flower. You will learn how to paint white petals on white background and you will learn how to create an icy blue background.
Lesson 6
Morning Glory
This class is all about how to create the effect of internal glow from Morning Glory flowers. You will practise all types of infusion washes to be able to accomplish your painting fast by working in one layer, also called Ala Prima. You will have a few options on how to finish the background.
Intermediate level: Lesson 7 to 12
Lesson 7
Types of watercolour painting. Special effects.
In the first lesson you will play with different conditions of paper and watercolour paint to discover four combinations of their mixes.
You will experimenting with special effects using some ingredients from your kitchen pantry. You will learn how to apply masking liquid.
Lesson 8
Daisy
In this class you will be experimenting with masking liquid effects.
The masking liquid is a very helpful “gadget” that you can use to make your painting process easier and faster.
Lesson 9
Negative space. Multilayered wash. Wild Rose.
In this lesson you will study the negative space and you will practice multilayered washes.
You will experiment with different colour combinations to set up the mood, temperature and atmosphere in your paintings.
Lesson 10
Alternative wash. Orchid
In this lesson you will have fun by blowing and spraying coloured puddles to create background splash effects.
Lesson 11
Flower portrait. Pansy.
In this lesson you will paint a portrait of a Pansy. You will work in Ala Prima to create the most realistic look of the petals.
You will use the “wet-on-wet” technique to create an unfocused effect of the background.
Lesson 12
Flower portrait. Rose.
In the final lesson of this course you will create the portrait of a gorgeous rose Violet’s Pride from the Downton Abbey Collection.
What materials you need for the course:
Article Watercolour materials for beginners
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