Learn to Control Color & Water: 9 Watercolor Techniques

Hello, and welcome to class!

In this class, we will be exploring how to control water and color, by creating a series of moon paintings with watercolor.  

Through a series of short videos, you will learn 9 watercolor techniques that you can use on any paintings going forward.  The joy of creating a series of moons, allows you to not only experiment and learn how to manipulate the water and pigments, but to also truly control the outcome.  And have fun while you're at it! 

Whether you are brand new and wanting to jump into watercolor, or are creatively stuck and are wanting to loosen up and get past your creative block, this class is for you.  Come and learn a unique style of watercolor, and bring these techniques with you into your creative life moving forward. 

You will learn the following techniques: 

- pushing and pulling pigments

- dropping in pigments

- dropping in water

- adding salt 

- using natural elements (leaves, flowers, grasses, etc.)

- creating marbled textures with paper towel

- adding shimmery texture

- paint splatters - acrylic & watercolor

- combining elements for a floral moon

Materials You Will Need: 

- Watercolor paper

- Watercolor paints (I use Indigo, Payne's Gray, and Burnt Sienna)

- Round watercolor brush (size depends on size of your moons. I use an 8)

- Water for rinsing

- Pencil/eraser, Micron Pen (optional)

- Coarse ground salt

- Paper towel/toilet paper

- Nature (dried flower, some grasses, leaves, etc.)

- Gold watercolor paint

I can't wait to see you in class!