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Painting has been my passion for the past 22 years. I painted in acrylic paint and taught classes for over 10 years. However, my love of painting began to wane and it was giving me little enjoyment until I decided to try my hand at watercolour. Watercolour captured my heart 8 years ago and I have been mesmerized by it ever since.
In this 4 hour class, my focus is to guide you through my painting process, through demonstrations, tips and comments. Watch over my shoulder while I paint this beautiful and detailed Chrysanthemum in watercolour. After I apply the initial pale washes, I keep layering the paint until I achieve the depth of colour that I need.
This watercolour is painted on a wooden board that I glued some watercolour paper to. So, I'll also demonstrate how I attach the paper to the board and how I varnish the painting when I'm finished.
This class is recommended for experienced painters.
Some of the techniques you will learn in this class:
- how I attached watercolour paper to the board
- how I interpret a reference photo
- how I place the paint on my palette
- how I soften edges
- how I paint tonal gradations on petals
- how I preserve white paper
- how I layer my paint
- wet on wet painting
- wet on dry painting
- painting negatively
- how I paint the background
- what granulating paint is
- how I deliberately create watercolour blooms for interest
- how I strengthen my painting by using darker colours
- how I fix simple mistakes
- how I varnished my watercolour painting to protect it
Overview
Syllabus
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- Trailer
- Supplies & Welcome
- Board Preparation
- Transferring the Drawing onto the Paper
- Initial Wash - Part 1
- Initial Wash - Part 2
- Initial Wash - Part 3 (Progress Photo 1)
- Beginning to Add Detail
- Adding Detail - Part 2
- Beginning the Centre - Negative Painting (Progress Photo 2)
- Adding Detail - Part 3 (with Softening Edges Demo)
- Adding Detail - Part 4 - Top Right Corner -
- More Layering & Adding Detail
- Glazing with Permanent Rose
- Back to the Centre
- Deepening the Colour in the Centre
- Deepening the Colour in the Centre - Part 2 (Progress Photo 3)
- Introducing Opera Rose
- Deepening the Colour Middle Front & Top Right
- Deep, Rich Darks - Beginning to go Darker
- Deep, Rich Darks - Right Side
- Deep, Rich Darks on Two Outer Petals (Right Side)
- Deep, Rich Darks - Tonal/ Colour Gradation on a Larger Petal
- A Closer Look at Tonal/Colour Gradations
- A Third Look at Tonal/Colour Gradations
- Deepening the Colour on the Left Corner (Progress Photo 4)
- Beginning the Large Outer Petals (Progress Photo 5)
- Concave & Convex Ridges on Large Outer Petal #1
- Adding Detail to Large Outer Petal #2
- Adding Detail to Large Outer Petal #3
- Adding Detail to Large Outer Petal #4
- Adding Detail to Large Outer Petal #5
- Adding Detail to Large Outer Petal #6
- Adding Detail to Large Outer Petals #7, #8 and #9
- Adding Detail to Large Outer Petals #10 and #11
- Washing in the Leaves
- Adding Green to the Leaves
- Adding Green to the Leaves - Part 2
- Last Minute Details on the Petals (Progress Photo 7)
- Painting the Background
- Varnishing & Thank you
