Watercolor Basics: Layering with Trees

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Free Online Course: Watercolor Basics: Layering with Trees provided by Skillshare is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for Less than 1 hour of material. The course is taught in English and is free of charge. Watercolor Basics: Layering with Trees is taught by Caitlin Sheffer.

Overview
  • Layering watercolors is a simple watercolor technique that is essential for creating depth in your paintings. This class will teach you the basics of layering washes to create a foreground and background - without you even realizing it!

    We will cover two different ways to paint pine trees using a flat shaded and round brush, as well as how to compose your forest painting. We will create a stunning forest by adding darker trees on top of a previous layer - and then cut our painting into beautiful gift tags! It’s a fun and practical class that will be a hands on experience. This class is great for beginners, but all levels of artists will enjoy participating in the gift tag craft at the end! 

Syllabus
    • Introduction and Supplies
    • Two Ways to Paint Trees: Flat Shader and Round
    • Practice Layering Exercise
    • Project: Wash
    • Project: Row 1
    • Project: Rows 2 and 3
    • Project: Gift Tag
    • Project: Hand Lettering
    • Project: Wrapping Up