BACK TO PROGRAMSWatercolor (6-weeks)
This watercolor course is for anyone interested in learning or deepening their understanding of the art of watercolor. ALL experience levels welcome! Returning students are encouraged to retake the class and continue their journey in the world of watercolor. This course has been updated to a 6-week course to help students learn new principles and then master those principles under the direction of our expert instructor. Each student will be able to work according to their own experience level and receive personalized feedback and direction for their own projects.
Gain foundational skills or strengthen techniques needed to create beautiful watercolor artworks. Learn about the essential materials, such as brushes, paints, and paper, and how to use them effectively. Explore basic color theory, and then advance to color mixing techniques, blending color patterns, and texture creation to achieve harmonious palettes. Refine your brushwork, improve your control over washes, and experiment with new approaches to achieve desired effects. Step-by-step demonstrations from our expert instructor and hands-on exercises will guide you in deepening your understanding of watercolor techniques; including washes, wet-on-wet, and wet-on-dry. By the end of the course, you will have completed several projects of your own design and gained greater confidence in your ability to express yourself through this vibrant and versatile medium. Join us to expand your artistic horizons!
Students are to bring their own supplies to the first day of class. If you already paint in watercolor, bring your supplies.
- Paper type: Arches cold press 140 Lb. or any watercolor paper
- Small sketch book or anything you have
- Pencil, 3B with kneaded eraser
- Painting board: 12x 16 or 9x12 or any of this size wooden, or plastic or Masonite or foam core
- Brushes: 1” flat, 1/2” flat, #8 sable round brush, small brush for fine drawing
- Table easel
- 2 bulldog clips
- Water container
- Paper towels
- Palette: any watercolor palette - must be with small wells to hold pigments and some big wells for mixing colors. We will fill the pallet together in the class.
- Pigments:(suggested) M. Graham or Windsor Newton.
- Transparent yellow, Aureolin, Raw sienna, Cadmium orange, Cadmium red, Quinacridone rose, Ultramarine blue, Cobalt blue, sap green and perm green. Bring any pigments you have.