Hi! In this lesson, we will be painting a sailing boat from start to finish. I will show you how I tackle the subject and you can paint along, or watch all the way through then try on your own. You will need:

a quarter sheet of good quality watercolour paper. (I used Arches 640 grams semi-rough. Don't use a paper that is lighter than 300 grams or it will buckle!)

Your favourite brushes: at least one larger (such as a large squirrel mop), a rigger for fine lines and a medium-sized brush (I use a dagger for versatile marks)
Paints: Prussian Blue, Alizarin Crimson, Naples Yellow, Payne's Grey, Sepia, White, Yellow Ocre, Ultramarine, Cobalt blue.
A piece of wax and masking fluid
White Masking Tape
Plywood Board
retractable pencil (0.7 or 0.5 mm)
a print off of the class resource photo of our subject (CREDIT: PATRICK LE GOULLODEC)

If you don't feel confident drawing freehand, a sheet of GRAPHITE COPY PAPER can be useful to draw out the subject. ((TIP: Never draw in clouds with a pencil!!).

Harold Day

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