Class Overview: in this class I will lead you through the magic of watercolor to paint a beautiful river in the woods with astonishing light! If painting water has always been difficult for you, or you struggle every time with muddy colors and layers and you don't know how to tackle a painting with a logical order, this class is just right for you: you will learn a lot non only about technique but also about composition and so much more! Come join me in this class! It's packed with a lot of useful tips about technique, colors choice and composition!
What You Will Learn: This class is packed with things that are useful not only for the realiziation of this paintings, but that will serve you well in the long run so that you can tackle by yourself complex projects. You will learn:
- how to paint stones wet in wet and polishinf them with dry brush technique
- how to paint reflections into water with proper technique
- how to preserve the areas of white using masking fluid properly
- how to mix a variety of greens in an harmonious way
- how to build a gradient of colors adding perspective and depth to you paintings
- how to use a limited palette and create a variety of colors and tones
- how to paint trees and leaves in a simple and easy way
Why You Should Take This Class: This class is packed with a lot of information about technique, color combination, composition and you will get a lot of hints and tips to use in your own paintings! You will learn how to tackle many aspects of a landscape and how to balance everything out in a very logical and easy way, through small actionable steps.
Who This Class is For: This class is suitable intermediate students as some previous knowledge of watercolor is reccomended, it will help to build confidence while using the main techniques for painting some natural elements such as forests, rocks and reflections which are difficult to tackle.
Materials/Resources: you will find a file with the list of materials needend in the Project description section. As always I encourage you to watch the class one time through before deciding to add a new color to your palette if you haven't got the very same pigments that I use, because I will give you some hints on how to sub colours you may have not. You will need watercolors ( tubes or pans are perfectly fine), round brushes of different sizes and also a very old one to use for masking, masking fluid, kitchen roll, masking tape, clean water and above all, your focus!

Shawnette Brase

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