Welcome to my Expressive Red Squirrel Watercolor Class!

In this course, you will learn how to paint captivating portrait of animals using watercolor and wide variety of techniques. For your final project, you will paint an expressive red squirrel in a loose watercolor style.

To achieve that, I will explain what tonal value is and how to look at tonal values on full range of colors. We will look at the important principles that will serve as your strong foundation in painting any subject. Then we will talk about color, the color mix and recipe to create the squirrel’s fur and tail using a limited color palette and painting a watercolor study applying the principle of color connection. I will demonstrate how to paint the red squirrel from the first layer to the finishing touches such as adding splashes and splatters. I'll show you how to play with loose and tight brush strokes, how to add texture and shadows to paint animals successfully.

By the end of this course, you will learn how to keep the freshness in your watercolor work by painting in one layer and building color connection. To learn these, you just need watercolors, paper, brushes and the willingness to get out of your comfort zone and have fun!

Lets bring this red squirrel to life in watercolor. See you in class!

Veselina Aleksandrova

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