The Elements of Art are the building blocks of visual creative expression.  Hone your skills while creating beautiful note cards! This course presents the element of SHAPE ... more specifically ... NEGATIVE SHAPE.  Learn to draw objects by drawing the shapes around the object rather than drawing the object itself.  We begin by drawing the blue shapes of the sky as seen in Luxembourg Gardens in Paris.  
The courses in the PAC Series present a variety of ways to understand the Elements of Art; Line, Shape, Value, Temperature, Color and Texture ... the foundations upon which great art is built. In each course I present One of the Elements and at least one drawing or painting technique.
In this course I present the element of Shape and the watercolor technique, Pulling the Puddle to create a lovely wash without streaks.
You will learn:
1. To observe Negative Space and define Negative Space Shapes
3. How Shapes effect Design and Composition
4, How to mount your sketches onto card stock using glue sticks or double-sided tape
5. How to paint a streakless wash of watercolor using the technique Pulling the Puddle
You will learn that all OBJECTS are SHAPES but not all SHAPES are OBJECTS.
The PROJECT for this course is to create note cards inspired by the negative space shapes of the sky.
To create your note cards, you may work directly from observation or from a photograph you take that includes part of the blue sky in either a rural or urban setting.
Materials Needed to create a set of four note cards:
It is up to you  to choose the size note cards you wish to make.  The cards I make in this course are 5" x 7" note cards.
1. If you are not drawing from direct observation you will need a photograph to work from that includes a fair amount of blue sky.
2. Four pieces of card stock, folded and cut to your chosen size of the finished cards.
3. Four envelopes for the folded note cards.
4. Four pieces of watercolor paper (or Rives BFK printmaking paper) that are slightly smaller than the size of your folded note cards.
5. Tracing Paper
6. A file folder
7. A fine tip permanent marker OR fountain pen filled with permanent black ink (NOT India ink ... it will destroy your fountain pen)
8. Watercolor paints (You really only need blue ... and maybe a yellow)
9. Paint Palette or plate for mixing puddles of paint.
10. Watercolor brush (perhaps a #2 and a #4 or #6)
11. Water
12. Paper Towel
13. Scrap paper to test watercolor hue and value 
14. Glue Stick or Double-sided Tape
15. Scissors if you are using double-sided tape.
Please let your imagination play freely.  Keep it simple or create delightful chaos ... your choice!
Please remember to post your projects whether you make only one or if you get carried away and create dozens.  The more you enjoy what you are doing, the more you will sketch and paint and the more masterful you will become!
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Intro and Materials Needed for Note Card Project

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SHAPE - Negative Space Shapes and Pulling the Puddle Watercolor Technique

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