If you have ever wanted to explore wet-on-wet watercolor but felt overwhelmed by this medium or been afraid of controlling paint to water ratio then this is the class for you! 
                                    
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In this class we will be using various approaches to wet-on-wet watercolor application as we intentionally create color blooms allowing for happy accidents, experimentation, and creative play. You can then after your watercolor blooms are dry, go back into them with ink, paint around them, photograph or scan them to add backgrounds to your digital artworks, or incorporate them into a collage.
Elisabeth loves to approach her art making with a sense of fun and experimentation, letting her intuition guide her she is constantly pushing art materials to see what else they can do. She has many years experience applying these skills in her own art making and has taught these skills to her high school art students. You’ll walk through the same steps she does to quickly get into watercolor application using a wet-on-wet technique where it's all about color blooms.
In this class you’ll learn:
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<li>How to use watercolor to create watercolor blooms</li>
<li>How those blooms can add interest to your artworks</li>
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In the end you’ll have some beautiful watercolor backgrounds that you can paint into, draw into, add to your digital artworks, or incorporate into a collage.
Whether this is the first time you’ve worked with watercolor or it’s a medium you’ve used before you’ll learn something new that you can incorporate into your art as we push for those beautiful blooms. 
Materials: 
Watercolor Paints: watercolor tubes in a variety of colors or a watercolor pan set
Watercolor Brushes - larger such as sizes 10, 12, or 14 are recommended
Watercolor Paper - any kind, cut to around 5" x 7"
Container to hold water
Paper towel
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Introduction

Project Description

Materials

Technique #1 Loose Color on Color Blooms

Technique #2 Controlled Blooms on Dry Paper

Technique #3 Water Blooms

Final Thoughts

Bonus: Ink and Watercolor Blooms

Bonus: Masking Fluid and Watercolor Blooms

Watercolor Blooms and Ink

Watercolor for Beginners: Embracing The Bloom

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