In this class, we will explore watercolor textures, practice brush strokes and paint an intuitive watercolor wavy pattern piece together. All the lessons are at real time speed so we can paint along together.

Water color textures can bring lovely depth and interest in your paintings, and honestly, they are simply plain fun to play with.

Throughout my art practice, this wavy pattern has become a staple and I come back to it very often to play with color…. which truly is my favorite thing to do. And I want to share my love for the wavy pattern with you in this class.

Watercolor Textures….

During the lessons, we will experiment with many watercolor textures:

salt, coarse and fine
rubbing alcohol
water cauliflowers
colors bleeding into each other
even couscous and rice

We will experiment with each of these textures so you can choose your favorite ones to use in your final piece.

…. And so much more!

We will also spend a few minutes practicing our brush strokes before diving into our class project. Not too long, just enough to get warmed up.

The class project will be painting a beautiful watercolor wavy pattern, filled with the textures we will have explored. You will also learn:

how to choose and explore a color palette
how to practice your brushstrokes and which brush to use
how to intuitively paint your own lovely wavy pattern in watercolors

Why take this class?

If you’ve played with watercolors before and are looking for something interesting to paint intuitively, this pattern is for you. It also is a simple and fun pattern to try if you are just starting out with watercolors.

Beautiful art does not need to be complicated. Come learn about textures with watercolors, and take away a lovely piece of art to put on your wall!

I’ve painted many of these patterns and they are such an interesting way to relax and discover new mixes and palettes. A true comfort subject to paint for many art sessions in your future.

If you enjoy painting, but sometimes are at a loss to know what to make, or how to start an art session, this is truly a project for you.

Materials/Resources:

For this class, you will need your watercolor painting supplies, and a few extra fun things for textures.

Watercolor supplies: watercolor paints (tubes or pans), watercolor paper, watercolor brushes, and little containers of water
Supplies for making textures in your paint: table salt (coarse, fin or kosher), rubbing alcohol, couscous or rice
Drawing supplies and others: a pencil and eraser, a ruler, masking tape or washi tape

The project

The project for this class will be a wonderful wavy pattern, that we will paint together and fill with wonderful watercolor textures.

You can follow along a freehand the pattern, or you can use the template I have shared with you in the resources section.

Watercolor Swatches

If you would like to know more about watercolor paints, and you to have fun while swatching them and creating beautiful references, please look for my first class: Playful Watercolor Swatches.

Maria Giombarrese

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