Are you starting out on your watercolor journey, but unsure where to begin? Do you like painting watercolor landscapes, but sometimes get stuck overworking your painting or overthinking details? Then this might be the perfect class for you.

Class Overview: As the weather drops and the leaves begin to change color, many artists alike retreat to their homes to find activities and enjoyment. In this Skillshare class, we will paint nature inspired by warm and cozy fall vibes. With 7 different class projects, we will learn common watercolor techniques that will allow us to learn how to paint watercolor landscapes loosely. Day by day, we will build upon what we learned the day before and after a week’s time, you’ll have 7 beautiful polaroid landscapes inspired by Autumn.

What you will learn:

-How to analyze a reference photo to simplify the photo composition for our watercolor painting.

-Common watercolor techniques: wet on wet vs wet on dry, muting vibrant colors with complementary colors

-How to use different types of watercolor brushes to achieve desired watercolor textures

-How to keep your brush strokes and landscapes loose by focusing not on small details, but the larger overall feeling of a landscape.

Why you should take this class: this class is for beginners, intermediate, and advanced painters alike. If you are just starting out on your watercolor journey, learn simple techniques that make watercolor landscapes achievable on a small non-intimidating scale. If you are an intermediate or advanced watercolor artist looking to learn new techniques or searching for inspiration, I believe there is something for everyone in this class.

Class Materials

-100% cotton watercolor paper (Baohong academy rough paper)

-Watercolor paints (Naples Yellow, Yellow Ochre, Raw Sienna, Burnt Sienna, Autumn Orange, Burgundy Red, Sap Green, Undersea Green, Black Green, Paynes Grey, Van Dyke Brown, Cobalt Blue)

-Watercolor brushes (Princeton Neptune Mottler 2", Polina Brought rounds, Silver Brush Ltd Renaissance Round 6, Princeton Select 10/0 Liner, Princeton Select Flats)

-Masking fluid (Pebeo)

-Masking tape (Amazon)

-Hot Air Tool (Amazon)

-Posca Pens

Lucie Couteau

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