Class Overview: if you like painting the sea and you have always struggled with subjects like a rough sea, crushing waves and the sky after a storm, this class is perfect for you: I will show you all my tips and tricks to capture the energy of the waves of the ocean while creating a beautiful seascape.

What You Will Learn: this class is packed with many topics all in one lesson, here's what you are going to learn:

how to recreate the foam of the waves with two different methods, with and without masking fluid
how to polish your crushing waves through techniques like lifting color or dabbing at the right moment
how to use white gouache in order to get beautiful final result
how to create an harmonious composition, so that you can catch the most important elements of a landscape and reuse them for your own paintings
how to paint a sky after a storm: the perfect palette to catch the light
the perfect palette to paint the color of the ocean when in a storm
the importance of colors to draw the attention to a focal point

Why You Should Take This Class: following this class you

will get an in.-depth lesson on all the technique you need to paint foam and crushing waves, so that you will be able to tackle all the possible items and judge by yourself from time to time what is best for you and the condition you are working ( plein-air or studio).
will get also valuable information about key elements of composition, that will help you to recognize what you need to include and what to leave out from a painting.
will learn how to build a palette with the colors you need to paint seascape suitable for a wide variety of subjects, so that you will be no more in doubt on what colors you should have in your palette.

Who This Class is For: This class is suitable for advanced beginners/ intermediate watercolorists to make the most of it. It is highly recommended to watch the technique part before attempting the final project, so that you get confident with all the elements and will be aware of what is next to come.

Materials: int his class I will be using:

watercolors in tubes and I will provide you a list of the pigment in each color I have, so that you can match my exact palette, if you have pans they are perfectly fine; check for the attached file;
paper towel or kitchen rolls,
round and flat brushes of various dimensions according to the size of your paper
100% cotton paper, 300gsm, cold presses: all brands are fine
jar with clean water
masking tape
white gouache
masking fluid
pencil, putty rubber, a ruler (optional)

And above all, your focus!

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