Exercice 1 | Brush practice

The last part, the "messy" brushstrokes, is very important, try to experiment without the fear of making mistakes.

 

Exercice 2 | First washes

Exercice 3 | The 4 main techniques of watercolor: wet on wet, dry on wet, wet on dry, dry on dry.

 

Exercice  4 | The lifting technique

Remember: if the paint is wet, you can lift it with a damp brush, but if the paint has dried out, you need a wet brush. 

 

Exercice  5 | Swatching the colors

I've swatched the primary colors (two yellows, two reds and two blues), yellow ochre and burnt sienna. 

 

Exercice  6-7 | Values & Edges

 

Final project: Monochrome birds

 

I hope you liked this class and learned from it. See you soon!