In this class you will learn the basics of watercolor by using a sketch of a cottage from my previous class and then adding depth and dimension with the watercolor techniques you will learn in this class.

During this class you will learn:

How to quickly add depth and dimension through layering
Basic types of washes
How to add paint to create the appearance of different types of textures

We will be focusing on quickly adding depth and dimension to a sketch we will apply several basic techniques to our final illustration

This class is a great opportunity to begin your watercolor journey, or improve your existing abilities by refreshing yourself on the fundamentals. We will be exploring some fundamental watercolor techniques which we will use to color a final illustration of a cottage which will allow us to apply all that we’ve learned and add more detail than the initial sketch.

By the end of this class you will have gone from a basic sketch in your sketchbook to a finished watercolor illustration that more adequately represents your idea than pencil alone.

This class is intended for the beginner with no prior knowledge of watercolor, all the way up to someone who has been using watercolor in finished illustrations but may want to brush up on a new perspective of the basics of sketching with watercolor. You don’t need any prior drawing or sketching experience, and you can simply pick up tips along the way.

If you would like to draw the cottage illustration yourself, I would highly recommend you take my previous skillshare class, where we go through the steps of sketching in two-point perspective.

As for materials, you will need either a watercolor sketchbook or simply a sheet of watercolor paper, a small and medium round watercolor brush (I’ll be using a size 3 and size 7), and a set of watercolor paints.

Emily Palmer

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