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In this course, you will :
- Learn the essentials first before the basics
- Understand how watercolor behaves
- How much water to use
- How to go lighter with your colors
- How to go darker with your colors
- Master basic techniques
- How to avoid washed out paintings
- How to avoid patchy, overworked paintings
- Paint new activities (No repetitive drills)
- Paint Sea and Land Animals (No fruit, vegetables or salads)
- How to prepare your puddles
- How to do a wash (The right way)
- How to blend your washes using 1 color
- How to blend your washes using 2 colors
- How to make smooth, gradual blends
- How to paint in details and features
- How to layer or glaze to make your paintings glow
- How to paint shadows without getting muddy
- How to paint elements like leaves, trees, wood, grass
- How to handle your brush to paint simple textures
- How to "paint without painting"
- How to use masking techniques
- How to paint backgrounds (What to paint first, next and last)
- How to mix colors
- How to mix even more colors using only 3 pigments
- The biggest take away about Color Theory
- Tips and best practices to avoid common mistakes
Syllabus :
1. How To Draw/Sketchg Quickly
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Tips To Draw/Sketch Quickly
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Solution To Downloading Templates
2. 4 Crucial things to know before painting
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Materials: 4 Crucial Things To Know Before Painting
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Paper: Types of Paper for Watercolor Painting
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Pigments: Types of Pigments for Watercolor Painting
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Brushes: Types of Brushes for Watercolor Painting
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Palette: Types of Palettes for Watercolor Painting
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Materials List: Recommended Materials for Beginner Watercolor Painting
3. Watercolor essentials : Technique
- How Much Water To Use?
- Demo: Painting Using the 4 Strengths
- Review: Essential Techniques
- Activity Template
- The 4 Strengths Guide
4. Watercolor essentials : Practice
- Activity Template #1
- Practice Puddle Mixing
- Practicing Technique: Strength
- Tips: Essentials Practice
- Activity Template #2
- Recap: Downloadable Handout
5. Watercolor essentials : application
- Activity 1: Let's Get Jiggly Wid It!
- Activity Template
- Overview: Quick Demo of A Jellyfish Painting
- Activity: Painting the Jellyfish Head
- Activity: Painting the Jellyfish Tentacles
- Tips: Tips for Mixing Your Puddles
- Recap: Downloadable Handout
- Activity Template
- Turtle: Color Mixing
- Turtle: Head
- Turtle: Flipper and Tail
- Turtle Shell: Color Mixing
- Turtle Shell
- Turtle: Details
- Turtle Shell: Details
- Recap: Downloadable Handout
- Activity : Just Horsin' Around!
- Activity Template
- Color Mixing
- Seahorse
- Seahorse: Details
- Seahorse: Tips
- Recap: Downloadable Handout
6. Watercolor starters : Glazing
- Activity : Camilo the Chameleon
- Activity Template
- Color Mixing
- 1st Wash
- Camilo Color Mixing
- Camilo Glazing
- Tree Branch Color Mixing
- Tree Branch Glazing
- Tree Branch Details
- Leaves Details
- Shadows
- Tips
- Recap: Downloadable Handout
7. Watercolor starters : Negative painting
- Activity : Sleeping Trash Panda
- Activity Template
- Color Mixing
- 1st Wash
- Negative Painting
- Racoon: Glazing
- Stump: Color Mixing
- Stump: Glazing
- Raccoon Details: Shadow
- Stump Details: Texture
- Stump Details: Shadow
- Tips
- Recap: Downloadable Handout
8. Watercolors starters : Color mixing
- Activity : Owl Be Seeing You
- Activity Template
- Color Mixing
- First Wash
- Background: Glaze
- Trees: Green
- Trees: Blue Green
- Trees: Purple
- Trees: Red
- Trees: Orange
- Brown Owl
- Details: Leaves and Grass
- Details: Tree Trunks
- Details: Shadows
- Tips On Color
- Recap: Downloadable Handout
9. Watercolor starters : Masking technique
- Masking Fluid
- Activity Template
- Masking: Application
- 1st Wash
- Trees: Color Blending
- 2nd Wash
- Sketch: Touch Up
- Tree Trunks
- Tree Trunks: Background
- Deer
- Deer: Details
- Leaves and Bark: Details
- Masking: Removal
- Recap: Downloadable Handout
10. Watercolor starters : Paint along
- Paint Along References and Templates
- Paint Along : Trees A Crowd!
- There's So Mushroom To Grow!
- It's On The House!
- More Practice and Templates
