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How to Paint a Beautiful English Landscape in Watercolour
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How to Paint a Beautiful English Landscape in Watercolour

Learn Colin's unique approach to watercolor and see how to paint this stunningly detailed landscape of Aylesford in Kent
Created byColin Bradley School of Art
Last updated 10/2019
English

What you'll learn

  • Learn a new approach to painting watercolour
  • Apply these new techniques to their own work
  • Understand building colours and layers with watercolour
  • Understand how to paint skies, trees, water, buildings, foliage and more

Course content

3 sections • 12 lectures • 6h 56m total length

  • Introduction1:19

    In this video I explain what to expect from this course. To learn about the materials I use for watercolour pictures please see the next lecture "Getting Started".

  • Getting Started - Materials14:51

    This is the set up for all my watercolour work. Most people have their own way of working and choice of watercolour products. But it might be helpful to see my setup in case it gives you ideas you can follow. Here are most of the tools I use but I am also a great one for improvising. I also use a variety of old worn brushes as well a very fine brushes such as 0, 00 and even 000 from time to time. I love detail as you will see as we proceed with the course. The photograph in the resources shows the items I am going to be using in the project.

    (See photograph in resources section of this lecture)

    1. 300gsm smooth watercolour paper (we do sell this on our own store if you are having trouble finding some)

    2. Hardboard backing board

    3. Roller measure

    4. Straight edge measure

    5. Kitchen roll

    6. Metal water container

    7. Brown sticking tape

    8. Pencil sharpener

    9. A selection of watercolour brushes

    10. Graphite pencils – HB, F and B.

    11. Winsor and Newton Cotman watercolour pans and palette.

    If you would like to know the specific Winsor and Newton Cotman Watercolours I use in this picture they are: 095, 235, 317, 150, 660, 179, 074, 744, 552, 103, 090, 098, 599, 109, 346, 119, 554, 226, 502, 544, 362, 331, 465, 696, 003, 076.

  • Colours Used in this course0:11

    If you would like to know the specific Winsor and Newton Cotman Watercolours I use in this picture they are: 095, 235, 317, 150, 660, 179, 074, 744, 552, 103, 090, 098, 599, 109, 346, 119, 554, 226, 502, 544, 362, 331, 465, 696, 003, 076.

Requirements

  • Watercolor Paper (I use 300gsm smooth watercolor paper)
  • Variety of Brushes - Most Commonly No.6, No.4, No. 3, No.1, No.00, Half Inch Flat and Quarter Inch Flat.
  • Watercolor Paints (I use Winsor and Newton Cotman watercolour pans but you can use any you like)
  • Hardboard backing board (for taping your work to)
  • Graphite pencils & sharpener - optional if drawing free hand (we provide an outline drawing)
  • Brown sticky tape!
  • Kitchen roll
  • Water container

Description

When I first started using Watercolour in 1980 I was inspired to copy the great artists such as Constable, Quinton and others. I couldn’t get on with oil or acrylic so turned my hand at watercolour.

As I had never gone to art school I just went with my instincts and had fun!

Because I tried to copy the great artists, the techniques I developed were completely unique and unlike any other watercolour pictures I saw.

I remained self taught, learnt as I went along and what you’ll see in this course is a result of years of learning through mistakes and finding what worked.

You’ll also see techniques never before attempted with watercolour (as far as I know). My watercolour pictures, even though they’re “impressionistic”, have a sense of realism about them.

In this course I’ll give you an outline drawing so that you can print this straight to watercolour paper or trace it using a carbon. I’ll also show you the materials I use in my watercolour work.

Then we’ll get started with the paintings which are split into “easy to digest” parts.

With this course you will learn to paint this landscape of Aylesford in Kent - the "Garden of England" . In this course you'll learn to paint a sky, trees, foliage, water, buildings and more!

I hope you enjoy learning my watercolour techniques, once you are finished, please do share your artwork via the Q & A section or message us using Udemy's messaging tools.

Who this course is for:

  • Students wishing to try a new approach to watercolour
  • Artists coming from other mediums wishing to learn watercolour techniques

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