Paint this watercolor painting in 8 easy steps. Just COPY ME
What you'll learn
- Understand the benefits of a sound planning process to paint a landscape.
- Understand the concept of 'artist's license' and the flexibility it can afford you.
- Be able to confidently achieve variety in colours with a limited palette.
- Problem areas? Identify the difficulties and practice before you paint.
- Try different brush techniques and see how things can paint themselves.
- Gain confidence with painting trees and creating distance.
Requirements
- A full list of materials and equipment is available as a preview in Lecture FOUR
- Students will be familiar with watercolour paints
Description
Have a happy and very creative 2023
Pick a picture and paint me.
Another fabulous watercolour painting workshop from Nicola for the aspiring artist to enjoy painting and to learn about this exciting painting medium as you go.
A workshop which I believe is suitable for all levels because I explain every step in my friendly teaching style. My slow and clear narration will help you understand each process, filmed in such a way, you will feel as if you are standing next to me.
All the information about what you will need and what you will learn is listed and every lecture covers a stage in the painting, stopping naturally, as you would to let your paint dry.
Watch each film, stopping as often as you like and working quietly at your own pace when it suits you. And remember the films are your's to look at time and again for guidance and inspiration.
Follow my instructions to the letter or take the bits that you want and make changes as you please. This painting workshop is to help you see what is possible to do with watercolour paints and to help give you the confidence to feel more comfortable when you plan and paint your own chosen subjects.
If there is anything which is not clear, all you have to do is send me a message or post your question in the discussion section. And do share you painting with us all in the course, it's great to see what is being painted, it encourages other students, boosts everyone's confidence and makes me feel the work has been worthwhile.
I am here to help you build your confidence and knowledge so you can get as much as you can from this rewarding pass time.
Why choose one of my courses?
Because, as a self taught artist I understand how a lot of people feel about their creative work, sometimes anxious, sometimes overwhelmed and often that it's not 'good enough'. I will hold your hand as you overcome these fears as I offer a friendly, relaxed and sensitive teaching style.
I also have years of experience of teaching people of all levels both in person and via the internet.
Do one of my courses and you will feel as if I am in the room with you every step of the way.
Enjoy your painting, love Nicola
Who this course is for:
- This is suitable for anyone who has started to work with watercolour paints
- Suitable for beginners and intermediate watercolour painters
- This will help you plan your work better and be better able to make adjustments along the way
- This is for anyone who wants to improve their watercolour painting.
Instructor
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Why choose one of my courses?
Because, as a self taught artist I understand how a lot of people feel about their creative work, sometimes anxious, sometimes overwhelmed and often that it's not 'good enough'.
Well I will hold your hand as you overcome these fears as I offer a friendly, relaxed and sensitive teaching style.
Do one of my courses and you will feel as if I am in the room with you every step of the way.
Here's a bit about me.
I originally trained as a graphic artist, and then followed a different career path working in the national media, travel and public relations in both London and Paris.
After sometime I returned to my creative roots full time, so to speak, and became a full time artist, teacher and creative entrepreneur.
The artist bit means I have worked in a variety of media, but am currently splashing about with watercolours. I love the magic they make when the pigments play with the water. And if you let them do their own thing, it's even better.
I have also painted murals in a child's bedroom or around a swimming pool, covering everything from fairies to Tuscan views. Painted furniture with decorative effects and designs and given walls specialist paint effects and stencils. All fun stuff for the discerning home owner
The teaching bit involved me teaching a 'Decorative Paint Effects' section of an interior design certificate course at Kidderminster College, Worcestershire, UK. Here they studied paint effects for walls and furniture, designing and cutting stencils, Period design elements and produced sample boards.
Then continuing the theme of teaching I have also tutored on many private workshops in the above subjects plus decoupage, gilding and trompe l'oeil (trick the eye painting).
Now, installed in the south of France I continue with all of the above but adding on-line courses to my creative portfolio. Flexibility is the name of the game in today's world
I have exhibited widely in the area.
Recently I was invited to plan and teach a creative summer school, offering a variety of artistic subjects, at one of the leading camping venues in the area. So, you never know some of these subjects might pop up as one of my courses on Udemy
I have had work featured in a national 'lifestyle' magazine and on BBC Radio 4 and Central TV in the UK