Painting Wild Places with Watercolors: Waterton Lakes

Name: Painting Wild Places with Watercolors: Waterton Lakes
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Step-by-step instructional videos with a downloadable Color Painting Reference and full-size Traceable Drawing Guide.

Created byGary Spetz

Last updated 10/2016

English

What you'll learn

Successfully paint a bold, dynamic, detailed watercolor landscape.

Course content

1 section • 11 lectures • 44m total length

STEP 1: Composition & Preparation4:25
This is an introduction to my course that includes the downloadable/printable Beginning Notes and Supply List.

Step 2 contains the very helpful downloadable/printable:

Masking Guide
Traceable Drawing Guide (downloadable in 4 parts)
Master to Drawing Guide
COLOR Painting Printout

After downloading these PDF files, you can then open it in your computer's PDF viewer (probably Adobe Acrobat Reader). Printing from the PDF viewer will make it print out correctly (size/orientation). If your computer does not have a PDF viewer, you can install Adobe Acrobat Reader for free, here: http://get.adobe.com/reader/
STEP 2: Masking & Sky Colors2:40
Gary masks out the painting's lightest values, then applies a sky wash of colors on wet paper.

This lecture includes the following downloadable/printable PDF files:

COLOR Painting Printout
Traceable Drawing Guide (downloadable in 4 parts)
Master to Drawing Guide
Masking Guide
Gary's Palette Guide

Please note that the COLOR Painting Printout is purposely pre-lightened as home printers tend to print dark.

Step 1 contains the downloadable/printable Beginning Notes and Supply List.

If printing this document, it would be best to "Download" it as a PDF. This "Download" option is below this image window (to the left). After downloading, you can then open it in your computer's PDF viewer (probably Adobe Acrobat Reader). Printing from the PDF viewer will make it print out correctly (size/orientation). If your computer does not have a PDF viewer, you can install Adobe Acrobat Reader for free, here: http://get.adobe.com/reader/
STEP 3: Layers Of Mountains5:39
Gary paints in the layers of mountains in stages -- drying the paper in between each stage.
STEP 4: Hills & Wildflowers1:57
Gary paints in the midground-foreground hills and applies the first phase of the wildflowers.
STEP 5: More Masking & Lake Colors2:39
Once the paper is thoroughly dries, Gary masks more wildflower shapes. Then he paints in the lake colors.
STEP 6: More Colors, More Masking, & Lake Scrubbing3:29
Gary reapplies more colors to the wildflowers. Then, once dry, he masks in more wildflower shapes. Next, he scrubs some light values into the lake colors.
STEP 7: Midground Hills5:00
Gary paints in the midground hills.
STEP 8: Wildflowers & Foreground Trees4:50
With the masking removed, Gary shapes the wildflowers. Then he paints in the foreground trees with his "pull and smash" technique.
STEP 9: Mountain Shading, Chalet, & Shoreline Colors4:13
Gary applies some shades to the mountains, then details the chalet and lake shoreline.
STEP 10: Finishing Details7:27
As the painting approaches its completion, Gary adds finishing details throughout.
STEP 11: Wrapping Things Up2:26
Gary demonstrates the finalizing Waterton Lakes.

Requirements

This course is designed for all skill levels, so that absolutely includes beginners -- perhaps especially beginners. Beginners are in some ways at an advantage, as they do not have pre-learned ways of painting. So beginners fear not. It is all step-by-step. I hope and believe that more advanced painters will come away with some new techiques as well.

Description

Forged from the creation of his 111 Public Television "How to Paint" episodes, Gary has perfected his popular step-by-step teaching method for watercolor . Rather than progress from an "easy" painting to a more difficult painting, Gary starts his students on "any given painting." Choose "the subject" (the painting) that you prefer, and Gary will walk you through its creation from start to finish.

It has been his experience that by breaking the watercolor painting process down into easy-to-follow steps, students can take on any of his painting compositions—thus progressing more rapidly. Gary’s proven teaching method will make you a better watercolor painter!

ALL SKILL LEVELS

In many ways, novices are at an advantage as they have not yet pre-learned any watercolor painting approaches. But more advanced painters usually benefit from Gary's many unique watercolor techniques as well.

Watercolor is considered the most versatile and challenging painting medium. It can seem, at times, to have a life of its own. Gary demonstrates how to take control of this dynamic medium by breaking it down into easy-to-follow steps.

Painting Image Size: 19" x 13" (on a 21" x 15" half sheet of watercolor paper)

This course has 43 minutes of video content AND, to help you achieve success, it includes numerous very helpful “Downloadable / Printable” Reference Materials:

19” x 13” Drawing Guide (in 4 parts to be taped together)
Masking Drawing Guide
COLOR Painting Printout
Palette Guide
Supply List

Who this course is for:

Anyone who wants to learn unique techniques in controlling the fascinating and versatile medium of watercolor.