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Proud Grandpa Watercolour Painting for Everyone
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Proud Grandpa Watercolour Painting for Everyone

Go from a novice painter to a watercolourist with confidence with a litte guidance from Bev
Created byBev Morgan
Last updated 8/2021
English

What you'll learn

  • Review basic watercolour techniques and create a beautiful "Proud Grandpa" painting to be proud of!
  • Observe and paint the light and shadow contrast on the Grandpa and Grandson's skin and clothes
  • Learn a simple technique in transferring any reference onto a watercolour paper
  • Let's look at our paint tubes.... what are those symbols mean?

Course content

1 section • 12 lectures • 2h 31m total length

  • Lecture 1 Welcome and Introduction to Reading Paint Labels10:19

    Welcome to this watercolour course! Bev will be demonstrating step-by-step instructions from beginning to a final masterpiece of art. Our reference is of a Grandpa proudly showing his grandson his corn fields on his farm.

    In this welcoming lecture, Bev will briefly speak about the information that your paint label tubes are telling you!

  • Lecture 2 - Let us Get Organized5:43

    Print off the PDF attached to this lecture. It will have 5 pages of Step by Step Instructions & a Supply List. Once you have all your supplies, we will start transferring the image in Lecture 3.

  • Lecture 3 - Transfer Image and Sketch15:48

    You will find a transfer sheet with the outline of this reference at the end of the instructional guide. Tape the computer sheet to a window so that the backside can be traced with a lead pencil. Once finished, flip the transfer paper to the front side and tape it the watercolour paper. Use a pen and go over again all the lines. Remove the transfer paper and 'voila' the image outline is on the watercolour paper. Now use a mechanical pencil and sketch finer details that wasn't transferred. By doing this, you are becoming familiar with the reference.

  • Lecture 4 - Saving Your Whites12:30

    Protect your whites by using masking fluid or frisket.Apply it to the hands, heads and shirts of both the grandpa and grandson.

  • Lecture 5 - Wet on Wet Technique18:37

    Adding washes of colour onto wet paper, creates a light and soft background for the sky and the bottom half of the painting.

  • Lecture 6 - Wet on Dry Techniques15:23

    We are now starting to paint the background of grasses, corn fields and distant trees.

  • Lecture 7 Remove all Masking Fluid and Negative Painting7:50

    At this point take off all the masking fluid.  Look at the grandpa's and grandson's hands. We will be doing negative painting the background behind the hands.

  • Lecture 8 - Shadows19:08

    The reference shows clearly the light of the sun and the shadow areas on both the Grandpa and Grandson. By painting all the shadows now, it will provide the underpainting for the suggestion of shadows!

  • Lecture 9 - Painting Grandpa and Grandson19:46

    Now the fun begins; lets start painting clothes and flesh and paint over the shadows.

  • Lecture 10 - Adding the Darks14:58

    One of watercolourist last steps, is to paint the DARK colours to the painting. All of a sudden your masterpiece is alive! From light values, medium values and dark values which all create contrast in your painting.

  • Lecture 11 - Grass and Corn Field8:47

    We now have to anchor the grandpa and grandson's feet to the ground, by painting tall grasses and shadows.

  • Lecture 12 - Summary2:31

    Your painting is now ready to observe from a distance. Ask your self, do I need more darks? Is there parts of my painting that I can not see? If you are satisfied and happy, be proud of your Masterpiece of "Proud Grandpa".

    Here are a summary of the main techniques taught in this workshop:

    • Painting flesh tones
    • Observing how light and shadows react on clothing
    • Paint strong shadows and colours on clothing to create contrast

    Happy Painting

    Bev

Requirements

  • Students need to purchase or acquire basic watercolour supplies, including paints, paper and brushes Supply list available in lecture 2
  • Students should be able to print the resource guide, photo and transfer references.

Description

Learn how to bring colour, composition and techniques together to create a watercolour work of art! 

As we paint, we will review the basic information of watercolour paper, paints and brushes from previous courses.

This course was especially made for novice students or seasoned artists  to encourage them to try a new technique, creating clothes shadows and have fun by 'doing'.

Proud Grandpa make an excellent reference for learning how to paint skin tones and shadows on the clothes.

Students will begin developing their own personal skills for future paintings.

Teacher available for any questions during and after this course. She would love to see your original paintings.

Students will receive 2.5 hours of video supported with written and verbal step-by-step instructions

At the end of this course, you will have a beautiful, final masterpiece "Proud Grandpa" to be proud of! Happy Painting

Who this course is for:

  • This course is suited for the Novice or those Artists who wish to learn new techniques
  • Non painters should take Module 1 (Birch trees) and Module 2 (Northern lights) prior to register for this course

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