Southampton Sailing painting

Name: Southampton Sailing painting
Rating: 4.6 (25 reviews)

Learn how to paint a watercolor of a sailboat leaving harbour with a dramatic sky and water.

Created byBev Morgan

Last updated 4/2018

English

What you'll learn

Students will review common and unusual techniques in watercolours.
Students will learn an easy way to transfer any image onto a watercolour paper.
Are you having a difficult time painting moving water? Turn your painting upside down, begin with darker values and use less paint as you approach the horizon.
The best way to understand the medium of watercolours is to experiment and play.

Course content

1 section • 12 lectures • 1h 42m total length

Let's Get Organized!4:07
Supply list are available to print under resources.
Transfer Image and Sketch9:13
Instruction Guide, transfer paper, three photo references are available under resource to print. After this lecture, students learn a simple technique to transfer any image onto a watercolour paper.
Protecting our Whites7:20
Students are introduced to Masking fluid or frisket. It is applied to your watercolour paper, to work as a resist, preserving the white paper underneath.
Background Colour9:11
In watercolours, we begin with a light wash of colours and allow the colours blend in on the paper to create amazing background.
Painting the Sky6:22
In this painting, our goal is to create a vibrant active sky in order for our focal point of a sail boat to stand out in our painting.
Painting the Lake6:54
Bev will introduce a new concept painting water by turning your painting upside down!
Removing Masking Fluid and Paint the Shadows11:33
Once all our masking fluid is taken off, we can begin painting shadows!
Painting the Red7:43
Have you ever noticed that the colour RED is one colour that artists use to attract the viewer! Now we will begin introducing it in our Range Light and Sail boat.
Painting the Pier14:31
In this lecture we will paint the pier and the rocks below.
Paint the Fine Details15:55
At the end of a watercolour, it is the dark values that finish a painting. Bev will introduce how to introduce these darks and how to soften some of these edges.
Finish Painting the Lake8:16
In this lecture, we will paint darker values in the water which will create the movement of the waves by the sailboat.
Summary1:42
Now it's time to stand back from your painting. Are you able to see the dimension of the range light, rocks and sailboat? If you cannot, ask yourself do I need to add more darks?

Hope that you enjoy learning new watercolour techniques in this course. I would love to see your final painting!

Requirements

Review basic watercolor techniques and create a beautiful painting of a sailboat leaving a harbour. Students need to purchase basic watercolor art supplies, including paints, brushes and paper. 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 techniques such as creating dramatic skies, water, reflections, painting shadows and have fun by 'doing'. For those students 'terrified' to draw, a easy transfer method is explained early in the course.

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 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 "Southampton Sailing" to be proud of!

Who this course is for:

This course is for the novice painter or who would like to expand their watercolour techniques.