Watercolor Painting for Beginners

Name: Watercolor Painting for Beginners
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Basic Watercolor Techniques

Created byElena Fay

Last updated 12/2017

English

What you'll learn

Start painting with watercolor with this fun and easy guide to the basic techniques. Step by step guided course for beginners.
In this class, we’ll start with a basic introduction of watercolor tools. I’ll walk you through the color theory. You will learn how to create, blend and shape colors with brush strokes. Then you’ll put it all into action by creating your own dreamy watercolor painting.
You will learn about your materials and how to see the full potential of your brushes and other materials to create textures in watercolor

Course content

1 section • 10 lectures • 42m total length

Intro1:24
Explore watercolor basics with color theory, color mixing, brush use, blending and shaping techniques, and layering textures to build confidence and create your own watercolor illustrations.
Art Supplies4:33
Discover essential watercolor supplies for beginners, including cotton paper (hot pressed and cold pressed), brushes, two jars of water, paper towel, and a color palette.
Brushes3:39
Explore watercolor brushes—from round to mop and fan—and test them by painting the page to gauge how they hold water in the belly and create varied lines.
Basics of Color Theory2:41
Learn how to use red, yellow, and blue to create secondary and tertiary colors, and explore color wheel relationships, complementary contrasts, and neutral mixes.
Color Wheel5:16
Build a color wheel from three primary colors to reveal secondary and tertiary hues, including complementary tones. Use clean water, wake pigments, and mix yellow with red and blue.
Creating Swatches1:40
Learn to create different shades by adding water to pigment and paint, dip the brush, and apply strokes to build bright to light gradients.
Mixing Primary Colors2:19
Learn how to mix primary colors, starting with blue and yellow, and explore how different proportions create a variety of pigments on watercolor paper.
Blending Techniques3:49
Explore watercolor blending techniques for beginners by playing with wet and dry approaches, watching pigments bleed and push each other, create textures, and experiment with a color explosion in water.
Fun Project / Dipping Technique5:55
Learn a fun dipping technique in watercolor painting for beginners by creating cat shapes on textured cold-pressed paper. Maintain clean water and brush for spontaneous pigment spread and soft edges.
Final Project / Creating Floral Illustration11:37
Plan a floral watercolor illustration by choosing composition, applying light first washes, layering color for shadows, and enjoying expressive brushwork and playful splashes.

Requirements

This is the beginners level so no prior knowledge is required for this course.
You will need basic watercolor supplies: watercolor paints, watercolor paper, watercolor brushes, pencil, eraser

Description

Welcome to my new watercolor class for beginners!

In this class, we’ll start with a basic introduction of watercolor tools. I’ll walk you through the color theory, and how to create, blend and shape colors with brush strokes. Then you’ll put it all into action by creating your own dreamy watercolor painting.

Who this course is for:

Beginners and intermediate level students will find a lot of great information in this class!
If you always wanted to paint with watercolor, but aren't sure where to start- this class is for you!!!
For anyone who wants to explore and improve watercolor techniques