Watercolours With Confidence!
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- You will gain confidence with watercolours through step by step instruction
- You will learn which supplies are the “must haves” and how to choose yours from a variety of options
- You will have fun exploring how to apply paint to the paper in many creative ways, with many different brush types and other materials as well
- You will learn different techniques such as “wet on wet” and dry-brushing
- How to achieve brilliant rich colours through layering techniques
- How to make the most of the transparent quality of watercolour paint
- Complete 4 projects, 5 activities and 8 assignments and as well as numerous hands on demonstrations
- You will begin making small projects such as a bookmark and a greeting card and gradually work on larger and more complex projects as they gain confidence.
- English & French Captions/Subtitles. Hindi and Spanish Captions/Subtitles coming soon
- In the “Trouble-Shooting” section, you will learn how to fix common watercolour mistakes including blooms & drips
- You will learn techniques to help preserve the white of the paper
- How to paint crisp edges and how to soften edges
- You will learn about primary, secondary and tertiary colours and how the colour wheel works
- How to clean and care for your equipment
- How to take an idea for a painting from inspiration through to completion
- Learn to do ink and wash paintings
- You will increase your art vocabulary through the use of art terms
- Those who do not enjoy drawing can still have fun with painting
- Students learn the meaning of “archival” and how to help their projects to last
- Learn about “plein air” painting and will be shown supplies ideal for this painting method
- How to stretch paper and rip paper to size
- You will be given health and safety cautions
- The most important thing is to have FUN! You will get to relax, splash some paint around, experiment to learn which colour combinations you like and see how many different ways you can make marks
- Great for beginners. No prerequisites are required.
- You don't need to know how to draw for this course. There are downloadable templates available in the online resources section that can be used for tracing if you wish.
- You may simply want to paint along with me creating a new set of subjects and paintings, converting them into gifts such as bookmarks
- Bring along a willingness to learn and try the fun projects in the course.
Hello! I am Wendy Framst. Welcome to Watercolours with Confidence.
If you have always thought watercolours were unpredictable and difficult to control then this is the course for you. I take out the mystery and show you very simply how watercolours behave with water on the paper.
I will demonstrate through simple exercises how watercolours can be a fun, wholesome and satisfying way of painting.
At your own pace, you will gain confidence by developing an understanding of the medium through very simple to gradually complex projects and activities.
In this watercolour course packed with over 10 hours of insights, tips and tricks, and valuable content you will be introduced in a step by step methodical way to watercolour materials, colour theory, techniques and methods used in painting with watercolours. This course is perfect to help you explore the medium at your own pace!
You will gain confidence through learning how common mistakes are made. You will learn how to fix them through our troubleshooting section, gaining confidence in using your tools effectively by doing easy activities and fun projects.
You will create projects that will inspire you to start experimenting yourself in no time at all.
You will learn which materials to get as well as some of the optional tools you can collect to make some fun effects. We also touch on how to keep costs low and quality high.
After being introduced to materials, you will be guided through how to paint a smooth wash and a variety of other mark making techniques. After the comprehensive introduction you will be guided through progressively more complex projects.
Each project builds on skills you were introduced to earlier and no steps are cut out.
Some of the later projects are a little larger and more complex, but include guidance about how to build up your skills until you are more comfortable with tackling a larger subject.
Although drawing is a great skill for any art practice you do not need to know how to draw to gain confidence in this course
You will get to:
solidify fundamentals of watercolour painting
understand how to master the interaction between water, pigment on paper
learn how to fix issues including blooms (blossoms) and drips
learn how to use brushes and other tools to create various washes, edges and marks
practice and learn various techniques that will give you the necessary tools to help you become a confident watercolour artist
to learn how to make a bookmark and lovely little greeting cards
how to use photo references to create paintings
learn about colour theory and properties of various watercolour pigments
create varied projects and paintings that can be tailored to your own unique style
learn about fun materials to create lovely effects
and much much more …
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English Captions/subtitles French. Hindi and Spanish subtitles coming soon.
And I am with you every step of the way. You can message me any time you hit a wall, and don’t know how to proceed. And I would love to see your paintings and projects that you make as you paint along with me.
So let's get started, have some fun and get those brushes wet!
- This course is ideal for people of ages 10 and up who always wanted to learn how to paint with watercolours but did not know where to start.
- If you always thought watercolours is difficult to control, then this is the course for you as I take you through steps to give you skills that will enable you to build your confidence gradually.
- If you are curious about watercolours and want to try to see if they are for you
- This can also be a great revision and a brush up on skills for more experienced watercolour artists
- CAUTION: Younger children should have supervision when using certain optional cleaning materials including Rubbing Alcohol and Mr Clean Magic Eraser. These items form a very small part of this course. You can choose to skip these materials and their usage and still benefit greatly from the course.
The introduction lays out the course structure.
Students can jump directly to the activities and exercises using materials they have on hand, or they can learn more about materials in order to gather the equipment that will best meet their needs.
Using whatever materials you already have on hand, let's start getting used to splashing water around and allowing the paint to travel across the page.
After completing this unit, students understand how paint interacts with and travels where the water is.
Students are cautioned on the risks of watercolour paints and other materials used in this course.
Further emphasis is placed on the need to supervise children when using the optional materials: rubbing alcohol or Mr Clean Magic eraser.
These materials form only a small portion of the examples in this course and can be skipped entirely without diminishing the benefits of the course.
Majestic Mountains is a layered project made of graded washes which are a wet on wet technique.
Students learn how to create crisp edges while allowing the paint to flow through the water.
This project uses one colour and reinforces the art term "Value", how light or dark something is.
Samples of how the Majestic Mountains project can be adapted by adding further detail and colour are displayed and discussed. Students are challenged to create their own variations on the project.
The colour theory will describe primary, secondary, and tertiary colours and demonstrate the construction of a colour wheel.
Students will learn about complementary and analogous colours and how the use of them will make colours pop or neutralize colours in their work.
They will be introduced to warm and cool colours and how they can be used to help create the illusion of distance.
Students are introduced to colour triads. **Optional additional challenge: after viewing this section, try painting a simple scene with one colour triad, then paint the exact same scene using a different colour triad. Share your findings!