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QUICK START painting with watercolors, play & learn. PART 2
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QUICK START painting with watercolors, play & learn. PART 2

Just getting started with watercolors? Then let me help you along with subjects to speed up your progress easy & fun
Created byNicola A Blakemore
Last updated 8/2023
English

What you'll learn

  • Students will learn about watercolour colour mixing.
  • Students will learn how to achieve some interesting effects with other materials and equipment. Students will learn about creating shadows and shading.
  • This course will help build painting confidence in watercolour paints.

Course content

1 section • 22 lectures • 2h 28m total length

  • How to find your way around the Udemy platform.4:06
  • A few words of explanation and encouragement from Nicola1:06

    What will you learn?

    As a newcomer to watercolour painting, you are probably still feeling at sea when it comes to the colours you should use, how much water to add and how to use your brushes.

    Well, these videos will help you a great deal, and most of all, by listening and watching each one, paying attention and thinking about the marks you are making you will get better and better results. AND your confidence will grow.

    Have fun and share your results with us. Thanks Nicola

  • Pear.7:45

    Paint this pear.

    This is another friendly shape, similar to the apple in Part 1, so just have a go. If you have one to hand and it's a different shape and colour, paint to suit what you have.

    RESOURCE

    Two photos of pear paintings.

  • Cherries part 17:51

    One of my favourite fruits to paint. Why? Because they come in lots of different colours and are fun and super EASY to paint. Such fun you will not be able to stop ! 

    Here I demonstrate and create a composition as a stand alone painting.

    I've uploaded lots of my cherry paintings, most of which I have sold. Take look at them to get ideas for adding cherries to your fruit still life or just making a painting of them on their own. What ever, have fun and keep learning

    RESOURCE

    A few photos of some cherry painting I have done and sold.

  • Cherries part 27:21
  • Cherries part 36:57
  • Cherries part 47:30
  • Oranges and Lemons5:38

    So you have already painted an apple, a pear and some cherries, now you are going to add a lemon to your fruit salad. You will learn a useful technique called 'using a resist'. You will need your white was candle.

    When painting these sort of fruits use the texture of the paper and also dab off with some paper towel in places which will also add texture.

    RESOURCES

    Painting of oranges and lemons.

  • Banana12:10

    This can be a tricky shape getting the curve just right.

    If you have one, do what I did and draw round it and remember you can do that with lots of things when you are painting. Make life easier by using photos and tracings.

    Basically I used naples yellow and some leaf green (of similar ) raw umber and paynes grey. And as always I like to use up what is in my paintbox.

    RESOURCES

    Photo of the painting

  • Cape Gooseberries - part 111:49

    This is an interesting study.

    This will help you with colour mixing and also to help you paint both a solid object and one that is slightly transparent.

  • Cape Gooseberries -part 215:06
  • Pineapple 1 - it's not as difficult as it looks.12:43

    Look closely at your subject - it will pay off when you come to draw and paint.

    Don't be intimidated by this fruit, follow my video instruction, take you time, start with pale light colours and work from there.

    RESOURCES

    The photo of the fruit, the tracing and the photo of the finished painting.

  • Pineapple 27:21

    For some reason half way through the audio continues but the video doesn't. It does however show you how to continue, but I have added the third one to make it clear.

  • Pineapple 35:34
  • Create the bowl to put the fruit in -part 16:59

    With this lecture you are really starting to move on with your learning. Not only will you endorse the learning you have had about painting something to look three dimensional, you will also learn ANOTHER technique, spattering with a toothbrush through a stencil.

  • Create the bowl to put the fruit in -part 25:47

    EXTRA TECHNIQUE - pattering through a stencil

    This is where you can add a pattern to your bowl by using a special effect with a stencil and an old toothbrush.

    You will find this very useful in many circumstances. Make sure you mix a lot of paint and don't make it to thin or watery.

  • How to imagine and draw the fruit in the bowl.5:20
  • Painting the fruit in the bowl - part 14:56

    If you are not sure about doing this, just get a bowl and put some fruit in it and look carefully at how the pieces sit in the bowl and the shadows they create.

  • Painting the fruit in the bowl - part 27:48
  • Painting the fruit in the bowl - part 33:22

    As always, start off painting with very thin, pale colours.

  • More fruit - just for fun..0:15

    If you are still in the early stages of learning, don't expect too much of your self. Take it steady and keep playing and painting little 

  • NEW BONUS LECTURE- and place your marker on my MAP of students1:01

    Extra resources from me to you as advised by the clever people at Udemy.

    Enjoy your painting, thanks Nicola

Requirements

  • You may well have already done Part 1 of 'You can paint with watercolours as you play & learn.
  • You will need some 300 gm watercolour paper and some watercolour paints
  • You will need a stencil, an old toothbrush and a clean clear/white candle.
  • A jam jar for water, some absorbent paper towel, a paint brush about number 6.
  • You will need to have an open mind.
  • The ability to trust yourself and just play The ability to trust yourself to just play.

Description

NEW BONUS lecture added August 2023

When I am teaching beginners in watercolor painting I find one of the easiest things for them to get started with is painting fruit and vegetables.

Seriously ! Well they don't fade too quickly, they don't move and they are cheap and easy to get hold of, have great colours and shapes and when you've painted them, guess what? You can eat them.

So that's why I have chosen them to get you onto your next step up the watercolour painting ladder.

This will help you move on with your brush marks, colour mixing, shading, shadows AND building your confidence.

So follow through the lectures, play and learn then go on to select you own subjects and share the results with us all.

Some of the videos have appeared on my You Tube channel or in other courses. But here they are altogether and I will add more.

  • Why choose one of my courses?

    Because, as a self taught artist I understand how a lot of people feel about their creative work, sometimes anxious, sometimes overwhelmed and often that it's not 'good enough'. I will hold your hand as you overcome these fears as I offer a friendly, relaxed and sensitive teaching style.

    I also have years of experience of teaching people of all levels both in person and via the internet.

    Do one of my courses and you will feel as if I am in the room with you every step of the way.

Enjoy your painting, love Nicola

Who this course is for:

  • This is aimed at those wishing to get to grips with watercolour paints. with a sound foundation
  • This is ideal for the beginner who wants to build their confidence.
  • Perfect course for those who want to improve their watercolour painting techniques

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