Magic Of Watercolor Background: Making White Objects Pop

Painting white animals with watercolor and creating background using wet-on-wet technique, color wheel and sketching

What you'll learn

Color theory

Watercolour techniques: wet-on-wet and wet-on-dry techniques

Painting white animals with watercolour

Sketching and sighting method for creating a sketch

Liquid watercolour and how to use it for creating a blurry background with wet-on-wet- technique

Requirements

No previous painting skills are needed

3 primary colors (red, yellow and blue), 2 round brushes, and watercolour paper 300 gsm

Description

This course is designed to help you overcome the fear of white paper and create your own watercolor painting of the animal with a background.In this course you will learn:basics of color mixing and color theory that will help you to create any shades you need from a very small palette;how to choose the perfect art materials that will help you to achieve the best result;process of creating a sketch before painting with watercolor;how to analyze reference from the perspective of the darkest and lightest spots in order to make your painting process easier;how to use wet-on-wet and wet-on-dry watercolor techniques;Painting white animals with watercolor can be frightening, but I will share my tips with you on how to make the painting process not scary but exciting. As your mentor, I'll share the techniques that have fueled my passion for watercolors throughout my artistic journey. We'll dive into the delicate dance of wet-on-wet and wet-on-dry methods, allowing you to infuse life and character into your feathered masterpiece.Join me on Udemy, and together, let's transform a blank canvas into a mesmerizing masterpiece.You can also share your paintings on instagram with #aleksandryna_gallery so I can share your art to my stories. I will be happy to see your paintings and to help with advice on improvements.

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction

Lecture 2 Class project

Section 2: Lesson 1 - Art Supplies

Lecture 3 How to choose art supplies

Lecture 4 Basics of color theory

Lecture 5 Watercolor techniques

Section 3: Art Supplies

Lecture 6 How to prepare a sketch

Section 4: Secret of an eye-catching watercolor painting

Lecture 7 Contrasts and color theory in painting

Section 5: Painting a goose on a dark background

Lecture 8 Painting a goose using 3 primary colors

Lecture 9 Painting a blurry dark background

Beginners and intermediate artists