Watercolor Painting Essentials - Line And Wash Sketching

English

What you'll learn
Materials - what paints, paper, brushes and pens you will need.
A crucial series of 6 lessons on understanding 'values' and color - including practical exercises and demonstrations for you to follow along to.
Understanding light sources and how to paint realistic shadows.
How to sketch a subject in pencil and Ink easily by simplifying a landscape into basic shapes, and using a combination of loose and accurate drawing styles.
Hands-on lessons on essential watercolor techniques such as wet-in-wet and wet-on-dry, dry brush and paint 'flicking'.
How to paint clouds, water and land.
Using colour effectively in watercolour.
Over 6 hours of practical demonstrations and 'paint along' content
Requirements
No prerequisites - however ensure you check the 'materials' videos before starting.
Description
This Beach Landscape themed Watercolor Line and Wash Essentials course is designed for beginners with a desire to learn the essentials of Line and Wash Watercolor Painting. There is a beach theme to this class, however, the skills you will learn can be applied to all other watercolor landscapes.By the end of this class, you will have the confidence and skills to understand how to paint any beach landscape scene in half an hour or less!This course is designed for you to follow and paint alongside the demonstrations. It is encouraged for you to do so, as this will quickly strengthen your watercolor techniques by providing ample opportunities for practice. Each demonstration sketch is simple and tailored towards beginners. Draw these prior to painting.I take a different approach from other instructors and make a conscious effort to demonstrate every technique I discuss in the context of a small painting/sketch. So, in addition of 19 full-length demonstrations, there are also 10+ smaller demonstrations highlighting techniques such as sketching, wet-in-wet in the context of painting clouds, water, land and other beach landscape components.In this class, I will show you the FUN and EASY way to enter into the world of watercolors, and paint along to over 20 simple, yet beautiful Beach Landscape paintings.This comprehensive class contains over 20 landscape painting demonstrations! These are based on various beach landscape compositions from around the world. I will walk you through how to complete each painting step by step as you follow along!In this Watercolor Painting Line and Wash Essentials: Beach Landscapes course, I will cover basics such as:Materials - what paints, paper, brushes and pens you will need.The difference between different kinds of watercolor paper, and practical demonstrations showing comparisons of paper performance.A crucial series of 6 lessons on understanding 'values' and color - including practical exercises and demonstrations for you to follow along to.Understanding light sources and how to paint realistic shadows.How to sketch a subject easily by simplifying a landscape into basic shapes, and using a combination of loose and accurate drawing styles.Hands-on lessons on essential watercolor techniques such as wet-in-wet and wet-on-dry, dry brush and paint 'flicking'.How to paint clouds, water and land.Join me in the class and let's make learning watercolors fun and easy!

Overview

Section 1: Introduction & Materials Required

Lecture 1 Introduction

Lecture 2 Materials: Paint

Lecture 3 Materials: Paper

Lecture 4 Materials: Pens, Pencils & Brushes

Lecture 5 Materials: Other

Section 2: Watercolour Techniques & Sketching

Lecture 6 Sketching: Techniques and Demonstrations

Lecture 7 Watercolor Techniques: Introduction and Demonstrations

Lecture 8 Watercolor Techniques: Skies (Wet-in-Wet)

Lecture 9 Watercolor Techniques: Skies (Flat and Graduated Wash)

Lecture 10 Watercolor Techniques: Waves

Lecture 11 Watercolor Techniques: Waves and Shore

Lecture 12 Watercolor Techniques: Land (Wet-on-Dry)

Lecture 13 Watercolor Techniques: Figures & Shadows (Wet on Dry)

Section 3: Watercolour Theory: Values vs. Color - 'Paint Along' demonstrations.

Lecture 14 Values: Values vs. Colour Introduction

Lecture 15 Values: Monochrome Demonstration

Lecture 16 Values: Color Demonstration

Lecture 17 Values: Palm Beach Demonstration

Lecture 18 Values: Simple Beach Scene

Lecture 19 Values: Beach Night Landscape

Section 4: 'Paint Along' Full Demonstrations

Lecture 20 Paint Along 1: Simple Beach

Lecture 21 Paint Along 2: Figure on Beach

Lecture 22 Paint Along 3: Figures on Beach

Lecture 23 Paint Along 4: Loose Sky Beach

Lecture 24 Paint Along 5: Moody Lighthouse

Lecture 25 Paint Along 6: Lighthouse Sunny Day

Lecture 26 Paint Along 7: Beach Scene with Buildings

Lecture 27 Paint Along 8: Two Figures on Beach

Lecture 28 Paint Along 9: Tropical Beach and Figures

Lecture 29 Paint Along 10: Ipanema Beach

Lecture 30 Paint Along 11: Figures on Beach + Umbrella

Lecture 31 Paint Along 12: Beach with Surfers

Lecture 32 Paint Along 13: Beach and Boats

Lecture 33 Paint Along 14: Beach Sunset

Beginner Students in Watercolour,Anyone with a desire to learn how to sketch and paint