Watercolour Painting - Pen/Ink And Wash Sketching Essentials

Learn Pen and Wash by painting some Landscapes of the beautiful Russian town of Suzdal

What you'll learn
What essential materials you need for pen and wash
How to sketch with an ink pen
Essential watercolor painting techniques
The importance of value and tone in watercolour painting
Painting skies in watercolour
Sketching and painting simple landscapes in watercolour
Using colour effectively in watercolour
Portraying light effectively in watercolour
Requirements
No prerequisites - however ensure you check the 'materials' videos before starting.
Description
This Watercolour Pen and Wash course is designed for beginners with a desire to learn the essentials of Pen and Wash Watercolours.In this class, I will show you the FUN and EASY way to enter into the world of watercolours, and turn your holiday photographs or any reference picture into simple, yet beautiful paintings. By the end of this course, you will have a firm understanding of the processes and techniques of turning any photograph into a pen and wash painting!This unique class contains over 10 landscape painting demonstrations, based on photographs taken in the beautiful Russian town of Suzdal. I will walk you through how to complete each painting step by step!In this Watercolour Painting - Pen and Wash Sketching Techniques course, I will cover basics such as:Materials - what paints, paper, brushes and pens you will needThe correct use of values in paintingHow to sketch a subject easily by simplifying a landscape into basic shapesUsing essential watercolour techniques such as wet-in-wet and wet-on-dryProjects:Referring to the attached reference pictures in this course, complete 2-4 sketches using the techniques and processes described in this class. You can follow along in the video, or you can have a try afterwards by yourself.If you have other reference photos you'd like to try, then how about turning these into line and wash paintings? Post your results below! You can choose any beach landscape or even another type of landscape altogether. I will be available and respond to any questions or feedback you may have. I would love to hear from you.

Overview

Section 1: Introduction & Materials Required

Lecture 1 Introduction

Lecture 2 Materials: Sketchbooks & Paper

Lecture 3 Materials: Brushes & Pens

Lecture 4 Materials: Paint

Section 2: Watercolour Theory & Essential Techniques

Lecture 5 Basic Sketching

Lecture 6 Essential Watercolour Techniques

Lecture 7 Values in Watercolour Painting

Section 3: Landscape Tutorials

Lecture 8 Simple Landscape: Sky and Earth

Lecture 9 Simple River Landscape

Lecture 10 Simple Night Landscape

Lecture 11 Simple Mountain and Buildings Landscape

Lecture 12 Simple Cathedral Landscape

Lecture 13 Simple River and Wall Landscape

Lecture 14 Simple Street Scene

Lecture 15 Simple Street Scene 2

Lecture 16 Simple Village Landscape with Windmill

Lecture 17 Detailed River and Building Landscape

Lecture 18 Detailed River Landscape

Lecture 19 River Landscape with Buildings and Figures

Lecture 20 River Sunset Landscape with Buildings

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