This class series will explore traditional areas in art (landscape, still-life, floral, nature, figure, and seascape) using watercolors. Our subjects will take you on nostalgic trips down memory lane. All sessions are designed for beginning and intermediate painters, drawing from childhood memories anywhere in the world. Class will meet via Zoom on 8 consecutive Wednesdays 1pm-3pm (Eastern Time, U.S. and Canada) on January 13, 20, 27, February 3, 10, 17, 24, and March 3, 2021.
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Our Supplies
the watercolor paints have honey as a carrier of pigments and as humectant to keep the paint moist; so it can be messy. Please keep the paints flat all the time. Please cover the paints when not in use.
one might intuitively want to add water directly into the paint well; please do not do that.
leave the pure color paints in the well clean; contaminated colors can end up looking "muddy".
these professional-grade paints are pure pigments made by M. Graham, so, a little bit of paint goes a long way.
the white color paint is only used to add a tiny bit of highlights (such as glistening water); it's not meant to be used to paint anything white (which can be achieved by leaving the white color paper exposed)
find clean plastic covers of takeout food containers and/or shallow containers/plates (transparent or white); dedicate these surfaces only for mixing colors; we'll call such surface a Palette.
use the tip of the small brush to pick up some paint to mix with a little bit of water on the Palette; make sure the paint and water are well mixed into a diluted solution.
then apply the diluted paint onto the paper to create watercolor painting; this will create transparent-looking watercolor painting
the thick paper is made of 100% cotton and can be painted on both sides.
one might intuitively want to add water directly into the paint well; please do not do that.
leave the pure color paints in the well clean; contaminated colors can end up looking "muddy".
these professional-grade paints are pure pigments made by M. Graham, so, a little bit of paint goes a long way.
the white color paint is only used to add a tiny bit of highlights (such as glistening water); it's not meant to be used to paint anything white (which can be achieved by leaving the white color paper exposed)
find clean plastic covers of takeout food containers and/or shallow containers/plates (transparent or white); dedicate these surfaces only for mixing colors; we'll call such surface a Palette.
use the tip of the small brush to pick up some paint to mix with a little bit of water on the Palette; make sure the paint and water are well mixed into a diluted solution.
then apply the diluted paint onto the paper to create watercolor painting; this will create transparent-looking watercolor painting
the thick paper is made of 100% cotton and can be painted on both sides.
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WHAT WE DID IN CLASS 7
Lifting wet watercolor paint from paper using three methods; (a) adding salt to the wet paper, (b) placing wrinkled plastic unto the wet paper and (c) using a paper towel to remove blotches of paint/using a crayon to repel of the wet paint.
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Home Work
Create a painting utilizing any one of the three methods shown above, (you can include all three methods in the artwork if you wish)
The title of the assignment is,
'My experience with that animal'
I WILL PICK 5 WORKS AT RANDOM TO DISCUSS IN CLASS
THE REST OF THE ARTWORKS WILL BE POSTED ON THE CLASS WEBSITE
YOU MUST HAVE YOUR SUBMISSIONS IN BY Monday 1st February.
Send emails to urczoom@yahoo.com (put 'Watercolor' as the subject.)
In our next and final art session (for this series), I will demonstrate the use of these techniques in artworks.
Thank you for all for your participation in this class, it has been a pleasure.
Nigel
