Introduction to Watercolors

Watercolor is very much a technique-based medium. What we call “technique” is the understanding of the special watercolor properties that you have to know in order to make the best of this exquisite material. This 6-week course is designed to provide you with such information. Beginners welcome – no art experience needed.

If you’ve always wanted to learn how to paint in watercolors for plein air, commissions, or to explore new mediums, this is a course you don’t want to miss!

You will learn how to:‍

• Optically color mix
• Control tonality
• Reserve the white paper
• How to create washes
• Fix mistakes using techniques and tools
• Paint using wet-into-wet, wet-onto-dry, and dry-onto-dry techniques

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