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Watercolor Painting For Beginners | By Award Winning Artist by Udemy
Learn the Essentials | Master the Basics | Two full workshops packed in 1 great course | All the FUN without the FLUFF!
Course Highlights
- Learn the essentials first before the basics
- Understand how watercolor behaves
- How much water to use
- How to go lighter with your colors
- How to go darker with your colors
- Master basic techniques
- How to avoid washed out paintings
- How to avoid patchy, overworked paintings
- Paint new activities (No repetitive drills)
- Paint Sea and Land Animals (No fruit, vegetables or salads)
- How to prepare your puddles
- How to do a wash (The right way)
- How to blend your washes using 1 color
- How to blend your washes using 2 colors
- How to make smooth, gradual blends
- How to paint in details and features
- How to layer or glaze to make your paintings glow
- How to paint shadows without getting muddy
- How to paint elements like leaves, trees, wood, grass
- How to handle your brush to paint simple textures
- How to "paint without painting"
- How to use masking techniques
- How to paint backgrounds (What to paint first, next and last)
- How to mix colors
- How to mix even more colors using only 3 pigments
- The biggest take away about Color Theory
- Tips and best practices to avoid common mistakes
Skills you will learn!
Curriculum
2 Topics
Hey there!
Overview
2 Topics
Tips To Draw/Sketch Quickly
Solution To Downloading Templates
6 Topics
Materials: 4 Crucial Things To Know Before Painting
Paper: Types of Paper for Watercolor Painting
Pigments: Types of Pigments for Watercolor Painting
Brushes: Types of Brushes for Watercolor Painting
Palette: Types of Palettes for Watercolor Painting
Materials List: Recommended Materials for Beginner Watercolor Painting
1 Topic
Welcome to BEGINNER WATERCOLORS
6 Topics
How Much Water To Use? Part 1
How Much Water To Use? Part 2
Demo: Painting Using the 4 Strengths
Review: Essential Techniques
Activity Template
The 4 Strengths Guide
8 Topics
Activity Template #1
Practice Puddle Mixing
Practicing Technique: Strength 1
Practicing Technique: Strength 2
Practicing Technique: Strength 3
Tips: Essentials Practice
Activity Template #2
Recap: Downloadable Handout
7 Topics
Activity 1: Let's Get Jiggly Wid It!
Activity Template
Downloadable Handout
Overview: Quick Demo of A Jellyfish Painting
Activity: Painting the Jellyfish Head
Activity: Painting the Jellyfish Tentacles
Tips: Tips for Mixing Your Puddles
10 Topics
Activity 2: Turtley Awesome!
Activity Template
Downloadable Handout
Turtle: Color Mixing
Turtle: Head
Turtle: Flipper and Tail
Turtle Shell: Color Mixing
Turtle Shell
Turtle: Details
Turtle Shell: Details
8 Topics
Activity 3: Just Horsin' Around!
Activity Template
Downloadable Handout
Color Mixing
Seahorse
Seahorse: Details
Seahorse: Tips
FINAL THOUGHTS
2 Topics
More Practice and Templates
How Are You Doing?
1 Topic
Welcome to the WATERCOLOR STARTERS Section
13 Topics
Activity 1: Camilo the Chameleon
Activity Template
Color Mixing
1st Wash
Camilo Color Mixing
Camilo Glazing
Tree Branch Color Mixing
Tree Branch Glazing
Tree Branch Details
Leaves Details
Shadows
Tips
Recap: Downloadable Handout
13 Topics
Activity 2: Sleeping Trash Panda
Activity Template
Color Mixing
1st Wash
Negative Painting
Racoon: Glazing
Stump: Color Mixing
Stump: Glazing
Raccoon Details: Shadow
Stump Details: Texture
Stump Details: Shadow
Tips
Recap: Downloadable Handout
17 Topics
Activity 3: Owl Be Seeing You
Activity Template
Color Mixing
First Wash
Background: Glaze Part 1
Background: Glaze Part 2
Trees: Green
Trees: Blue Green
Trees: Purple
Trees: Red
Trees: Orange
Owl: Brown
Details: Leaves and Grass
Details: Tree Trunks
Details: Shadows
Tips On Color
Recap: Downloadable Handout
18 Topics
ACTIVITY 4: Deer Oh Deer!
Masking Fluid
Activity Template
Masking: Application
1st Wash
Trees: Color Blending Part 1
Trees: Color Blending Part 2
Trees: Color Blending Part 3
Trees: Color Blending Part 4
2nd Wash
Sketch: Touch Up
Tree Trunks
Tree Trunks: Background
Deer
Deer: Details
Leaves and Bark: Details
Masking: Removal
Recap: Downloadable Handout
2 Topics
Final Thoughts
Tell Me More About Your Progress
1 Topic
What's Next?
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