Drawing and Painting Beverages

Learn to see and accurately draw the many different shapes of beverages (bottles, cocktails, and glassware), then use watercolor to paint color effects for a realistic (and yet painterly) result. The skills you learn in this class will be applicable to many still-life objects and can enhance your sketchbooks and artwork. 
In this class, we discuss the perspective of ellipses required to draw the angles and shapes in all beverages. These are applicable to cylinders and other subjects such as vases. So if you're someone who loves to sketch or paint flowers, but struggles when it comes to the vase, this class will help you. You will also hear how I layer and build up painted effects in watercolor. We experiment with using salt and discuss other materials that can be used to embellish the final paintings.
This class is suitable for beginner to intermediate artists who have some ease with a pencil and some experience controlling watercolor. However, it is not essential that you have previous experience, as I walk you through every step of each drawing and painting. You can follow along with the lessons to paint the exact beverages I do, or you can use what you learn and paint the drinks that are sitting right at your table. 
After this class, you will feel more capable of "drawing your day" and the many drinks it includes. I use my skills in drawing and painting drinks so that I can enhance my travel sketchbooks and daily art journals as I sit with friends or solo at cafes, breweries, and at my own kitchen table.
Materials you will need:
Pencil and eraser (gum eraser works best but is not necessary)
watercolor paper for best effect (or mixed media paper)
set of watercolors (any kind will do. I use prima marketing "Tropicals" set)
watercolor brushes sizes 4, 6 and 8 (a 2 could be useful for details!) *The brand I use in the class is the Princeton round vevetouch brushes (4 and 8) and my size 6 brush is a Winsor & Newton Sceptre Gold 2. 
paper towel or old rag to control water on your brush while painting
salt (any kind - I use fine grain and coarse grain for my lesson)
white gel pen, white ink, or white acrylic for final details if desired