Loose Watercolor Painting Essentials: Boat And Water Scenes

Learn to paint five beautiful boat and watercolor scenes easily! Learn secrets to painting loosely and expressively.

What you'll learn
Create stunning contrast through the correct use of values in painting
Using essential watercolour techniques such as wet-in-wet and wet-on-dry
Applying essential watercolour techniques to paint skies, clouds, water
How to decide on colors, and how to use complementary colors for increased vibrancy in your paintings
Learn how to paint simple silhouettes of boats
Learn the importance of tone in watercolor painting, and how to contrast light and dark areas effectively
Understand and be able to sketch and plan in pencil prior to painting
Requirements
No prerequisites - view Materials lecture for more information.
Description
This Loose Watercolor Painting Essentials: Boat and Water Scenes course is designed for beginners learning watercolors. This class will strengthen your understanding and application of essential watercolor techniques and design elements. This course focuses on simple techniques and layering to allow you to produce beautiful and loose paintings.Bonus Workshop: a three-part mini-course on wet-in-wet watercolor techniques, colour mixing, and applying this to a simple coastal landscape. This lecture is available at the bottom of the course lectures.There are five fun and easy demonstrations included. Join me in this class and you end up with some beautiful paintings to show off to your family and friends!By the end of this course, you will have a firm understanding of how to apply the essential watercolor techniques of wet-in-wet, wet-in-dry, and drybrush. This course will build your confidence to create your own original paintings with vibrant colors and character. I will walk you through how to complete each painting step by step, and how you can apply my unique painting process to paint any boat and water landscape. You will also learn how to use a quick and loose style to create unique paintings from reference photos.In Learn Loose Watercolor Painting: Boats and Water, I will cover basics such as:How to decide on colors, and how to use complementary colors for increased vibrancy in your paintingsUsing essential watercolor techniques such as wet-in-wet and wet-on-dryApplying the above techniques to paint skies, clouds, waterLearn how to paint simple silhouettes of boatsLearn how to paint efficiently and use fewer brushstrokes to convey a subjectUnderstanding how to sketch in pencil in order to plan and compose your paintingUnderstand how to mix colours and proportions of paint to create vibrancyLearn how to paint simple buildingsLearn the importance of tone in watercolor painting, and how to contrast light and shadows effectivelyCourse Project:For the course project, referring to my completed paintings as a reference, lightly sketch in the outline(s) of the landscape you would like to paint. Feel free to change the position of the boats or add in additional elements such as tree branches.Using the tips and techniques shown in this course, create your own unique paintings for one or more of the scenes demonstrated. If you're feeling adventurous, try finding your own reference picture and use the tips and techniques in this course to create your own unique painting.Upload your creations under the Udemy Q&A or discussions section! If you have any questions, let me know and I will provide you with extra assistance.

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction

Lecture 2 Class Instructions & Project

Section 2: 'Paint-along' Demonstrations

Lecture 3 Demonstration 1: Sunset scene

Lecture 4 Demonstration 2: City backdrop scene

Lecture 5 Demonstration 3: Loose wet-in-wet scene

Lecture 6 Demonstration 4: Boats, Mountains and Trees

Lecture 7 Demonstration 5: Mountains and Boat Reflections

Section 3: Bonus Mini-course: Watercolour Techniques, Colour Mixing and Application

Lecture 8 Part 1

Lecture 9 Part 2

Lecture 10 Part 3

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