The Watercolor Painting Series - Very Beginner'S Guide

Learn the Fundamentals of Watercolor Painting - Art Theory, Color Theory, Trending topics, Illustrations and more.

What you'll learn

You will be able to paint easy watercolor paintings.

You will be able to use different color schemes, like monochrome, complementary and analogous.

You will be able to create a realistic effect in your artworks by applying the reverse shading method.

You will be able to use the strategies in your own painting practice, which will help to develop your original style and voice.

Requirements

Basic supplies for watercolor painting - watercolor paints, watercolor paper and brushes

The course is ideal for absolute beginners so no previous experience is required

Description

"Since I'm a beginner, never doing any watercolor painting before, your detailed instruction is very helpful." Diane B."What a fun class! Alexandra presents information so beautifully, by explaining and demonstrating at a pace that is easy to follow. The entire production (camera work) is excellent. I learned a lot from the class and had fun getting out and looking for leaves (I found over 20 in my own yard! I had not truly noticed that before!) I look forward to watching more classes that she offers and learning more from her wherever I can find her!" G.G.Welcome to the NEW AND UPDATED Watercolor Painting Series! In this course you will get access to series of classes of 30-40 min lenght that are complete on their own, but they are also comprehensively built upon each other. They are designed for very beginners - it takes a very beginner form initial brush strokes to complex paintings.These series are built up in a way that it takes a very beginner through art fundamentals which are important to understand and are essentails for creating art and also essentials for mastering the wonderful medium of watercolors. As a professional art teacher, I am passionate about teaching art fundamentals for very beginners to build a stable and deep knowledge and understanding on which they can build later on.The series are constantly in production: there are 4 episodes available now:In the first episode, "The Watercolor Painting Series -Monochrome Botanical Patterns" within Art Theory we will cover PATTERNS and BRUSH CONTROL, within Color Theory we will explore the MONOCHROME and we make sure you can use some art terminology correctly, like HUE, VALUE, SHADE, TINT, TONE. Our trending topic is BOTANICALS.In the second episode: "The Watercolor Painting Series - Analogous Geometric Patterns" within Art Theory we will discuss WHITE SPACE and GEOMETRY, within Color Theory we will explore the COLOR WHEEL, COLOR HARMONIES and the ANALOGOUS COLOR PALETTE and our trending topic is DIAMONDS:)In the third episode:  "The Watercolor Painting Series: NEUTRALISED LINEAR LANDSCAPES" we will learn about stylisation, the neutralising color palettes and the composition of landscape paintings. We are going to create trending landscapes in three topics: Water, Sky and Mountains.In these first three classes, all the projects are chosen to be simple, with super simple painting techniques so that beginners can acquire the knowledge without being distracted by complicated tasks. We are focusing on painting simple shapes, brush control and color, to be able to master the medium itself with easy topics and techniques. After these fundamentals are mastered, we can enter more complicated topics as perspective, dimensions, shadows and light. The 4th episode focuses on light and shadow. This is the first time we enter dimensions: "The Watercolor Painting Series - Semi-Realistic Complementary Donuts" covers the topics like: composition of a whole piece, how to paint light, how to paint shadows, the complementary color scheme and uses the topic of DONUTS, yummi:)The content is constantly growing! With your purchase you get access to the whole series - all the other episodes will be added to this course. You will get announcements when the other episodes come out.If you are eager to learn watercolor painting, choose this course! The best way to learn is through practice and projects! the length and the rhythm of the course will make sure that you will stay ENGAGED and that you will be successful in finishing it and be hungry for a continuation and to level up your skills!So, what are you waiting for? ENROLL! Let's paint some amazing watercolor paintings!

Overview

Section 1: Intro to the Course

Lecture 1 Introduction

Lecture 2 Course Guide

Lecture 3 You Matter!

Section 2: The Watercolor FAQ

Lecture 4 Introduction

Lecture 5 What brushes to Use?

Lecture 6 What Paints to Use?

Lecture 7 What paper to use?

Lecture 8 Do You Pre-Draw?

Lecture 9 What Subjects to Start With?

Lecture 10 How Much Water to Use?

Lecture 11 Can I Use a Hairdryer?

Lecture 12 What is Masking Fluid?

Lecture 13 Copyright - Do I Need To Give Credit?

Lecture 14 How to Finish a Watercolor Painting?

Lecture 15 Bonus Video

Lecture 16 Final Thoughts

Section 3: EPISODE 1 - Monochrome Botanical Patterns

Lecture 17 Supplies

Lecture 18 The Rules of Watercolor

Lecture 19 Brush Practice - Brush Strokes

Lecture 20 Brush Practice - Painting Simple Shapes

Lecture 21 Exploring Monochrome

Lecture 22 Exploring Shapes - Botanical Shape Study

Lecture 23 Painting Patterns

Lecture 24 Final Project

Lecture 25 Final Thoughts (BONUS LECTURE)

Section 4: EPISODE 2 - Analogous Geometric Diamonds

Lecture 26 Introduction

Lecture 27 The Color Wheel

Lecture 28 Color Harmonies

Lecture 29 Analogous Colors

Lecture 30 Analogous Color Harmony Exercise

Lecture 31 Useful Resources

Lecture 32 Drawing the Diamond

Lecture 33 Painting the Diamond

Lecture 34 Final Thoughts

Section 5: EPISODE 3 - Neutralised Linear Landscapes

Lecture 35 Introduction

Lecture 36 Neutralizing Color Palettes

Lecture 37 Stylisation

Lecture 38 Composition of Landscapes

Lecture 39 Water

Lecture 40 Sky 1

Lecture 41 Sky 2

Lecture 42 Mountains

Lecture 43 Final Thoughts

Section 6: Episode 4 - Semi-Realistic Complementary Donuts

Lecture 44 Introduction

Lecture 45 Complementary Colors

Lecture 46 Approaching the Painting

Lecture 47 Sketching

Lecture 48 Shadows

Lecture 49 Midtones

Lecture 50 Finish

Lecture 51 Final Thoughts

Section 7: Dramatic Food Illustration

Lecture 52 Introduction

Lecture 53 What Makes an Image Dramatic?

Lecture 54 Supplies

Lecture 55 The Sketch

Lecture 56 The Base Layer

Lecture 57 Darkening The Layers

Lecture 58 Adding Shadows

Lecture 59 Adding Shadows

Lecture 60 Details

Lecture 61 Bonus Dramatic Effect

Lecture 62 Your Project

Very Beginners who have no previous art education or experience with any other medium.,Beginners who would love to learn art theory and color theory properly.,Beginners who don't know where to start their watercolor journey.,This course is not for experienced artists.