Wash Your Way To Awesome Watercolor Art

Discover easy tips that will help you paint amazing watercolors using various washes

What you'll learn
Basic watercolor washes
Intermediate wash techniques
Advanced washes
Apply washes to any subject
How to work into wet surface
Wash layering tips
Intermediate and advanced variegated washes
Value gradation wash
Much more….
Requirements
Must be self motivated and willing to put in the work
Have basic supplies
Description
WELCOME TO WASH YOUR WAY TO AWESOME WATERCOLOR ARTThis class will introduce you to some the basic techniques and how to get the most out of watercolors. If you have used the medium you know it can be very difficult to get good results. That's usually because artists like to control it too much! This will ruin the spontaneous, carefree look that's so beautiful and unique from other mediums.Watercolor painting is all about knowing when to get out of the way so the paint can create some magic, and when to step in with some finesse so your paintings have depth and believability.What you will love about this class - Assignments with critiques! I have chosen some students art and shared thoughts and tips on how to solve common issues.CLASS OVERVIEWBeginner module - here we will cover my materials, workspace setup, brushwork techniques, wet-in-wet washes, layering basics and an assignment.Exploring washes & layering - you will dive deeper into understanding washes and more advanced methods for achieving different results. These ideas will loosen you up and get you away from trying to over-control the medium.Add value to your art - learn how value will enhance your art. Once you have these skills under your belt you will no longer struggle with weak paintings.Advanced gradations and value techniques - dive a lot deeper into various ideas for combining gradations and values.Explore subjects - how to apply the techniques to various subjects so you can easily use these ideas on your ownRefined demos and projects - Grab your brushes and paint along with me as we create finished art that infuses all the lovely watercolor washes you learned along the way.WHO IS THIS CLASS FOR?This is a beginner-friendly class! We will start with the basics and move to intermediate ideas. It's also a great class for anyone that's been around watercolors for a while and wants a good refresher. The last few sections of the class are intermediate and advanced ideas, so something for everyone.

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Workspace Setup

Lecture 2 Materials & Downloadable Asset Files

Lecture 3 Brushwork Techniques

Lecture 4 Wet-in-wet basics

Lecture 5 Layering basics

Lecture 6 Layering basics II

Lecture 7 Assignment

Section 2: Simple Application Projects

Lecture 8 Wet in wet building

Lecture 9 Wet in wet buildings II

Lecture 10 Wet in wet building III

Lecture 11 Simple wet-in-dry building

Lecture 12 Simple wet-in-dry building II

Lecture 13 Easy value gradations

Lecture 14 Complex value gradations

Lecture 15 Student critiques

Lecture 16 Simple wet-in-dry rose

Lecture 17 Simple wet-in-wet rose

Lecture 18 Hybrid wash with rose

Section 3: Refined Wash Projects

Lecture 19 Intro

Lecture 20 Project: Redo With Wash Intent

Lecture 21 Project: Two Layer Magic

Lecture 22 Project: Wet-in-Wet Magic

Lecture 23 Final Critiques

Lecture 24 Final Critiques II

Lecture 25 Recap

Beginner and aspiring watercolor artists