UNDERSTANDING WATERCOLOURS for Beginners and Beyond Part 1
For beginners in Watercolour, looking at the basics.
UNDERSTANDING WATERCOLOURS for Beginners and Beyond Part 1 udemy course free download
For beginners in Watercolour, looking at the basics.
This course can be viewed as a standalone course or with Understanding Watercolours for beginners and beyond Part 2.
Understand the importance of the colour wheel, and what benefits it will bring to your painting.
This course will cover the colour wheel, and the suggested selection of watercolours to allow the mixing of a multitude of colours, from just 6 initial watercolours. Which colours are warm and which are cool. See where on the colour wheel the watercolours are placed, this will enable you to correctly decide the compliments of colours
We will cover various watercolour techniques to make the painting of watercolours more interesting. The techniques will include painting washes; how to paint various skies; how to paint wet in wet; how to paint in dry brush; how to create clouds in a painted sky.
Details on how to make a successful composition. The course will cover the initial thumb nail sketch process in order to create a successful composition. What makes a successful painting? I will show you how to plan a painting to achieve the best effect.
Follow me in painting a scene analysing the methods of composition; perspective; shadowing; colour choices and techniques.
I have also provided a download of watercolour techniques and a number of drawings, which you will be able to utilise to start your own layouts/paintings. you will be able to follow what is happening in the course lectures and complete all the work shown at your own pace. The downloads will also include colour guides, course notes; paintings of skies; and washes.
