Elephant Watercolor Painting; Best Techniques For Success

What you'll learn
Learn how to paint a beautiful elephant using watercolours; master a range of watercolor techniques through learning by 'watching' and 'doing'.
Paint eelephant skin texture, shadows, backgrounds, layer colour, apply glazes, soften hard edges, overlap large washes, create texture, use masking, etc.
Use colour creatively; use blended colour washes to make your paintings glow; add layers of colour to create depth, shape and shading.
Balance harmony, variety and contrast; understand the importance of tonal values; learn wet-in-wet and wet-on dry techniques.
Develop a full painting from start to finish, and improve your own skills, progress and confidence.
Requirements
A selection of watercolour paints, watercolour paper (preferably 140-200 lbs), brushes, masking fluid, paper towel, water pots, pencil and rubber.
Description
This watercolor painting course is packed with exciting ideas and techniques as I show you how to paint a beautiful elephant from start to finish, using my favourite painting medium of watercolors. Filled with easy to follow step-by-step guides and best practice, the demonstrations and top tips will help you to discover new ways to unleash your own creativity. You will learn how to use the magical translucency of watercolour to create your own beautiful, evocative artwork. Let me take you on an art-filled journey that will encourage you to step beyond realism and push colour to capture the mood and essence of your subject.If you are a complete beginner, then this course is for you, yet there are techniques for those who already have some intermediate experience but want to loosen up a bit and become more expressive. This course aims to take you to the next glorious level on managing colour to achieve successful, glowing, vibrant paintings.As the videos unfold, you will learn how different colours work together, some simple composition strategies, and how to produce your own vibrant, colourful painting by using watercolors in a range of adventurous ways. Just follow boldly along, and you'll soon be producing a painting that zings with colour and energy.The course is packed with:* Step-by-step guidance and best practice for a range of creative watercolour techniques (such as creating texture in elephant skin, painting an elephant's eye, using wet-in-wet to paint lively foregrounds, blending and softening, overlapping large washes, bleeding colours, glazing multiple layers of colour, avoiding 'mud', choosing and creating a background - to name but a few!)* Studio tips for successful working practices and saving time (correcting mistakes, mixing shadow colours, creating a 3-dimensional subject, adding depth, avoid washed out paintings, etc)* Start-to-finish demonstrations for lively, inventive paintings (I have also verbally explained the entire process in a friendly, conversational and jargon-free way)* Easy to digest theory which you will learn by 'doing' rather than by lecture (yes, there is some theory! but as a "practical and visual learner" myself, I have wrapped it up in simplified explanations and practical activities)As a best selling artist and author, I have many years' experience of teaching and delivering workshops and classes. This video course will emulate the experience of painting right alongside me as I walk you through the creation of painting a majestic elephant from start to finish. I am excited to share with you my tips, techniques and experience of painting, in the comfort of your own home and at your own pace, to help you gain the skills, confidence and support to create your own expressive artwork. I get enormous pleasure from sharing my knowledge and skills and breaking the painting process down into easy-to-follow steps, in order to help you to progress more rapidly. Everything is filmed in my own studio - up close and personal - so you will feel you are sitting right beside me as I paint.You don't need to know how to draw. The course is about painting rather than drawing, so if you wish you can download my drawing of the primroses and then trace it on to your watercolour paper, leaving you free to experience the joy of painting.Happy Painting!
Overview
Section 1: INTRODUCTION & BASIC TECHNIQUES
Lecture 1 Introduction and basic watercolour materials and techniques for beginners.
Section 2: DOWNLOAD RESOURCES. DRAW THE ELEPHANT.
Lecture 2 Download resources. Draw the elephant, apply clear wax to preserve white paper.
Section 3: PAINT THE LIGHTEST TONES USING THE WET-IN-WET TECHNIQUE
Lecture 3 Paint the lightest tones using the wet-in wet technique
Section 4: PAINT THE MID TONES. USE THE BLENDING & SOFTENING TECHNIQUE
Lecture 4 Paint the mid tones. Use the blending and softening technique.
Section 5: RECOVER WHITE PAPER
Lecture 5 Recover white paper by lifting paint off.
Section 6: PAINT THE DARK TONES. USE THE WET-ON-DRY TECHNIQUE. PAINT THE EYES.
Lecture 6 Paint the dark tones using the wet-on-dry technique. Paint the elephant's eyes.
Section 7: APPLY COLOURED GLAZES.
Lecture 7 Apply coloured glazes
Section 8: PAINT THE FOREGROUND AND BACKGROUND
Lecture 8 Paint the foreground and add spatter to the background.
Complete Beginners,Intermediate,Experienced artists who want to loosen up a bit


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