Painting A Country Barn In Watercolour

What you'll learn
Students will learn how to use a favourite photograph and transfer the image into paintings to be proud of.
How and when to use wet-in-wet watercolour techniques to paint trees, grass, sky, and buildings
This course is for all levels of watercolourist or crafty/creative folks looking to create. Many tips and techniques are introduced to help the beginner painter
Added lecture: 'How to paint River Rocks in Watercolour'
Requirements
This course is for those students who has taken a few past watercolour classes, computer equipment and a printer. Photo references, transfer sheets and guide will be provided.
Description
Bev will be demonstrating step-by-step instructions from a photograph to final masterpiece of art of an old country barn in Ontario, Canada. Students will be shown 'how to' transfer any photograph onto their watercolour paper using two methods, either by a graphite paper or simply using a nearby window. Students can use this method for any future paintings they wish to try, for example a 'flower' or an interesting 'building'. Instructional guide with supply list, transfers, and photograph references are available for print under the Resource Lecture 2.Photo references of this country barn were taken by the instructor at different times of day, while she was on site for a plein air painting. This landscape offers an old barn in shadows surrounded by a wild meadow and a narrow river flowing in front. What will you learn?· How to create your own transfer paper and a method how to transfer onto the watercolour paper· Protecting watercolour paper whites with masking fluid or frisket· Learn about transparent and opaque watercolour properties· How to create unusual backgrounds, using scraping and splattering. Or just by adding salt or using a simple toothpick.· How to paint the contrast of light and shadows on a country barn and sheds.· The last Lecture will introduce students 'how' to paint river rocks in watercolour
Overview
Section 1: Introduction to 'Painting a Country Barn in Watercolour'
Lecture 1 Welcome and Introduction
Lecture 2 Getting Organized
Lecture 3 Transfer Image and Sketch
Lecture 4 Saving Our Whites with Masking Fluid
Lecture 5 Wet on Wet Technique
Lecture 6 Shadows
Lecture 7 Wet on Dry Techniques
Lecture 8 Barn Roof and Shed
Lecture 9 Barn
Lecture 10 Fences and Sheds
Lecture 11 Adding The Darks
Lecture 12 Summary
Lecture 13 Adding 'River Rocks' to Your Painting!
These classes were created for the beginner or intermediate painters who wish to learn new techniques.,For those that wish to learn how to mix clean, bright, fresh colours using a simple selection of watercolours. These colours are my basic palette used in many of my online Udemy classes.


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