Watercolor 101: Beginner Watercolor Class

Unlock the beautiful, luminous world of Watercolor with this course designed entirely for absolute beginners. If you have never picked up a paintbrush, this class is the perfect place to start.   This 8-week series covers:

 

• Getting Started: A dive into watercolor characteristics

• Watercolor Supplies, setting up Your Watercolor Station & Getting Ready to Paint

• Demystify your paints, paper varieties, and brush capabilities.

• Create a personalized color swatch chart and value scale.

• Color Theory & Mixing: Understanding the basics of color theory, harmonies & mixing color. Build an intuitive color wheel using simple primary palettes to avoid muddy paintings.

• Water Control: Decode the critical ratio of water-to-pigment to achieve perfect color values.

• Painting Techniques: Differences between wet-on-wet, wet-on-dry and other painting techniques!

• A quick review on composition

• LET'S PAINT! Step-by-step painting demonstration to help you understand the medium, how to hold the brush and more!

• Landscapes: Basics of applying all the techniques and topics for creating beautiful landscapes!

• Personalized Watercolor Painting Project: If time allows participants will choose a personalized painting to create.  

 

Class Details

• Experience Level: No prior art or drawing experience required.

• Age Group: Adult community education (Ages 16+).

• Materials: A comprehensive beginner supply list will be provided upon registration.