Join our engaging eight-week watercolor painting class, where you'll embark on a creative journey that blends technique with personal expression! Over eight weeks, you'll explore diverse painting methods, starting with foundational skills and progressing to unique projects such as the "Pear Project" and intricate overlapping circles.
Whether you're a beginner or looking to refine your skills, our supportive environment encourages experimentation and growth, allowing you to embrace your artistic journey. Unleash your creativity and discover the beauty of watercolor in a fun, structured setting!
CLASS SKIPS THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27.
Supply List Needed for Class:
1. Paints: I use primarily Winsor and Newton paints professional grade, but you can choose any paint you wish. But, be aware that color brilliancy, permanence, and quality will vary vastly between a child’s paint set, student grade paints, or professional grade paints. For the class, you should have:
Ultramarine Blue or French Ultramarine Blue
Cobalt Blue
Aureolin
New Gamboge
Permanent Rose
Winsor Red
Burnt Sienna
Indigo
If you buy Winsor and Newton professional grade paints, you just need the small tubes of this paint
2. Brushes: you need two round brushes (size 8 and 12), a ½” inch flat brush, and a rigger. PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU ARE BUYING WATERCOLOR BRUSHES AND NOT ACRYLIC BRUSHES!
One number 6 round brush
One number 12 round brush
One ½” flat brush
One rigger (or liner) brush
I like the Silver Black Velvet Brush for the rounds, but there are many watercolor brushes available at Cheap Joe’s, Dick Blick, or Jerry’s Artarama. You do not need the very expensive (all natural brushes), but a good brush is helpful when painting.
3. Paper: I will be using Arches 140 pound cold pressed paper for all demonstrations. You can buy this in 30 x 22 sheets. Our paintings will be smaller than this, but the class will demonstrate how to tear the paper and this larger size will give us greatest flexibility with our class projects. We will need at least three large sheets for the class. The art suppliers on line will offer you a discount if you buy a package of this paper.
3 sheets 22 by 30 inch wide of watercolor paper, preferably Arches 140 pound cold pressed
Although you are welcome to use other papers in the class you may find that some of the techniques we will be using will not work on all papers. The Arches 140 pound cold pressed paper is the WORKHORSE paper for a great many watercolor artists because it is durable, of high quality, and can handle a lot of water and scrubbing.
4. Palette for your colors: this can be a white plate or it can be a plastic palette. I currently am using a very portable smaller palette (like the smaller “Cheap Joe’s Folding Palette”). I also use a larger palette (like “Cheap Joe’s Original Palette).
One watercolor palette
5. Board to support your watercolor paper: This board should be approximately 15 by 20 inches. Smooth Masonite, gatorboard, plexiglass, or a plastic corrugated smooth surface will all work.
One support board for painting
6. Other items:
Paper towels
Masking tape: 1 inch wide and a fresh roll
Number 2 pencil
Kneaded eraser
Old Towel
Snap blade knife (this is a very inexpensive cutter that you can find at your local hardware store)
Sprayer bottle
Painting References (bring at least five choices)
Pliers
Tracing paper
Color Wheel (this is a VERY handy reference to have)