Intro to Watercolor Forests

Intro to Watercolor Forests

Class - Graphics 2D | Available

251 N Spruce St. Winston-Salem, NC 27101 United States
Graphics Studio 1 - 205
All Levels
10/6/2025-10/27/2025
6:00 PM-8:00 PM EDT on Mon
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$160.00
$144.00

Intro to Watercolor Forests

Class - Graphics 2D | Available

In this four-week course, we will immerse ourselves in the beauty of the great outdoors. We will learn about organic shapes, neutral colors, and watercolor techniques while completing four paintings.




SUPPLIES NEEDED:

  • 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.

     

    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: 3 sheets 22 by 30 inch wide of watercolor paper, preferably 140 pound cold pressed  I will be using Fluid 100 140 pound cold pressed paper for all demonstrations. You can buy this is 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 online will offer you a discount if you buy a package of this paper.  (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). 

     

    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. 

     

    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


Morales, Laura
Laura Morales

Laura Morales creates illustrative images of animals, plants, landscapes, etc. She designs her own art, as well as commissions work. She travels for art shows and galleries on the east coast displaying and selling her work.

Laura developed most of these pieces using an application of an ink drawing with a watercolor finish. She used the ink outline to create the image and the watercolor to define the form. The drawing portion allows the image to be seen clearly while the color gives life to the form.

During the creating process of this body of work, Laura recalled specific instances when She had been impacted by someone. Some pieces are a reflection of her personal story while several others have been inspired by children’s books that focus on character development.