042) Beginning Watercolor - Watercolor Opposites Attract
 

In this watercolor class the student will learn how to use complementary colors to attract and add to unity and variety in your composition. The course is designed for beginners and for those wishing to increase their painting ability through their practice. Join the instructor in visiting the techniques of some of the old masters and the way that they used colors to evoke an emotional response. In your paintings you will be encouraged to use basic drawing techniques in the still life provided or of objects that you might bring to class. Your preference of abstract or representational subject matter is encouraged according to your interest.

NOTE: For the first class, if students are unsure about purchasing full tubes of paint, they may start with an inexpensive student-grade paint tray. Professional supplies can be purchased later, after attending a few classes.

If you would like to wait until the first class for a very specific supplies, please wait if you are uncertain as to what to bring.

Optional is a paint tray that already has colors in them ready for travel. Windsor Newton Or their student grade Cottman are good choices.

  • One 9”x12” watercolor pad - Arches 140lb Cold Press Watercolor Pad, or a less expensive Swarthmore Cold Press pad
  • If you have full sheets of 22” x 30" paper, cut a sheet down into quarters.

BRUSHES:

  • Bring a variety of WATERCOLOR Round and  Filbert shape watercolor brushes are very useful. Try to buy brushes that are only made for Watercolor.
  • Some student grade brushes: Windsor & Newton Cotman, Princeton, Blick

PALETTE:

  • Bring whatever palette you have or bring a Watercolor Palette with wells.

PAINT:

  • I suggest Winsor & Newton professional or student
  • Another option is to buy a traveling set of paints.
  • BASIC COLORS: CADMIUM LEMON, AURELIAN YELLOW , CERULEAN BLUE, CADMIUM ORANGE, YELLOW OCHRE, ULTRAMARINE BLUE, CADMIUM RED DEEP, RAW SIENNA, PHTHALO BLUE, CERULEAN BLUE, ALIZARIN ROSE MADDER or ROSE MADDER genuine,BURNT SIENNA, VIOLET,PHTHALO GREEN and  COBALT BLUE
  • Note: I do not recommend the use of black. We will be mixing complementary colors for darks in your paintings.

OTHER SUPPLIES:

  • HB # 2H Pencil & eraser White  staedler Mars
  • 2 or 3 Watercolor Containers for washing out brushes
  • Paper Towels - you may go through 10 full sheets per class.
  • Ruler, 12” to 18”
  •  blue painters tape (By duct tape)
  • Or white paper tape
  • 2 boards (thick foam core should work) to tape down your paper ( make sure your board is a little bigger than your paper