In this watercolor class, you’ll decide your ideal subject matter! Using a lightbox, students can transfer their chosen image onto watercolor paper or confident students are welcome to freehand draw directly onto watercolor paper. Students must provide their own reference material. The image can be from non-copyrighted photo, personal photo, or original drawing by the student. The class focus is on the details to make your piece a success. Students will work on one painting per session for the entire class, however, if you work at a pace that allows you to create more than one painting you may do more.

Be able to paint with watercolors using a copyright-free reference photo on their own. Gain basic understanding of color theory and be able to mix and use colors to achieve desired results in a watercolor painting. Learn the Golden Ratio and its importance to composition.

Students will take a provided line drawing and copy it onto their watercolor paper. Following the instructor, step by step, students will complete a painting in a single session.
(intermediate – advanced)

Required Materials:*

Two No. 2B pencils

1 No. 6 or 7 Round Master’s Touch watercolor brush.

1 18/0 Liner Master’s Touch watercolor brush.

1 Pad of Strathmore 140 lb., 11” x 14” cold press watercolor paper, with the dark brown cover.

1 tube Yellow Ochre

1 tube Payne’s Gray

1 tube Alizarin Crimson

1 tube Cadmium Red Dark

1 tube Lemon Yellow

1 tube Phthalo Blue Red Shade,

1 tube Olive Green

1 tube Hookers Green

1 tube Brilliant Orange

1 tube Raw Sienna

1 tube Burnt Umber

1 tube Van Dyke Brown

1 tube Veridian Hue Dark

1 bottle of Incredible White Mask.

*If you are unable to buy all these items, we will make do with what you can obtain.