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Simple & Stunning Watercolor Techniques

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Overview

Play with size, scale, texture and a variety of water-based mediums. Learn advanced watercolor techniques alongside artist and instructor Mary Murphy. You’ll see how to create a complementary underpainting, use masking methods to preserve white space and achieve harmonious color shifts. Then, discover a simple strategy for making compositional decisions and apply a gridding technique to scale your painting to any size. Find out how to use a variety of household items to easily produce amazing effects. Then, explore other water-based mediums: gouache, acrylics and watercolor grounds. You’ll even build confidence choosing paper, brushes and pigments. Plus, learn to critique your work, fix mistakes and adjust values for a fantastic finish.

Syllabus

  • Class Preview
  • Underpainting
  • Size & Composition
  • Creating Texture
  • Exploring Water Media
  • Brushes & Paper
  • Pigments
  • Rescuing Techniques

Taught by

Mary P. Murphy

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