Late Fall: Liquid Majesty: Watercolor
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In a collegial and supportive atmosphere, learn how to paint, compose the page, balance values, and finish watercolor paintings. Each class will begin with a demo followed by guided practice. Bonnie will critique your paintings when you’re ready. You are welcome to send in images of your work during the week for interim critiques.
Supplies:
- Quality matters with watercolor. Buy only artist grade materials, not student grade. Feel free to bring any materials you currently have to the first class
- Paper: 4 sheets of Darches 140# or watercolor paper block (any size)
- Palette with lid
- Brush: 1 round pointed #10 or 12 Kolinsky hair
- Paints: small tubes, Winsor Newton or Holbein:
- Aureolin yellow (or cadmium yellow)
- Cadmium Orange (or New Gamboge)
- Yellow Ochre
- Burnt Umber
- Cadmium Red Light
- Alizarin Crimson
- Burnt Sienna
- Dioxazine Purple (or Windsor Violet)
- Cobalt Violet (optional)
- Sap Green
- Viridian Green
- Shadow Green (Holbein, optional)
- Cerulean Blue
- Ultramarine Blue
- Viva paper towels
- Ear syringe (rubber suction bulb drug store)
- Mr. Clean Magic Eraser (grocery store)
- Small sketch book
- Papermate mechanical pencil (Staples)
- Kneaded eraser
- Winsor Newton Masking Fluid – colorless
