Welcome to the Watercolor Foundations course! This is where you will find the recordings, reference image libraries, and other resources.
While the live sessions are now done, the recordings are all here! To access the recordings, just click the linked images below!
Class themes/ topics -
- Week 1: Value, a painting process method called S.A.V.E, monochromatic painting
- Week 2: Color theory
- Week 3: Putting it all together in two faster sketches (mountain and coastal scene)
To see the library of reference images and downloads, head to the course google drive folder here.
For a materials list, scroll to the bottom of this page (there is a typed list and a video overview of the materials).
If you are new to my classes, scroll down for an optional video overview of my materials.
Week 1 Themes:
- Value (range of light and dark in a painting), Water control
- A painting process method called S.A.V.E (Story, Arrangement, Value Map, Explore/ Elements)
- Granulation
- A monochromatic demo
Class, PDF handout, and Week 1 Reference Images linked here.
Week 2 Themes:
- Color theory!
- An alternate to warm and cool color designations for predicting color mixes
- Color and mood
Class, PDF handout, and Week 2 Reference Images are found in the class google drive here.
Class 3 Themes:
- Practicing the SAVE method for two different scenes (thumbnail value sketches, composition options, and color explorations)
- Putting our skills into practice with two smaller paintings- one of a mountain sunrise scene, and the other a coastal sunset landscape
Class, PDF handout, and Reference Images are found in the class google drive here.
To learn more about the materials, click the image to the left for a 15 minute overview video of the materials I will be using. If you've been a student of mine for a while, this is information you've likely seen before :)
Basic Materials List:
- Paintbrush (medium round, larger brush of some kind if you want)
- Watercolors, including a nice dark pigment
- Watercolor paper (recommend a cheaper one to practice / mix colors on and some cotton paper if you want to explore with that as well)
- Pencil and eraser
- Waterproof pen for notes
- Cup for water and mixing surface
