Expand your watercolor prowess with this watercolor course where we will explore a variety of methods and subjects including landscapes, urban views, botanical, animals, and practice a variety of foundation techniques applicable to all genre of watercolor painting and specific techniques for specialized use.

We will also practice with a variety of palettes, such as one limited to just three or four colors, to learn using each color more efficiently, to a more expanded palette for landscape and one that includes higher chroma colors for painting botanical subjects.

Materials list:

• Watercolor paper pad, Arches, Fabriano, Winsor & Newton or similar, Cold Press, size 10 by 14 or similar. You can also save money buying a couple of sheets of watercolor paper and cutting it to size as needed and tape the sheet to a rigid surface.
• Watercolor paint (tube or pan): cadmium red, alizarine chrimson, cadmium yellow medium and cadmium yellow lemon or pale, yellow ochre, cobalt blue, ultramarine blue, sap green, emerald or viridian green, raw umber, burnt sienna, sepia, Black.
• Brushes: the classic watercolor brush is a #8, round, Kolinsky sable brush, but this brush can be very expensive. Winsor and Newton series 7 Kolinsky sable in size 8 can cost $200. Cheaper brands yet very good quality Kolinsky sable brushes are Raphael and Eskoda. You can also use a round, synthetic watercolor brush in size 10 or 12 for a fraction of the price and be perfectly happy. You will also need a #2 round, kolinsky sable or synthetic and a 3/8” flat, synthetic watercolor brush.
• Pencils in gradation HB and 2B, kneaded eraser, pencil sharpener.
• A couple of old ceramic plates or plastic palette for color mixing and a couple of water containers.
• Paper towels