Beginning Watercolor / Go at your own pace
No drawing skills required, have fun and start painting today
Get started painting in watercolor immediately and learn the basics of water-to-color blending, values, tips & techniques, brush care, what kind of brushes to use and much more, easy to follow step-by-step lessons designed just for you.
Go at your own Pace and have access to the course content at anytime with no time limit.
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Covered in this course
- Color Basics
- Color Blending
- Values
- Washes
- Water-to-Water Blends
- Make the Color Flow
- Simple Clouds
- Simple landscape
- Simple travel sketch
- Brush care
- No Mistakes
- No Drawing skills required
- Tips & Techniques
- Add the Water Back into Watercolor
- Over 24 different lessons
- Have Fun
Your Instructor
About your instructor,
Birgit O'Connor
Master artist Birgit O’Connor is an internationally known award-winning artist, judge, juror and, author, known for her original paintings and inspirational teaching style. She is signature member of M-NWWS, M-CWA, M-LWS. Her memberships include Cambridge Who’s Who, Who's who in America and Who's who in American women.
Her books “Watercolor in Motion”, “Paint Watercolor Flowers” and “Watercolor Essentials” are top selling titles in her field, along with being included in over 60 national and international publications such as the New York Times, SF Gate, Watercolor Magazine, Dobry Zank, (Poland) "L'Art de l'Aquarelle (France).
Course Curriculum
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StartIntroduction
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StartWatercolor Painting Terms
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StartMaterial List
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StartWhat you will need
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StartBrushes, Natural, Blends, Synthetics and Sizes (12:55)
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StartProper Care of Brushes
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StartSetting Up the Palette (3:31) (2:52)
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StartTearing Paper (2:03) (4:08)
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StartAbout Paper
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StartMake Your Own Pad
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StartAbout Watercolor Paint: Text
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StartMixing Color & Charts (5:56)
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StartWarm, Cool, Transparent Color Information
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StartPaper (2:39) (8:29)
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StartValues (3:02) Water-to-Color Blends (8:47)
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StartValues Fog (8:32)
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StartBasic Wash (3:43)
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StartLayering Color: Mountains (11:36)
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StartGeneral Brush Information
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StartWater-to-Color Blends (8:47)
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StartSimple Rain Painting (5:13)
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StartSimple landscape Fog & Reeds (3:28)
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StartSimple Clouds (1:37)
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StartSimple Travel Sketch (4:00)
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StartTips & Tecniques
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StartWhere and When to Sign a Painting