After you’ve started to learn the basic techniques of watercolor, how do you continue to develop your skills and create stronger paintings? This course will focus on 3 critical building blocks to better paintings: composition, value and color to help you go from just putting paint on the paper and painting specific objects to designing more dynamic finished paintings.  Students should have a basic knowledge of watercolor techniques ( eg have taken at least one course in watercolor). Students will work from their own photo’s/choice of subject matter.

Supply List:

Since this class is geared to students who have already taken at least  one watercolor course before- you can bring whatever materials you have or prefer to the first class and then if you need anything else you can fill in along the way.  In addition to your regular paints( artist grade rather than student grade strongly recommended for best results), palette, brushes, water containers, please bring the following:

Sketchbook( 8x10 recommended)

Prisma Cool Grey markers – 30%, 50%, 70% and Black

Watercolor Paper (140 lb cold press Arches or Fabriano recommended- please do not use student grade Cotman/Strathmore paper except for practice exercises)

 #2 pencil, eraser

Photo’s for painting inspiration/reference