Watercolour Basics Course with Colleen Reynolds

Watercolour Basics

with Colleen Reynolds

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Over 10 hours of in-depth instructions
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What you will learn in this fine art course:

Explanation of Supplies, Drawing Tips & Tools

Class 1:

Overview of watercolour supplies
Drawing tools
Drawing Exercise #1 – Big Shapes to Small Shapes

Class 2:

Drawing Exercise #2 – Straight Edge Contour Drawing
Drawing Exercise #3 – Summarizing with Simple Shapes
Drawing Exercise #4 – Thumbnail Sketches

Class 3:

Drawing Exercise #5 – Value Studies
Create Line Drawings for Two Paintings

Painting Tips and Exercises

Class 4:

Maximizing Your Painting Station
Palette Setup
Securing Paper to Board
Paper Stretching Demonstration
Avoiding Common Frustrations: Back runs and “Muddy” Paintings

Class 5:

Painting Flat Vs Painting on a Slant
Tips for Painting “Loose”
Painting Exercise – Brush Loading and Pigment Strength
Painting Exercise – Brush Control and Common Strokes
Painting Exercise – Monochromatic Study, Creating Movement

Class 6

Painting Exercise – Two-color Study, Color Temperature
Painting Exercise – Triadic Color, Color Mixing
Painting Exercise – Saving Whites
Painting Exercise – Paper Surface; Wet, Damp, Dry
Painting Exercise – Retrieving Whites

Complete Two Paintings

Class 7:

Transfer Drawing for 1 st Painting
Painting #1 – Stage 1

Class 8:

Transfer Drawing for 2 nd Painting
Painting #2 – Stage 1
Painting #1 – Stage 2

Class 9:

Painting 2 – Stage 2
Painting #1 – Finishing Touches
Painting #2 – Finishing Touches

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About this online watercolor course

In this 3-day online watercolor workshop, you will learn about common watercolor supplies, drawing tips and tools, color and brush exercises, and finally complete at least one watercolor painting. Even though this is a basic watercolor couse online, Colleen Reynolds goes in-depth which each technique.

Open Facebook Group to students of this course:
Curious Mondo: Watercolour Basics

Time table:
9 hours

Level:
Basic / Intermediate / Advanced

Target market:
Anyone who wants to learn to paint in watercolor

Main objective:
Understand the basics of watercolour painting and complete at least one painting during this online watercolor course.

Prerequisite:
None

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About the instructor

Colleen Reynolds

Colleen Reynolds lives and paints in Carson City, Nevada. She teaches art classes through two local colleges, Western Nevada College and Truckee Meadows Community College. Though, Colleen has taught private watercolor classes for many years. Colleen paints watercolor paintings full of life and color, capturing subjects that focus on what she dubs, “The Four Ps” - People, Plants, Pets, and Places.

Throughout her working years, Colleen’s overriding interest has been art. She has accrued over 200 hours in fine art studies, from college and private masters. Colleen has shown her paintings in galleries, joined artist cooperatives and participated in numerous artist exhibitions, fairs, and shows. Colleen's art is currently represented by the Artsy Fartsy Art Gallery in Carson City, Nevada; Taylor Jensen Fine Arts Gallery in New Zealand; and the Ely Art Bank in Ely, Nevada.

Colleen does business through her company, CRM Endeavors. She has a Masters degree in Education and Bachelors degrees in Fine Art and Applied Mathematics. In previous lives, Colleen completed a 20-year U.S. Navy career and taught corporate, college and university courses.