Do you want to go on a new exciting watercolor adventure?
Wind and waves, beautiful views and feeling of complete freedom... What can be better?
Dive in the spirit of adventures using watercolors!
Course content
Lesson 1. Sweden. Fairytale red house.
In this lesson we will begin our watercolor adventures with an amazing country — Sweden. Its charming red wooden houses with white platbands are a real "calling card" of Scandinavia!
Features of the lesson:
We will paint a traditional Swedish window and you will learn how to clearly lay out the work in tone, effectively convey the texture of the tree and, most importantly, to capture the light and atmosphere!
Lesson 2. Norway. Lofoten Islands.
Next — Norway: country of trolls, mysterious fjords, glaciers, mountains and stunning beauty of waterfalls.
Features of the lesson:
In this lesson we will go into detail about the stages of work and important watercolor techniques, how to depict mountains and water, as well as a special northern light.
Lesson 3. Finland.
Lake Saimaa.
Then we're going to visit a Finnish lake to get filled with peacefulness, admiring this idyll of northern nature, and paint a magical sunset.
Features of the lesson:
In this lesson we will take a closer look at how to use hue and color contrasts for more expressiveness. You will learn how to emphasize the important and add details beautifully without overloading the work.
Lesson 4. Denmark.
Jutland.
After that we will visit the North Sea in Denmark! We'll stop at a gorgeous sandy beach and paint a beautiful house by the sea.
Features of the lesson:
By this point, your hand will become much more confident, and you will get an absolutely clear idea of the sequence in working with watercolors.
Lesson 5. The land of light. Hirtshals Denmark.
Our next stop will be the place where the waves of the Skagerrak and the Kattegat straits meet and paint a beautiful lighthouse in Jutland.
Lesson features:
In this lesson we will try panoramic format and see how do watercolor techniques work with it.
Lesson 6. Rubjerg Knude. Denmark.
During our next work we will learn the amazing story of the Danish lighthouse Rubjerg Knude, which is now being swallowed by a sand dune.
Lesson features:
In this lesson you will learn how to paint large dark masses with flair and bring bright colors even on a cloudy day.
Lesson 7. Lighthouse on Dars Peninsula. Germany.
Our seventh location will be filled with a magical evening light on the Darß peninsula.
Lesson features:
In this lesson we will learn in detail how to use contrasts of tone and color for greater expressiveness.
Lesson 8. La Jument Lighthouse. France.
On the last lesson we will find ourselves in a truly fabulous place – on the coast of the Atlantic ocean – and create a real watercolor element of nature, the giant waves and the seafoam.
Lesson features:
In this lesson we will lean the aspects of depicting a raging ocean.
ARTIST NADJA LEUTLOFF
Hi! I'm Nadja Leutloff. As a child, I dreamed of becoming an artist, but have begun to paint only at the age of 41...
I live and work in Dresden. By education — I am mathematician. In 2014, I left my field of work to create the dream come true and become an artist. Having no experience in drawing, I devoted myself to studying the basics and daily practice in drawing and watercolor.
Now I do paintings, I teach and conduct master classes around the world, and I believe that nothing is impossible!
I am absolutely convinced that everyone can draw and paint, because I have already gone this way!
It's an exciting training if you:
- ...want to take your mind off routine and emotional problems
- ...miss the sea, magical landscapes and journeys
- ...have a fear of the blank page and experiments
- ...love to paint for your own pleasure, but postpone it for some reason
- ...want to master unruly watercolours
- ...simply like to paint and want to learn something new
Let's create magic on paper!
- You will become friends with stubborn watercolours
- You will find the freedom to travel with the help of painting
- You will immerse yourself into the world of creativity, even if you haven't painted since school
Material List:
- Professional set of 16 colors or more (White Night, Schmincke, W&N, Daniel Smith, QOR, Mijello...). Preferably in tubes.
- A palette
- A pencil (2B/HB)
- An eraser
- A flat soft paint brush 20-25 mm. made from any natural material (pony, goat, cows, etc.) OR A round brush («Белка», 8-10 mm)
- A natural round brush (kolonok, 5-6 mm) with a thin tip
- Watercolour paper A3, grain fin, 300 grams, 100% cotton (Arches, Clairefontaine, Fabriano)
- A watercolour sketchbook, 100% cotton (optional)
- Paper for tests (Госзнак, Palazzo, etc)
- Titanium White/Chinese White watercolor OR white gouache
- A thin (liner) brush
- A paper tape
- A cup for water
Watercolors:
- Burnt Sienna (Schmincke 661)
- Naples yellow (Winsor & Newton 422)
- Sienna natur (Schmincke 660)
- Perylene Violet (Schmincke 371)
- Vandyke brown (Winsor & Newton 676)
- Cadmium red (Schmincke 347)
- Cadmium orange (Schmincke 228)
- Cadmium yellow (Schmincke 224)
- Permanent Rose (Winsor & Newton 502)
- SAP Green (Schmincke 503)
- Olive Green (Schmincke 447)
- Kobalt Green (Sennellier 856)
- Perylene Green (Winsor & Newton 460)
- Ultramarine (Schmincke 494)
- Cobalt Blue light (Schmincke 487)
- Kobalt blue (Winsor & Newton 178)
- Lavender (Mijello W577)
- Royal Blue (Sennellier 322)