Do you want to go on vacation right now?
With watercolors and brushes, this is possible!
Take a Mediterranean vacation from the comfort of your home.
Lesson 1. Azure lagoon.
We will find ourselves on the shore of a fabulously beautiful lagoon, paint the shimmering waters of fantastic color and a boat rocking steadily on the waves.
Lesson features:
We will find ourselves on the shore of a fabulously beautiful lagoon, paint the shimmering waters of fantastic color and a boat rocking steadily on the waves.
Lesson 2. Bougainvillea on the Island of Cyprus.
We are going to visit the Island of Cyprus and paint a beautiful old door, smothered in bougainvillea.
Lesson features:
In this lesson, we will learn in detail how to convey a fancy play of light and shadow on a leaf.
Your hand will become more confident, you will get a clear idea of the strategy for working with watercolors.
Lesson 3. Lanzarote Island.
We will be carried away to the amazing island of Lanzarote, where we will walk along a deserted beach and paint a fishing boat and a volcano.
Lesson features:
In this lesson, we will go into the details of painting the foreground and background; you will know when you need soft strokes, and when you need clear ones.
You will learn to highlight the important things and add details nicely without overstuffing your artwork.
Lesson 4. Santorini.
We will travel to a truly amazing place – the island of Santorini – and enjoy a stunning panorama and sea views.
Lesson features:
"Construction” of an urban landscape with an unusual perspective.
You will look at the world as an artist — through the prism of shades, shapes, and dynamic lines.
Lesson 5. A piece of paradise.
First of all, we will find ourselves in an absolutely amazing place — in a real paradise, where we will enjoy the stunning panorama with the sea.
Features of the lesson:
Here you will understand how to convey the effect of bright sunlight, glare and water gradient.
Lesson 6. Over the Old town's rooftops.
Oh, those bright red roofs of the southern houses! The second lesson will be held over the roofs of the Old town, where we will admire the play of light and shadow.
Features of the lesson:
“Building” an urban landscape from an unusual perspective, where we will learn how to alternate different color transitions depending on the lighting.
Lessom 7. The island of Sveti Stefan.
The third lesson is a landscape with the famous Montenegrin island, which we'll make while standing on the seashore at the very edge of the water.
Features of the lesson:
The secret of simple movements for volumetric images of water and sand, combined with detailed background work with the houses on the island.
Lesson 8. Kotor.
In the last lesson we will draw the Old town again, but this time walking under the arch of one of its cozy streets.
Features of the lesson:
You will look at the world as an artist — through the prism of shades, shapes and dynamic lines, using the example of the transition from shadow to light.
An exciting learning experience for those who:
- Wants to get distracted from everyday and emotional problems
- Misses the sun, summer and journeys
- Afraid of “blank paper” and experiments
- Loves to draw, but still puts it away
- Have a dream to conquer unruly watercolors
- Already draws and wants to know something new
Create magic on paper!
- You will become friends with unruly watercolors
- You will get the freedom to travel through paintings
- You will dive into the world of creativity, even you haven't drew 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 (“Belka” (squirrel), etc., 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 (Gosznak, 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)