Watercolors and Flowers: An Introduction to Watercolor Painting

Teacher: Courtney Khail

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This Course

Access: Closed
Teacher Interaction: Self-Study
1.2 Hours of Content
9 Lessons
No New Members

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Course Description

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Whether you’ve tried watercolor before or are a complete novice, this course will give you confidence to tackle this beautiful medium.

Join Courtney Khail as you begin with basic color theory lessons to get you comfortable with your paints and supplies and then move on to mastering specific techniques and tips you’ll be able to use in all of your future paintings. Lastly, you’ll combine all of the lessons learned to create three paintings from start to finish.

Supply List for This Course

Supply List

Brushes: I prefer Royal Soft Grip Golden Taklon Brushes, but feel free to get whichever feels best for you. Brushes make the difference though, so don’t skimp too much! (No one likes a brush where the bristles fall out.) Feel free to get more, but the two I listed below should get you through the basics. A small round brush for details is nice to have on hand too though.

– 1” flat watercolor brush
– Medium round watercolor brushPaints: You only really need the three primary colors, but I added three extra that can be difficult to mix.

– Ultramarine Blue
– Cadmium Red
– Cadmium Yellow
– Burnt Sienna
– Sap Green
– A “pinky purple” (think fuchsia)Paper: Arches 140lb cold pressed block Extras:

– Plastic paint palette
– Masking tape
– Paper towels
– Cup, jar, or glass for water
– Salt
– A bouquet of colorful flowers (not white) or photos of various (close up) flowers
– Pencil, eraser, sketchbook or paper

Course Content

Watercolors and Flowers: Welcome!

Course Community: Watercolors and Flowers

Watercolors and Flowers: Supplies

Watercolors and Flowers: Setting Up Your Palette and Understanding Color

Watercolors and Flowers: Understanding and Getting Comfortable with Watercolors – Part 1

Watercolors and Flowers: Understanding and Getting Comfortable with Watercolors – Part 2

Watercolors and Flowers: Setting Up Your Composition

Watercolors and Flowers: Let’s Paint!

Watercolors and Flowers: Thank You!