Basic Watercolor for Illustration
Learn the basics of watercolor illustration in this relaxed and hands-on course. Perfect for aspiring illustrators, this class covers techniques, brush strokes, and layering. Whether you’re new to watercolor or have some drawing experience, this course will guide you through the process of creating detailed art. Observe the artist’s thought process and decision-making as they paint, and practice mixing watercolors. Ideal for those interested in children’s books or food illustration, this course offers a non-intimidating teaching style that encourages observation and practice. Join now and unleash your creativity with watercolor!
What you’ll learn
- Basic Watercolor Techniques and Principles for Aspiring Illustrators
- Watercolor Illustration
- How to build up layers and brush strokes to create detailed art
- Using Pencils with Watercolor
A relaxing introductory watercolor illustration course for the young and young at heart!
Are you interested in watercolor illustration? Do you enjoy drawing and want to go to the next step and learn how to paint your sketches? Do you work best with an easy-going hands-on approach with the teacher showing their thought and decision-making process for their choices?
Well, this is the class for you! In this course, I will take you through the basics of watercolor and you will get to observe how I work with the water and paint. As needed, I will explain my thought process and decision-making as I paint. For some of the watercolor paintings, we will also use pencils. We will practice painting simple subjects to ease you into watercolor and then lightly sketch out some advanced subjects to paint together.
The artist who takes this course might know some color theory and is ready to experiment with mixing watercolors. The artist who takes this course might be someone who wants to observe all the little details (like how an artist might mix paints).
This course is also ideal for someone who has an interest in watercolor illustration. You can jump into this course, new to watercolor, and with a bit of a background in drawing. In the beginning, we will make paint some simple subjects that don’t require drawing, so we can reinforce the watercolor techniques. This course is short and relaxed for someone who wants to learn through observation and practice.
Who this course is for:
- Students who want to use watercolor to become illustrators and might have an interest in children’s books or food illustration
- Students who want to jump in, paint, and experiment with materials on hand!
- Students who like to learn by observing thought processes and choice (learn by observation, hands-on)
- Artists who might already know some basics of drawing and color, but are new to watercolor painting
- Students who want to observe lots of watercolor mixing
- Students looking to learn from a relaxed, casual, non-intimidating teaching style – children are welcome!
- Students who are inclined to patient, somewhat detail-oriented art styles
