Watercolor for Fun Session 2

Please read:  Fun with Watercolor Class Supply List There are a number of places to get these materials. Locally, you can go to Alpine Arts in Edwards or Walmart. Online, Dick Blick’s, Cheap Joe’s Art Supply, Jerry’s Artarama, and Amazon will have all of these materials. As a rule of thumb, quality paper is the most important supply to make your paintings look the way you want them to look. If you’re going to splurge, this would be the place to splurge. A good, mid-grade watercolor brush will be fine…watercolor brushes can run into the several hundreds of dollars, and you do not need to spend that to get the results you want. Something between Crayola and $1,000 will be just fine! If you have specific questions, please reach out to me, Julie Adriansen, jadriansen17@gmail.com. • Pencil 2 or 2H and a white eraser. • Brushes - I suggest #6, #8, #10 Round and 1” Flat. • A palette large enough for mixing. They come in many materials. A plastic one is fine, with wells and mixing space. • Water container. • 140# Cold Press Paper – D’Arches is my favorite. You may want to buy blocks to tear off. **Any size paper is fine. • Paper towels. (CMC has some in the classroom, but they are rough and not super absorbent, but will do if you don’t want to bring your own.) • A board to attach your paper to while painting. I will provide 16 x 20” boards for purchase, or you may bring any rigid board. • Masking tape to tape the paper to the board (above) or the table. • Salt Packets. • Sea Sponge. • Masking Fluid (optional). • Rubber cement pick up (optional). Watercolor Paints: You are welcome to buy a paint set or tubes. The list below is not a requirement, as long as you have primary colors and a brown tone. Alizaron Crimson Cadmium Red Medium Ultramarine Blue or Cobalt Blue Cadmium Yellow Medium Hookers Green Deep or Sap Green Sepia or Burnt Umber Yellow Ochre Burnt Sienna Ivory Black (optional) We can make our own with the blue and sepia. Chinese White (optional) Class Objectives and Goals My class will familiarize the students with all the basic watercolor painting techniques: Wet in Dry, Wet in Wet, Flat and Graded Washes, Textures, Light and Shadows and more. We will start out practicing all the basic techniques, then move on to round objects. From there, you will bring reference materials to paint what you would like to master. You may also bring in pictures or objects you would like to paint and the I will provide guidance. I will provide a still-life display in the class room for subject matter. For those students who have experienced in the medium, I will offer guidance and tips.