Registration to the Exploring Perspective Drawing Workshop on August 5 & 6.
Class Schedule: 10 AM to 4 PM
Class Fee: $275.00
Exploring Perspective Drawing in Watercolor Painting
Find a vanishing point. Create perspective drawings for water color painting.
Karen Van Gamper, Instructor
Date and Time: August 5 & 6, 10:00 am to 4:00 p.m.
Class Fee: $275
Class Minimum 3/Maximum 10
Beginner/Intermediate Level
Bring nibbles to share, instructor will provide small sandwiches.
Learn to find a vanishing point and create interesting perspective drawings as subjects for watercolor paintings. Artists will create pencil drawings of subjects provided in class and discuss the concepts of distance and space being portrayed. Our paintings will use highlighting and shading, with a demonstration of color mixing. We will also discuss watercolor techniques such as using washes, wet into wet and pouring technique.
Student Material List
Sketch pad, mechanical pencil and pink eraser, 18” ruler, Watercolor paper stretched on Board or Watercolor Block (12” x 16”), Palette or Butchers Tray, water container, spray bottle, sponges, paper towels and Kleenex, 6 sm. containers with lids, several watercolor brushes including detail, medium rounds & 1” or 2” flat brushes. The #6 Winsor & Newton water color sable pointed round is especially useful.
Watercolor Paints
It is not important that students use the same colors. However, it is essential to have 2 light, 2 medium and 2 dark of all primary colors. Most professional brands are interchangeable and include Holbein, Windsor Newton, and Daniel Smith. The American Journey watercolors from Cheap Joe’s Art Stuff are excellent.
Watercolor Paints: here are a few colors I include on my palette
Cerulean Blue
Cadmium Scarlet
Cobalt Blue
Ultramarine
Cadmium Red
Sanguine Red
New Gamboge
Cadmium Yellow
Turquoise
Burnt Umber
Yellow Ochre
Viridian
Quinacridone Rust
Sap Green
Janet’s Violet Rose Sepia
Hooker’s Green
Medium Golden Yellow
Payne’s Gray
Ultramarine Violet
Joe’s Red
Exploring Perspective Drawing in Watercolor Painting
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