INTRODUCTION TO COURSE 3 Delving Deeper – Grasses near Waterways
In this course we delve deeper into painting the long grasses and reeds, that surround Swamps, Rainforest ponds, Dams and Backwaters. You will have 4 Studies and 2 small paintings. You then will be able to use what you have learned in painting your practice study samples and put that to use in your 2 larger paintings.
Overall, you have close to 6 hours and 40 minutes incorporated in 3 Videos, that you can stop and start at your own leisure. In depth Demonstration and watching colour mixing to help you hone your watercolour skills, from start to finish. HAPPY PAINTING!
Grasses, Shadows and Textures near Waterways in Watercolour
Delving Deeper with Grasses near Waterways in Watercolour
Video 1
I will show you four samples showing you new methods and techniques to help gain the desired effects for waterside grasses.
Don't forget to pause/stop your video when you need to action what you have seen or wish to stop until you are ready to move on. It is advisable to either jot down the time or leave the slider in place. Of course you may move it back and forward at will.
In this video we cover Waterway Grasses, starting with Tropical, Pampas, Swamp and Tall Reeds, showing methods and techniques of execution in Watercolour.
Video 2 Water edge reeds, shadows and Textures.
I finish off the long dry reeds pn the lakes edge. Then I will start the first of the larger paintings. Both larger paintings will incorporate everything you have learned in your sample studies and will be used to paint grasses with renewed inspiration.
Video 3: Completing the two larger landscapes.
The third video will take you to the end of the first larger painting and continue on the second image of Grasses and Lilypads on and around a dam.
On completion I am sure you will have fun doing these larger paintings as I have, and improved your skills with grasses.
A quick note of importance.
I'm sure you know but just in case you aren't aware , please remember that all teaching videos and studies done in any class (not just mine) are for educational purposes only. What does that mean? The teacher/artist is showing their method, thoughts, and learning, allowing a student to try it to test and become familiar with the concept, the process or idea. It therefore is not the student's original thought or creation and must not be reproduced or presented as their own creation. That would be a breach of copyright. It is a courtesy to sign it on the back as your study of ... the teacher's name by your name.
This is one of the first signs and way of honouring the original unaided creations of an artist. The same respect will be given to any artist who signs their name on an artwork. It is the signature that claims it as their original creation.
I look forward to you moving forward from these lesson studies, using the concepts learned, adding them to your own ideas and discoveries and creating your own personal artwork. It's a fun thing and keeps creatives hooked on the possibilities that each of you can make.
Happy painting......
Some images and studies that you might find useful as reference.
Suggested Materials List
WET INTO WET WATERCOLOURS – On-line classes
All Levels
MATERIAL LIST**SUGGESTED LIST ONLY-Please have as much as you can.
PAPER: Arches, Saunders, Baohong or Canson 300gsm Rough or cold pressed - 1 full sheet cut in half. If you know how to stretch paper, please do so. Alternatively, you could purchase a pre-stretched block close to the ½ sheet size that has 15 TO 20 sheets. Arches, Saunders, Baohong and Canson.
1 LIGHT WEIGHT e.g., Gator or Core Flute backing board suitable to tape a ½ sheet watercolour paper on If you wish to do a ¼ sheet, we will tape it through the middle.
PAINT: I use Daniel Smith Fine Art Watercolours but bring any artist quality paint that you have. Colours you will need are: Aureolin, or Transparent Yellow, Cad Yellow, Quinacridone Gold, Burnt Scarlet or Burnt Sienna, Raw Sienna, Raw Umber, Sepia or Burnt Umber, Cad Red or Pyroll Red, Quinacridone Coral or Permanent Rose, Alizarin Crimson, Carbozole Violet or French Ultraviolet, Phthalo Green B.S. French Ultra Blue, Cobalt Blue, Cerulean Blue, or Manganese Blue. 1 tube W&N designer Gouache. I have added a DS Lavender to range if you would like to try it. Note: where the list above is an either /or, just have one of the colours. I will also suggest the limited palette colours for each subject, selected from the above list.
BRUSHES: All your usual watercolour brushes. Make sure you have a range of round brushes that have a good point. I use my Signature Neef Mop brush series 554 (with my name on it) for a pointy synthetic mop, (beautiful for most of your paintings, plus Escoda Perla in 4,6, & 8 I really recommend this beautiful round brush, that holds the best point. (Old brushes) Plus 1 Acrylic 1-inch square flat brush, plus Neef 4400 Needle point, or Rigger brush size 6 and a stiff Fan brush, with the top shaved off.
OTHER: NOTE* MUST HAVE: Table Easel that is easy to adjust the angle(important) and will not tip over, Fine mist spray bottle for water, (not an atomiser with handle spray) Medium size LIDDED Palette that has at least 4 mixing wells. Box of tissues, (cheap with no Aloe or Eucalyptus), Hairdryer, Apron, Old tea towels, 1 x large old bath towel to place under your table easel. 1 x 60cm steel ruler, 1/2 inch and 1inch roll of neutral colour please Masking tape, coloured is too distracting, 1 x soft white eraser (not a kneadable). Art Diary for sketches and notes. 1 x 2B progressive pencil.
