A Watercolor Journey with Deborah Dawson
Entire Course (10 Lessons)
A watercolor painting course for beginning to intermediate artists by renowned watercolorist Deborah Dawson.
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Lesson 1: Introduction to Watercolor
27m
Supplies and Where to Buy Them
- Paper
- Paints
- Brushes
- Palette
- Misc. objects for tool box -
Lesson 2: Color Mixing, Color Theory
52m
Techniques Taught in the lesson:
- Using a Limited Palette (6 to 8 colors)
- Washes: Flat, Graded, Varied
- Glazing -
Lesson 3: Getting the Most From Your Tools
1h 0m
Techniques taught in this lesson:
- Types of brushes and their uses
- Calligraphic strokes
- Splattering, sponging, dry brush
- Using a liquid masque product -
Lesson 5: Whaler Island
1h 16m
Techniques taught in this lesson:
- Multi-hued wet into wet sky
- Dynamic composition
- Luminosity, under painting layers in light transparent pigments
- Using compliments to make shadow greys and browns for rock formations
- Keeping shadow shapes interesting
- Mixing natural greens -
Lesson 6: Castle Rock
1h 23m
Techniques taught in this lesson:
- How to apply liquid masque and other techniques for saving whites
- Taking control of boring skies
- Utilize the full range of strokes from your brush
- Layering color
- Creating sharp edges, hard edges to create textures and form -
Lesson 7: Smith River Mists
1h 13m
Techniques taught in this lesson:
- Dynamic composition, creating recession
- Using Gradation of values, size, and temp to create illusion of distance
- Utilize the full range of strokes from your brush
- Textures, Saturation of color, brush stroke express energy -
Lesson 8: Loose Trees
43m
Techniques taught in this lesson:
- Simplifying a busy reference photo
- Choosing to be playful
- Using a variety of calligraphic brush strokes
- Limited color choices
- Create sparkle by leaving specks of white paper
- Proper brush usage
- Incorporating a color in all areas
- Use a variety o... -
Lesson 9: Mom's Favorite, Black Eyed Susan
1h 10m
Techniques taught in this lesson:
- How to use the color yellow
- Using a unique perspective of subject
- Incorporate compliment as background and shadow -
Lesson 10: Three Color Landscape With Hiker
1h 14m
Techniques taught in this lesson:
- Using a unique perspective of subject
- Incorporate compliment as background and shadow
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Lesson 1: Introduction to Watercolor
1 video
Supplies and Where to Buy Them
- Paper
- Paints
- Brushes
- Palette
- Misc. objects for tool box -
Lesson 2: Color Mixing, Color Theory
1 video
Techniques Taught in the lesson:
- Using a Limited Palette (6 to 8 colors)
- Washes: Flat, Graded, Varied
- Glazing