Crescent Harbor Art Gallery

Painting of Lack Selmac, OR in the fall

Entire Course (16 Lessons)
A watercolor painting course for beginning to intermediate artists by renowned watercolorist Deborah Dawson.

A small grove of trees in autumn in Oregon.

Landscape of the Rockies in November

Portrait of an old man

Peonies

A 2 part painting. This part focuses on the foreground of a picture of a goldfinch and purple flowers. The 2nd part focuses on the blurry background.

A 2 part painting. The first part focuses on the foreground of a picture of a goldfinch and purple flowers. This part focuses on the background.

Supplies and Where to Buy Them
- Paper
- Paints
- Brushes
- Palette
- Misc. objects for tool box

Techniques taught in this lesson:
- Using a unique perspective of subject
- Incorporate compliment as background and shadow

Techniques Taught in the lesson:
- Using a Limited Palette (6 to 8 colors)
- Washes: Flat, Graded, Varied
- Glazing

Techniques taught in this lesson:
- Types of brushes and their uses
- Calligraphic strokes
- Splattering, sponging, dry brush
- Using a liquid masque product

Techniques taught in this lesson:
- Seascape, sky and rock forms
- Utilizing flat wash
- Glazing
- Scrubbing
- Lifting
- Working with limited color palette

Techniques taught in this lesson:
- Multi-hued wet into wet sky
- Dynamic composition
- Luminosity, under painting layers in light transparent pigments
- Using shadows to make shadowy greys and browns for rock formations
- Keeping shadow shapes interesting
- Making Natural Greens

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

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

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...

Techniques taught in this lesson:
- How to use the color yellow
- Using a unique perspective of subject
- Incorporate compliment as background and shadow