Lesson 3: Getting the Most From Your Tools
A Watercolor Journey with Deborah Dawson
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Techniques taught in this lesson:
- Types of brushes and their uses
- Calligraphic strokes
- Splattering, sponging, dry brush
- Using a liquid masque product
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Lesson 4: A Simple Seascape
Techniques taught in this lesson:
- Seascape, sky and rock forms
- Utilizing flat wash
- Glazing
- Scrubbing
- Lifting
- Working with limited color palette -
Lesson 5: Whaler Island
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
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
