Welcome to lesson 4 of 5 from the Water Colours course for Beginners.
In this lesson, I will teach you how to paint a school of fish, by using art masking fluid and how to draw objects, using geometrical shapes.
Techniques like ‘wet into wet’, ‘salt onto a wet surface’ and ‘glazing’ will be taught amongst others.
Are you ready to stimulate your creativity and your brain power by learning exciting new things?
Just a reminder:
For this lesson course, you will need the following:
Watercolour Paints: A basic set of watercolour paints (I prefer the tubes). Colours used most often, include the primary colours (Crimson Red, Ultramarine Blue and Yellow Ochre), Burnt Sienna, Burnt Umber, Viridian green, Paynes grey, Lamp Black and any additional yellows, blues and reds you prefer.
Watercolour Paper: High-quality, cold-pressed watercolor paper (preferably 190gsm or heavier). My favourite is Bockingford 300gsm.
Paintbrushes: A variety of soft bristles (mostly synthetic) brushes, including a few round brushes (size 6–12) and a flat brush (size 1inch).
Palette: A mixing palette or plate for blending colours. A small testing paper.
Water Jars: Two jars of clean water—one for rinsing brushes and the other for mixing colours.
Paper Towels or a Rag: For blotting excess water or paint.
Masking Tape: To secure your paper to a surface and create clean edges.
2B Pencil and Eraser: For sketching light outlines before painting.
Extras: Art masking fluid, a piece of soap, some table salt and an old toothbrush etc.
Once you have these materials ready, you’re set to begin exploring the basics of watercolour painting!
