Seashore: Free Watercolor Course For Beginners

Learn to paint a sunset at the sea

What you'll learn
Course description
Requirements
Content

What you'll learn

combine basic watercolor techniques
basic rules of linear perspective
manage light contrast in watercolor
create an effect of wet sand
make watercolor sun shining

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Course description

Do you want to quickly and easily learn how to paint beautiful sunsets with watercolors? Then this free watercolor course is for you. In the course you will learn in simple steps for painting this piece, which the artist describes in detail.

This course can be completed without any prior preparation or knowledge of the basics of drawing.

All you need is the love for art.

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Requirements

The course doesn't require any prior knowledge.

Materials

In this class Maria used materials from the following list, you can replace them with supplies by your favourite brands.

Paper:
- Centenaire, cotton 100%, cold-pressed, 300gsm
- Cellulose paper for sketches and color tests

Paints:
If you replace this colors by others, please check how they blend with each other before painting, to make sure that you like the result color

- Payne's Grey (Sennelier 703)
- Deep ultramarine blue (Sennelier 315)
- Naples Yellow (White nights )
- Indanthrene blue (Sennelier 395)
- Ceruleum blue (White nights)
- Quinacridone violet rose (White nights)

Brushes:

- Round synthetic brush 3mm
- Round squirrel brush 10mm

Other:

- Plastic or wooden/carton tablet
- HB pencil and eraser
- Paper towels
- Paper adhesive tape
- Plastic or ceramic palette
- Water

Content

Maria Smirnova

Watercolor artist and tutor

Maria is a passionate watercolorist, author of watercolor courses, video lesson’s creator, participant of different competitions and exhibitions. Her paintings can be found all around the world from the USA to Malaysia.

This course includes: