Stormy Sea: Guided course into watercolor painting with 3 plots

Learn how to paint sea landscape with watercolor from beginner to advanced
What you'll learn
  • The different possibilities of dry and wet paint application.
  • Color mixtures for water, depending on the weather and depth of the sea.
  • Depiction of sea spray and crests of waves.
  • Building a tonal sketch for a watercolor.
  • Compositional principles and laws.
  • Design of moving water surface.
  • Painting of seagulls 
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Course description

Stormy days by the sea. Roaring waves and splashing surf and the special color of the churning sea are the theme of this online course.
The North German watercolor artist Barbara Hirsekorn takes you to her favorite plots of the sea.

Three beautiful plots will be explained and shown step by step. 
In addition, a composition sketch and color scheme will be provided for each painting so you can easily follow each step.
In a practice lesson, a loose illustration of a wave on the beach is shown.
Barbara shows you all the materials she uses and talks about brushes, paper and colors.

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Requirements

No previous experience is required for this course.

Materials:

- Good watercolor paper 100% cotton / handmade / cotton (e.g. Arches, 300g, grain fin).
- watercolor paints 
- brush: large, small, toothbrush
- spray bottle
- tesa masking tape
- kitchen roll
- glass of water

Content
  • Materialien. Pinseln
    Materialien. Pinseln
    10:21
  • Materialien. Papier
    Materialien. Papier
    03:54
  • Materialien. Farben
    Materialien. Farben
    05:32
  • Farbentheorie
    Farbentheorie
    05:38
  • Übung. Wellen
    Übung. Wellen
    05:11
  • Leuchtturm. Skizze
    Leuchtturm. Skizze
    11:25
  • Leuchtturm. Erste Fühlung
    Leuchtturm. Erste Fühlung
    10:04
  • Leuchtturm. Turm und Details
    Leuchtturm. Turm und Details
    14:15
  • Möwen. Skizze
    Möwen. Skizze
    08:29
  • Möwen. Maskierflüssigkeit
    Möwen. Maskierflüssigkeit
    02:16
  • Möwen. Himmel
    Möwen. Himmel
    01:49
  • Möwen. Meer
    Möwen. Meer
    07:18
  • Möwen. Letzte Schritte
    Möwen. Letzte Schritte
    09:12
  • Welle. Skizze
    Welle. Skizze
    10:07
  • Welle. Himmel
    Welle. Himmel
    03:48
  • Welle. Meer
    Welle. Meer
    05:57
  • Welle. Segelschiffe
    Welle. Segelschiffe
    05:22
Barbara Hirsekorn
Barbara Hirsekorn
Watercolor Painter and Teacher
Barbara Hirsekorn is a watercolor painter from northern Germany with a special connection to the sea. For many years she teaches the watercolor technique and passes on her great knowledge with enthusiasm in courses and workshops.
This course includes:
  • Languages :
    de
  • Subtitles :
    -
  • Content :
    17 lessons
  • Duration :
    2h
  • Level :
    Beginner
  • Updated :
    2022-04-19
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