Painting Water with Watercolors: Demystify The Process

Class Description:

Join this hands-on class focused on the delightful challenge of painting water with watercolors! Water can be a complex subject due to its various forms and properties, but I’m here to share some simple and effective techniques that will help you create stunning water textures in your artwork.

Together, we’ll explore different approaches to capturing the essence of water. With my guidance, you’ll learn how to experiment with color, transparency, and brush techniques to bring your water scenes to life. By the end of the class, you'll feel more comfortable painting water in all its beautiful forms!

What You Will Learn:

Techniques to Create Textures and Reflections: Develop your skills in depicting the unique aspects of water, from gentle ripples to cascading waves.
Color Selection and Mixing: Discover how to choose and mix colors to reflect the myriad hues found in water.
Watercolor Techniques for Water Depiction: Learn traditional and modern techniques for adding depth and life to your water scenes.
Creative Ideas for Artistic Projects: Gain inspiration on how to incorporate water elements into your own artwork.

Supplies You'll Need:

Watercolor paints (variety of colors)
Watercolor paper (preferably cold-press for texture)
Brushes (flat and round for different techniques)
2 water jars
Paper towels and/or rags
Salt
Rubbing Alcohol
Masking fluid
Sponges

About Instructor

Shelby Abrahamsen (Foxsy)

Shelby is the co-founder of Foxsy and the creator at Little Coffee Fox. She is a professional watercolorist, letterer, and artist with a passion for teaching others to reintroduce creativity back into their lives. Shelby lives in Chicago, IL with her husband Jon and her pets Summer, Basil, and Korra.

191 Classes

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Class Pass includes:

✓Lifetime Access To Class

Foxsy Membership includes:

✓Live Class Access To This Class & All Foxsy Live Classes
✓Access to full 200+ Class Library, The Watercolor Academy, & The Modern Lettering Academy
✓Project feedback from Foxsy Pros & Unlimited Support

Ratings and Reviews

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Avg. Rating

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What's your experience? We'd love to know!

linda-f

Posted 1 year ago

Demystified but Delighted

Water has always been a puzzle to me when it comes to any art. In this course, I learnt things I had never even thought about when trying to capture water on paper. But Shelby explained the steps and I could see that her process enabled her to capture both still, foamy, wavy and sandy environments and have them look believable enough for you to go there yourself.