Watercolor Washes: 5 Essential Building Blocks For Watercolor Painting
Course Level:
Beginner
Total Run Time:
1 hour, 37 minutes
Total Videos:
13
Course Description:
One of the most essential techniques for a new beginner watercolorist to learn is how to paint a wash. This course is designed to walk you through everything you need to get started with watercolor washes. You’ll learn what a wash is, why it’s important for watercolor painting, and where you will use washes in your practice.
Then we’ll dive into how to do each of the five different washes with step-by-step instructions. Once you’ve learned the techniques, you’ll get to apply those techniques with five projects that focus on each type of wash.
What You Will Learn:
Supplies You’ll Need:
Explore Class Projects:
In this course, you’ll learn to create these amazing class projects, but more importantly, you’ll learn how to create your own pieces in the future.
What’s In The Course?
Course Level: Beginner
Run Time: 1 hour, 37 minutes
Course Content
Ratings and Reviews
Lois D
All the projects were great fun. I learned best when I completed multiples of the same project. Also, the way Shelby had us paint all the washes side by side and dry vs.wet of the same wash was brilliant! Each section was thoroughly explained. Shelby gave me the sense that I really can watercolor!
Lori
Most important thing I learned in this section was the importance of drying between washes to get the proper effect. As well as the importance of enough water for the gradients. I liked all the hands on exercises. (Sorry about the text on my paintings - used scrap paper.)
Jim Rose
Shelby does a great job explaining techniques and the projects are challenging while not being intimidating. (Actually, for me, a couple of projects were intimidating but perseverance allowed me to learn some techniques that made the process fun)
BrittneyE
The instruction was very easy to follow and I appreciated the explanation as to why and not just what, for example when discussing the glaze, the reason we needed to wait for the first layer to dry to prevent color bleeding was useful information
Thomas Beltran
What I have enjoyed the most is finally connecting with Shelby at the very beginning level for an old timer. She has explained things very well and has given excellent demonstrations as to what materials I need and where to begin - baby steps.
Lots of tips and watercolor wisdom presented in a fun you can do it way! I’ve been really struggling to get back into being creative with watercolor and figuring out how watercolor works…I use to have some know how. I signed up with Shelby about a year ago. So glad I did! I just finished this Saint Nicholas. You’ll find lots of encouragement, advice and instruction here to get you through.