Fundamentals class (advanced beginner) includes review and continuing practice of:

• ✓ brush control
• ✓ water to pigment ratios,
• ✓ 3 types of washes, glazing
• ✓ introducing masking
• ✓ understanding value to create 3-D form
• ✓ small value study created each class
• ✓ basics of linear and aerial perspective
• ✓ painting backgrounds (wet in wet)

This course is geared towards students who have had some experience in watercolor. The focus will be practicing the essential techniques of watercolor with a simple project each week. The projects often focus on particular skills, especially understanding values, water to pigment ratios, washes, color mixing to give your work form and dimension. All projects are demonstrated step-by-step and individual assistance is offered. The projects are nature-based including flowers, birds, landscapes, seascapes, still life fruit and vegetables.

Register at the Weston AIC

Weston Art + Innovation Center,
356 Boston Post Rd,
Weston, MA 02493

Fundamentals class (advanced beginner) includes review and continuing practice of:

• ✓ brush control
• ✓ water to pigment ratios,
• ✓ 3 types of washes, glazing
• ✓ introducing masking
• ✓ understanding value to create 3-D form
• ✓ small value study created each class
• ✓ basics of linear and aerial perspective
• ✓ painting backgrounds (wet in wet)

A new project each week, line drawings also provided for drawing or tracing. Subjects include: flowers, birds, fruit, vegetables, butterflies, fish, mammals, simple landscapes, and seascapes with emphasis on the effect of light.

This class will be geared for the complete beginner who has had little or no experience in watercolor. We will work on a number of skill-building exercises and small paintings, including:

• ✓ Water to pigment ratio (most important concept)
• ✓ Brush control
• ✓ understanding tonal value or grey scale.
• ✓ Color mixing
• ✓ 3 main types of washes
• ✓ 10 main watercolor techniques
• ✓ beginning 3-D form, how light land on simple objects
• ✓ texturing techniques

There will be step-by-step demonstrations each class to help you learn the basic techniques of painting with this vibrant transparent medium.

This class will be geared for the complete beginner who has had little or no experience in watercolor. We will work on a number of skill-building exercises and small paintings, including:

• ✓ Water to pigment ratio (most important concept)
• ✓ Brush control
• ✓ understanding tonal value or grey scale.
• ✓ Color mixing
• ✓ 3 main types of washes
• ✓ 10 main watercolor techniques
• ✓ beginning 3-D form, how light land on simple objects
• ✓ texturing techniques

There will be step-by-step demonstrations each class to help you learn the basic techniques of painting with this vibrant transparent medium.

This class will be geared for the complete beginner who has had little or no experience in watercolor. We will work on a number of skill-building exercises and small paintings, including:

• ✓ Water to pigment ratio (most important concept)
• ✓ Brush control
• ✓ understanding tonal value or grey scale.
• ✓ Color mixing
• ✓ 3 main types of washes
• ✓ 10 main watercolor techniques
• ✓ beginning 3-D form, how light land on simple objects
• ✓ texturing techniques

There will be step-by-step demonstrations each class to help you learn the basic techniques of painting with this vibrant transparent medium.

Fundamentals class (advanced beginner) includes review and continuing practice of:

• ✓ brush control
• ✓ water to pigment ratios,
• ✓ 3 types of washes, glazing
• ✓ introducing masking
• ✓ understanding value to create 3-D form
• ✓ small value study created each class
• ✓ basics of linear and aerial perspective
• ✓ painting backgrounds (wet in wet)

A new project each week, line drawings also provided for drawing or tracing. Subjects include: flowers, birds, fruit, vegetables, butterflies, fish, mammals, simple landscapes, and seascapes with emphasis on the effect of light.