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Painting
Exploring Watercolor
Instructor: Patti Adams
Prerequisite: None
Description:
This class focuses on giving students a deeper understanding of the medium through working from still life setups, reference photographs and/or painting in a series. It will include discussions on:
• watercolor materials
• color mixing and paint properties specific to watercolors
• brush strokes and basic washes (flat wash, graded wash, wet into wet wash, etc) and painting methods in watercolor (direct, wet into wet, dry brush and glazing)
• composition and design
Classes will include instructor demonstrations and exercises on a variety of subjects. There will also be optional weekly homework assignments that will be discussed at the beginning of each class.
Supplies:
Robert Wood palette or equivalent
Selection of brushes including a variety of rounds (for example 6, 8, 10), a mop brush, 1' and 2’ flat wash brushes
Suggested Paints (Winsor-Newton and/or Daniel Smith recommended:
Aureolin Yellow
New Gamboge
Cad Lemon Yellow
Cad Red Light
Alizarin Crimson
Burnt Sienna
Raw Sienna
Ultramarine Blue
Cobalt Blue
Cerulean Blue
Thalo Blue
Sap Green
Thalo Green
Viridian
Optional colors: Magenta, Indigo, Prussian Blue, Pyrrol Orange - Daniel Smith, Quinacridone Gold - Daniel Smith
Supplies to bring:
Arches 140 lb cold-pressed watercolor paper - available to buy in the Academy supply shop
Two water containers
2H pencil
kneaded eraser
paper towels
Masters brush cleaning soap
Instructor:
Patti Adams
Patti Adams is a professional artist and musician who has lived and worked in New Orleans since 1982. Her work is defined by her wide-ranging interests in calligraphy, gilding, painting in watercolor and oils, book illustration, and color theory.
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