Who this course is for:

• Beginners eager to learn watercolor techniques.
• Watercolor artists seeking to enhance the fluidity of their paintings.
• Beginners interested in urban landscape painting.
• Individuals new to watercolor looking to grasp its fundamentals.
• Intermediate painters aiming to refine their skills in detailing.

What you’ll learn: 

• The art of painting a detailed watercolor scene of Venice.
• Creating watercolor paintings of various urban landscapes.
• Sketching and planning urban landscape paintings in pencil before initiating the painting process.
• Utilizing wet-in-wet watercolor techniques for painting clouds, buildings, skies, and land, along with understanding when to apply them.
• Effective layering to add intricate details and combining layers to naturally introduce depth.
• Painting simple shadows and mastering the identification and selection of a light source in your artwork.

Requirements: 

• No prior painting experience required.

Hello and welcome! Urban landscapes are captivating and intricate subjects, brimming with life—a perfect canvas for watercolor painting.

Throughout this course, we will meticulously guide you on how to paint Venice in watercolor, focusing on both wet-in-wet and wet-in-dry techniques. Starting from the basics, we’ll learn how to compose, plan, and sketch our urban landscape scenes in pencil, emphasizing and omitting areas from our reference photo to craft a more captivating and unique painting.

In this particular scene, wet-in-wet techniques will be employed to paint Venice in watercolor,” infusing colors and soft details in the initial wash. While this may pose a challenge for beginners, fear not—I will guide you through the process of timing your brushstrokes to create soft, blended washes that suggest light. You’ll gain proficiency in exercising control and layering effects to produce a soft, atmospheric scene. Achieving fine, sharp details is equally essential in urban landscapes, contributing to the play of shadows, contrast, and overall interest. Understanding the opportune moments to incorporate them is key.

I’m enthusiastic about commencing this journey, and I invite you to join me in this course—soon, you’ll be ready to “Paint Venice in Watercolor” and recreate the beauty of this city on paper!

*Reference photo available in the “Materials Required” lecture.

Our Promise to You

By the end of this course, you will have learned how to paint Venice in watercolor.

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