Saturday Watercolor

This is for students with some watercolor experience.

Get back to your painting with fellow artists at the Detati Studio. We will work on technique and explore special effects for watercolor.  We will talk about getting started, planning a painting and how to approach paintings through color and value.

No of classes: 4
Class Dates: Saturdays,  Jan 4, 11, 25, Feb 1 (No class Jan 18)
Time: 12pm-1:30pm
Live classes: 1.5 hr in-person
Instructor: Roberta

For information on materials, download the the Watercolor Supplies handout.

Recommended Materials List:

• Medium size watercolor block or pad – Cold Press (Arches – 10×14 or smaller) 140 lb.
• Soft natural sponge and cellulose kitchen sponge for controlling the amount of water on your brushes
• #2 or #3 Pencil
• Kneaded eraser
• 2 large plastic containers for water – 16 oz. containers
• #4, #8 round brush
• 3/4” flat or 1″ wash brush
• Small stiff bristle brush – you will find these with the acrylic and oil brushes (will be used for scrubbing, lifting and correcting)
• Watercolor Palette – large plastic palette, with large enough wells to mix pools of paint
• Paper towels, Tissues
• Roll of blue painter’s tape
• Masking Fluid (optional)

Watercolor Paint: (Recommend Artist Grade paint which has more pigment but is more expensive; Student Grade paint is less expensive and is also acceptable if price is an issue)

Suggested colors:

• Cool Yellow (Pick 1): Hansa Yellow Light, Aureole (Cobalt Yellow), Azo
• Warm Yellow (Pick 1): Cadmium Yellow Medium, Yellow Ochre
• Warm Red (Pick 1): Cadmium Red, Vermillion
• Cool Red: Alizarin Crimson
• Blues: Cerulean, Cobalt, Ultramarine, Turquoise
• 2 earth tones (raw sienna, burnt sienna)
• Payne’s gray