Certificate in Watercolor
Learn to paint in watercolour in a structured approach watercolour is the starting point for many aspiring artists after they have got to grips with drawing technique.
The course gives a broad approach to painting with watercolour which the students will find informative and inspirational. With this exciting and glowing medium help you realise your own inventive instincts and support you as you set out on this path.
It is also for students interested in developing painting portfolios for admission to college-level programs, and for individuals looking to create paintings for personal enrichment and other professional opportunities.
Learn how to manipulate your paints to stunning effect, get hints and tips on working and re-working your paintings as they dry, and discover painting techniques that will add a stunning depth, light and character to your work.
Certificate in Watercolor
Watercolor Techniques – Observation 1
Watercolor -Washes & Overlays 1
Art work in Watercolor – Basics 2
Art work in Watercolor- Landscape 2
Art work in Watercolor – Figurative 2
Art work in Watercolor – Skies 2
Art work in Watercolor – Life Scenario 2
Art work in Watercolor – Seas 2
Art work in Watercolor – Still Life 2
Art work in Watercolor- Landscape (Adv) 2
Assignment – Still Life
Assignment – Landscape
Certificate in Watercolor
Watercolor painting
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Watercolor (American English) or watercolour (British English; see spelling differences), also aquarelle (French, from Italian diminutive of Latin aqua “water”),[1] is a painting method in which the paints are made of pigments suspended in a water-based solution. Watercolor refers to both the medium and the resulting artwork. Aquarelles painted with water-soluble colored ink instead of modern water colors are called “aquarellum atramento” (Latin for “aquarelle made with ink”) by experts. However, this term has been more and more passing out of use.[2][3]
The traditional and most common support—material to which the paint is applied—for watercolor paintings is watercolor paper. Other supports include papyrus, bark papers, plastics, vellum, leather, fabric, wood and watercolor canvas (coated with a gesso that is specially formulated for use with watercolours). Watercolor paper is often made entirely or partially with cotton.[4] This gives the surface the appropriate texture and minimizes distortion when wet.[5]Watercolor papers are usually cold pressed papers, and gives better texture and look with GSM between 200 to 300. Watercolors are usually translucent, and appear luminous because the pigments are laid down in a pure form with few fillers obscuring the pigment colors. Watercolors can also be made opaque by adding Chinese white.
Watercolour paint is an ancient form of painting. In East Asia, watercolor painting with inks is referred to as brush painting or scroll painting. In Chinese, Korean and Japanese painting it has been the dominant medium, often in monochrome black or browns, often using inkstick or other pigments. India, Ethiopia and other countries have long watercolor painting traditions as well.
American artists in the early 19th century seemed to regard watercolor primarily as a sketching tool in preparation for the “finished” work in oil or engraving.
