Contemporary Still Life with Watercolor
Materials (densities, mixer, brushes)
A course by Elisa Alcalde Castro , Artist
About the video: Materials (densities, mixer, brushes)
Overview
“In this lesson, I will show you how the different materials are used for the painting phase and how to choose which ones to use. As a summary I can tell you what you will need:
- Watercolor block 300 gr, 23 x 30.5 cm. It can be a larger sheet that you can cut to that size. Basic set of watercolors of at least 12 colors. They can be in pills or tubes. I recommend tubes as it is the technique that I use. 4 brushes of different thickness. Paper palette to mix the colors (you can use the one that best suits you).
In this video lesson Elisa Alcalde Castro addresses the topic: Materials (densities, mixer, brushes), which is part of the Domestika online course: Contemporary Still Life with Watercolor. Learn how to paint everyday objects with watercolor, giving them new lives as works of art.
Partial transcription of the video
“Materials (densities, mixer and brushes) In this lesson we will look at the materials that we will need to paint and carry out our work. First of all, obviously the watercolors. Keep in mind that in the market They sell watercolors in pills and tubes. It is more convenient for me to use a tube, but I understand that someone can accommodate more pills. It is more comfortable for me to use the tubes I simply believe because they were the first ones I used, not counting in school that sometimes they made us paint with watercolor in pills. The tablets when mixing the colors, one color becomes v...”
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Course summary for: Contemporary Still Life with Watercolor
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Painting, Traditional illustration, Watercolor Painting
Elisa Alcalde Castro
A course by Elisa Alcalde Castro
After a time combining her passion for painting with a job in the communication department of a consulting firm, Elisa Alcalde now devotes herself and her energy to editing fanzines, writing and, above all, painting with watercolors. She began with precious stones and minerals, then moved onto portraits, until finally arriving at still lifes, which are the main stars of her work at the moment.
She has published over thirty fanzines, created her own publishing project, Pequeño Zine, published a book of stories, and exhibited her work on several occasions. For the past eight years, she has been painting with watercolor and publishing her work on her social media profiles.
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