Modern Watercolor Techniques
Transparencies 1
A course by Ana Victoria Calderon , Painter and Illustrator
Joined August 2016
Joined August 2016
About the video: Transparencies 1
Overview
“Making transparencies is the most basic exercise to start painting with watercolors. We will make different transparency levels and I will explain how to control the amount of water in order to get desired results.”
In this video lesson Ana Victoria Calderon addresses the topic: Transparencies 1, which is part of the Domestika online course: Modern Watercolor Techniques. Paint with watercolors in a technical and creative way.
Partial transcription of the video
“UNIT 3 - Lesson 1: Transparencies 1 Let's start the first exercise, called transparencies. Firstly, I want to show you, for example, if you are using glued paper, meaning that all borders are stuck together, let me teach you how to lift the paper. If your block has a spiral this part is unnecessary, but if you have one like this, which is stuck together, there is always a small open section. So you insert a knife or a spatula and start opening it, bit by bit, towards the corners. We separate the corners like I'm doing now. This is an illustration that I did days ago and I hadn't removed thi...”
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Course summary for: Modern Watercolor Techniques
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Category
Illustration -
Areas
Fine Arts, Painting, Traditional illustration, Watercolor Painting
Ana Victoria Calderon
A course by Ana Victoria Calderon
Ana Victoria Calderón is originally from Cancún, Mexico, which is why much of her work is closely related to nature and full of organic elements and symbolism.
She graduated in information design from the University of the Americas Puebla (UDLAP), while also working towards her degree in visual arts.
It’s easy to spot her illustrations on prints, bags, notebooks, ceramics, kitchenware, greeting cards, book covers, and a wide range of different products. She licenses her art to companies such as Hallmark, Papyrus, Trader Joe's, and more and has collaborated with Vanity Fair, Elle, Editorial Santillana, Travesías, Ray Ban, and Dr. Bronner's.
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