The Human Figure in Watercolor
Paper Cutting and Preparation
A course by Ale Casanova , Painter and Teacher
About the video: Paper Cutting and Preparation
Overview
“Next, I am going to teach you the correct way to cut the sheets of paper and different ways to prepare it so that you do not have problems with curls during your work.”
In this video lesson Ale Casanova addresses the topic: Paper Cutting and Preparation, which is part of the Domestika online course: The Human Figure in Watercolor. Play with the versatility of watercolor and explore different color palettes to paint the human body.
Partial transcription of the video
“Cutting and Preparing the Paper In this lesson, I'll teach you how to correctly cut paper so that a single sheet gives you enough paper for the exercises and the final project. By cutting the paper correctly, we'll ensure that we keep those pretty rough edges that give that natural touch to the paper. I will also teach you different ways to prepare the paper to avoid warping problems during the process and so the watercolor painting is completely smooth and flat when we've finished it. Here we have a sheet of 56 x 76, it is the imperial size. It is the most-used size for sheets of paper. Th...”
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Course summary for: The Human Figure in Watercolor
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Category
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Areas
Figure Drawing, Fine Arts, Painting, Realistic Drawing, Traditional illustration, Watercolor Painting
Ale Casanova
A course by Ale Casanova
Alejandro Casanova was born in Valencia, Spain in 1981. After studying Fine Art at the Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, he moved to Tenerife where he completed his doctorate. He has received various national and European research grants as well as others for the plastic arts.
His work focuses on the human body and portraiture as a window into the creation of plastic art. He also composes oil paintings, although watercolor is his preferred medium as it allows him to work swiftly and effectively using transparency and the richness of the color spectrum to create figurative pieces. His work has been exhibited in different Spanish as well as other European cities and he has also given numerous workshops across Spain.
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