Watercolor Landscapes: Experimental Tools and Techniques
Mixing Paint and the First Wash
A course by Christian Koivumaa , Watercolor Artist
Joined February 2021
Joined February 2021
About the video: Mixing Paint and the First Wash
Overview
“In this lesson I will mix the paint for the first wash and also apply the first wash to the painting.”
In this video lesson Christian Koivumaa addresses the topic: Mixing Paint and the First Wash, which is part of the Domestika online course: Watercolor Landscapes: Experimental Tools and Techniques. Explore a variety of watercolor techniques using different tools and create unique works of art inspired by the world around you.
Partial transcription of the video
“Mixing Paint and the First Wash In this lesson, we're going to mix paint and apply the first wash for the final project. When we apply the first wash, we're working under time pressure, so to save time, we'll prepare two pools of paint. The pigments that I will be using for the gray clouds will be ultramarine blue, alizarin crimson, and sap green. A good mix of these three will create an interesting gray hue. For the distant mountains, we're going to try to get a kind of a cool hue, so we'll focus on blue. Now I'll start mixing the other hue and I'm changing brushes. The reason for this is ...”
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Course summary for: Watercolor Landscapes: Experimental Tools and Techniques
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Category
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Areas
Fine Arts, Painting, Watercolor Painting
Christian Koivumaa
A course by Christian Koivumaa
Christian Koivumaa is an artist who specializes in watercolor landscapes. He grew up in Sweden, surrounded by his father’s oil-painted landscape paintings. Although he spent much of his free time sketching, Christian first committed himself to a career in sports. After nine Swedish karate championships, an injury forced him to quit and rediscover his love of watercolor as a creative outlet.
Since then, he’s spent the last 12 years developing his unique technique, which has seen him become one of the top-selling artists in Sweden and has had his work exhibited at leading galleries. Christian also shares his work with over 20K followers on Instagram and teaches watercolor painting to others who are interested in the art.
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