Modern Watercolor Techniques: Colors, Dreams, and Emotions

A course by Jean Mallard , Illustrator

Illustrator. París, France.
Joined April 2021

Discover meditative and relaxing painting techniques while learning to create your own colors in watercolor

  • French with subtitles in English
  • 99% positive reviews (73)
  • 2007 students

Discover meditative and relaxing painting techniques while learning to create your own colors in watercolor

A course by Jean Mallard

Jean Mallard's paintings are an invitation to plunge into dreams, poetry, and meditation. Filled with an almost bewitching softness, they soothe the soul and have the power to transmit and engage emotion.

In this course, discover how the painter makes his own pigments to create illustrations with a dreamlike quality. Join Jean and learn to create a powerful and intimate watercolor painting.

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What will you learn in this online course?

17 lessons & 19 downloads

Inspiration
10 minutes, 57 seconds
Materials
6 minutes, 28 seconds
Handling the Brushes
10 minutes, 49 seconds
Stretching the Paper
7 minutes, 56 seconds
Color and Emotions
6 minutes, 43 seconds
Experimentation
15 minutes, 14 seconds
French with subtitles in English
  • 99% positive reviews (73)
  • 2007 students
  • 17 lessons (3h 13m)
  • 19 additional resources (6 files)
  • Online and at your own pace
  • Available on the app
  • Audio: French
  • French, Spanish, English, Portuguese, German, Italian, Polish, Dutch
  • Level: Beginner
  • Unlimited access forever

What is this course's project?

Paint a watercolor illustration on a subject that is dear to you with homemade colors.

Projects by course students

Who is this online course for?

This course is for expert artists as well as those who have never held a brush before.

Requirements and materials

For materials, you need a watercolor pan, brushes, a wooden board, pigments, and gum arabic.


Reviews

2007 Students
73 Reviews
99% Positive ratings
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Jean Mallard

A course by Jean Mallard

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Illustrator

Since he was very young, Jean Mallard has loved to draw wherever he goes. He attended the École des Arts Décoratifs before specializing in gouache and watercolor painting, which allows him to give free rein to his creativity.

Books, record sleeves, movie posters, visual identities...he has already worked on a wide variety of projects and had the honor of winning the grand prize at the Bologna Children's Book Fair. He is currently exhibiting at the Slow Galerie in Paris.


Content

  • U1

    Introduction

    • About Me
    • Influences
  • U2

    Preparation

    • Inspiration
    • Materials
    • Handling the Brushes
    • Stretching the Paper
  • U3

    Color

    • Color and Emotions
    • Experimentation
    • How to Make Your Own Colors
  • U4

    Making the Artwork

    • The Sketch
    • Creating Layer by Layer 1
    • Creating Layer by Layer 2
    • Creating Layer by Layer 3
    • Bringing the Image to Life
    • The Last details
  • U5

    What to Do With This Illustration?

    • Digitization
    • Preserving the Artwork
  • FP

    Final project

    • Modern Watercolor Techniques: Colors, Dreams, and Emotions

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Modern Watercolor Techniques: Colors, Dreams, and Emotions. Illustration course by Jean Mallard

Modern Watercolor Techniques: Colors, Dreams, and Emotions

A course by Jean Mallard
Illustrator. París, France.
Joined April 2021
  • 99% positive reviews (73)
  • 2007 students