Watercolor Specialization: From Beginners Sketches to Compelling Artworks

Overview

“The first notion I will teach you is how to make a value scale and how to layer up your watercolour paints. This will allow you to create a sense of depth. ”

In this video lesson Domestika addresses the topic: Values and Layering, which is part of the Domestika online course: Watercolor Specialization: From Beginners Sketches to Compelling Artworks . Learn watercolor sketching basics, explore techniques for expressive art, and discover creative compositions with vibrant colors.

Partial transcription of the video

“ Values and Layering In this lesson, we'll go over some basic watercolour techniques, starting with values and layering. We'll start with values. Values are how dark or light a colour can be. They can also be used to determine what's in the foreground and background, and also how light and dark something is. It can also create a sense of depth in your piece. It's incredibly important. To start with, I'll choose one colour and make the value scale from that. With my watercolours, I'll get a grey tone and I'll put as much paint on the paintbrush as possible. With as much on there as possible...”

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Course summary for: Watercolor Specialization: From Beginners Sketches to Compelling Artworks

• Level: Beginner
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• 2624 students
• 12 units
• 80 lessons (17h 7m)
• 33 downloads

• Category

  Illustration

• Areas

  Architectural Illustration, Drawing, Fine Arts, Naturalistic Illustration, Painting, Watercolor Painting