Description
In this class, we are going to create some new watercolor (mixed media) abstract pieces. I wanted to share with you and experiment with watercolor pigment powders and metallics in our pieces. I think you are going to get excited when you see how dynamic these elements are in your art.
We’ll start out in our sketchbooks to get started and experiment a bit with colors, mark-making, and metallics to narrow down what we want to use in our larger pieces. Then we’ll move on to creating a small series. Then we’ll take all that inspiration and create a larger abstract piece.
This class is for you if:
- You love learning new techniques for your art
- You are interested in learning more about watercolors and mixing in other exciting supplies like pigment powders and metallics
- You love experimenting with art supplies
- You love watching how others approach their painting practice
Supplies: I encourage you to use the supplies you have on hand to do your projects. I’ll be showing you several alternatives to the powders and the metallics that I have experimented with that you might want to check out.
- Watercolor paper – In this class, I’m playing in my sketchbooks which are 110lb cold press watercolor paper, and I’m using Hot Press 140lb watercolor paper for the larger pieces and our series project. I like the hot press paper for this project because of the smooth texture of the paper and how the materials react to it. I show you in class a few samples I did on other papers and talk about what I liked or didn’t like about them for my bigger project.
- Various paintbrushes and mark making tools
- Watercolor paints – Pick a few favorite colors to play in.
- Watercolor pigment powders. I am using a variety of powders in class that I show you – the Color Burst Powder ones are the easiest to find I have found. You can find those on Amazon and at the art stores. I also like the watercolor pigment powders from Sketchbox – I got them in my monthly subscription and have really enjoyed experimenting with them. They sell some of the supplies separately on their site.
- Metallic paint – I’m using a gold paste, metallic craft paint, Liquitex metallic inks, and a few other things for this in class when I’m showing you some different options in the supply play videos – so you have lots of good choices for your metallic element in your work.
*The video workshops come with Online access and you can download videos to keep. Your workshop includes approx 1hr 30 min of video.
Check out what students are saying about my other workshops in our workshop group:
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“How FUN! Love this class and now I can’t wait to get into my studio and play with a mix of my supplies. Denise is such a great teacher!”
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