Description
Spring Flora: Mix up your mediums with Watercolor & Gouache!
Instructor: Leslie Barnum
WEDNESDAYS April 8, 15 & 22nd, 10am – 2pm
$70/members and $140/nonmembers
Have you felt stifled by the ‘traditional rules’ of transparent watercolor? Learn how to successfully combine watercolor and gouache to get the best of both mediums while focusing on painting
spring flowers and plants. Students will learn to start a painting by going with the flow of watercolor and then finish with the bold strokes of gouache. This combination of mediums is fun and very forgiving, allowing for freedom and experimentation.
This workshop is best for students who are familiar with basic watercolor techniques. Leslie will spend some time explaining the difference in using these two mediums.
SUPPLY LIST
Watercolors Bring your basic watercolor kit, but If you want to fill in some gaps from your own supplies, I have some suggestions below. You don’t need to buy ALL of these! If you want to broaden your colors, here are some suggested watercolor tube paints:
The primary colors I use in
Beginning Watercolor:
• Hansa Yellow Light (PY3)
• Quinacridone Magenta (PR122)
• Winsor Blue (Green Shade, PB15)
Split Primary Color Palette –
add just 3 new tubes
• Hansa Yellow Medium (PY97)
• Pyrrol Scarlet (PR255)
• Ultramarine Blue (PB29)
Extra Colors that you could add:
• Burnt Sienna
• Burnt Umber
• Paynes Grey
Gouache: Bring a variety colors, plus white. (the guild has some (except white) to supplement colors you bring).
Reference Photos: Bring reference photos/inspiration to work from.
Brushes. Bring the brushes you have. Generally, you use traditional watercolor brushes for painting with watercolor and thinner brushes (water media) for painting with gouache.
If you want to broaden your brushes, here are some suggestions:
● 1” Flat wash brush
● #12 round
● #8 round
● #4 round
● 1⁄2” flat
Paper Arches Watercolor Pad (140lb, 100% cotton, 12 pieces 10”x14”) or smaller
Board Masonite Board (a bit larger than your paper), gator board, or some rigid surface
Misc. Artist masking tape
Pencil, Eraser
Paper Towels
2 Water containers
