Abstract Composition for Watercolor

Abstract Composition for Watercolor

360 Online Class | This program is completed

Intermediate

4/9/2024-5/7/2024

9:30 AM-12:30 PM PDT on Tue

Download iCalendar

$375.00

$337.50

$20.00

To assist you in preparing for this class, we have provided a link to the setup / test pages from the conference provider. If you have never used this conference service before please click on the link below so that your PC or device will be ready to participate in this class.

Click here to download app

There is no hard and fast formula for creating good abstract composition, but there are guidelines to help develop your critical perception of what works and what doesn’t. In this workshop, we will explore design principles that can bring a painting to life, using compositional tools that artists have deployed for centuries. Through individual and group critiques, we will explore how these principles can be applied to your own work, giving you the solid foundation you need to continue your own explorations, long after the class is over. Examples by noted water media artists will be shown throughout the class.

  • • Tube watercolors, professional grade. My favorite brands are Daniel Smith, Winsor & Newton, Holbein and DaVinci. Most brands come in 14 or 15 ml tubes.
    Since this is a composition class and not a color class, I am not requiring these colors (with the exception of Lamp Black). However, this list gives you an idea of the range of color to have.

    Basics:
    Hansa Yellow Light or Winsor Lemon
    Cadmium Yellow Light or Medium
    Quinacridone Gold
    Rose Madder Genuine (WN)
    Cadmium Red Light or Medium
    Permanent Rose (WN)
    Permanent Alizarin Crimson
    Dioxazine Violet (Winsor Violet)
    Cobalt Blue
    French Ultramarine Blue
    Phthalo (Winsor) Blue - green shade
    Viridian
    Phthalo (Winsor) Green - blue shade
    Burnt Sienna
    Lamp Black (required)

    Optional:
    Permanent Orange
    Cerulean Blue
    Cobalt Turquoise Light (WN or Holbein)
    Quinacridone Magenta
    Quinacridone Burnt Orange
    Hooker’s Green
    Sap Green

    • Brushes. I recommend mixed synthetic/natural hair brushes, but there are some good synthetic brushes available and they tend to be more affordable.
    A #8 round, a #3 or #4 round, a 3/4” flat and a 1-1/2” wash.
    • Painting or drawing board large enough to hold an 11” x 15” sheet of paper
    • A roll of 3/4 to 1” artist or painter’s tape (FrogTape, KleenEdge, etc.)
    • An 18 well (or larger) white plastic palette. I recommend something like this example: https://www.cheapjoes.com/catalog/product/view/id/42806/s/mijello-fusion-series-watercolor-palettes/
    • A small plastic spray bottle
    • 2-3 water containers and paper towels
    • A pencil and eraser
    • 11” x 14” Fabriano 140# cold press watercolor pad or equivalent in individual sheets (12 sheet pad would be enough)
    • One 22” x 30” sheet 300# cold press watercolor paper - any professional brand (optional)
    • 15” to 18” metal ruler and x-acto knife (recommended for cutting 300# paper - also optional)

    If you have any questions, email me at lindajamesart@gmail.com