Watercolor school training courses in Atlanta, GA (public, in-house or online)

This course allows students with particular interests in the possibilities of watercolor to focus intensively on its expressive and depictive capacities.

This course focuses on watercolor as a medium for the illustrator. Students are challenged to develop traditional and nontraditional techniques and to explore weights of paper, textures and block-out materials. Assignments are relevant for the working illustrator. Current and historical information is presented to demonstrate the impact of watercolor on the field of illustration.

Techniques of water media will be demonstrated including wet into wet, dry brush, creating texture, glazing and collage. Techniques will then be applied to color and design theory information.

Learn traditional watercolor techniques including various washes, glazes, scumbles, resists, and more, and discover how to make the techniques part of your personal painting style. The course begins with a look at the materials and how to make the most of them, and you’ll explore watercolor’s unique properties by creating a color grid. You’ll examine prominent watercolor artists, how to shape your style and choose intriguing subjects, and how to articulate your ideas into individual pa...

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Learn traditional watercolor techniques including various washes, glazes, scumbles, resists, and more, and discover how to make the techniques part of your personal painting style. The course begins with a look at the materials and how to make the most of them, and you’ll explore watercolor’s unique properties by creating a color grid. You’ll examine prominent watercolor artists, how to shape your style and choose intriguing subjects, and how to articulate your ideas into individual pa...

Full archival course description>>