NEW – LEARN HOW TO PAINT WET-INTO-WET WATERCOLOR!

Painting abstract patterns in nature without a pencil drawing​

We are happy to announce we will be releasing a new online watercolor course on Summer, 2019.
​Sign-up date to be released soon.

This course was created for you, the first-time watercolor artist, maybe you haven’t picked up a brush in a few years or you are looking for a few tips. Join me as I walk you through what it takes to create a powerful watercolor all in the comfort of your own studio.

Watercolor is a versatile painting medium for a wide range of expressions from representational paintings to loose and fluid abstracts. In this course, I will walk you through a technique called wet-into-wet. The purpose of a painting such as this is to work to keep all edges soft.

I will share with you my personal approach to painting abstract patterns in nature without a pencil drawing. This could be scary but it's also very freeing and remember nature is very forgiving

I will show you how to:
• Play with just the large light and dark shapes to create the landscape
• Build-up the layers of watercolor getting the darks darker
• Lifting some lights to create with some freedom a finished painting
• How to work with some new art materials:
- This painting was done on indigo paper
- QOR paints
- And my newest purchase of three cat tongue brushes

This course is done as a Paint-Along. You will learn:
- Start thinking about your painting before you put down a single brush stroke
- Dale Popovich’s personal Artist’s Notes
- The importance of a Value Study and how to do it the right way
- Best supplies to get the job done
- Step-by-step instruction
- Find out how to lay rich, intense color down fearlessly
- Techniques of blending color and glazing
- Learn how to get the best results
- PLUS fun, special effects with the medium

Course includes:
- Popovich’s personal supply list in PDF format
- Printable Photo Reference
- Printable Value Study
- 3 Paint-Along demonstration video lessons (over an hour)
- The video includes a picture-in-picture of paint mixing tray
- Printable steps #1 and #2 of paintings
- Final printable finished (step #3) painting

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Video Lessons:
- Before You Pick-Up Your Brush: part 1 - (10:00 minutes):

• Your work surface
• Good lighting
• Your workspace or studio
• Value study basics
• Preparing your watercolor paper including how to easily cut or tear the sheet to the needed size•

- Before You Pick-Up Your Brush: part 2 (10:00 minutes):•

• Mounting your watercolor paper
• Drawing on your paper
• Materials
• Paints/How much pigments to use

- Before You Pick-Up Your Brush: part 3 10:00 minutes):

• Creating a value study for this painting using a graphite stick

​- My new favorite brushes (7:00 minutes):
- STEP #1: The Block-In (13:06)
- STEP # 2: Establishing Secondary Masses (14:45)
- STEP # 3: Final Details (12:09)
- STEP # 3: part 2: Final Details (13:47)
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- Comments area to post your watercolor questions

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