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Watercolor for Absolute Beginners

Watercolor for Absolute Beginners @ 24-32 Union Square East, New York, NY

Through demonstration and individual, hands-on help, you’ll learn all the basic watercolor techniques in a small, zero-pressure class. No drawing experience or artistic skill required – really. Complete supply kit available for $50. You will learn various brushstrokes, color mixing, and layering glazes as we create landscapes, still life, trees, flowers, and more. There will be planned exercises in all basic techniques. Class is designed for...

(27) Beginner 16 and older
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$250

6 sessions

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Absolute Beginners: One Day Workshop

Watercolor for Absolute Beginners @ 24-32 Union Square East, New York, NY

Introduce yourself to watercolor in just one day, or refine your basic skills. Basic brushstrokes and color mixing. You'll paint simple flowers, fruits, and a mountain landscape with a stormy sky. Full supplies kit: $50  Mini-Kit: $25 Materials fee (borrow all you need and keep your paintings) is $10. Note: One-Day Workshops run from  11 am to 1:30, a 45-minute break for lunch, and 2:15 to 4:15 pm.

(27) Beginner 16 and older
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$100
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Drawing for Absolute Beginners

Watercolor for Absolute Beginners @ 24-32 Union Square East, New York, NY

Through demonstration and individual, hands-on help, you’ll learn all the basic techniques necessary to drawing. Once you understand the fundamentals of seeing and drawing, sketching becomes much easier. The rest is just practice. We start small with a few warm-up exercises each week. You'll first learn to see objects in a different way, as large geometric shapes without detail, and then put those shapes on paper. We proceed with learning to...

(27) Beginner 16 and older
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$170

4 sessions

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Color And Composition Workshop

Watercolor for Absolute Beginners @ 24-32 Union Square East, New York, NY

Basics of color theory, and how to use water and pigments to create exactly the colors you need. Basic rules of composition; learning to see the  difference between  mediocre and good. How to make a value study. Students will bring in color and  B+W printouts of photos they want to paint, and learn to improve composition, values, and cropping. No drawing skill necessary.

(27) All levels 16 and older
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$110
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Holiday Cards in Watercolor

Watercolor for Absolute Beginners

Ever wanted to create your own watercolor cards for the holidays? You can paint each one individually, or create one image (any size) and use it to have cards made with an online printing service. It's easier than you think. This workshop will demo at least 5 holiday designs and variations, mostly non-denominational (candles, pine trees, holly, winter forest, ornament, wreath, etc). You'll learn how to use table salt to create snow effects as well....

(27) Beginner 16 and older
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Trees and Foliage Workshop

Watercolor for Absolute Beginners

Various techniques for impressionist tress, foliage, and grass will be covered in this workshop. The optional Mini-Kit ($26) includes all the supplies you will need in this workshop: 6 brushes 6 sheets top-quality paper 7 colors of quality paint Plastic mini-palette If you prefer to work on larger paper (11x15" quarter-sheets or 15x22" half-sheets), you can purchase these during the workshop for $2 and $4 each. You can also borrow brushes,...

(27) All levels 16 and older
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Breaking the Rules of Watercolors

Watercolor for Absolute Beginners @ 24-32 Union Square East, New York, NY

Alternative Techniques to traditional watercolor, including: Starting a painting with darks instead of lights  Spraying the paper first, or using a damp brush to 'deconstruct' an image  Spattering and controlled splashes of color and white gouache  Scrubbing and restating methods e. using non-watercolor brushes for texture Pre-requisites: Open only to those who have already taken the beginner class or have previous experience....

(27) Intermediate 16 and older
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$110
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