Watercolor Textures with Ana Victoria Calderon

Welcome to Watercolor Textures, a three-day series class with Ana Victoria! In this class we will be creating amazing watercolor paintings using simple tools and activities which we will then apply to a final work of art. Each student will receive one on one guidance and will leave this class with a masterpiece of their own and new skills to integrate into future artwork. 

By the time we get to our final project you will be a pro at textures and will have the confidence to jump into a final illustration with full commitment. Your final project will be painting an animal and the environment surrounding it using as many textures as you can. I promise you’ll make something beautiful! 

Great for beginners and experienced artists as well.

Session 1

• Introductions
• Basic watercolor techniques review 
• Transparencies
• Pulse and precision 
• Texture swatches 

Session 2

• Slideshow of great examples of textures in nature and how they areused in different artists’ work. We will begin sketching out our ideas for our final masterpiece! I work with each person individually to help them develop their concept.

Session 3

• We spend the entire day on our final illustration: Painting an animal in it’s environment using the textures we’ve explored. Share with the rest of the class!

Q&A

Q: Are materials provided? 
A: Yes, materials are provided. Students must bring:

• Watercolor paper pad: recommended size 9” x 12”
• Watercolor paints: Pan sets or tubes are both great. 
  Cotman, Winsor & Newton, Sennelier and Schmincke are GREAT brands. 
• Different sized round brushes: Size 0, 1 and 8 are recommended 
• Palette: this can be a ceramic/plastic bowl, or you can use the back of your pan set as well 
• Cup for water