Watercolor 101

This comprehensive ten-day watercolor workshop provides everything you need to develop true fluency with watercolor techniques and integrate them confidently into your creative projects. Learn how to mix colors effectively, apply washes with control, work from light to dark values, use reserve techniques, work with additives, and master advanced methods such as watercolor underpainting. Each day builds upon previous lessons, creating a structured progression from foundational skills to sophisticated painting approaches.

Core Techniques You Will Master:

• Watercolor brushwork and stroke control
• Wet-on-wet painting methods
• Wet-on-dry painting methods
• Watercolor underpainting for realistic effects
• Portrait painting with watercolor

Detailed Curriculum:

• Day 1: Flat washes, basic watercolor techniques, common mistakes to avoid, and painting a simple landscape in the style of Voloshin
• Day 2: Eastern watercolor traditions; mastering diverse brushstrokes, painting a blossom tree, koi fish, and a dragon
• Day 3: Combining wet-on-wet and wet-on-dry techniques; painting flowers with these layered approaches
• Day 4: Wet-on-wet watercolor methods; painting a cat to practice soft edges and flowing color
• Day 5: Classical watercolor with underpainting; beginning a small realistic still life demonstrating trompe-l'oeil techniques
• Day 6: Completing the still life composition with refined detail and depth
• Day 7: Starting a realistic portrait; learning tips for painting human skin, hair, and eyes with accuracy
• Day 8: Finishing the portrait with professional refinements and techniques
• Days 9-10: Completing a final project of your choice, integrating all learned techniques