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Getting Started with Watercolor & Gouache Paints

Mary Jane Begin

Design Inspiration > Getting Started With Watercolor & Gouache Paints

Getting Started with Watercolor & Gouache Paints

Mary Jane Begin

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Lessons

Class Trailer
1 Class Introduction 06:26 2 Materials For Watercolor and Gouache Paintings 14:06 3 Opacity and Transparency of Color 08:48 4 Natural Man Made Synthetic Sponges 07:34 5 Demo 07:40 6 Brushes and Other Tools For Watercolors 15:34 7 Watercolor Tools and Supplies Q&A 14:25 8 Soaking and Stretching Watercolor Paper 07:08
9 Types of Watercolor Paper 10:20 10 Demo: Create a Gradient with Gouache Paints 09:50 11 Gouache Illustration Board 06:37 12 Demo: Gouache and Watercolor Ball and Cube 23:17 13 Demo: Explore with Gouache 25:40

Class Description

Are you interested in working with watercolor and/or gouache paints but not sure how to get started? In this course artist and illustrator, Mary Jane Begin will introduce you to the world of watercolor and gouache paints. This class is perfect for beginners looking to learn the basics of the medium in order to begin a painting practice. By the end of this course, you will be equipped with the know-how to pick up a brush and start experimenting with watercolors and gouache!

In this class you’ll learn:

  • All about the different types of watercolor and gouache paints available on the market and how they work
  • Which brushes and papers to use with those paints
  • How to begin making simple marks and shapes to familiarize yourself with the medium



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Reviews

shoney
 

I really enjoy Mary Jane Begin's style of teaching--I have a degree in Fine Art and have been painting for years, but think she does such a good job of building on the basics and encouraging play. Get your supplies ready ahead of time, if like me you want to play along. Thank you!

Kelly LaFrance
 

Awesome class! Awesome instructor! Exactly what I was looking for, and highly recommended. :-)

user-b0a82a
 

Fantastic class - so informative and inspiring. After watching the lessons, I picked up my watercolors and started playing around with some of the covered techniques. Highly recommended!