Watercolor 101

Lesson Info
Good Composition
Learn about color, papers, brushes, drawing and composition in this complete guide to watercolor. Molly Murrah teaches painting techniques that will help you create your own special works of art.
Lessons
ClassQA
Basic Introduction
Free Preview: Paint and Paint Properties
Understanding Color
Hue: The Color Wheel
Mixing Colors
Other Color Terms
Light and Shadows
Layering and Glazing
Homework
Q&A
Watercolor Papers
Paper Characteristics
Watercolor Brushes
Basic Brush Techniques
Putting It All Together
QA 3
Drawing for Painting
Proportion and Perspective
Good Composition
Last Class Preparation
QA 4
Introduction
Creating Textures
Reserving Whites and LIfting
Other Fun Techniques
Things to Remember
Reviews
- I would also recommend this class with some hesitation. This course is a broad and sweeping overview of watercolor painting. It is a good reference course and I will probably be treated like a reference book for watercolors. The skills we covered were valuable. It was beneficial to hear about the watercolor artists that Molly enjoyed and to have a list. The exercises were appropriate. I would recommend this course to someone who likes to know all the details of things before getting started. If you are someone that wants to jump right in this may be frustrating. Obviously, I am the latter. A few suggestions from my perspective....limit the product pushing. The references to Daniel Smith were off putting. I will try to avoid purchasing their products at all costs even if they are the best. It was very difficult to get access to the paint colors that she wanted us to have as some of the names are slightly different than what is available to me locally. I have already taken a beginner color watercolor course which I loved!! If I had not taken that course I probably would have been lost here. In that course(also online) we finished a project for every 10 minute lesson. I learned the basic technique's and it was FUN! I wish this class had more projects to practice that can be completed by a beginner and intermediate. Portraits seem like a large undertaking and it would be helpful to build confidence with smaller and simpler projects. I just felt a little discouraged. Molly is very talented and the work she shared was very thoughtful and showed incredible skill! I am very thankful that she took the time to teach the class and share her knowledge.
- <p>This course was fabulous. Molly is a great artist/teacher. Her instruction has really unleashed my creativity and given me confidence to create.</p>
- <p> Looks like a really fun class! I'll take it soon!</p>