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    WAIT LIST: ​“Creating Mood, Motion and Emotion: Painting Moving Water - Waterfalls and Water Flowing Over Rocks.“ ​Apr 29th - May 2nd, 2025.

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“We see nothing till we truly understand it." (J. Constable)

Waterfalls, rivers, and moving water impart life to any landscape. They are a fantastic subject to paint, particularly as a study of color, edges, and movement so my new workshop is focused on painting moving water and capturing the transparency and highlights as the water crashes down through the rocks.

Painting the illusion of water in motion is about preserving the white of the paper first and capturing the general flow of water. It does not matter if it’s a small cascade or a huge waterfall: if the water tumbles over the edge of a precipice, for example, it entraps air and creates a mass of white water. The mass of water is three-dimensional and it needs to be modeled with value.
The flow capture is dynamic and it’s rarely a smooth flow: there are some large, scattered rocks blocking the moving water so we need to pay attention to the colors of the rocks beneath, or any cast shadows from surrounding greens or rocks.

The first demo or exercise of this workshop will be a quick monochromatic waterfall sketch: we will focus on the water values, flow direction, and how to avoid a rigid waterfall. I will also paint a few rocks as a preliminary study for the main demos. 

The second will be a stream of water flowing through rocks and I will show how to break the water down into simple shapes. We will talk about the difference between calm and turbulent water and how it affects the flow direction.

The third demo will be a waterfall: we will depict the value and color of turbulent water as the value and color of waterfalls. The waterfall is three-dimensional so we can’t simply leave the white paper.
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It’s a brand new workshop, I have never taught a workshop about moving water and it won’t be repeated due to my time availability so come and join my new journey through the amazing world of moving water!


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Workshop Topics

a) The Value of Flowing Water and the Rock Shape:
  • The Dramatic Value Contrast;
  • The Varied of Edges;
  • The Background Edges;
  • Water Direction;
  • Rocks: Learning to See Planes;
  • Grounding the Rocks With Dark Shadows.

DEMONSTRATION: 
  1. Waterfall: Monochromatic Quick Demo
  2. Rocks: Shape Sketches (Colorful)

b) The Secret of Water in Motion:

  • Compositional Choices: Simplifying Shapes;
  • Calm and Turbulent Water;
  • The Three-Dimensional Mass of Water;
  • Lightning Direction and the Value Change;
  • The Shadows in the Waterfalls;
  • Foreground Greens, Rocks and Stones;
  • Reflections and Movement;
  • Mist or Spray: Soft Edges;
  • The Plane Change: Falling Water;
  • Twists, Turns, Breaks: Water Crashing Down Through the Rocks;
  • Rocks: Blocking the Flow Of Water;
  • How Fast is the Water Moving? 
  • Brush Strokes and Texture.
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DEMONSTRATIONS: 
  1. The Stream of Water Flowing Through and Over the Rocks;
  2. The Waterfall


This workshop is a two-day format: the second day will be a mentoring session. You can send one painting to my email from April 29  to May 2 (by morning). I will clear your questions and provide some feedback about your paintings on May 2 (the second session). 


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WORKSHOP BENEFITS:​​​​​
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  • A limited number of participants: you can interact with me and ask your questions.
  • 100% live and interactive like my in-person workshops.
  • Q&A will be available after each demo: my 20 years of experience as a painting tutor will help you to reach your goals as an artist.
  • Five days before the workshop you will receive my list of materials (colors, paints, brands, brushes, watercolor paper suggestions, and many photos/references).
  • All workshop demos and sketch photos will be sent out to you after the workshop within five days.
  • The second session is a live critique/mentoring session: I will provide some feedback about your paintings. I will also clear your questions and repeat, if necessary, a few things explained in the first session. 
  • The  demonstrations will be uploaded to my Youtube Channel. You will receive a private Youtube link and this link will be active for a limited time so you can watch the demos as many times as you want.


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Registration: via Paypal
After your registration, a follow-up email will be sent to you within 48 hours  with additional orientation for this workshop.
Please, note that a free zoom account is necessary to join Fabio Cembranelli's workshop.

​Cancellation Policy: 
If you withdraw from the workshop 7 (seven) days before the first session and ask for a refund, a 60% refund will be issued. No refunds can be given for withdrawals made within 7 days of the first session.
If you withdraw from the workshop 7 (seven) days before the first session and decide to attend a future workshop, your payment can be fully transferred to one of my future workshops. You just need to email me and ask for a payment transfer.


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