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Water is the key tool for erasing in watercolor: by managing how water interacts with both paper and pigment—whether it's from the container, brush, spray bottle, tray, or tap—we can lift, lighten, or even remove color. My new workshop explores how to use water to wash away overworked sections and to enhance depth by understanding how much water is needed to push an element into the background.
This workshop is not only about washing out some mistakes that are part of the painting process: it’s about understanding how much water we can add on a paper that is already saturated with water and pigment. Adding water to the paper, one more time, means that you are taking a risk, the paper can be damaged (it can start peeling, for example) but it also means a new way of salvaging a failed artwork. Don’t forget that, , despite its reputation, watercolor can be a forgiving medium!
For the first demo, I’ll work on a group of small paintings or sketches with a few mistakes. I’ll show how adding water the right way can fix or improve too many dark areas, colors that are too strong, missing white spaces, or too many hard edges and dry brush marks. Watercolor can be unpredictable. As I fix these pieces live, the results might not always match what I imagined, but there will be some improvement.
The second demonstration will illustrate how water can be used to push elements of a painting into the background. I will paint flowers and greenery set against an architectural backdrop, demonstrating techniques for creating a background that appears distant and misty.
For the last demo, I’ll use a special technique where I put the painting under a running tap to fix or add depth. I’ll show this live, and I might use another camera so you can see clearly how I remove areas that are too dark. I’ll use a sponge and a flat brush to lift the paint. The subject will be a flower box or pot with a garden behind it. I’ll paint this during the session and also show a finished version, so you can compare how tap water changes both dry and almost dry paintings.
This is a brand new workshop, and since I’ll be sharing a special technique using the tap, it won’t be repeated. It needs a unique setup, so come and join my new wet-on-wet adventure!
This workshop is not only about washing out some mistakes that are part of the painting process: it’s about understanding how much water we can add on a paper that is already saturated with water and pigment. Adding water to the paper, one more time, means that you are taking a risk, the paper can be damaged (it can start peeling, for example) but it also means a new way of salvaging a failed artwork. Don’t forget that, , despite its reputation, watercolor can be a forgiving medium!
For the first demo, I’ll work on a group of small paintings or sketches with a few mistakes. I’ll show how adding water the right way can fix or improve too many dark areas, colors that are too strong, missing white spaces, or too many hard edges and dry brush marks. Watercolor can be unpredictable. As I fix these pieces live, the results might not always match what I imagined, but there will be some improvement.
The second demonstration will illustrate how water can be used to push elements of a painting into the background. I will paint flowers and greenery set against an architectural backdrop, demonstrating techniques for creating a background that appears distant and misty.
For the last demo, I’ll use a special technique where I put the painting under a running tap to fix or add depth. I’ll show this live, and I might use another camera so you can see clearly how I remove areas that are too dark. I’ll use a sponge and a flat brush to lift the paint. The subject will be a flower box or pot with a garden behind it. I’ll paint this during the session and also show a finished version, so you can compare how tap water changes both dry and almost dry paintings.
This is a brand new workshop, and since I’ll be sharing a special technique using the tap, it won’t be repeated. It needs a unique setup, so come and join my new wet-on-wet adventure!
Photos are for illustration only.
Workshop Topics:
a) The Healing Power of Water:
1) Small Watercolors: Mistakes and How to Fix/Enhance Them. (6-8 small sketches)
b) Creating a Soft, Ghostly Background:
1) Flowers and Greens With Architectural Background - (Flowers that can be used as references: Lilacs, Roses or Tulips)
c) The Cherry on the Top of the Cake: The Running Tap.
1) The Running Tap Demo: Fixing and Enhancing Depth (Flower Composition With Background Garden Elements)
This workshop is a two-day format: the second day will be a mentoring session. You can send one painting to my email from July 21 (by morning) to July 24. I will address your questions and provide feedback on your paintings on July 24 (the second session).
a) The Healing Power of Water:
- Understanding What’s Missing;
- Too Much, Too Far;
- The Ratio Water x Pigment;
- Common Watercolor Mistakes;
- Flow and Fix;
- Rethinking the Mistakes;
- Turning Mistakes Into Atmosphere;
- Brush Stroke and Lifting Out;
- Enhancing Tools and Techniques;
- Spray Bottle, Sponges and Paper Towel;
- Brushes and Paper Towel: Removing Pigment;
- The Running Tap Alternative: Softening the Overworked Look.
1) Small Watercolors: Mistakes and How to Fix/Enhance Them. (6-8 small sketches)
b) Creating a Soft, Ghostly Background:
- Timing and Pigment Lifting;
- Blooms and How to Fix Them;
- Avoiding Staining Pigments;
- Flowers, Gardens and Architectural Elements;
- Bridges from Background To Foreground;
- Water and Depth;
- The Water Layer;
- Softening Edges: Spray Bottle;
- Embracing the Bleed;
- Understanding the Background Distance;
- Pushing Some Shapes Back;
- Suggesting Mist With Water Only.
1) Flowers and Greens With Architectural Background - (Flowers that can be used as references: Lilacs, Roses or Tulips)
c) The Cherry on the Top of the Cake: The Running Tap.
- Pigment, Water and Controlled Chaos;
- Subtractive Watercolor: Lifting and Softening;
- Flow and Fix;
- The Running Tap: a New Start;
- Brushes, Sponges and Paper Towel;
- Delivering Pigment to the Wet Surface;
- Avoiding Paper Damage;
- Restoring the White of the Paper;
- Different Types of Paper, Different Results.
1) The Running Tap Demo: Fixing and Enhancing Depth (Flower Composition With Background Garden Elements)
This workshop is a two-day format: the second day will be a mentoring session. You can send one painting to my email from July 21 (by morning) to July 24. I will address your questions and provide feedback on your paintings on July 24 (the second session).
Photos are for illustration only.
WORKSHOP BENEFITS:
- 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.
Photos are for illustration only.
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.
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.
Photos are for illustration only.