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“A painting is a series of corrected mistakes.”
R.Bisset
The unpredictable nature of watercolor is both challenging and sometimes frustrating. If we want to paint loosely and expressively, we need to learn how to take advantage of the mistakes that may happen during the painting process.
Anyway, mistakes are part of the learning process and we can learn from them, or take advantage of them so after so many inquiries, I decided to offer a workshop about common watercolor mistakes, how to avoid them, and how to rescue failed paintings.
We will talk about edge control, watercolor paper’s choice, brushes, connecting shapes, unity, dark mixings, backgrounds, the white of the paper, the amount of water involved in the painting process, the lifting out techniques, and color mixing. I want to review the basic concepts so we can understand what’s missing in the final painting.
A detailed explanation of the background, colors, mixing ratios, color temperature, and values is included in this workshop: I will talk about 36 color mixings for backgrounds so you will know that for a sunflower composition, for example, I can use the color combination number 26 ( Mountain Blue, Quinacridone Coral, and Burst Sienna). Understanding color mixing is the best way to avoid muddy colors.
I want to fix (or improve) a couple of failed watercolors for the first time online: I will use 4 or 5 failed paintings (from my in-person students) and with their permission, I will try to improve them. I want to show you how you can improve your artwork.
The final demonstration will be a flower composition with colorful pansies: it will be a step-by-step demo where we will identify together the part each of the concepts plays in making a successful painting.
R.Bisset
The unpredictable nature of watercolor is both challenging and sometimes frustrating. If we want to paint loosely and expressively, we need to learn how to take advantage of the mistakes that may happen during the painting process.
Anyway, mistakes are part of the learning process and we can learn from them, or take advantage of them so after so many inquiries, I decided to offer a workshop about common watercolor mistakes, how to avoid them, and how to rescue failed paintings.
We will talk about edge control, watercolor paper’s choice, brushes, connecting shapes, unity, dark mixings, backgrounds, the white of the paper, the amount of water involved in the painting process, the lifting out techniques, and color mixing. I want to review the basic concepts so we can understand what’s missing in the final painting.
A detailed explanation of the background, colors, mixing ratios, color temperature, and values is included in this workshop: I will talk about 36 color mixings for backgrounds so you will know that for a sunflower composition, for example, I can use the color combination number 26 ( Mountain Blue, Quinacridone Coral, and Burst Sienna). Understanding color mixing is the best way to avoid muddy colors.
I want to fix (or improve) a couple of failed watercolors for the first time online: I will use 4 or 5 failed paintings (from my in-person students) and with their permission, I will try to improve them. I want to show you how you can improve your artwork.
The final demonstration will be a flower composition with colorful pansies: it will be a step-by-step demo where we will identify together the part each of the concepts plays in making a successful painting.
Photos are for illustration only.
Workshop Topics
a)The Basics of Loose Painting:
DEMONSTRATIONS:
Flowers (an illustration about the basics of loose painting)
b)Mixing Colors With Confidence: Background
DEMONSTRATIONS:
36 Background Color Combinations, Explanation, and Examples.
c)Improving Failed Watercolors
DEMONSTRATIONS:
Improving Failed Watercolors: 4 examples
d)All Together: Final Demonstration
DEMONSTRATION:
Mixed Floral Demo
This workshop is a two days format: the second day will be a mentoring session. You can send one painting to my email from October 3 to 6 (by morning). I will clear your questions and provide some feedback about your paintings on October 6 (the second session).
a)The Basics of Loose Painting:
- Edges Control
- Connecting Shapes
- Wet-on-Wet Technique: The Water Control.
- Brushes: Wrong and Good Choices
- The Watercolor Paper
- Balance and Solidity
- Brush Strokes: Locating Shifts in Contourn
- The Shapes Repetition; Depth
- Lifting Out: The Golden Moment
- Keeping It Simple: Composition
- Drawing and Details
DEMONSTRATIONS:
Flowers (an illustration about the basics of loose painting)
b)Mixing Colors With Confidence: Background
- The Color Wheel
- Color Transparency and Temperature
- How To Create Your Own Darks
- Best Hues For Green
- Value and Saturation
- Mixing Ratio: It Makes the Difference
- Background Techniques: Soft and Hard Edges
- Avoiding Overworked Backgrounds
- Foreground and Background Techniques
DEMONSTRATIONS:
36 Background Color Combinations, Explanation, and Examples.
c)Improving Failed Watercolors
- Every Failure Teaches Us a Lesson
- Loss of Luminosity
- Loss of the White of the Paper
- Loss of Edge Control
- Lack of Contrast: Values
- Outlining Natural Objects
- The Wrong Choice of Brush
- Flat and Overworked Background.
- Multiple Centers of Interest
- Loss of Timing: The Paper is Too Dry or Too Wet.
DEMONSTRATIONS:
Improving Failed Watercolors: 4 examples
d)All Together: Final Demonstration
DEMONSTRATION:
Mixed Floral Demo
This workshop is a two days format: the second day will be a mentoring session. You can send one painting to my email from October 3 to 6 (by morning). I will clear your questions and provide some feedback about your paintings on October 6 (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 main 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.
Photos are for illustration only.
Registration: via Paypal
After your registration, a follow-up email will be sent to you with the link, password, and 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 with the link, password, and 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.
Photos are for illustration only.