Color Play: A Daily Practice in Watercolor and Colored Pencil
All levels | 2 hours 50 min
Color Play: A Daily Practice in Watercolor and Colored Pencil
01:16
Week 1 - Florals
06:18
05:59
06:47
04:03
05:08
08:42
08:30
04:46
07:59
08:20
Week 2 - Plants
04:33
05:57
07:18
06:48
05:37
06:56
Week 3 - Landscapes
03:37
05:58
06:12
04:11
03:26
06:07
03:28
Week 4 - Still life
03:33
04:32
03:00
05:45
07:12
03:41
05:11
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Learning through play is artist and educator Joy Ting's favorite way to discover new techniques. Join Joy in this fun-filled class as she demonstrates how to be loose and expressive while exploring the fun of oil pastels and colored pencils. In this daily practice, you’ll be inspired by the natural world around you in order to make drawings in a variety of sizes and colors. Beginning with a simple sketch and fall down a rabbit-hole of creative play, discovering a style that is all your own. 
Here’s what you’ll need:
  • Watercolor palette - Joy is using Holbein Watercolor Tube Set
  • Prismacolor pencils
  • Watercolor pencils - Joy is using Windsor Newton and Derwent
  • Caliart Alcohol Markers
  • Watercolor markers - Joy is using Windsor Newton
  • FW acrylic inks
  • Liquid watercolor Dr. PH martins
  • White gouache
  • Strathmore watercolor sketchbook
  • Strathmore mixed media toned paper
  • Strathmore ready cut watercolor 8 x 10
  • Round paint brushes - Joy is using size 4 and 8
  • Tissues / paper towel
  • Masking tape
  • Ruler - Joy uses her son's Legos as her ruler
  • Cup of water
  • Optional: Pressed flowers and nature brushes (sticks and branches)
  • Class PDF of reference images
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Learn how to:
  • Use watercolor pencils
  • Incorporate unconventional materials
  • Create abstract and realistic compositions
  • Map out a drawing with a sketch
  • Work on a variety of colors of paper
  • Take a small study to a larger piece

What you'll get:
  • A month's worth of creative prompts and demonstrations designed to strengthen your creative muscles
  • 30 HD video lessons you can access online anytime, anywhere
  • Detailed supplies list
  • Step-by-step expert instruction from artist Joy Ting
  • The ability to leave comments, ask questions, and interact with other students
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Color Play: A Daily Practice in Watercolor and Colored Pencil Reviews
106 users recommended this class to a friend
Mareike Fraider
Love the exercises, the style of Joy painting flowers, landscapes and still-life. I lern so much from her. Truly thank you a lot...
More than 3 months ago
 
Samantha Henneke
From watercolors to alcohol markers to watercolor pencils Joy demonstrates and introduces a variety of materials to paint with. I love all the sessions of this daily practice classes. Joy shares with us the pleasure of painting loosely different subjects from landscapes to still-life’s she shows how to create paintings in a playful and colorful style.
More than 3 months ago
 
James D Monroe
I always wanted to try painting but was intimidated by the process and blank page. These classes make it really fun!
More than 3 months ago