Beginning Watercolor by Yao Cheng

Beginner | 2 hours

Taught by Yao Cheng

Now that you’ve had a chance to play with color and basic techniques, you’re ready to get to know your paintbrushes. This class is all about exploring the effects you can achieve with different brushes and strokes. To practice these techniques, Yao will show you several ways to paint trees and leaves, and at the end she’ll show you how to paint simple wreaths full of greenery.

Learn how to:

Use a variety of brushes to make expressive brush strokes
Paint a sky with clouds
Create a fog effect
Paint several types of leaves, trees and berries
Combine natural elements to paint a wreath

Chapters

Part 2: Mark-Making and Expressive Brush Strokes
Part 2 Overview00:41
Materials00:58

Brush Stroke Basics
Understanding brush strokes15:35
Painting leaves11:13
Painting trees20:24

Combining Elements
Painting a wreath12:19

Materials

Here’s what you’ll need:

Same materials as for Part 1

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Beginning Watercolor

Part 1:

Beginning Watercolor: Supplies and Basic Techniques

Yao Cheng

Learn the fundamentals of playing and exploring with watercolors from acclaimed artist Yao Cheng. Yao shares her process of selecting the proper paints and brushes to get started and teaches how to blend colors to create a unique palette. The essential information provided in this class will help you learn how to apply watercolor to different surfaces and create basic shapes using fun, easy techniques.

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