About
Ever wanted to master the art of painting powerful, crashing waves in watercolour? This workshop, led by renowned watercolour artist Julia Barminova, will guide you step-by-step through the process of painting the ocean’s energy. Julia, who has explored over 160 port cities for inspiration, will teach you how to depict waves, foam patterns, and shorelines using various watercolour techniques such as wet-on-wet, wet-on-dry, and dry-on-dry.
This workshop covers everything from understanding wave dynamics to mastering brush control. You’ll start with an introduction to essential materials like watercolour paints, brushes, and paper. Then, Julia will demonstrate key techniques and show you how to apply them to your work. By the end, you'll have a clear understanding of how to capture the motion and fluidity of the sea in your watercolour paintings.
What will we study
- How to paint dynamic breaking waves in watercolour.
- Techniques to depict foam patterns and the shoreline.
- Wet-on-wet, dry-on-wet, and other watercolour methods for capturing ocean movement.
- How to choose the right brushes and paper for watercolour seascapes.
- Understanding wave dynamics and how to reflect them in your artwork.
Program
How to Paint Breaking Waves in Watercolour
≈3h
Reviews
Absolutely enjoyed this course. Julia is a great teacher and loved how detailed her explanations are!
Excellent course, as usual Julia is the best teacher ever! Not so easy as it took me a lot of time to practice what she said but learnt so much and had just so much fun!
I really enjoyed it. Very well explained. I had a surprising result!
Amazing! Great tips that make a huge difference. Thank you for sharing your secrets)
Thanks again for a great opportunity to learn your approach. Fluent english, a lot of tips and trics,.... watching you paint is very interesting! Thanks Julia, Tomas
Great course with a lovely teacher. Julia explained all the steps perfectly. I wish the course was not sped up in parts but that may have made it too long. Thank you very much Julia!
It was great and Julia was a great teacher. Your English is very good !
Following Julia while painting is amazing…I struggled with having to follow instructions, mixing colors while I don’t have all the same hue and painting at the same time but I really enjoy the practice and hope there would be more English courses from her soon.
Excellent. I want to go through it again because I wasn't able to paint live because of the tie difference.
Who is it suitable for
- Beginners who want to learn watercolour techniques for painting waves.
- Intermediate artists looking to refine their skills and depict realistic seascapes.
- Anyone passionate about painting the ocean and mastering wave dynamics.
- Those who wish to improve their control over wet-on-wet and dry-on-dry techniques.
Necessary materials
Materials
Paints
- Metallic or plastic palette and watercolours (recommended to use tubes)
- Gamboge PY150/PO48
- Cadmium Orange PO20
- Phthalocyanine Blue Reddish PB15
- Indanthrene Blue PB60
- Phthalo Green PG7
- Cobalt Blue PB28 or Ultramarine Blue PB29
- Neutral Tint RBk6/PV16
Paper
Required paper specifications: 100% cotton paper 300gr. For Julia’s watercolour technique the best paper is Arches Grain Fin 300gr.
It is possible to use single sheets of paper or a block If you use single sheets don’t forget about a board and a masking type. Size is 20*30cm.
Brushes
- Angular brush
- Round pointed synthetic brushes
- Soft flat brush
Mechanical pencils 4B, kneaded gum eraser, masking tape, water container, napkins.
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