About
How many times have you got your breath taken by the beauty of sea waves? And how many times you wanted to paint sails, light and colors of the surface? All these sailing ropes, fishing tackle. You can almost hear cries on seagulls by now, right?
But how many times have you tried to acquire just the right technique to get the results you wanted? That is exactly the answer that you will find here!
Julia Barminova is a watercolor artist that visited more than 50 different port cities over the world looking for new seascapes and inspiration. And on April 11th she will start broadcasting her first online workshop in English. How to get the best image of water, the spirit of port and all the nuances of watercolor technique will be the main topics of this online class.
The most important part is that you will learn to paint water effectively not only in studio but also outside in your travels and on pleinairs.
Program
Seas and sails (WORKSHOP PROGRAM here)
5 hours
WORKSHOP PROGRAM:
– Introduction of the materials: paper, brushes and paints;
– Analysing the important watercolour aspects, which are necessary for depiction of water using the technique La Prima;
– Several levels of gradation of the sea complicity; variety of reflections, search for light and contrasts;
– What you should pay attention, when choosing the subject and how to look for the life model in the port and the seaside;
– Watercolor work in genre “Seascape” in 4 parts: waves, reflections, sailboats and background;
Reviews
Excellent course very well explained, my only regret is that subtitles in English àre not fully available for lesson 2 ànd I could not find a reference photo, other than that Julia is an excellent teacher and I learned a lot !
Excellent. I want to go through it again because I wasn't able to paint live because of the tie difference.
Thank you a lot for this amazing course. It was so interesting learning about your technique and the way you do waves. I really admire your work, I find it amazingly luminous and so expressive. I really appreciate it your explanations and sharing tips. I hope you'll do some others courses in English ! Greetings from France ! Marie D.
This lesson is very detailed, it's exactly what i was looking for . Thank you
It was great and Julia was a great teacher. Your English is very good !
I really like the course and also teacher Julia! She is a real sea artist and traveler !
Great course, very helpful and detailed! I really liked how Julia explained every single aspect of her technique, I learned a lot! Thank you!
Julia Barminova is the best teacher and I love her style very much. Hope there will be much more courses from her, for example painting lanterns or buildings :-)
Thank you Julia Barminova and Lectoroom! Great course. I have not had much experience painting the sea. I found most helpful the description in the beginning showing the right amount of wetness the paper should have for the waves. I also found her steps extremely helpful...showing the waves first...then reflections...the details and then on to the less detailed boats etc. Really fantastic. I would have loved her saying what colours she was mixing more since I was looking down a lot and didn't see what she had picked. But I watched the recording and paused so it was fine. Again. Great lesson. Thank you!!!
Absolutely enjoyed this course. Julia is a great teacher and loved how detailed her explanations are!
Necessary materials
Necessary materials
Paper:
100% cotton paper 300gr FIN (not rough or satin)
Recommended sheet size 28x38cm or 31x41cm
I like Arches Grain Fin 300gr or Winsor&Newton Grain Fin 300gr
Brushes:
Big round squirrel brush – size 6-8; smaller round synthetic brushes with sharp point – size 4-6; soft flat brush (pony, goat, or synthetic for watercolor) – size 30-40.
Watercolor:
- Phthalo Blue PB15
- Phthalo Green PG7
- Cadmium Orange PO20
- Gamboge PY150/PO48
- Indanthrone Blue PB60
- Cobalt Blue PB28
- Quinacridone Rose PV19
- Neutral Tint RBk6/PV16
Painting board, masking tape, tissue and water container.
Reference (download here)
