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
Julia Barminova explains very well her technique , very good course, thank you
I loved it! I learned so much and her voice is very relaxing. I have always wanted to paint the sea and she makes it seem not so intimidating and realistic. Great class. Great teacher.
I really liked how Julia explained her painting - it was very useful for my own painting, I am very happy with it. Thank you very much.
Thank you, I really enjoyed learning how you paint water and boats!
Used materials, colour theory, creating textures, usefull exercises to master it all..... It was a very complete introduction. To see all this applied to a exemple painting was very helpfull as well. My secound course with Julia and looking forward to the next one. Thanks, Tomas
I love this course. I learned a lot and it was a lot of fun.
It was amazing. thanks a lot for offering this class. Julia is awesome.
Excellent course and explanation, clear and precise, very nice to follow! Julia is a wonderful teacher !
I learned so many things watching this course. I really appreciated your explanation of choosing the techniques you use to achieve believable water. That was extremely helpful. I also enjoyed hearing how you decide to simplify the photo as a watercolor focused on the water! Please do more. And your English is great! You don’t need to apologize!
she explained very well her techniques, and I just love her work. I really like her workshop.
Julia explained everything really nice and I had some mind-blown moments when I thought "oh this explains a lot, why I don't like some of my paintings" because I didn't thought much about contrasts of colors before. But now I will :) It was a bit difficult to read the english subtitles and watch Julia painting simultaneously, but it worked with stopping the videos and going back.
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.
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)
