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Create beautiful watercolour effects as you paint colourful autumn leaves.
This is a lesson I have used with my groups both in-person and via Zoom. It is suitable for beginners or anyone wishing to practice watercolours in a relaxed and mindful way.
In this video lesson you will learn how to use the wet-in-wet technique to create beautiful effects. See also how scratching out, spattering and backruns can create marks and texture.
You will need the following materials:
watercolour materials: paints, brush and paper
mixing palette
2 water containers (e.g. jam jars)
an old loyalty or credit card
a toothbrush
kitchen towel
The lesson is broken down into three bite-sized video demonstrations and also includes guidance on setting up your materials and next step ideas. The videos are accompanied by downloadable instruction sheets which can be printed as needed.
Regular bite-sized watercolour painting practise is the most effective way to learn, to grow as an artist and to experience the wellbeing benefits that art can bring.
Arty Tortoise lessons are broken down into short videos with supporting PDFs and presented in a relaxed and mindful style by artist Kathryn Green.
Each video lesson contains text with information about each part of the lesson, short videos which give demonstrations of how to do the lesson project and downloadable PDFs which have written instructions relating to the content of the videos. The videos are filmed from above the demonstration so that you can see my hands and the various stages of the project clearly. The style is fairly slow and methodical aiming to create a relaxing feel to the lessons.
When you buy your first video lesson, you will be asked to create log-in details by adding your email address and creating a password. After purchase you will be sent an email with a link to take you to the log in page. You can also simply visit this website at any time, select 'log in' from the main menu and enter your details to access your video lesson.
The videos cannot be downloaded to your computer or device, but must be watched online whilst you are logged-in. The PDFs however can be downloaded and stored on your computer or device and printed as required.
You will be able to access the lesson for the lifetime of the product – i.e. there is no set time limit.
