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Watercolor and the wedge brush

Offered By: Skillshare

Tags

Watercolor Courses Visual Arts Courses

Course Description

Overview

  • In this class, you will learn how to create graceful strokes with a wedge brush so you can paint elegant leaves, vines and branches in a matter of minutes.
  • You will learn unique ways to hold and angle your brush in order to execute these beautiful strokes.
  • You will learn how to enhance your art piece with a Micron pen, if you choose.
  • There are over 20 PDF's available for download (found under the "Projects & Resources" tab) that show specific strokes of the brush along with multiple templates and examples of vines and leaves. 
  • This class is appropriate for all levels, but some watercolor knowledge is helpful

Syllabus

  • Intro
  • Class Project
  • Supplies
  • Brush Strokes Part 1
  • Brush Strokes Part 2, + Bonus
  • Constructing 3 vines
  • Constructing 3 branches
  • Adding Leaves to vines, part 1
  • Adding leaves to vines, part 2
  • Adding leaves to branches
  • Finishing touches on vines
  • Finishing touches on branches and Bonus
  • Thank you

Taught by

Jen Sweeney

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