Watercolor 101 Art Camp (Ages 10-16)

This camp covers everything you need to know about watercolor to use it fluently in your projects: how to mix colors, use washes, work from light to dark, use reserve and additives, and even such advanced technique as watercolor underpainting. You will learn the science behind the watercolor fluorescent colors, learn how to lead your work, what to do to prevent and fix watercolor accidents. 

We will try our hands in both Classical European and Eastern watercolor styles. By the end of the camp students will paint a portrait a landscape, a portrait of a pet, a small still life, a watercolor landscape,  plenty of small studies, and a final project of a choice.

This camp will teach you:

Watercolor techniques:

• Wet-on-wet & wet-on-dry.
• Watercolor brushwork.
• Representing various textures in watercolor.
• Leading and finishing a watercolor painting.
• Preserving whites.

​Detailed schedule:

​Day 1

• 9:00am-12:00pm. Flat washes. Basic watercolor techniques and common mistakes. Painting a simple landscape a-la-Voloshin.
• ​12:30pm-3:30pm. Chinese brush paitnting. Mastering brushwork. Painting a blossom tree, koi fish, and a dragon.

Day 2

• 9:00am-12:00pm. Combination of wet-on-wet and wet-on-dry techniques. Painting a flower or a bird.
• ​12:30pm-3:30pm. Mastering Wet-on-Wet watercolor. Painting a furry animal (cat, dog, etc).

Day 3

• 9:00am-12:00pm. Classical watercolor with underpainting. Strating a small realistic still life (trompe-l'oeil).
• 12:30pm-3:30pm. Finishing a trompe-l'oeil.

Day 4  Final project of a choice. Watercolor and mixed media.

Materials:

• Watercolor paper (cold press)
• Watercolor paint
• Watercolor brushes (round with pointy tips)
• Pencil
• Eraser
• Masking fluid
• Regular printer paper