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With your journal under your arm and a few painting supplies, you will be ready to capture memories of your travel experiences. This dynamic class will motivate artists of all skill levels to record their journeys in a creative and unique way using watercolor and mixed media. It is easy to travel light with your journal and paints, and fun to create a personal work of art more unique than any photo album. Students will explore ways to make their watercolor travel journal interesting and reflective of their experiences through painting landscapes, vignettes and memoirs, and by incorporating collected treasured items. Techniques to be covered include easy watercolor painting, drawing, color theory, and mixed media. Learn how to make quick-on the go-sketches using colorful watercolor washes and pen and ink drawings. I will demonstrate my own unique image manipulation and transfer process that can be used as a cover for the journals. Students will also experiment with stamping, stenciling, napkin collage, maps, and artistic lettering to enhance their journals in order to build a launching board of creativity for their next journey. All levels welcome.
Supplies Needed for Class:
¨ Watercolor Paints: Bring a least 6 colors, 2 blues, 2 reds, and 2 yellows. Some of my favorites include: French Ultra Marine Blue, Manganese or Cobalt Blue, Permanent Rose, Cadmium Red, Deep Scarlet, Hansa Yellow Medium, New Gamboge, Transparent yellow… (Always buy top quality paints, not student grade or gouache).
¨ Round, synthetic watercolor brushes, (at least 2 different sizes ranging from 2-12)
¨ Watercolor palette, preferably a folding palette (my favorite for travel is the Heritage brand)
¨ Mechanical pencil or artist drawing pencil and kneadable eraser
¨ Pigment pens, black and other colors (Zig Memory System brand works well)
¨ Archival glue stick, scissors, wash cloth
¨ Small spray bottle
¨ Water container
¨ Piece of foam board, 10” x 12” with bulldog clip to hold paper while painting
¨ A piece of patterned, decorative paper cut to 6 1/2” x 9”
¨ Photo references from your journeys that you would like use to paint
¨ Something to use as a weight such as a book
Optional Items:
¨ Some of your favorite stamps and ink pads, alphabet stamps are great for embellishing pages
¨ These are some of my other favorite watercolors: Burnt Sienna, Quinacridone Gold, Rich Green Gold, Undersea Green, Permanent Magenta, Cobalt Teal Blue, Naples Yellow, Potter’s Pink, Terre Verte, other Quinacridone colors from Daniel Smith such as Coral, Burnt Orange
¨ Collected items from your travel: business cards, maps, wine labels, ticket stubs, postcards and other ephemera
¨ Favorite quotes
¨ Small sea sponge
$20 Materials Fee payable to the instructor includes:
¨ Strathmore 400 series spiral field watercolor journal, 7 x 10
¨ Watercolor Paper for projects and practice
¨ Napkins for collage
¨ Letter Stencils for use in class
¨ Transfer JM paper for image transfer
¨ Watercolor tape
¨ Masquepen and rubber cement remover
¨ Wax paper
¨ Matte medium & gouache
¨ Color copy of one of my paintings for experimenting with pen and ink
*** Feel free to email me if you have any questions: newbold0505@bendbroadband.com
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