Watercolor: Tips, Tricks and Techniques

No middle-value blah paintings here!  Learn some of the fun techniques used when painting with watercolors, including masking sections of your work to “save the white,” creating various textures, and pushing those values. Together we will practice and create small samples of various techniques for you to refer to later.

Saturday, June 29
10 – 4 pm

Instructor: Ronnie Rector
Ages: Adult (15+) / All Levels

Supply List:
•    Artist-quality watercolors and brushes, including 3” or 4” Hake brush and an inexpensive rigger for masking.
•    Watercolor paper – 2 ½ sheets of Arches 140 lb. cold press highly recommended – buy 1 full 22”x30” sheet and cut it in half for two 15”x22” sheets
•    Foam core or other stiff board to mount paper to
•    Masking tape
•    Masking fluid
•    1 clean baby food jar or similar small container with secure lid
•    Paper towels
•    Generously sized container for water
•    1 sheet graphite transfer paper
•    Ball-point pen for tracing image (suggest blue or red to see where you’ve traced)
•    Spray bottle for water (small Windex bottle works great)