Online Watercolor 202 - Intermediate

Building upon foundational watercolor skills, this intermediate course offers artists the opportunity to expand their technical capabilities and creative expression. For painters seeking to advance beyond basic techniques, this level class continues the journey where beginner instruction concludes, introducing more sophisticated methods for achieving professional-quality results.

Students master advanced techniques for working with tube watercolors, learning how to create luminous glazes through strategic layering and color juxtaposition. The comprehensive curriculum, developed by instructor Linda, focuses on sophisticated brush handling methods that develop texture, depth, and atmospheric perspective. Through carefully controlled color layering, students discover how to create richer, more saturated hues with greater color complexity than available through direct mixing alone.

The course teaches students to achieve the deeper, more complex color palettes essential for fine art applications. Watercolor's transparency becomes an asset as students learn to manipulate light through the paper surface itself, creating glowing effects impossible to achieve with opaque mediums. These advanced techniques prove particularly valuable for artists interested in creating fine art paintings suitable for gallery exhibition or for commercial applications, including book illustration, advertising design, and editorial illustration work.

Throughout the course, students develop confidence in their ability to handle watercolor's unique challenges, including managing water saturation levels, understanding pigment properties, and working with the medium's characteristic fluidity. The instructor guides students through systematic exercises that build competence in difficult areas like preserving whites, creating atmospheric effects, and achieving controlled color transitions.

This class is available online and in-studio. Click here for the in-studio class

Please Note: This class features individualized instruction rather than a "copy the teacher" format where all students produce identical paintings. Your unique artistic voice and personal creative decisions are respected and encouraged throughout the course.

Prerequisites: Online Drawing with Graphite 101, Online Oil Pastel 101, Watercolor 201 - Beginner, or comparable class.

Materials/Supply List:

Please note: Course materials are brand and type specific.

Watercolor 202 - Intermediate Full Kit

Watercolor Paints (Grumbacher Academy Quality):

• Alizarin Crimson Grumbacher Academy 7.4ml (Qty: 1)
• Burnt Sienna Grumbacher Academy 7.4ml (Qty: 1)
• Burnt Umber Grumbacher Academy 7.4ml (Qty: 1)
• Cadmium Orange Grumbacher Academy 7.4ml (Qty: 1)
• Yellow Ochre Grumbacher Academy 4.7ml (Qty: 1)
• Sap Green Grumbacher Academy 7.4ml (Qty: 1)
• Ultramarine Blue Grumbacher Academy 7.4ml (Qty: 1)
• Cerulean Blue Grumbacher Academy 7.4ml (Qty: 1)
• Cobalt Blue Grumbacher Academy 7.4ml (Qty: 1)
• Ivory Black Grumbacher Academy 7.4ml (Qty: 1)
• Payne's Gray Grumbacher Academy 7.4ml (Qty: 1)
• Chinese White Grumbacher Academy 7.4ml for highlights (Qty: 1)
• Raw Sienna Grumbacher Academy 7.4ml (Qty: 1)
• Raw Umber Grumbacher Academy 7.4ml (Qty: 1)
• Violet (Thalo Purple) Grumbacher Academy (Qty: 1)

Brushes for Watercolor Application:

• Royal 12 Short Shader Soft Grip Brush for detail work (Qty: 1)
• Royal 10 Round Soft Grip Brush for controlled strokes (Qty: 1)
• Royal 3/4 inch Wash Soft Grip Brush for broad washes (Qty: 1)

Palettes and Painting Surfaces:

• Strathmore Palette Pad 9x12 Disposable for color mixing (Qty: 1)
• Watercolor Paper Cold Press Pad 11x15, professional quality cold-pressed surface (Qty: 1)

Maintenance and Cleanup:

• Mona Lisa Pink Soap 4oz for gentle brush cleaning (Qty: 1)