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[Virtual] Painting the Beauty of Birds in Watercolor & Gouache , July 17, 2024 6:00PM

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Photo credit: Kelly Rading
[Virtual] Painting the Beauty of Birds in Watercolor & Gouache 

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Birds have been a favorite subject of many artists for a reason. They are elegant, colorful and part of our everyday lives. Watercolor and gouache used separately (or in combination!) are both perfect mediums for capturing the beauty of birds. Watercolor techniques have many applications for painting birds. Loose washes add color notes to informal sketches, can be stand-alone finished studies and can form the first layers of a more detailed painting. Wet-into-wet washes create spontaneous, creative colors and patterns to add interest, and wet transparent washes over dried layers build depth, color and form. Dry brush strokes achieve fine details with only a few brush strokes or an entire painting. Gouache is an opaque water-based medium that allows painting light values over dark, as well as a more traditional watercolor-like approach of working from lighter values to darker ones. Gouache is well-suited for lively, direct painting that can quickly record subjects and color in the field; yet is also a perfect medium for capturing detail in the studio. It’s unique opaque qualities are more closely aligned with painting in oils and acrylics. In this workshop, we’ll explore both approaches to painting birds, as well as a third option, using white gouache with your transparent watercolors. Using limited palettes for each medium will focus you to learn the unique qualities and techniques of each medium so that you can create bird paintings that really sing!
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[Virtual] Painting the Beauty of Birds in Watercolor & Gouache 

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Instructor: Kelly Radding 

Wednesdays, July 17, 24 and 31 | 6 - 9 p.m. [please note new dates]

$230 members | $250 nonmembers 
Presented as a live webinar through Zoom

Objective: To be able to paint birds both in watercolor and gouache and learn the difference between two water-based mediums
Level:  Beginner to advanced
Prerequisites: Botanical Drawing I and II and Watercolor I (or relevant experience, contact Stephanie Lind slind@phipps.conservatory.org)

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Birds have been a favorite subject of many artists for a reason. They are elegant, colorful and part of our everyday lives. Watercolor and gouache used separately (or in combination!) are both perfect mediums for capturing the beauty of birds. Watercolor techniques have many applications for painting birds. Loose washes add color notes to informal sketches, can be stand-alone finished studies and can form the first layers of a more detailed painting. Wet-into-wet washes create spontaneous, creative colors and patterns to add interest, and wet transparent washes over dried layers build depth, color and form. Dry brush strokes achieve fine details with only a few brush strokes or an entire painting. Gouache is an opaque water-based medium that allows painting light values over dark, as well as a more traditional watercolor-like approach of working from lighter values to darker ones. Gouache is well-suited for lively, direct painting that can quickly record subjects and color in the field; yet is also a perfect medium for capturing detail in the studio. It’s unique opaque qualities are more closely aligned with painting in oils and acrylics. In this workshop, we’ll explore both approaches to painting birds, as well as a third option, using white gouache with your transparent watercolors. Using limited palettes for each medium will focus you to learn the unique qualities and techniques of each medium so that you can create bird paintings that really sing! Botanical Art and Illustration certificate program elective.

Art credit: Kelly Radding

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  • Receiving Class Credit: For both core and elective classes, students must attend all class sessions and complete and submit all the work required to earn class credit. Class credit is important if a student is pursuing the Basic or Advanced Botanical Art and Illustration certificate. Even if a student is not sure about pursuing the certificate, it is recommended that they earn credit for each class because this is difficult to do retroactively. If a student has to miss class (e.g. health reasons or a death in the family), they must contact the instructor at their earliest convenience to see if it’s possible to still earn class credit.
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