Majestic Mountains: Preclass

For this level 3 class, you probably have most of the supplies you’ll need since you’ve got some experience under your belt before taking this course! Use the brushes and colors YOU love, though I’ll tell you what I’m using. Mountains are forgiving so you can try all kinds of fun mixes!

How class works

During World Watercolor Month, lessons will be realeased one by one on Wednesday mornings, 6am Pacific time. (Once the month is complete, the course will be open to all registrants at one time, no need to wait for lessons.)

If you wish, you can participate in a zoom call – these will be at 4pm Pacific time, and the link will be provided in each lesson. These calls will be about an hour unless there’s gobs of questions; we’ll watch the video together in zoom, you can paint along – and if you have a question just speak up and I can stop the video to respond. What would you perhaps like to know?

1. Which brush is that?
2. How wet is the paper?
3. How did you decide on that mix?
4. etc. Especially anything I forgot in the voiceover!

After watching together, students can share their painting, we can talk further about strategies for that painting for those who will try it a second time.

Replays will be added to the lesson page the following day so I have time to get it processed.

And after that, all students will have those videos available as well.

Before we start…a little housekeeping

I retain the copyright to the content you are learning in class. That means…

1. Do not sell or give away the concepts from my classes – you may not re-teach my instruction contained or created within these lessons.
2. Do not post a video tutorial or step by step photo tutorial of your own redraw of class content.
3. Do not repost any handouts you receive in class.

However…I love to see students making strides and taking this teaching and personalizing it with your own skills.

1. DO make your own designs and develop your own style! I love that!
2. DO gift your creations made with these techniques, of course!

At the bottom of each lesson you’ll see some ways to share your homework and ask questions, so that’ll be handy for you.

Palette

I’ll be using my House of Hoffman palette with big big wells; if yours has tiny mixing areas you may want to have some small finger bowls handy. I’m known for never mixing enough of a color, but the great thing about multicolor mixes – they can absolutely change as the mountain moves in and out of shadows and sun!

As mentioned I’ll be using my fave natural hair brushes, but you can most definitely play with what you have. If you get results different than mine and want to try a new brush, then you can go shopping. Just do come back here to grab links! Your purchases support my work at no cost to  you.

Watercolor Paper

 Watercolor paints

I’ll be using the Daniel Smith colors in my Studio palette; I’m putting the colors I KNOW I used in bold, but I’m making this list before processing everything.

1. Hansa Yellow Light BLICK | AMZ | JACKSONS
   
2. New Gamboge BLICK | AMZ | JACKSONS
   
3. Yellow Ochre BLICK | AMZ | JACKSONS
   
4. Quinacridone Burnt Orange BLICK | AMZ | JACKSONS
   
5. Quinacridone Rose BLICK | AMZ | JACKSONS
   
6. Anthraquinoid Scarlet BLICK | AMZ | JACKSONS
   
7. Imperial Purple BLICK | AMZ | JACKSONS
   
8. Transparent Red Oxide BLICK | AMZ JACKSONS
   
9. French Ultramarine BLICK | AMZ | JACKSONS
   
10. Verditer Blue BLICK | AMZ | JACKSONS
    
11. Cobalt Teal Blue BLICK | AMZ | JACKSONS
    
12. Jadeite Genuine BLICK | AMZ | JACKSONS
    
13. Sap Green BLICK | AMZ | JACKSONS
    
14. Hookers Green BLICK | AMZ | JACKSONS
    
15. Ultramarine Turquoise BLICK | AMZ | JACKSONS
    
16. Lunar Blue BLICK | AMZ | JACKSONS
    
17. Paynes Blue Gray | BLICK | AMZ JACKSONS
    
18. Moonglow BLICK | AMZ JACKSONS

It’s always a good day to treat yourself to a new brush. The needle brush is used extensively in this course, I highly recommend it. For detail I used a Sable 4 – but if you prefer a synthetic with some snap then go for that 🙂

 This is my full rotation of brushes, and I’m writing this page before processing the video footage – so I’m not certain I’ve used them all! I’ll be detailing that in each lesson.

1. Escoda Joseph Zbukvic #16 Mop Jacksons
2. Winsor & Newton Kolinsky Sable Series 7 Round 8 brush  AMZ
3. Da Vinci Series 17 Maestro Long Needle Red Sable, Size 8 or 9 Blick | AMZ
4. Da Vinci Mottler Flat Wash Blick | AMZ  | Jacksons
5. Da Vinci Maestro Kolinsky Sable Round 4 BLICK | AMZ |  JACKSONS
6. Da Vinci Cosmotop Spin Brush Round 2 BLICK | AMZ | JACKSONS