Watercolor Jumpstart
$36.99
Watercolor Jumpstart class is an excellent start to a watercolor journey – or a supplement to one already begun! In this course you’ll create a reference book that will remind you of basic color theory as well as techniques to use regularly.
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Watercolor Jumpstart class is an excellent start to a watercolor journey - or a supplement to one already begun!
Class is conducted within a sketchbook —much less intimidating than a giant blank sheet of paper. The lessons were designed to fill the sketchbook in a way th at makes sense and will create a book with information that can be kept on-hand in a small format for years to come. Students will make their own sketchbook from a 22" x 30" sheet of watercolor paper, with instructions provided in the free PreClass lesson.
- Introductory Level
- 3 hours of video instruction
- Supplies are found in the free preview lesson
- Language: English
- Closed Captioned
See the video preview of class below, or click HERE to watch it directly on YouTube.
The lessons can be viewed anytime and at your leisure; there are hours of instruction that you can watch again and again for years to come:
Lecture1.1Â FREE Pre-class Lesson with supply list (27 min of video content)
Lecture1.2 Color Theory (55 min)
Lecture1.3 Color Mixing  (25 min)
Lecture1.4 Water Management  (38 min)
Lecture1.5 Making Marks (x min)
Lecture1.6 Spraying (x min)
Lecture1.7 Negative painting (x min)
Lecture1.8 Edges (x min)
Lecture1.9 Natural Colors (x min)
Lecture1.10 Winter landscape (x min)
Lecture1.11 Mountain landscape (x min)
View the free Preclass lesson.
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Karen Summey –
As instructor Sandy will tell you early in this course, watercolor is the hardest medium. That’s why she starts the course with very basic information, including color mixing. Learning to make endless colors from a very small number of paint pans or tubes is essential to the artist on a budget. This course will take you first through color theory, or learning about color wheels and how different colors work with each other. You’ll make reference swatches to refer to time and time again. I did! After that, you’ll start learning a few techniques. That’s the payoff, when you start exploring making your own objects and scenes in a sketchbook. Perhaps the greatest skills needed to begin a watercolor journey are patience and courage. Sandy can offer every instruction in the world, and you’ll still need the lived experience of going through the assignments to truly grasp what she means. You may feel you’ve returned to kindergarten at times (you have!), but just keep going and you’ll soon find you have progressed. At the end, you’ll have a finished sketchbook that you’ll look back on someday as a reminder of where you started! Go for it! I dare you!
Lucinda Hughes –
This is a fabulous class and Sandy is a phenomenal teacher. As a tentative beginner who decided to take the plunge, I found not only a wealth of information, but also encouragement to give each technique a try. Creating a sketchbook, that I made myself, and filling it with color theory charts and painted images, has given my artistic confidence such a boost. I highly recommend Watercolor Jumpstart and look forward to taking more of Sandy’s classes.
Evy Browning –
This course is one I’d recommend to anyone starting out with watercolour as it covers all the basics from colour theory to water manipulation & brush strokes. I had a real ‘aha’ moment with the colour theory & can now confidently mix my own colours from the primary colours – & understand why a colour looks like it does & how to change it ever so slightly. That skill is highly transferable to other media & is an invaluable tool to have in one’s arsenal. The realness with which Sandy teaches & her superb video demonstrations which one can play over & over is so encouraging. This class is changing the whole way I view watercolour.
Chantal_P36 –
This was my second class with Sandy, after colored pencil jumpstart and I enjoyed.
From color theory through a variety of technics, this course sets you on the road for exploring more of this medium.
A great way to find out if this medium is for you, without braking the bank!
sabinedikoff –
This class was my entry in watercoloring and it was so helpfull to me. I tryed watercoloring before but all I done was worst and this class shows me how I could do it better. Sandys kind of teaching had helped me to understand what watermanagement and color consistency is and how importand it is for a good painting. Thank you Sandy!
winnoren –
This is a great course for an individual wanting to learn watercolor. Sandy’s videos are very detailed and she gives a through explanation of what she is doing so you can grow your own skills as you follow along. The course really does touch on all different aspects of watercolor from color theory to water management and more. I highly recommend the course.
Kimberly –
This is an excellent class! It was just what I needed – I am pretty much a beginner and have found myself over my head in several workshops and classes. This class walked me through the information I needed to begin to really GET watercolor. Sandy’s upbeat presentations and down to earth perspective was exactly what I needed.
I love that I can go back and review topics whenever I need to. Perfect.
Thank you, Sandy!
Sheri Witthoft –
This course is fundamental in teaching watercolor. The skills and color theory is taught in a structured and well ordered sequence. Sandy’s teaching style ensures students are encouraged to engage in the learning process and her teaching ensures students are successful over time and practice. The content is set up so students can review and retake challenging skills at their own pace. I love how Sandy relates to her own artistic journey which encourages me to keep trying and challenging myself through art.