Master the Art of Painting Waves

Description

This seascape painting course is designed for intermediate students with knowledge of pastels, aspiring to draw/paint ocean waves with soft pastels. This course will guide you through every step of drawing and painting a wave. You will learn all about the supplies you need to complete this course confidently. Each lesson provides clarity on the materials needed for the course, how to choose your color palette, and how to draw the shapes. Soft pastels can be diluted with water or rubbing alcohol to create a rich base of translucent colors when using an underpainting technique. This course will teach you how to select your colors for the underpainting and apply the wash. You will learn how to paint seawater, seafoam, and water reflections to bring realism to your painting. This course will teach you how to achieve convincing sea spray and movement in the wave. With pastels, you can achieve a velvety texture and rich colors that are easy to blend with your fingers or sponge applicators. Pastels are a favorite medium for seascape artists and this course will help you achieve a rewarding experience. Enjoy the step-by-step instruction and demonstrations of pastel techniques you can follow along as the instructor paints.

What You Will Learn!

• How to paint a realistic ocean wave and surf with pastels.
• How to apply an underpainting wash over the dry pastels to create a base layer of color to the shapes of the waves.
• Learn to identify the parts of a wave and the color values in the wave.
• A student will have a better understanding of the steps for layering color.

Who Should Attend!

• Pastel artists aspiring to learn seascape and water techniques.
• Landscape and seascape artists using the pastel medium.
• This course will help an artist achieve more realism painting waves and seascapes.

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