MORE INFORMATION Athenaeum's School of the Arts
Course #12: Basic Watercolor
Instructor: Carol Curtis
Sat.–Sun., 10 AM–4 PM (1 hour break)
Feb. 4–5 (2 days)
Limited to 12 students
La Jolla Studio
$130/150 + $5 mat. fee
Learn the basics with your own paint, paper, and brush, or the teacher will supply them at the first class for $45 (paid to Carol on the first day of class not at registration). Please let us know at registration.Portable and creative, watercolor is FUN. We will identify the basics that will allow you to be successful and then fly! Ready for more? We will explore composition and color! Bring a friend or mom or sister and make this winter the one you’ll remember forever!
Materials: You may either purchase your own materials, or Carol will provide them for you for $45 the first day of class. Paint (artist quality, Sennelier, Winsor & Newton or Holbein, tubes not pans): Alizarin Crimson, Cadmium Red Light, Cadmium Orange, Cadmium Yellow Pale, Cadmium Lemon, Yellow Ochre, Raw Sienna, Burnt Sienna, Raw Umber, Burnt Umber, Viridian, Hookers Green, Cerulean Blue, Cobalt Blue, Ultramarine Blue, Winsor & Newton Violet. Paper: Sennelier block 12” x 12” or 8” x 8”, Arches cold-pressed 140 lb., Arches sketchbook, two full sheets of either Arches cold-pressed 140 lb. or Arches cold-pressed 300 lb. Miscellaneous: Stabilo HB pencil; kneaded eraser; metal palette that folds, with 16 to 17 wells; one old, white 100-percent-cotton rag; one table or floor easel. BYOB! (Bring Your Own Brush)—the best brush that you want, need or can afford—one #8 or 10 round Winsor & Newton Series 7 (Rafael) Kolinsky sable, Robert Simmons synthetic, or your favorite with a very good well and point.
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