F2F Class Notes (Jacob)

Read the below (Next class bring in any new vocab or parts you didn’t understand)

Being a beginner means you need to start somewhere and that’s fine; just take it slowly and enjoy your new painting skills! Watercolor painting is both enjoyable and a bit frustrating at times. It all depends on how you approach it. It is one of the most versatile mediums to work in. You can paint from very controlled and detailed, to very loose and impressionistic. It is recommended that you don’t begin with the idea of creating a masterpiece your first time! Take small steps and learn in stages.

You will have to do a bunch of paintings before you feel completely comfortable with the medium. Don’t give up if your first attempts are less than perfect. It takes time and repeated effort to get comfortable with painting with watercolors. But it is worth it!

Many instructors begin with the “wet-into-wet” technique, but this article will introduce you to the most common technique, “wet-into-dry”, meaning a wet brush into dry paper.

Also write 5 tips for watercolor painting!

eg. Don’t get your brush to wet

There will get a depressing result.

Vocabulary

Synthetic – not originating from a natural material

Abstract – something that represents something but looks different

Acrylic paint – water based paints

Transparent – You can easily see through

Translucent – Can make out shapes/colors but not see clearly

Opaque –  Cannot see through

Aqua – something related to water

Critique – The process of understand, analyzing and making an opinion about something

Proportionate – Parts of the same thing share an equal size ratio

Canvas – a surface used for painting

Complimentary – go very well together/something that is free

eg. We have given you a complimentary room upgrade

Substitute – two things that can be easily used in exchange of the other

eg. I want a coke and if you don’t have then you can substitute Pepsi.

Grammar

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