Deborah Dawson

A Watercolor Journey

We are excited to announce our first online course offering!  Renowned watercolorist Debra Dawson has produced a complete watercolor course for beginning and intermediate artists.  The 10 lesson course is available for $50.00 or each individual lesson can be purchased for $7.50.   

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Topics Covered in the Course

  • Using a Limited Palette
  • Washes: Flat, Graded, Varied
  • Glazing
  • Scrubbing
  • Lifting
  • Types of brushes and their uses
  • Proper brush usage
  • Calligraphic strokes
  • Splattering, sponging, dry brush
  • Using a liquid masque product
  • Seascape, sky and rock forms
  • Utilizing flat wash
  • Multi-hued wet into wet sky
  • Dynamic composition
  • Luminosity, under painting layers in light transparent pigments
  • In light transparent pigments
  • Utilizing the full range of strokes from your brush
  • Layering color
  • Creating sharp edges to create textures and form
  • Dynamic composition, creating recession
  • Using Gradation of values, size, and temp to create illusion of distance
  • Utilizing the full range of strokes from your brush
  • Textures, Saturation of color, brush strokes
  • Simplifying a busy reference photo
  • Create sparkle by leaving specks of white paper
  • Incorporating a color in all areas
  • Using a variety of stroke sizes, patterns and drops of pure color
  • How to use the color yellow
  • Using a unique perspective of subject
  • Incorporate compliment as background and shadow
  • Using a unique perspective of subject
  • Incorporate compliment as background and shadow