Lian Quan Zhen | Runtime (98 min)
In this watercolor workshop, watch Lian Quan Zhen demonstrate easy watercolor techniques for painting frogs in a pond, from creating a strong composition by determining the correct focal points for his frogs, to filling the background with rocks, plants and fish. You’ll enjoy the relaxed, loose method of creating vibrant background color and be inspired to see all the shapes that, with a few flicks of the brush, can turn into other aquatic plants and animals.
You’ll learn:
- Tips on using a limited watercolor palette for vibrant color
- Tricks for creating a strong composition
- How to draw lily pads floating on the top of the pond to add perspective and dimension
- Easy tricks for mixing color right on the paper
- How to paint wet-into-wet
- How to layer and blend colors directly on the watercolor paper
- How to add spots and darker colors
- Fun techniques like how to splash and pour paint
- Negative painting techniques to form rocks and other visual elements
- Value control
Watercolor with Lian Quan Zhen: Frogs in the Pond
MATERIALS
Paper
- 140-lb. cold-pressed watercolor paper
Brushes (synthetic)
- 1-inch, ¾- and ½-inch flats
- no. 10, 8, 6, 4 and 1 rounds
Watercolor (M. Graham & Co.)
- Pyrrhol Red
- Antwerp Blue
- Hansa Yellow Deep
Other
- Artist’s tape
- Black marker
- Cups for liquid pigment
- Drawing paper
- Drawing Gum (Liquid Frisket)
- Pencil
- Paper towel
- Spray bottle
- White palette with wells
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Janet 1/12/2019
Brenna 2/19/2018
Candy 1/27/2018
He is an excellent teacher. I think he took more time to draw pictures and explain a lot of the color he uses.
Vickey 11/23/2017
Linda 10/6/2017
He is a master. Fantastic.
11/9/2014
Lian Quan Zhen's painting teaches about composition, form and color using intuitive painting with watercolor as well as detail. Using a primary color palette he shows us how to blend, drop and blow color to achieve the amazing effects that only watercolor can produce. This class is just fantastic!
Lucy 7/26/2014
Lian Quan Zhen, I enjoyed watching your video very much, I also have written a lot of notes for all of the information you share with us. Although there seems to be much detail in the painting you have broken it down for us and simplified the techniques. You also showed us a couple of exercises for us to practice negative painting with the water plants and rocks which is so helpful. You explain everything that you are doing ,why and how it affects the rest of the painting. Its so easy to understand and follow along, I love the way you "found" the little fishes to add to the water. I love this painting at first I didn't think much about painting frogs but was soon impressed by how you painted them. I will definitely be using these techniques for paintings I have planned. Thank you Lian
Maureen 2/25/2014
This video tutorial is really helpful in learning Lian Quan Zhen's approach to watercolor. He is generous with his knowledge and willing to show, in detail and close up, how he does what he does so that we can learn to do it ourselves. His commentary is clear, even with his charming accent, and he knows when to repeat instruction to emphasize important points. He is supportive of those of us who need encouragement, he has a sense of humor when mistakes are made that makes the lesson even more enjoyable, and we are left with real, practical knowledge of technique coupled with awareness of the use of serendipity so that we end up with the tools to make beautiful watercolors of our own. LQZ is a remarkable artist and a wonderful teacher. I'm very glad I discovered him and appreciate this opportunity to take these workshops online. My painting is much improved already, and I've only taken this one class so far. Thank you, LQZ :)
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