The Art of Creative Watercolor: Color Schemes

Danielle Donaldson | Runtime (70 min)

Are you ready to look at color in a whole new way? In this video workshop, join artist Danielle Donaldson for an in-depth exploration of color, including how to discover your own ideal color palette! You’ll start by documenting the colors in your palette and your responses to them. Next, you’ll play off those color choices by creating reference cards showing your preferred true, warm, and cool version of each color. Armed with this valuable information, Danielle then demonstrates how to create a fun and useful series of small watercolor sketches to put those colors to work! From green succulents to yellow lemonade, blue bubbles to gray mice, you’ll love using your favorite shades as you practice important watercolor painting techniques. With the fun and useful instruction in this video, you’ll never find yourself hesitating over color choice again!

In this video, you’ll:

• Create small watercolor sketches to document your true palette
• Discover what gaps you may have in your painting supplies
• Try the unique experience of painting small
• Learn tips for blending, glazing, working with edges, and adding texture
• Tie everything together with a custom shadow color
• Finish your work by adding weight and visual tension

Preview The Art of Creative Watercolor: Color Schemes now to get a sneak peek of the watercolor techniques you’ll learn!