Watercolor Painting Winter Barn Supplies

Series Summary

The art of watercolor painting has been practiced since the time of the ancient Egyptians, when frescoes were created by a process of applying water-based pigments to wet plaster. Watercolor painting also has a rich history in Chinese and Japanese art, and has been used to add color to beautifully illuminated manuscripts in cultures throughout the world. What we think of as modern watercolor painting began to develop in the 1500s with Albrecht Durer's landscape studies. The popularity of this medium spread and spawned many disciplines of watercolor painting, including the 17th century British school and the California style of the 1920s. In this free painting video series, let an art teacher show you how to create a watercolor winter barn. Watch as he first instructs you on what supplies you'll need like certain brushes and paper towels. Next begin the project by drawing out the picture on tracing paper. Then he'll show you how to paint each area like the forest, clouds, trees, and the barn itself. Finally he'll show you the finishing touches to have a great looking watercolor painting. Getting artistic will be simple and easy with helpful tips in this free video series.

Video Transcript

"The watercolor painting we're going to do here is, winter barn, and it's basically a barn in the snow. And, the supplies we're going to need, is going to be a round brush with a fine point. Something between a six and a fourteen, and also a number one rigger or a number eight lizard lick. Then, we're probably going to need a one inch brush, but you could get by without it. And the colors you're going to need are going to be cobalt blue, rose, yellow, burnt umber, burnt sienna, and that about covers it, except for pane's gray. You'll also need a water bowl, something that's clear, won't tip over. And a spray bottle, and your paints will go onto a palette or a Styrofoam plate. You'll spray, several times, generally seven times is real good amount, in order to make the dry paint come up, so that it will come up in the brush. You'll need paper towels, you'll need a point five millimeter pencil, to do tracing, and you'll need tracing transfer paper."