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Learn how to paint a beautiful sunset with watercolors using only three colors, with tips on materials and technique, in this free video art series.
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Learn how to paint sunsets with watercolors using only three colors in this free video lesson on painting.
Learn how to tear the paper before painting a sunset with water colors in this free video art lesson.
Learn how to save your design by sketching it before painting it when painting a sunset with watercolors in this free video art lesson.
Learn how to trace a sunset before painting it with watercolors in this free video art lesson.
Learn how to tape off the canvas before painting a sunset with water colors on it in this free video art lesson.
Learn about the only three colors needed to paint a sunset with water colors in this free video art lesson.
Learn about the different types of brushes needed for painting a sunset with watercolors in this free video art lesson.
Learn how to apply yellow watercolor paint to a sunset painting in this free video art lesson.
Learn how to dry and mask off a watercolor painting in this free video art lesson.
Learn how to apply red watercolor paint to a watercolor painting of a sunset in this free video art lesson.
Learn how to apply blue watercolor paint to a watercolor painting of a sunset in this free video art lesson.
Learn how to apply streaks to a sunset watercolor painting in this free video art lesson.
Learn how to apply details to a sunset watercolor painting canvas in this free video art lesson.
Learn how to apply details to a sunset watercolor painting canvas in this free video art lesson.
Learn how to apply details to a sunset watercolor painting canvas in this free video art lesson.
Learn how to apply a soft edge while painting a sunset with watercolors in this free video art lesson.
Learn how to use an art gum eraser to paint a sunset with watercolors in this free video art series.
Have you ever been driving down the highway at dusk, looking across the horizon, and just been overwhelmed by the colors in the sky? Have you ever wondered how something like that could happen? Do you ever see the sunset and become inspired to try to recreate it at home? If so, then painting with watercolors is a great way to express the soft yet vibrant beauty of a sunset. Watercolor is a medium of painting first used extensively by German painter Albrecht Durer in the 15th century and continued by such painters as Hans Bol, Paul Cezanne, and Wassily Kandinsky. Artists find the soft and wistful nature of watercolor a perfect medium for nature painting and have used it as such for over 500 years.
In this free video series, watch as professional artist and painter Sue Gill Rose teaches how to paint a sunset with watercolors using only three colors. Learn how to prepare the canvas, how to create and save a design, how to tape off canvas, what colors and brushes are needed to paint a sunset with watercolors, how to apply yellow, red, and blue, how to soften edges, how to add details, and how to apply streaks to a watercolor painting. Sunsets are inspiring and worthy of art. Let the experts at Expert Village help you capture the beauty of a sunset with watercolors by enjoying this video series.
Sue Gill Rose Sue Gill Rose is an accomplished artist and teacher. She has a BFA from Southern Methodist University and an MLA from Louisiana State University. She has also studied under renowned watercolor artist, Douglas Walton at Louisiana Tech University. Her use of color is similar to many folk artists, and of principal interest is her use of “patterning” where colors and shapes are intermingled and overlapped. This draws the viewer into the painting in order to see what is not immediately visible.dkdk
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