Watercolor and Ink Assignment

Assignment:

Students will create a final watercolor composition using 1/2 sheet of Arches Watercolor paper. Students may choose the theme: fantasy, social issue, portrait, landscape, etc...

Students will be assessed on composition, creating layering watercolor effects to create dimension and depth, highlights, midtones, and shadows to create weigth and dimension in shapes, and texture. Students will focus on creating interaction of shapes and foreground, mid-ground and background along with ariel perspective.

Students are required to work up a detail sketch and practice techniques before starting the final.

Resources:

http://www.artistsnetwork.com/medium/watercolor/chinese-watercolor-paintings-of-flowers

http://watercolorpainting.com/watercolor-techniques

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tlvy6wiSFRU

http://www.redbubble.com/people/jeffjag/works/9296054-tubes-of-wonder-abstract-watercolor-pen-illustration

Lian Quan Zhen