watercolor mini projects
Activity 1: Watch the following videos for ideas on combining the techniques you’ve learned into simple, beautiful pieces.
Activity 2: Choose 4 of the projects described in the videos and do your best to create them. (do two on the first day, two on the next day). Take photos of your mini projects and turn them in before you move on to activity 3.
you may change up the ideas in the videos to make the projects your own (techniques or subject matter)
you may mix paint color and try new things
use your practice papers from assignments 1 - 4 when you can
If you would like, you may google "watercolor projects" and come up with something totally different
If you use new sheets of watercolor paper, cut them in half. Don’t use full sheets for this project.
Nature silhouette
project
Wax resist word
techniques
Wax resist
Blooms
Salt
Hint: Take care to practice your lettering prior to beginning. Make your letters are large and you layer the wax on heavily
Ink or marker over graded wash
Hint: use a reference photo for your drawing, any ink pen will work
Dry on dry
Glazing a pattern over a wash or graded wash
Hint: use a reference photo for your drawing
Wax resist flower
Wet on wet blooms over wax
Hint: use a reference photo for your drawing. Layer the wax on heavily.
Wax resist landscape
Graded wash sky
Lifting for clouds in sky
Glazing hill in distance
Hint: use a reference photo for your drawing. Layer the wax on heavily.
Glazing shapes over flat wash or graded wash
sample
Pattern overlay
Flower silhouette
Tree silhouette
geometric/abstract design
Activity 3: Watch the following video for ideas on how you can push your projects further by adding finishing touches.
Activity 4: Choose one mini project to bring to completion. Take a photo and turn it in.
before
after
When you are finished, you will turn in 5 photos.