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Artist Info package: Fun With Watercolor I - The Basics

Each course or portion of a course will come with; 

Instructors list - contains everything I as an instructor might need in class. I include my complete list and often bring everthing on it allowing me to demonstrate requests from the class

Materials, Equipment and techniques for their use - This six page document includes: minimum student supply list, the goal for the workshops and pre-class information on the following subjects: paint; brushes; paper; stretcher boards and stretching paper. An excerpt from this guide is printed below: 

                                                                                                                                                                                 Although Although there are other excellent professional brands on the market I prefer Winsor & Newton watercolors with their strong individual characteristics and their ability to interact with each other and come alive on the paper. The label on the paint tubes displays considerable information. Of initial interest to the artist is to indentify the paint in three categories. The first identifies the paint according to its individual color (Alizarin Crimson, Ultramarine Blue, Yellow Ochre, etc.). The second indicates the price group (Series 1, Series 2, etc.). Series 1 is the least expensive. Regarding professional pigments, price has no bearing on quality, some are just more expensive to manufacture . The third category is a permanence rating as follows:

     AA extremely permanent 

     A   durable colors

     B   moderately durable

     C   fugitive

Fugitive colors will fade over time. B and C colors fall into this category and should not be used by serious artists.

Glossary - This is an 11 page, sixty item list (as of October 2006)arranged in alphabetical order. It utilizes Italics to cross-reference within the glossary itself and Bold Italics to cross-reference to larger individual articles which I thought, because of their size, they would be best presented as seperate articles. Drawing and Color Mixing are two examples of larger, individual articles. The first two items in the glossary are printed below:

Aerial Perspective: the recession of hue, intensity and value (which is color) due to the effect of the atmosphere. Near objects tend to be brighter, warmer and more detailed while distant objects tend to be cooler, paler and more diffused. The greater the distance between you and an object, the greater the volume of atomosphere and therefore an increase of the effect. The light source (sun, incandescent bulb, reflected light etc.) and the air conditions (fog, rain,dust, pollution etc.) are strong factors as well. Aerial perspective also refers to images with three vanishing points in their perspective.

Alizarin Crimson - is a brilliant, cool red toward violet and is very transparent with almost no sediment. It is one of the most staining colors and powerful so be cautious when mixing it with weaker colors.

Syllabus - This is a complete list of items to be taught in the Basic course in the order they are presented or if you wish it may be used as a guide to select from for shorter workshops 

The other formated watercolor courses are:

Fun With Watercolors II Intermediate - In part, this course builds on the skills of the basic course as well as introducing more advanced and challenging approaches to watercolor 

Fun With Watercolors III Advanced - more technical and demanding techniques with focus on the individuals strengths and characteristic style.