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Fine Arts · MS elective · 3 credit hours · 16 sessions

Advanced Water Color Painting

Watercolor is a medium of controlled chaos. This advanced course moves beyond basic washes to explore the full expressive potential of the medium. Students will master water-to-pigment ratios, “Negative Painting” techniques, and the use of granulation and blooming. The focus is on letting the water do the work, capturing atmosphere, light, and mood with spontaneity and confidence.

§ 01 By the end you can
  1. Master the "Water Cycle": Controlling Wet-on-Wet, Wet-on-Dry, and Drybrush
  2. Execute "Negative Painting": Defining forms by painting the space around them
  3. Utilize advanced texturing: Salt, Alcohol, Scratching, and Masking Fluid
  4. Understand "Color Granulation" and sedimenting pigments for texture
  5. Paint atmospheric light and weather effects (Fog, Rain, Mist)
§ 02 Sixteen sessions

The whole semester.

  1. 01Paper, Brushes, & Pigment Science
  2. 02Controlling the Bead: Wash Consistency
  3. 03Soft Edges vs. Hard Edges
  4. 04Negative Painting: carving the white
  5. 05Glazing: Optical Color Mixing
  6. 06Lifting & Correcting: The Eraser techniques
  7. 07Textures: Salt, Splatter, & Scraper
  8. 08 · MidtermMidterm Examination
  9. 09Granulation & Sedimentary Colors
  10. 10Urban Sketching: Simplifying Architecture
  11. 11Atmospheric Perspective in Watercolor
  12. 12Water & Reflections
  13. 13The Portrait in Watercolor: Skin Tones
  14. 14Abstraction & Looseness
  15. 15Mixed Media: Ink & Watercolor
  16. 16Final Project: The Large Scale Watercolor Series

Midterm around session 8. Final project briefed at session 8 or 9 and developed in stages until the juries.

§ 03 Final project

Final Project: The Large Scale Watercolor Series

How it’s judged

Recommended reading
  1. Mastering Atmosphere and Mood in Watercolor by Joseph Zbukvic
  2. Watercolor: Planning and Painting by Reid
  3. Making Color Sing by Jeanne Dobie
  4. Solving the Mystery of Watercolor by David Taylor
  5. Jean Haines' Atmospheric Watercolours by Jean Haines
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