Watercolor Techniques 3.0! E.Lyon

On Your Way in, pick up the following: A board Brushes – one round, one flat – they are new!(some have been used once) 2 pieces of 90 lbs watercolor paper Don’t worry about taping it today – we are going to do the techniques quickly and get to the fun painting! Watercolors Water and container Paper towel

Agenda 8.30.2017 Pick up supplies Agenda Reminders Techniques 3.0! Plein air painting – painting outside Clean-up

Reminders Clean up paints when you get another color in them A few had different colors mixed in them last time Art fees pay to the bookstore $15- or $7- if you are on fee wavier

Techniques 3.0 Hard and soft edges Crayon resist Tape resist Paper masking Negative painting

Plein Air Painting  Plein air painting is about leaving the four walls of your studio behind and experiencing painting and drawing in the landscape. The practice goes back for centuries but was truly made into an art form by the French Impressionists.

Clean-Up Put your paints on the back counter Double check and make sure none of your colors are mixed – if so clean it out please Save your brushes to turn in as you walk out the door Put the boards back Turn in any dry paintings and write your name on it Any wet paintings leave out

Exit Pass Reflection Out of the techniques today what was your favorite one and why? What did you notice that was different about painting outside than inside? Next class we are making a book of all the techniques