Description
In this video workshop, join artist Hazel Soan for an exciting watercolor safari! Come along with Hazel to her African studio to learn how to paint all sorts of animals in transparent watercolor, from quick sketches of just a few brushstrokes to completed paintings. You’ll learn many useful techniques along the way, including tips for color, brushwork, composition, timing, and capturing the genuine spirit of your lively subjects.
In this video, you’ll:
- Get tips for painting from sketches and photographs
- See how beautiful a limited palette can be
- Incorporate animals seamlessly into landscape backgrounds
- Paint elephants, flamingos, and a host of other African animals
Preview Hazel Soan’s African Watercolors now to learn how to mix a luscious dark for a flamingo’s wing, as well as tips for painting a distant herd of elephants with value and shape:
Materials List
Watercolor
- Prussian Blue
- Alizarin Crimson
- Yellow Ochre
- Burnt Sienna
- Sepia
- Ultramarine Blue
- Cadmium Red
- Aureolin
- Windsor Violet
- Raw Umber
Brushes (Hazel uses sable)
- Variety of rounds
- Flat brush
- Rigger
Surface
- 140-lb. cold-pressed watercolor paper
Other
- Drawing board
- Sketchbook
- Palette
- Water containers
- Paper towels
- Masking fluid
- Putty rubber
- X-acto knife
- Sponge
- Toothbrush
About the Artist
A full-time artist since she completed her fine art studies, Hazel Soan paints mainly in watercolor and oils, but also enjoys exploring other media. Hazel?s work is exhibited and collected widely and she currently owns and operates her own studio and gallery. Appearing in a wide variety of art publications, Hazel is the author of 11 books, mostly on watercolor painting, and has filmed several instruction art videos on similar topics. For more information visit hazelsoan.com.
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