Course curriculum

  • 01

    Welcome to Virtual Watercolor Studio

    • Virtual Watercolor Studio Course Description

    • Meet Carolyn Gates

    • Zoom link for Series 1 (April -July) Virtual Watercolor Studio

    • Class Roster - Series 1
  • 02

    How to Navigate this Course

    • Student Walkthrough -- Thinkific Course Player

    • Tips on Navigating this Course

    • The Community Forum

    • Tips for Photographing your Art
  • 03

    April 2021 - Virtual Watercolor Studio

    • April 7 Workshop Description, Agenda & Materials List

    • Mixing Blacks Session 1 VWS

    • Value Scale Tool Exercise

    • Examples of Black, White, & Gray Paintings

    • April - Challenges (Homework Assignments)

    • Virtual Watercolor Studio Demonstration Video - April Zoom Part 1 of 2

    • Virtual Watercolor Studio Demonstration Video - April Zoom Part 2 of 2
  • 04

    May 2021 - Virtual Watercolor Studio

    • May 5 Workshop Description, Agenda & Materials List

    • Class Preparation - Session 2

    • Exercise - Working with Shapes

    • Examples of Shapes in Nature

    • Virtual Watercolor Studio Demonstration Video - May Zoom Part 1 of 2

    • Virtual Watercolor Studio Demonstration Video - May Part 2 of 2
  • 05

    May Challenge

    • May Challenge (Homework Assignments)
  • 06

    June 2021 - Virtual Watercolor Studio

    • June 2 - Workshop Description, Agenda & Materials List

    • Class Preparation - Session 3

    • Exercise - Working with Refraction

    • Still Life Photo of Tulip Stems in Vase

    • Exercise - Refraction Line Drawing

    • Refraction Exercise in Watercolor

    • Refracted Light in Watercolor - Three Examples

    • June Slide Presentation

    • June Refraction Painting - Finished

    • Class Video from June 2021_4 of 4

    • Class Video June 2021_1 of 4

    • Class Video June 2021_2 of 4

    • Class Video June 2021_3 of 4
  • 07

    June Challenge

    • June Challenge

    • June Challenge Examples
  • 08

    July 2021 - Virtual Watercolor Studio

    • July 7 - Workshop Description, Agenda & Materials List

    • Tips & Techniques for Seascapes

    • Examples of Seascapes

    • Winslow Homer Slide Show

    • Class Video_2 of 3

    • Class Video_3 of 3

    • Class Video_1 of 3
  • 09

    July Challenge

    • July Challenge

  • 10

    Virtual Watercolor Studio - Series 2

    • Virtual Watercolor Studio - Series 2 Course Description

    • Materials List

    • Class Roster - Series 2
  • 11

    August 2021 - Virtual Watercolor Studio

    • August 4 - Workshop Description, Agenda & Materials List

    • Texture Exercise Handout

    • Texture Exercise Example

    • August Demonstration Photo & Line Drawing - Tuscan Cat

    • Examples of Texture in Watercolor Paintings

    • Slide Presentation_Use of Texture in Watercolor Paintings

    • Class Video_1 of 3

    • Class Video_2 of 3

    • Class Video Texture Demo_3 of 3

    • Texture Demo Continued
  • 12

    August Challenge

    • August Challenge Handout & Links to You Tube Demonstrations
  • 13

    September 2021 - Virtual Watercolor Studio

    • September 1 - Workshop Description, Agenda & Materials List

    • Color Glossary

    • Basic Color Handout

    • Complimentary Color Swatches Exercise

    • Examples

    • Demonstration Paintings

    • Class Video_September 1 2021_ 1 of 3

    • Class Video_September 1 2021_ 2 of 3

    • Class Video_September 1 2021_ 3 of 3
  • 14

    September Challenge

    • September Challenge (Expressive Color)
  • 15

    October 2021 - Virtual Watercolor Studio

    • October 6 - Workshop Description, Agenda & Materials List

    • Painting Shadows Exercise Handout

    • Painting Exercise Template

    • Demonstration Line Drawing and Photograph

    • Examples of Shadows in Watercolor Paintings
  • 16

    October Challenge

    • October Challenge - 5 Options

    • Class Video_October 2021_2 of 2

    • Unfinished Apples -- Demo Painting

    • Class Video 1 of 2_RERECORDED on November 9
  • 17

    November 2021 - Virtual Watercolor Studio

    • November 3 - Workshop Description, Agenda & Materials List

    • Painting Light Exercise Handout

    • Template for the Exercise

    • Photo and Line Drawing of the Demo Painting

    • Examples of Paintings: Canna and Abstract Banana Leaves

    • Example of Paintings: St Thomas Door

    • Class Video_Part 1 of 2

    • Class VIdeo_Part 2 of 2

    • November Slide Show

    • Unfinished Apple Demonstration Painting
  • 18

    November Challenge

    • November Challenge Options

    • Class Video 1 of 4

    • Class Video 2 of 4

    • Class Video 3 of 4

    • Class Video_4 of 4