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Negative Painting is a Positive
Lucky You! We will be creating a Clover Painting I grew up in Mississippi where time moved slow enough to find a lucky 4-leaf clover. We’d sit in the grass, fingers searching, eyes darting: three leaves, three leaves, four? After I found a lucky one I would try to put it in my bible before…
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Timing & Control
Watercolor Techniques For Beginners: Click Here Watercolor Techniques Reviews in Class: Wet into Wet / Lifting Paint Wet onto Dry / Glazing / Scumbling / Dry Brush Charging / Diffusing/ Blooms Salt Texture / Splatter Texture Homework Reference Photos Photo Reference : BUTAFORYA COM Watercolor Timing 101: The 5 Stages of Drying & How to…
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Local Artist Highlight
From Blueprints to Watercolors: The Photorealistic World of Vincent Trincia Fine art renderings in Pencil, Pen & Ink, Watercolor Instagram Link [ Click Here ] Website [ Click Here ] Nestled in the picturesque landscapes of York County, a unique artistic talent is at work. Vincent Trincia is quietly mastering the challenge of watercolor. But…
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Watercolor Notecards
Relaxing & Beautiful Handmade Note Cards all illustrations by Ida Mae Making art is an opportunity to slow down, take some time off, and get lost in the creative process. If you’re anything like me, you probably don’t have hours to put in to making a greeting card every time the occasion arises. The solution?…
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SO MANY EDGES!
… SO LITTLE TIME Watercolor Artist: John Lovett Click Here HARD – LOST – BROKEN – LOST Watercolor Artist: LOUISE DEMASI Click Here Join us at Ida Mae Atelier for a watercolor class focused on a simple but powerful skill: painting edges. While we’ll be using bumble bee and floral as our subject, mastering edges…
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Wrinkle, Press, Reveal!
The Magic of Saran Wrap on Painted Rock Create River Stone Textures with Saran Wrap Have you ever looked at a beautiful, textured rock and wondered how you could capture that intricate, geometric pattern on paper? You know, the secret tool is hiding in your kitchen drawer right now? Yes Maam and Sir, its Saran…
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Painting in a Painting
Objectives Watercolor Edges One method of achieving distance in your painting is to use edges strategically. The general rule you should remember is that hard edges appear closer to the viewer and soft edges fade into the distance. In any watercolour painting, the mastery of soft and hard edges – is crucial. These techniques help…
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Watercolor Line &Wash
Student Gallery : Continued Ed. Beginner Watercolor Course Spring 2025 View Video on Line and Wash to get Started : Click Here A Step-by-Step Guide to Painting a Child’s Portrait in Line & Wash Hello, artists! Can you believe it? We’ve sailed through the heart of the course and have arrived in the crisp, creative…
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Cartography of Bloom
Try this fun Blooming Practice today! Make Mistakes into Masterpieces: Forget everything you’ve been told about “staying inside the lines.” What if the most beautiful parts of your painting are the ones you didn’t plan? What if your biggest “mistake” is actually your painting’s secret weapon? Welcome to the wabi-sabi world of watercolor, where control is optional…
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Capturing the Cockspur Lighthouse
Watch Video of the charming lighthouse in Tybee Island harbor ( Click Here ) Join us for a peaceful painting session where we’ll capture the charming Cockspur Lighthouse off the coast of Tybee Island, Georgia. This class will focus on essential watercolor techniques: creating a soft, luminous sky with a “wet-on-wet” wash, using negative painting…