BONUS WORKSHOP SERIES: Making Your Own Watercolor Paints
In this 3-lesson mini-course, I’ll show you the exact ingredients, supplies, and recipes for making your own high-quality, low-cost watercolor paints. These paints make excellent holiday gifts!
You’ll also learn about the history of watercolors through the ages and about their special qualities.
Lastly, we’ll complete a watercolor project that will help you get to know your new set of watercolors!
>Please download the handouts at the bottom of this page.
SESSION #1
(Introduction to watercolors, their history, and special qualities)
The video below is the first of the three-part series. It introduces you to the history of each hue in the color wheel and takes you through 70,000 years of human history!
SESSION #2
(Demonstration of watercolor paint-making techniques and supplies)
SESSION #3
(Watercolor explorations exercises)
MORE RESOURCES
- Winsor and Newton's articles on the history of colors and pigments
- Winsor and Newton's article on reading paint tube labels
- Check out Wikipedia's History of Watercolors page
- Handprint website with comprehensive watercolor information
RELATED WORKSHOPS
- Sketching and painting autumn decorative gourds
- Sketching and painting sunflowers (in honor of Ukraine)
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