Imagining with Watercolour
Part 2 - Lighting & Pattern
Building upon the skills acquired in Part 1. You will now elevate your skillset further by learning the art of crafting authentic and captivating lighting in your creations. This journey will enable you to further refine your distinctive style and enhance your ability to convey compelling visual narratives.
Creating YOUR story
Do you have a creative vision that you're eager to bring to life and turn into a captivating story?
If you're tired of following generic painting tutorials that don't reflect your individuality, then this course is perfect for you!
Together, over this three part series we'll explore valuable techniques and unleash your boundless imagination, helping you create one-of-a-kind watercolor artworks that truly speaks to your unique artistic style and voice.
Discover the enchanting world of watercolor techniques and unleash your creativity to create an awe-inspiring illustration in your signature style. Get ready to embark on an exciting artistic journey filled with experimentation, learning, and self-expression!
I will guide you through the painting process and share my personal approach that I have developed over 20+ years of mastering watercolours, to help you create magical worlds of your own. I have used many mediums over the years, including: oils, acrylics, gouache, pencils, pastels, pen, digital and I can confidently say that watercolour is my absolute favourite with it's unique undefinable quality, it's such a interesting and exciting medium.
Is this course for ME?
This course series is literally for anyone who would like to be more creative experimenting with watercolour. It has been designed for beginners and beyond.
It doesn't matter if you're a beginner and have to buy a watercolour set OR you've been painting for years but feel you now need help developing your skill set further. You will definitely benefit from these courses. I will teach you from my unique perspective and share with you the most important things to know and understand about watercolour painting.
I would recommend you complete Part 1 of Imagining with Watercolour as this course is a continuation. Skills learnt in Part 1 will be helpful with this course.
Checkout the Course Curriculum and frequently asked questions below!
Course Curriculum
What's included in the course?
- Loosening up: In this first activity you will free yourself from the stress of trying to copying references exactly in your paintings. With this method, you can learn to let your individuality shine through in your art.
- Sidelit lighting : Learn the skills of producing sidelit illumination on a mushroom, empowering yourself with the confidence and know-how to use this lighting technique on any subject you wish to paint.
- Frontlit lighting: Discover the characteristics of frontlit lighting and grasp the method of incorporating it into your personal mushroom drawing. Join me as I guide you through an example to illustrate the process.
- Backlit lighting: We give our individual mushroom drawings new life as I demonstrate how to transform them with dramatic backlit lighting, highlighting the crucial elements you should take into account during the process.
- Atmospheric lighting Project: Now that we have gained confidence in various lighting effects, we will jump into crafting a spot illustration with mood lighting by manipulating detail/shadow clarity and colour purity.
- Lighting & textures on characters: We explore how we can use lighting to make our characters face more believable. Additionally, we learn how introduce textured patterns to accentuate the form and enhance the overall visual appeal.
- Night Lighting Project: You will craft your own night scene illustration. Join me as I demonstrate the creation of a building facade brimming with lights and mood. You can then apply this knowledge to paint your unique building.
- Finial Project: I set a final project for you to put everything you've learnt into practice. I will demonstrate how far you can take lighting/pattern to create mood and depth in your work. In this video I share lots of valuable information and points to consider as I produce a complex illustration.
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Bonus Video: Reward for all your hard work.
This course consists of pre-recorded modules, which you can complete at your own pace and convenience. You can also post your course work within the platform at any time to receive direct personal feedback from myself.
Examples of my work 💙
I have used different types of lighting techniques in these three examples that I hope can help inspire you to start this creative journey!
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Is the course Live or Pre-recored?
A: It consists of 9 pre-recorded modules and has no live components.
Q: Do I have life-time access?
A: Yes you will have life-time access. The author does reserve the right to change this at anytime without any prior notice, but has no plan to do so.
Q: How long is the course?
A: 1.5 hours of video content. This course is designed to be concise so you can spend more time actioning what you have learnt.
Q: Is this course a step-by-step tutorial on how to paint your beautiful pictures?
A: The course is much more valuable, I help encourage you to develop confidence with knowledge so you can make creative decisions and discover a unique voice and style of your own.
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Hi, I'm Chris
I’m an Australian illustrator, artist and author with a strong passion for wordless children’s picture books, and a desire to create beautiful images that tell a story.
As an owner of many children’s books I have an appreciation for a variety of illustrative styles, but have always been drawn to illustrations portrayed with greater visual information, using a more refined technical approach.
Even as a child I found myself getting lost in illustrations with an abundance of detail, and been fascinated by the depth of imagery. My illustrative style is comprised of multi layered watercolour washes with intricate details, and crisp clean lines without emulating realism. Dreamlike situations are created through fanciful compositions that are brought further to life with bright colours, high in saturation and contrast with complementing subtleties. I have developed my own unique, technical and timeless style that is enhanced through the use of traditional elements, without following current trends.
My style is not just about showcasing my technical ability but stems from a strong belief that children’s illustrations should not only appeal and bring joy to the youngest minds but also be appreciated and admired by parents and grandparents alike, by evoking nostalgic feelings.
