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Modern Watercolor Techniques

A course by Ana Victoria Calderon , Painter and illustrator

Painter and illustrator. Mexico City, Mexico.
Joined August 2016

Paint with watercolors in a technical and creative way

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  • 99% positive reviews (10K)
  • 213859 students

Paint with watercolors in a technical and creative way

Can you imagine creating new universes with watercolor? Experiment and surprise yourself with the infinite possibilities that this technique offers with the help of Ana Victoria Calderón, illustrator, designer, and visual artist. After ten years of dedicating herself exclusively to painting, she has developed her own style inspired by nature's mysticism. Her work ranges from prints to book covers and she has collaborated with international brands like Papyrus, Vanity Fair, Ray-Ban, and Editorial Santillana.

Together with Ana Victoria, learn how to master watercolor step by step and use it in a fun way to create unimaginable results. There are times when the technique itself, because of its nature, acts on its own. In this course, you will discover how to take advantage of these unexpected "mistakes" for your own benefit. Study the basics and then go beyond traditional watercolor by experimenting with different materials and a modern approach.

Here you will lay the foundation for using watercolors, but you build on this technique in her other two courses: Techniques Applied to Watercolour Illustration, where you can learn how to become a freelance illustrator, and Creation of Color Palettes with Watercolor, to achieve color combinations that reflect your personality.

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cbromont 21.10.2020 at 00:19

Excellent beginner’s course that covers the essential skills for watercolour painting and provides some exercises to practice before moving onto more complex illustrations. I love Ana’s modern and whimsical style so the illustrations covered in the course where fun and inspiring. She gives a lot of tips to explore the media and experiment. I would recommend this course to anyone starting with watercolours.

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What will you learn in this online course?

32 lessons & 7 downloads

Materials
11 minutes, 53 seconds
Transparencies 1
9 minutes, 33 seconds
Transparencies 2*
2 minutes, 45 seconds
Gradients 1
10 minutes, 27 seconds
Gradients 2*
2 minutes, 37 seconds
Pressure and precision 1
11 minutes, 2 seconds
English, Spanish
  • 99% positive reviews (10K)
  • 213859 students
  • 32 lessons (3h 22m)
  • 7 additional resources (3 files)
  • Online and at your own pace
  • Available on the app
  • Audio: English, Spanish
  • Spanish, English, Portuguese, German, French, Italian, Polish, Dutch
  • Level: Beginner
  • Unlimited access forever

What is this course's project?

Make an illustration of a nebula or galaxy using watercolor, acrylics, and other resources, putting into practice all the exercises completed during this course.

Projects by course students

Who is this online course for?

Designers, illustrators, artists, and art enthusiasts in general who are interested in learning how to paint with watercolor from scratch, as well as those who want to improve their technique.

Requirements and materials

No prior knowledge is required to complete this course.

Regarding materials, you will need a watercolor sketchbook, a pencil, a pencil sharpener, an eraser, watercolors, round brushes for watercolors in different sizes (especially a fine brush for smaller details), black ink, acrylic paint or white ink, a glass for water, and a palette.

It is optional, but recommended, to have table salt, alcohol, nail polish remover, bleach, and a variety of inks and watercolors (liquid, tube, metalized, etc.) that you may already have but don't know how to use. They will be useful for experimenting.


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213859 Students
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Ana Victoria Calderon

A course by Ana Victoria Calderon

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Painter and illustrator

Ana Victoria Calderón is originally from Cancún, that's why a good part of her work is intimately related to nature and full of organic elements and symbolism.

She graduated from Universidad de las Américas in Puebla (Mexico) where she studied Information Design while working on her degree in Plastic Arts.

It is quite common to find her illustrations applied to prints, bags, notebooks, ceramics, kitchen items, greeting cards, book covers, and all kinds of products. She also licenses her art to companies such as Hallmark, Papyrus, Trader Joe's, among others, and has collaborated with Vanity Fair, Elle, Editorial Santillana, Travesías, Ray-Ban, and Dr. Bronner's.


Content

  • U1

    Introduction

    • Presentation
    • Influences
  • U2

    Before we start

    • What are we going to learn?
    • Materials
  • U3

    Introduction exercises

    • Transparencies 1
    • Transparencies 2*
    • Transparencies 3
    • Gradients 1
    • Gradients 2*
    • Gradients 3
    • Pressure and precision 1
    • Pressure and precision 2*
    • Pressure and precision 3
    • Monochromatic activity 1
    • Monochromatic activity 2*
    • Monochromatic activity 3
    • Monochromatic activity 4*
    • Monochromatic activity 5
  • U4

    Experimental watercolor

    • Planets 1
    • Planets 2
    • Giving shape to experiments 1
    • Giving shape to experiments 2*
    • Shaping our experiments 3
    • Shaping our experiments 4
    • Galaxy 1
    • Galaxy 2
    • Galaxy 3*
    • Galaxy 4
    • Galaxy 5*
    • Galaxy 6
    • Galaxy 7
    • Galaxy 8
  • FP

    Final project

    • Modern Watercolor Techniques

What to expect from a Domestika course

  • Learn at your own pace

    Enjoy learning from home without a set schedule and with an easy-to-follow method. You set your own pace.

  • Learn from the best professionals

    Learn valuable methods and techniques explained by top experts in the creative sector.

  • Meet expert teachers

    Each expert teaches what they do best, with clear guidelines, true passion, and professional insight in every lesson.

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  • Share knowledge and ideas

    Ask questions, request feedback, or offer solutions. Share your learning experience with other students in the community who are as passionate about creativity as you are.

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FAQs

Domestika's courses are online classes that provide you with the tools and skills you need to complete a specific project. Every step of the project combines video lessons with complementary instructional material, so you can learn by doing. Domestika's courses also allow you to share your own projects with the teacher and with other students, creating a dynamic course community.

All courses are 100% online, so once they're published, courses start and finish whenever you want. You set the pace of the class. You can go back to review what interests you most and skip what you already know, ask questions, answer questions, share your projects, and more.

The courses are divided into different units. Each one includes lessons, informational text, tasks, and practice exercises to help you carry out your project step by step, with additional complementary resources and downloads. You'll also have access to an exclusive forum where you can interact with the teacher and with other students, as well as share your work and your course project, creating a community around the course.

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Modern Watercolor Techniques. Illustration course by Ana Victoria Calderon Best seller

Modern Watercolor Techniques

A course by Ana Victoria Calderon
Painter and illustrator. Mexico City, Mexico.
Joined August 2016
  • 99% positive reviews (10K)
  • 213859 students