Fairy Tale Marathonwith Ivan Kryukov
5 days of painting scenes with famous fairy tale characters
Material: watercolor
Number of paintings:
5
Duration: 6 hours
Access: lifetime
What you will Paint at the marathon
Day 1
Painting the Crystal Shoe
In this lesson, you will:
- try drawing in the style of 3D illustration
- learn to construct an asymmetric object from an angled perspective
- master the technique of glazing
- create the texture of translucent glass
Day 2
Painting the Little Mouse
In this lesson, you will:
- create a painting in the style of children's illustration
- learn to convey the texture of fur
- use watercolors and colored pencils to create the texture of gold
- create a character with a sad and guilty expression
Day 3
Painting the Frog Princess
In this lesson, you will:
- practice ainting in comic style
- train in composition building
- learn to create a vibrant character
- discover how to enhance emotion through graphics
Day 4
Painting the Crow and Cheese
In this lesson, you will:
- practice flat illustration
- learn to create even watercolor washes
- build a central composition
- invent a character and their emotion
Day 5
Painting the Cat in Boots
In this lesson, you will:
- practice black-and-white graphics
- learn to construct a scene and space
- depict not just light and shadow but actual lighting
- create a character with personality and emotions
oin all three broadcasts to get access to the bonus lesson «Mushroom House»
In the lesson, you will:
- learn to work in mixed media: watercolor, pencils, and acrylic marker
- build a scene with space
- create a fairy tale landscape where you can place a character
The marathon is conducted by
Ivan Kryukov
- I've been teaching since 2018. Over 30,000 students are painting with me.
- Graduated from the University of Design in Saint Petersburg
- Painted portraits for Russian stars: Andrey Malakhov, Lera Kudryavtseva. For projects like Comedy Club, Dancing on TNT, Quest Pistols group, and more.
- Organized several solo exhibitions in Moscow
- My artworks are in private collections in homes in Italy, France, the USA, and Brazil.
Watercolor works by Ivan
Artworks of the marathon participants
Which materials we will use for painting during the marathon
- Brushes: squirrel round No. 3, squirrel round No. 5
- Colored pencils
- Black fineliner 0.5
- White acrylic marker Posca 0.7 mm or white acrylic paint
- Watercolors (“Sonnet”)
- Black ink
- Graphite pencil
- Eraser
- Watercolor paper A4 (cotton & cellulose 50/50), 300 gsm
- Water container
- Dry tissues
- Children’s gouache (a few colors: yellow, scarlet, and white, if no acrylic marker available)
Sign up for the marathon:
Marathon Unlimited
Get +42 marathons with +178 paintings and watch them at your convenience
- Number of marathons: 42
- Number of paintings: 178
- Access: 1 year unlimited
per marathon
Subscribe to Marathon UnlimitedAnnual payment 119.88 $
