Marathon
of Watercolor Light
with Ilya Ibryaev

Subtleties of depicting light from a watercolor master

Material: watercolor

Number of paintings: 5

Duration: 6 hours

Access: lifetime

What will you paint at the marathon

Day 1

«Morning Mist»

We will learn:

to work wet and dry
to paint boldly, broadly, and emotionally, immersing ourselves in the natural state of morning mist
to work delicately with graphics, applying different techniques, brushes, splatter salt and water droplets, scratching, etc.

Day 2

«Sunny Day»

We will learn:

to boldly, vividly, and technically paint clouds on a wet paper surface
to paint in the Alla Prima technique the foreground and midground of fields and trees
to apply pigment at full power while incorporating technical graphic techniques

Day 3

«Light in the Tree Canopy»

We will learn:

to correctly and harmoniously distribute the main masses of objects in the painting
to use the principle of aerial perspective
to technically implement light flow
to work correctly with suggestiveness in graphics (trees, houses, etc.)

Day 4

«Marine Cove»

We will learn:

to technically and boldly convey the character of the sea surface, using large washes and considering the law of aerial perspective
to paint reflections on the wet underlayer of the pigment
to work with the mid and foreground, where the midground is more localized with minimal detail compared to the foreground
to boldly and associatively compose

Day 5

«After the Storm»

We will learn:

to boldly and broadly paint the vast sky
to paint in the «Alla Prima» technique - in one breath
to solve the aerial perspective of the light distant plane of the grove, fields in relation to the dense, rich foreground
to draw trees both on wet paper and dry, applying different techniques

In this lesson, you will learn:

to combine linear and aerial perspectives
to depict and technically illustrate light flow on buildings, trees, and asphalt
to draw the character of cars, streetlights, cafés, illuminated tree canopies, etc.
to boldly represent architectural buildings using large pigment washes, cohesive solutions for distant and midground, and sufficiently informative and detailed foregrounds

Graduated from the Art College - Painting Department, MVHPU (formerly Stroganov School) - Ceramics Department
I am a member of the Union of Artists of Russia and the International Watercolor Society
I represent IWS (International Watercolor Society) in Russia
Awarded the Diploma of the First International Salon of Arts «PATH OF UNITY»
Participant and laureate of Russian and international exhibitions
Many of my works are in Russian museums or private collections at home and abroad